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:Friday, August 14, 2009
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.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
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
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Great Photographers: Matthieu Ricard
Matthieu Ricard is a Buddhist monk, photographer, and author. He has lived and worked in the Himalayan region for forty years. His website is dedicated to his photographs and his books, and to sharing some of the inspiration he received from his spiritual masters. Matthieu donates all proceeds from his work and much of his time to thirty humanitarian projects in Asia: www.karuna-shechen.org.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
The Nikon D-Movie Screening Room
From Nikon's new "Nikon D-Movie Screening Room" website:
"The Nikon D90 and D5000 deliver stunning HD-quality movie clips with beautiful image quality and sound. Both accept a wide range of interchangeable NIKKOR lenses, providing outstanding optical quality allowing for a variety of cinematic perspectives. Nikon’s D-Movie function can open new channels of creativity for everyone. In the hands of a professional cinematographer, D-Movie has the power to move and inspire."
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
50 Photo Apps For Mac Users
50 Mac-friendly applications for various areas of photography: organizing, post-processing, geo-tagging, panoramas, HDR images, uploading/sharing images, and more.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
Paparazzi Shots From Sedona Wedding
A few paparazzi shots from a recent wedding in Sedona. Click on the photos to see a larger image.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Galactic Center Of Milky Way Rises Over Texas Star Party
Time lapse video of night sky as it passes over the 2009 Texas Star Party in Fort Davis, Texas. The galactic core of Milky Way is brightly displayed. Images taken with 15mm fisheye lens. Created by William Castleman.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Very Cool: Eclectic 2.0: Earth, Water, Sky
Eclectic 2.0: Earth, Water, Sky from Ross Ching on Vimeo.
Ross Ching writes: "My second time lapse experiment. I took about 25,000 still photographs over the course of a few months and stitched them together into this."Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Follow Me On Twitter
While I love photography, I'm also interested in a wide variety of other subjects. Here's where to go if you want to see what my other passion are...
Monday, April 20, 2009
Candy & Rick's Wedding
Here are a few photos from Candy and Rick's wedding, which was shot at Back O' Beyond in Sedona, Arizona. Click on the images below for a larger view.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Nikon's New D5000
Nikon introduces D5000 digital SLR with vari-angle LCD, 720p video
By Rob Galbraith
Monday, April 13, 2009
EXCERPT:
The D5000 - a less expensive D90?
If you're familiar with the D90, a lot of the D5000's specifications and features will seem similar. They have the identical image sensor, autofocus, metering and D-Movie mode, plus a similar shooting rate. There are differences, however, ones intended to justify the D90's slightly higher price tag. The D90 has the following attributes not found in the D5000:
- A larger, clearer viewfinder (the D5000's 0.78x magnification pentamirror viewfinder is likely to seem cramped in comparison to the D90's 0.94x pentaprism one)
- Commander Mode for adjusting and triggering remote Speedlights
- An in-body focus motor that can drive non-AF-S autofocus Nikkor lenses
- A larger, crisper rear LCD (3.0in, 920,000 dot for the D90 vs 2.7in, 233,000 dot for the D5000)
- 4.5fps maximum shooting rate
- Depth of field preview
- More Custom Settings options
- Accepts the MB-D80 Multi-Power Battery Pack (no similar grip is planned for the D5000)
Offsetting these D90 advantages is the vari-angle capability of the D5000's rear LCD, which will be a real boon for video work especially.
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Nikon Hits the Sweet Spot With New D5000
By Rik Fairlie
New York Times
April 14, 2009
Nikon D5000 Is Officially Announced!
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Nikon D5000 Overview Page
Nikon D5000 Test Images
Key Nikon D5000 specifications:
- 12-megapixel CMOS sensor (DX)
- 2.7" vari-angle LCD (230K) - tilt, flip, turn
- Live View
- OVF (95%, 0.78x)
- 11-point autofocus (one cross-type), MultiCAM 1000
- ISO 200 to 3200 (stretched to 100 and 6400)
- 4fps burst mode (with conditions as usual)
- Hot Shoe
- 24fps 720p video recording
- SD/SDHC memory cards
- EN-EL9a LiIon battery (also takes EN-EL9)
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