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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

More from my ongoing portrait project which primarily uses Skylum Aperty for processing. The have a cool deal on which you can read about here (ends tomorrow) : stuckincustoms.com/aperty #Portrait #PeoplePhotography #PortraitPhotography

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

More from my ongoing portrait project which primarily uses Skylum Aperty for processing. The have a cool deal on which you can read about here: stuckincustoms.com/aperty #Portrait #PeoplePhotography #PortraitPhotography

A man stands in an old tea house in Chengdu, China. He is pouring hot water from a kettle held at head height. He is dressed in just an apron and jeans and he, the kettle and more are surrounded by clouds of steam.

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Working on a new people-based photography project and decided to give Skylum's Portrait Editor a try. New toys are always fun.😄 Here's one of the early results. Very pleased. More soon... and if you want to check out Aperty: stuckincustoms.com/aperty #Portrait #PeoplePhotography #PortraitPhotography

A woman at Burning Man looks directly into the camera. We can see from her shoulders up and she appears to be wearing a leather jacket of some sort. On her cheeks is glittery make-up and her forhead has jewels across it. In her messy hair sits a set of steam punk inspired goggles.

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

A new #teampixel photo from my morning walk here in Dallas... I recently released the Pixel 9 Pro Fold review on the blog at StuckInCustoms that you can check out (the most recent post)... Still here in Texas for a while visiting the kids and relatives :)

Autumnal trees reflected in a completely still pond on a Dallas golf course.

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

On the blog at stuckincustoms dot com my review of the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. Here I'm watching a video on one half of the screen, folded upwards, and scrolling Insta on the other half. Media and brekky consumption at maximum! If you count the ears, I’m filling up 5 holes at once. #TeamPixel #Foldable

A Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold sits on a wooden table. Behind it is a bowl of fruit and cereal. The phone is folded, partially with one half upright facing the viewer and displaying a video.

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 04/09/2024

I’m working on a new fun little project and this is one of the photos I will use. This is one of the rocks in Death Valley that mysteriously moves across the playa.

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 06/08/2024

This was a tough spot to find! This is a really cool night market in Hong Kong that I visited. I wanted to get a higher perspective so I looked around at all the neighboring buildings to find this spot.

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 02/08/2024

Here’s one from when I visited an old tea house in Chengdu. These are becoming more and more rare with all the modernization in China… This also uses one of the new presets!

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 23/07/2024

Created with my new presets (for Lightroom and Luminar) check out my previous share or the latest post on stuckincustoms dot com for the details and a discount. 🙂 Also, thanks again to the incredible camera club at Te Anau for their hospitality and kindness!

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 22/07/2024

New Presets - Available NOW! I’m excited to release these really fun and beautiful presets for you! I’ve been squirreling them away as I journeyed around the world over the past couple of years so they work in all sorts of scenarios More here: stuckincustoms.com/presets

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 17/07/2024

On our very first day on my first photo adventure to Africa, this was our first stop! What a wild and amazing place… some of you know that one of my hobbies is geology, so I had a great time trying to figure out how in the world this was possible.

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 14/07/2024

Still working on the new Presets… soon! Sub to my newsletter below to find out first. This is my place here in New Zealand! I’m actually in the middle of selling it… I literally have no idea what I will do next. I feel drawn to Japan lately… maybe I’ll get a place there for six months or a year.

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 10/07/2024

I’ll release some new presets soon! Do you get my newsletter? Usually that’s where I release stuff first. If you want added just email newsletter at stuckincustoms dot com with the subject Presets and we'll sort you out with news… Here’s one I just finished editing with one of the new presets!

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 07/07/2024

I had what is known as an NDE, although mine was a bit different as I visited the Spirit World for a while on my birthday last year. I spent the last year putting together this book as a tell-all. A wild, hilarious, sad, crazy, and amazing adventure. Enjoy! amazon.com/dp/B0D8PZ4LG3 #Spirituality

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 21/06/2024

I’ve had a wild month in Costa Rica… you can read about my four nights of Aya here: stuckincustoms.com/four-nights-...

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 01/06/2024

You might remember this Castle Hill area of New Zealand from the Narnia movies.

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 26/05/2024

Here’s another photo from the recent road trip. It was one of those fairly rare days with almost no wind, and I passed about a dozen lakes that were as still as mirrors.

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 25/05/2024

Here’s a scene from the incredible area just near Arthur’s Pass on the South Island of New Zealand called Castle Hill. I did a road trip here last week and had a great time. Lots of great hikes and meditations!

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 10/05/2024

Late one evening near dusk we headed up towards the top of the Remarkables. The view up there is amazing. I think it’s cool to watch the planes land there at the airport from way above. The pilots have to have special training to land here because they have to spiral down between the huge mountains.

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 05/05/2024

Here’s a photo from my recent fun photo workshop down in Queenstown. On the last night, I was going to take everyone to my favorite ponds for shooting at dusk, but the driver said, “No, you should come to MY ponds, they are way better!” I went with the universe, and, sure enough, they were better! 🙂

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 30/04/2024

On the last night of the photo workshop, we headed over to this special little place… felt like we were time traveling!

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 29/04/2024

Here’s a beautiful stop we made during my recent New Zealand photo workshop on the way back from Glenorchy to the hotel for a day one of my favorite things: post-processing in a dark room. 🙂 #landscapephotography #newzealand #photography

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 23/04/2024

The Autumn New Zealand Workshop has begun and it's been amazing... colors as incredible as always. Great new friends too!

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 02/04/2024

Here’s a photo I got on the way to Mt. Cook/Aoraki, which is only a few hours from Queenstown. It’s one of the new stops we’re gonna do on the upcoming NZ Photo Adventure workshop happening soon!

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 16/02/2024

Another day, another hike! I’ve been out enjoying this weather on looooong walks about 3-4 hours a day, listening to all sorts of audiobooks. I usually carry a few pieces of fruit that I eat like a primate while my monkey brain tries to figure out these books.

A view from a quadcopter above Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand. In the foreground the shore of the lake can be seen, covered in lush vegetation. This then moves into the calm waters of the lake, fed by glacial water. In the distance harsh jagged peaks rise towards the summer sky with high, soft clouds.

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 02/02/2024

I took this while on a boat with the amazing Stu after another delightful day exploring Scotland. I can’t wait to go back. It’s a very special place to me.

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 30/01/2024

Here’s a photo I took on the way to Glenorchy the other day to go on a long hike with some friends. It’s been a great summer down here… hiking between 10-20km a day. The nature here is so beautiful and relaxing.

A road extends into the distance along the edge of Lake Wanaka in New Zealand. On the horizon a rainbow reaches out of the lake, heading over the distant mountains which line the far side of the glacial lake.

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 04/01/2024

Yellowstone. This is one of the first digital paintings I did. I got a Wacom tablet for some reason and then decided I should try painting. Why not? I think it turned out pretty well, but I have a feeling that actual painters that have a lifetime of experience would find a lot of faults with it!

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 10/12/2023

A visit to Milford Sound... this is a pano made out of dozens of photos. The full one is about 35,000 pixels across... they don't read as well on socials, but it looks great printed out at 3 meters across.

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 06/12/2023

Where the waters meet. This is the rather awesome freshwater Loch Coruisk (right) on Skye which drains into the saltwater Loch na Cuilce via what must be one of the shortest rivers around, Scavaig River, at only a few hundred meters long.

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 04/12/2023

How to make a GPT! Here are three different GPTs I create in the tutorial and show some tips & tricks and how to get around a sometimes buggy GPT builder. youtu.be/QtSAes4WyBo

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Trey Ratcliff @treyratcliff.bsky.social · 02/12/2023

I guess I'll start with one of the classics. It's only downhill from here...

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