Category: Photo
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Canon 40D as seen by Chasseur d’Images
Again, Chasseur d’Images provided its forecast/rumour collection for the upcoming Canon 40D. Since some people wanted to see the list because it may be difficult to find the magazine out of Western Europe, here is a summary: Same chassis as the 30D Same viewfinder as the 30D No specific weather protection (competitive disadvantage against Nikon…
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Nikon D300 according to Chasseur d’Images
Chasseur d’Images, the first European photo magazine published the rumoured/forecasted characteristics of the upcoming Nikon D300 (or would it be Nikon D200x?): Will come end of July Same good viewfinder as D200 Same chassis as D200 Weather protection Sony sensor APS-C of 12/13 Mpixels (possibly improved over the standard Sony version) New chip for better…
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Are lions really dangerous?
Sure they are! But Kevin Richardson, animal behaviourist, has learned how to go freely with them. He found that behaving submissively could ensure that the lions would accept him in their group. Source: DailyMail.
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90+ online photography tools and resources
Mashable published a list of Internet resources particularyl useful to photographers. The list is organised aroudn the following categories: Online photo Editors – Editeurs de photo en ligne Photo sharing – Partage de photographies Free photo hosting – Hébergement gratuit de photographies en ligne Photography blogs – Blogs photographiques Mashups – Combinaisons Mobile Photo mixing…
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New Sony D-SLR at Akihabara
The successor of the Alpha 100 from Sony (digital single lens reflex camera) was at the center of an article on the web site of Akihabara (the technology business/sales quarter of Tokyo). New Sony D-SLR on AkihabaraNews Nothing great or very new, but 12.8 MP, up to 3200 ISO, 10 frames per second and image…
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That bloke in that car where the cheetah pooped through the roof hatch
This is exactly how Jonathan Scott will now be known thanks to a bad accident involving one SUV car, one open roof and one cheetah. Link to YouTube I am happy that my own experience in Kenya -while being a similar- did involve more photo shooting… and only that.
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Velcro seen from very near
Velcro is a marvellous invention. And it is impressive when shot in micro-photography: A very unusual image. Copyright (C) artsyscience. Kudos to Trazy.
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Massive collection of stunning photographs
The page has been digged so much that they had to move to a different server, but it’s still a very nice collection of impressive photographs (think “saturated colours”) from all origins. I would even suggest that most of them would make great desktop backgrounds for your computer. Link.
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Pentax K10D always better
The already excellent Pentax K10D (a nearly pro digital SLR camera hiding under a ridiculously small price tag) just got even better: The Pentax K10D Super still has its 6.1MP sensor but adds ultrasonic dust cleaning, and the price is going down to $519.95 for the body only.