One of the biggest challenges in Portfolio Construction results from the desire to generate positive returns (within acceptable volatility limits) under any/all market conditions. Our overall objectives are to generate maximum returns with minimum risk. But returns and risk are inexorably linked – with returns tending to be reduced as we reduce risk. We are […]
Thoughts on “Dividend Income Investing” and other Philosophical Topics.
In a recent comment (https://itawealth.com/huygens-portfolio-review-4-october-2021/#comment-31289) an ITA member asked us for our thoughts on an article entitled “8 Reasons Why I’m Not a Dividend Income Investor”. Before addressing these “8 Reasons” I first want to re-iterate the point that we make all the time on this site – no single system will perform better than […]
Photo Enhancement Example
“Photography is the story I fail to put into words.” – Destin Sparks If there happens to be an ITA reader who has an interest in photography, here is an example of an enhance image using Luminar AI. The photograph I’m using is one I made before the pandemic. The location is Mammoth Hot Springs […]
Working With New Gutenberg Editor
“You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” – Ansel Adams By 2022 WordPress developers will no longer support the classic WordPress editor. Instead, users of this software will be forced to use what is known as the Gutenberg Block Editor. If you have read a few of my recent posts you recognize a few […]
Walking Among Ponderosa Pine
One of the most beautiful trees is the Ponderosa Pine. These are found on east side of the Cascades and Serra Nevada mountains. The reddish bark and the aroma on a hot summer day are delights to behold. Below is an example of a stand close to Camp Sherman, Oregon. The top image is the […]
Metolius River and Several Music Recommendations
Hiking along the Metolius River this week we came upon this abandoned cabin. Old sites such as this one are favorites of photographers as we know they might have a limited lifetime. Not too many years ago this walkway did not exist. Now one can take a 1/2 mile hike into the place where the […]
Dee Wright Observatory: 28 August 2021
Have you ever created a photograph when you knew in advance it was highly likely it would end in a failure. Such was the case yesterday when we were at the Dee Wright Observatory located just west of Sisters, Oregon. Not only was I faced with a dark foreground, the background was blown out even […]
Zion National Park: Basic Edits
The rock formation in this photograph is of little interest other than it was located close to the parking lot where we stayed just outside Zion National Park. It was right in your face each morning so it was nearly impossible not to snap a few photos. In this post I show the original image, […]
Sky Replacement: An Example
The following image come out of my Zion National Park collection. Zion has two major sections and the photo below was made in the western section of the park. The top photo is an original jpg image so adjustments are restricted or limited. In the following example I want to show how powerful Luminar AI […]
Catching The Spirit of Ansel Adams
Here are two images from Yosemite National Park that remind me of Ansel Adams, one of the masters of black and white photograph. Camera settings were: ISO 200, 18mm focal length, 1/200s, and f/5.0. The same falls from a different angle.
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