Pulse

This website has pretty much nothing to do with photography. It does, however, have a fantastic collection of daily news, breathtaking videos, mind-tweaking books, cutting-edge links, and some of the best "Twitter Dynamos" in the Twitterverse. Oh, and it's run by yours truly. Come check it out. Here's an example of the kind of videos that can be found in the video section of this website:

Curious Squirrel Becomes Famous

A squirrel who appeared in Melissa Brandts' holiday photograph at Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park, Canada. Read more here.

Video & Stills: The Longest Way 1.0

The Longest Way 1.0 - one year walk/beard grow time lapse from Christoph Rehage on Vimeo.

Nikon Announces D300s & D3000

For information about Nikon's new D300s, go here. For information about Nikon's new D3000, go here.

Concerning the D300s, Scott Kelby writes:

"As expected, it has lots of video features, including built-in HD video capabilities (720p), a stereo mic input, in-camera video editing features, auto-focus, and it has a dual card slot so you can shoot stills to a Compact Flash card, and send your video to an SD card.

"On the still side: it shoots more frames per second (7 fps, or 8 with the battery grip); it has dedicated buttons for Live View (great for switching to video quickly) and the Info Screen (like some of the Nikon’s recently released models), and a 'Quiet Drive' mode for shooting in situations where you want the camera to make as little noise as possible (weddings, wildlife, etc.). Also, the D300s got the same Multi-Selector wheel as the D3/D700, which is a step up, and it includes the Virtual Horizon feature from the D3/D700 as well.

"You can resize and process Raw images from within the camera (it comes with four built-in presets), it has built-in sensor cleaning, and a few other bells and whistles...

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Ken Rockwell on the new D300s