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Archive - August 2012

Neil Armstrong’s Moon Photos

What if you were responsible for taking the first photos on the moon? Remember, it was not the digital age yet but you still had a hundred or so of film frames available in the special extra large Kodak film magazine...

The Children’s Eyes on Earth Photo Contest

LAST CALL FOR ENTRIES THE CHILDREN’S EYES ON EARTH International Youth Photography Contest, Festival and Exhibition 2012 Inspiring young people to dream, achieve, discover and protect our world for a better future...

Sony Announces New NEX-5R Compact System Camera

NEW SONY NEX-5R CAMERA DELIVERS PROFESSIONAL IMAGING POWER AND WI-FI® CONVENIENCE IN LIGHTWEIGHT, STYLISH PACKAGE New Compact System Camera Introduces Fast Hybrid AF and Downloadable PlayMemories Camera Apps™ SAN DIEGO...

Samsung Announces Android-Powered GALAXY Camera

Samsung presents ‘Camera, Reborn.’-the GALAXY Camera August 29, 2012 The new device combines leading-edge camera capabilities with Android™ 4.1 Jelly Bean and wireless network connectivity, letting users...

Samsung Galaxy Camera

 Category:  Type: Image Sensor : Point-and-Shoot Compact Optical Zoom : Beginner Ultra Compact Image Stabilization : Serious Ultra Zoom Display : Advanced DSLR Shooting Mode : Pro DIL Movie :     OS...

The New York Subway Underground Library

When you face an hour or more of travel time to get to your destination, do you: a) nap, b) think, c) work, d) text, e) watch a movie, or f) read? Many of us do f) read, either a newspaper, magazine or book. Ourit Ben...

Canada’s CN Tower Beams Subliminal Photos

Canada’s CN Tower operations manager Tom Mellon is a prankster. How else do you explain going to the trouble — and expense — of setting up a slide show of photos that no one can see with the naked eye...

Sony RX100 Review @ DPReview

“As a secondary camera, the images are consistently so good that you’ll rarely find yourself too disappointed on the occasions you didn’t have your big camera with you.“ We’ve added a new...

Unusual and Unique Fireworks Photos

David Johnson knew he had stumbled onto something explosive when he viewed his out of focus fireworks pictures. Instead of pin point sharpness, he’d start out of focus then refocused during the long 1 to 2 second...

Panasonic LUMIX Cameras Debut at US Open

PANASONIC SERVES UP CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY AT THE US OPEN TO ENHANCE SPECTATOR EXPERIENCE Expansion of Sponsorship to Include LUMIX Digital Cameras and Installation of Large-Screen High Definition Digital LED Boards...

NASA Satellites, Powered by Android

Turns out it’s not only cameras that are powered by Android. NASA are building and sending into space small satellites powered by Google’s Nexus One smartphones. The PhoneSat Project makes extensive use of...

Cross Walk Pedestrian Art

Picture a bare tree painted on an enormous white canvas (12.6m x 7m). Now place the canvas on the road with the bare branches overlapping a cross walk. At the end of each crosswalk, place a sponge mat soaked with...

The Future of [Professional] Photography

Interesting article over at Black Star by Talbert McMullin on the future of professional photography. McMullin is a photographer who specializes in history and historical architecture, and he makes the argument that...