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Archive - 2010
Is “Man In A Blizzard” Worthy of an Oscar? Roger Ebert Thinks So.
From screenings2001 Jamie Stuart shot The Blizzard of 2010 in NYC with a Canon 7D and edited the video in Final Cut Pro. He titled the video, “Idiot With A Tripod” but “Man In A Blizzard” seems a...
Evading Burma’s Secret Police: How the Time Aung San Suu Kyi Cover Was Shot
Portrait photographer Platon describes how he and Time reporter Hannah Beech got to interview and photograph Burmese Nobel Prize-winner Aung San Suu Kyi. Read the story at: PDN Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window)...
Kodachrome: 1935-2010
For Kodachrome fans, the road ends at Dwayne’s Photo in Kansas today. Kodak stopped making Kodachrome films and officially stopped producing the chemicals needed to develop the film last year. Dwayne’s Photo is the last...
How Big Is Vietnam’s Mammoth Cavern? A Skyscraper Could Fit.
Vietnam’s Hang Son Doong is a mammoth cavern so big that a Skyscraper could fit with room to spare! In fact, a half-mile block of 40-story buildings could easily fit inside the series of connected caves, making...
Polar bears get the better of spy cameras
From Jascender To document polar bears in their natural icy habitat, spy cameras able to withstand -40°C temperatures — and disguised as floating ice (‘iceberg cam’), snow (‘snow cam’)...
B&H What’s Hot Dec 29, 2010
B&H Deals: Nikon D3100 Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm NIKKOR VR Lens Price: $599.95 + Free Shipping (USA) $649.95 – $50.00 Instant Savings | Offer Ends: 01/29/2011 Sony DSC-TX1 Cybershot Digital Camera...
Adorama Current Specials and Savings Dec 29, 2010
Adorama Deals: Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR DI-II VC (Vibration Compensation) LD Aspherical (IF) Zoom Lens for Nikon Digital DSLR’s, 6 Year USA Warranty Save 19% Regular Price $649 Sale Price $525.99 3 days only...
A 3D Peek at the Paintings of the Old Masters
From Technova1976 This Samsung ad for 3D TV is pretty original — and naughty. Just where do they show these ads anyway? Don’t remember ever seeing one. source Ads of the World Share on Bluesky (Opens in new...
Rolled Snow?
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Samsung Announces NX11
Samsung Launches the NX11: The Latest NX System Camera and Lens Line Up Ridgefield Park, New Jersey – December 28, 2010 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence...
Samsung Announces 18x Ultra Zoom WB700
Samsung Zooms into the Future with the New WB700 The ultra-slim 24X zoom camera comes packed with features for the demanding photographer Ridgefield Park, New Jersey – December 28, 2010 – Samsung Electronics Co...
4 Years and 66 Apple Mac Ads
If there was ever an ad that I hated, it would have to be the Apple “Get A Mac” (Mac vs PC) campaign starring John Hodgman and Justin Long. Great ads. Very successful ads. And I hated every single one of...
To me, Photography is…
To me, design is… from Vostok on Vimeo. I think it is a bit presumptuous for anyone to be talking about good design. Ask a designer how she or he came up with a particularly good design and the answer might be any...
December 2010 Blizzard Timelapse
December 2010 Blizzard Timelapse from Michael Black on Vimeo. Just how much did it snow? Luckily, Michael Black set up his DSLR and recorded it. View his December 2010 Blizzard Timelapse that compresses about 20 hours...
No DSLR, No Problem. Nokia N8 Phone Camera Will Do Just Fine!
From PiXMagazine When PiX Magazine needed a cover shoot for its December / January 2011 issue, they turned to the Nokia N8 phone with its 12MP camera to get the job done. Of course, as the video shoot clearly shows...
Pinhole Camera Incorporates Instant Photography
From product201 Here’s an interesting concept of a pinhole camera that takes two instant pictures. It ships à-la-IKEA, i.e. flat, and you simply pop it up into a camera box. It has two pin holes. To take a...
Winter Tale Stop-Motion Animation
Winter Tale (stop-motion animation) from Sergey Yazvinsky on Vimeo. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Believe it or not, this is what I got for xmas: a nice handy gorillapodSLR. Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window)...
This Week’s (Dec 18-24, 2010) Digital Camera Review Roundup
Here is this week’s (Dec 18-24, 2010) digital camera review roundup: byThom highly recommends the Nikon D7000 [QuickPrice Check] finding that “Nikon has upped the ante with the D7000 and produced a real...
It’s Xmas!
From wateroftyne Not too many of the younger generation remember Band Aid which first recorded “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” in 1984 and then rerecorded it in 2004. The video above is the 2004 version...
Happy Holidays from Photoxels!
Happy Holidays to our readers all around the world, to the camera manufacturers and to our sponsors! Thank you for your support. Best wishes, keep safe and a Happy New Year 2011! Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window)...