Interesting article over at AllThingD by Liz Gannes about Google+ and its Real-Name debate. In all the excitement about Google+, she asks if we are not missing something very important about the real-name debate. Why is...
Archive - August 2011
Pentax Optio RS1500 Review @ TechRadar : a fun and capable performer for beginners.
“As far as budget compacts go, the RS1500 is a fun and capable performer […] for beginners.” We’ve added a new Pentax Optio RS1500 [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix. TechRadar has...
Cheating At Cards In Casino Goes High Tech With Tiny Spy Camera Hidden In Sleeves
Digital imaging technology has “graduated” from interesting to practical as a gang member apparently used a tiny spy camera hidden in his sleeves to capture the order of cards in a card game. It’s all...
The Anatomy of a Skateboarding Fall Captured in Ultra Slow Motion 1000fps
From ashomsky There was a time when only scientists could watch what actually happens when we fall or hit a golf ball, a baseball, etc. It required sophisticated and expensive high speed cameras to film the event and...
Sharpen Your Wildlife Photography Skills… at your local zoo!
Every Summer, my family takes the obligatory trip to the Toronto Zoo. This year, we went a bit too early, but did not have to fight the crowd. The “wild” animals exhibits are often a letdown because, unless...
Panasonic FH25 Review @ digitalcameraHQ
“One of the best point-and-shoot deals on the market, and should please casual shooters who want great-looking pictures, more zoom than the average camera, and in a convenient size that will travel anywhere...
For Divers Only Photo Exhibit Is At 93 Feet Underwater
This digital photo exhibit by Austrian artist Andreas Franke is attached to the Vandenberg shipwreck off Key Westship’s weather deck with strong magnets so as not to damage the ship. Trouble is, the 522-foot...
One Degree: The Canon 600mm Meets The RED Epic for a 3400mm (equiv.) focal length reach
One Degree from Vincent Laforet on Vimeo. Vincent Laforet attaches a Canon 600mm F4 EF lens with a 2X converter to a RED Epic using the (yet to be released) Canon lens adapter. The resulting focal length on the cropped...
Appcam Camera Concept has 1, 2, 3, no, count ’em, 8 command dials
Billed by its designer as “the new operation system for professional cameras,” the Appcam is really a camera concept that features at least 8 “professional mechanical scroll wheels.” As the above...
Canon ELPH 100 HS / IXUS 115 HS Review @ DCRP (dcresource) : a very good choice for a compact and stylish camera
“The Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS remains a very good choice for consumers looking for a compact and stylish camera that won’t break the bank.” We’ve added another Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS...
A Day In California Timelapse with Neat Tilt-Shift Effect
A Day in California from Ryan Killackey on Vimeo. It took over a year and a half and 10,000+ photos (shot by Ryan and Sheri Killackey) to make this timelapse. Equipment: Canon Rebel XS 50mm (nifty), 18-55mm kit lens, 50...
Olympus SZ-10 Review @ ePHOTOzine : easy to use with good image quality
“The Olympus SZ-10 is an easy to use camera, with good image quality, at a very reasonable price.” We’ve added another Olympus SZ-10 [QuickPrice Check] Review to our Reviews Matrix. ePHOTOzine has...
Samsung TL500 / EX1 Review @ byThom : a pleasure to use and the raw image quality is quite good
“it’s a pleasure to use this camera, and the raw image quality is quite good for a small sensor camera.” We’ve added a new Samsung TL500 / EX1 [Specs] review to our Reviews Matrix. byThom has...
This Week’s (Jul 30-Aug 5, 2011) Digital Camera Review Roundup
Here is this week’s (Jul 30-Aug 5, 2011) digital camera review roundup: Trusted Reviews recommends the Olympus E-P3 finding that “image quality is the best we’ve yet seen from an Olympus PEN camera […]...
Travel Through The Galaxies
6df Galaxy Survey fly through from ICRAR on Vimeo. The 6dF Galaxy Survey has collected more than 120,000 redshifts over the southern sky over a 5 year period from 2001 to 2005. Its goal is to map our southern view of...
Daniele Barraco’s Milano Street Photography
From VICTORbyHasselblad Italian photographer Daniele Barraco approaches his street photography differently here. Instead of going after his subjects, he sets up shop and invites people off the street to pose for a more...
This Dude Will Scan Your [100 Pages] Book For Only $1
I don’t know about the legality of scanning books but it is interesting Perhaps Google will outsource its scanning to him. The pricing goes like this. For $1, he’ll scan: Book [100 Pages] Photos [10]...
Art Revealed on the BBC Ad
Art Revealed on the BBC from Tony Pipes on Vimeo. 60 second advertisement for a season of art programmes across the BBC from Red Bee Media. Directed by conceptual artist and photographer Giles Revell. via PDN Pulse...
Junocam Uses Kodak Image Sensor To Capture Jupiter
It will not come at a surprise to most photographers that a Kodak image sensor is being sent into space on spacecraft Juno bound for Jupiter. Kodak images sensors are used in many consumer digital cameras. The KODAK KAI...
Ron Howard Selects 8 Imagin8ion Short Film Contest Winners
Ron Howard has selected the 8 winners of the Imagin8ion short film contest. In fact, he chose 8 photos which he will then use to inspire him to make a short film. SETTING: Walter Arnold “The Final View” From...
Play Where in the World? A Google Earth Puzzle by The Atlantic
Can you recognize where on Earth these pictures were taken? They are, of course, from Google Earth, but do you know the exact place in the world? The Atlantic has a whole slew [25] of these pictures with appropriate...