While this may not necessarily be the best lead off in a creative blog, I will say this – it involves Photoshop, so that’s good enough for me Here’s the back story: China built the Qinghai-Xizang railway right through the breeding grounds of the Chiru (an endangered species of antelope found only in China). Then China offers this photo up as proof that the train and the Chiru can co-exist peacefully. The image, “uncovered by Chinese internet users who sniffed out a Photoshop scam in the award-winning picture, has brought on a big debate about media ethics, China’s troubled relationship with Tibet, and how pregnant antelope react to noise….”

Check out the link here

In other news, Adobe officially launched AIR today. If you are not familiar with the technology, it’s a good idea to head over to the Adobe web site to check it out. I have a good feeling about AIR. Go there on this link.

We have a Flash animation on the life of a blog, web gallery tutorials, and a contest winner. You know you want to – jump!

The Life Cycle of a Blog
Check out this really cool website that talks about the life cycle of a blog post from the moment you hit submit. It’s actually kind of cool -

Click the link here

Creating a Website Gallery in Photoshop CS3
Mike Rodriguez gives us a quick tour of how to create a web gallery of images using Photoshop’s Bridge.

Click here for the tutorial. Hey, on a weird, self-promotion note – I do have a couple of DVD’s on creating websites in Dreamweaver as well as some online content on the Kelby Training website. Be sure to check those out:

Photoshop and Dreamweaver CS3 integration

Online Training at the Kelby Training Website

Contest Winner
Congratulations go out to Daniel Kramer for winning this latest contest. Daniel, you will receive a copy of Corey Barker’s Photoshop CS3 Channels DVD