Category: Digital photography
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Canon 40D, Nikon D300, this is heating up thanks to Olympus E-P1
On the frontline of new cameras for the digital SLR market, the Internet forums are agitated -again- with rumours and news quite surprising. There was the publication of alleged photos of the Canon EOS 40D on a Korean web site (see below). The work of the graphic artist is quite sloppy (the 4 of the…
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The Ten Most Common Photographic Mistakes
André Gunther has a very nice article titled “The Ten Most Common Photographic Mistakes” that is a good starting point for novice photographers self-improvement (it is quite common that the best way to become better is to learn what are the errors you’d want to avoid, listening to others).
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Bird photos from Juza
Hey! I like good wild life photos. Juza has more than a trick in his bag to bring great images of some of the nicest European birds. So, do like me and go visit www.juzaphoto.com. Copyright Juza
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Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone with free photo lessons from Canon
Canon is going to organize great opportunities to learn how to make better photographs in great outdoor locations like the major US National Parks (Yosemite National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, or Yellowstone National Park ). They are opening free events named “Canon™ Photography in the Parks workshops”. Do not miss these exceptional opportunities if…
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A very curious gorilla
Found on the Congo rangers blog, a gorilla very interested in the camera strap of a wildlife photographer too near to his model.
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The city seen by Michele Roohani
Michele is a friend, but she is also a photographer looking for the little photo surprise that comes from the cities where she travels to. If you like simple images with a strong presence of city life you must visit MicheleRoohani.com/. Copyright Michèle Roohani
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My Whale day
I have recently found quite a number of interesting tidbits about whales (mostly from scienceblogs) I wanted to share here with you. Do whales sleep? Whale sharks do it deeper? Whale sharks are not whales, only sharks, but it seemed adequate enough for this category. Studying whale behaviour Pacific whale decline ‘a mystery’ The Acoustic…
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84 births: The Siberian Tiger mothers are feeling good
A North China breeding center has announced that they already had 84 births this year. The Amur Tigers or Siberian Tiger, or Machurian Tiger are the largest living big cats with more than 600 pounds for an adult. They intend to breed some of them in order to prepare them for a future life in…
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How to disassemble your Minolta 50mm/1.7 lens
The 50mm f/1.7 lens from Minolta has the bad reputation of sometimes seeing its diaphragm iris locking itslef open (along with the excellent opticla quality of the glass – even better than for the bigger brother the 50mm f/1.4). Knowing that the repair services are expensive and remembering Minolta’s demise, here comes Internet and one…