Flickr photos labeled with “cameratoss”, which result
Flickr photos labeled with “cameratoss”, which result from when you set your camera to a long exposure time, click the shutter, and toss it in the air. Looks like spirograph… (via matt)
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Jason @ 37signals noticed a great feature of
Jason @ 37signals noticed a great feature of the new iMac with built-in iSight. The screen is the flash for the camera so just before you take a photo, the screen flashes a bright white. Fantastic.
Photo of Vermont foliage. “Among factors that
Photo of Vermont foliage. “Among factors that combine to give Vermont an edge in the U.S.’s foliage sweepstakes are the abundance and density of broad-leaved tree species, each with a contrasting color scheme, and a climate inclined to bring out the best in all of them.”
People are printing less photos at home
People are printing less photos at home on their inkjet/laser printers because of the high price of ink (and the low price of having them done at Wal-Mart, etc.). Ink costs more than pricey champagne and perfume, which is ridiculous. Printer companies suck…I just changed the ink cartridge in my HP printer and the wrapper said something like “this cartridge not licensed for modification”, like they have some sort of control over what I do with their artificially expensive ink dispenser after I’ve purchased it. (via meg)
I know you’ve always wanted to play
I know you’ve always wanted to play Memory with pictures of me from Flickr and now you can. Memry works with any Flickr tag.
Tim Gasparak captured JJ Thomas catching same
Tim Gasparak captured JJ Thomas catching same air over the streets of San Francisco on a snowboard. SF recently played host to extreme skiers and snowboarders flying down Fillmore Street on several tons of trucked-in snow. Tim’s got more photos of the event on Flickr.
Some technical notes on how Tim Burton’s
Some technical notes on how Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride was shot and edited. They shot it with a Canon dSLR; they originally wanted to use a Nikon D2H, but the darks were too noisy. More Apple-specific info here. (via df)
Neat visual history of Nikon SLR cameras.
Neat visual history of Nikon SLR cameras. It would be neat to make an animation of how the cameras changed through time.
First photos of the giant squid ever
First photos of the giant squid ever captured. In capturing the photos, they ripped one of the squid’s tentacles off, which has made the squid a bit angry.
Eliot’s stalking of The Donald finally pays
Eliot’s stalking of The Donald finally pays off with this shot from Fashion Week of him and his newish bride. (Note to Mr. Trump’s lawyers and/or law enforcement: Eliot is not really stalking Donald Trump. Well, at least I don’t think he is. I mean, he could be, but probably not. Probably.)
Cool Google Maps photo of the taxi
Cool Google Maps photo of the taxi lot at JFK. (via new york hack)
Awesome set of food photos with little
Awesome set of food photos with little people on them. They’re buried in a Flash interface (grr, Flash), but it’s worth the trouble to find them. Skip the intro, click on “minimiam”, and then select one of the “galeries” (primeurs, gourmandise, etc.). (via dtb)
Send in a photo showing your profile,
Send in a photo showing your profile, and Turn Your Head will produce a wooden pedestal with the outline of your sillouette (the photo on the site makes more sense…).
Music video for Breathe Me by Sia,
Music video for Breathe Me by Sia, that song at the end of the last episode of Six Feet Under.
Profile of designer/illustrator/photographer Michael Elins
Profile of designer/illustrator/photographer Michael Elins and how he uses Macs to get his work done. “It’s hard for someone like me to talk about technology, because the Mac has gotten to the point where it’s a nonissue. It’s so good and so fluid, so fast and so freaking reliable that it becomes something I really take for granted.”
Story of how Kodak developed the first
Story of how Kodak developed the first digital camera in 1975 and then sat on the technology for years and years until they finally entered the market and, luckily for them, were able to grab the top stop from Sony and Canon.
“One summer day in France in 1826, Joseph
“One summer day in France in 1826, Joseph Niepce took the world’s first photograph. It’s a photo of some farm buildings and the sky. It took an exposure time of 8 hours. Voila! It had to feel pretty incredible, like magic.”
Update: Lots more info about this photo here. (thx Paul)
For my photography nerd friends who own
For my photography nerd friends who own Nikon D70 cameras, here’s the Nikon D70 focus test chart. Looking closely at some photos I shot yesterday, I may have to try this out.
If you’re a Flickr user, you can
If you’re a Flickr user, you can now get a book of your photos printed up for display on your coffee table or to put in your bathroom bookshelf. I’ve got one of these and it’s neater than I expected.
Nikon is releasing a pair of digital
Nikon is releasing a pair of digital cameras with built-in wifi. The cameras will only send photos via wifi to a designated Nikon application, but I wonder how long it will be before someone hacks the firmware to send those photos anywhere…like to Flickr on the fly.
For my photography nerd friends: testing the
For my photography nerd friends: testing the accuracy of a SLR camera focusing system.
Photo slideshow of where Manhattanites find the
Photo slideshow of where Manhattanites find the beach amongst the skyscrapers and bustling streets of the city.
Here’s a fun Flickr set: objects that look like faces.
Here’s a fun Flickr set: objects that look like faces.
An alleged pervert on the NYC subway
An alleged pervert on the NYC subway was caught by cameraphone and the picture was posted to Flickr. No word on an identification yet. (thx newley)
Astronomers have determined the precise location and
Astronomers have determined the precise location and time that Ansel Adams took a famous photograph of the moon in Yosemite National Park and are going to attempt to recreate the shot in September. The same forensic team has previously determined when Van Gogh painted “White House at Night”.
Barcode tattoos + mobile phones with cameras = business
Barcode tattoos + mobile phones with cameras = business card (or, say, a list of your sexual preferences) on your arm.
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