From cwmbro BBC cameramen Hugh Miller and Doug Anderson, filming for the BBC One series Frozen Planet, have captured an unusual phenomenon that plays out under the Antartic sea. Dubbed “Brinicle” or...
Archive - 2011
Destino by Salvador Dali, A Walt Disney Production
From JOnas3MokaQ The long: The film tells the story of Chronos, the personification of time and the inability to realize his desire to love for a mortal. The scenes blend a series of surreal paintings of Dali with...
Interview With Canon Execs on EOS-1D X
The Canon EOS-1D X is the replacement for both the EOS-1D Mark IV and EOS-1Ds Mark III, and is slated for late March 2012, just in time for the 2012 London Olympics. The “X” apparently stands for...
Gesture Controlled Virtual Musical Instrument Uses Webcam To Allow Quadraplegic To Play Music
Biomedical engineers at Toronto’s Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital have created a Virtual Musical Instrument (VMI) that allows a quadraplegic to play music with slight movements of his head. A computer’s...
Sony WX10 Review @ Imaging Resource
“Image quality gave us pause initially, primarily because of the overaggressive noise suppression and the artifacts it creates. But the Sony WX10 redeems itself in the printed results.” We’ve added...
The Poor Traveler’s Way To Visit The World
Address Is Approximate from The Theory on Vimeo. Director Tom Jenkins has probably pioneered a brand new way of visting interesting places in the world using Google Street View and some very clever animation. Produced...
Adorama Black Friday Bags & Cases Specials
Adorama Black Friday Bags & Cases Specials: Lowepro Flipside 200 Digital SLR Backpack, Water Resistant with Removable Accessory Pouch, Black Save 23% Regular Price $64.95 Sale Price $49.95 Use coupon code S1112323...
Contact Lenses Can Project Images For Your Eyes Only
Researchers at Washington University have embedded micro circuitry into contact lenses that can project images in front of the eyes. The eventuak goal is to embed hundreds more pixels into the flexible lens to allow it...
The Making of The Belmonte Castle
The secret of many beautiful pictures from pros is that they are heavily photoshopped. The skills lie in the post processing ability to take a mundane photograph and add pizazz to it. We look, wonder at the beautiful...
First Look at Adobe Photoshop Touch for the iPad
From Photoshop Russell Brown uses Adobe Photoshop Touch for the first time and creates a composite image with layers, gradients, and text while using several different special effects. Looks like an easy and powerful...
Raiding the Lost Ark: A Filmumentary Part 1
@jamieswb Raiding the Lost Ark: A Filmumentary – Part 1 from jambe davdar on Vimeo. Building The Empire,” “Returning to Jedi” and “Star War Begins” he now turns his sight to...
Pop-out Painting Behind The Scenes
From AlJazeeraEnglish We’ve featured the paintings here before but here’s a behind the scenes look at how Alexa Meade accomplishes her art. She even paints inside his ears! Notice she uses the Gary Fong...
Panasonic Adds New Applications To VIERA Connect For Canadian Market
PANASONIC ADDS NEW APPLICATIONS TO VIERA CONNECT FOR CANADIAN MARKET Mississauga, ON (November 21, 2011) – Today, Panasonic Canada Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of new applications now available on all...
Canon ELPH 510 HS / IXUS 1100 HS Review @ CameraLabs
“The [Canon] ELPH 510 HS / IXUS 1100 HS is all about the size, the zoom and the touch screen [and] you won’t find them combined in a more stylish way.” We’ve added another Canon PowerShot ELPH...
A History of the Sky in Time-Lapse Photography
From obeyken Ken Murphy installed a camera on the roof of the Exploratorium museum in San Francisco and captured an image of the sky every 10 seconds for a year, resulting in a time-lapse study of the sky that reveals...
The DIY $1 Lightsphere
From allenmowery Some of the best products are the simplest. Take Gary Fong’s Lightsphere, basically a plastic cup placed over your flash to diffuse the light. Why the manufacturer does not provide a diffusion...
Air Clicker — Two Finger Camera Concept
Imagine a camera designed by Apple. That’s the premise of the Air Clicker, the ultimate bare bones needed for a camera were Apple to design it, consisting of two finger-wearable parts: the camera itself worn as a...
Nikon 1 V1 Review @ Neocamera
“Nikon really pushed things here, giving the V1 the smoothest and most seamless integration between stills and video on any digital camera to date.” We’ve added a new Nikon 1 V1 [QuickPrice Check]...
Nasa Releases Moon Elevation Map Where 1 Pixel = 100m
Two instruments on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft have produced the sharpest ever elevation map of the Moon. Using the data from the camera instrument (specifically the Wide Angle Camera) and the...