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08/24/08
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The Photography of Miroslav Tichý.
Czech artist Miroslav Tichy made cameras out of cardboard tubes, thread spools, rubber bands, and other odds and ends, and then photographed public scenes in his small hometown. Lacking a darkroom, he developed the negatives in a bucket at night. …continue reading »
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01/08/08
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How to Shoot Light Trails
Very nice guide to shooting light trails. I’ll have to put this to use in my photo of the day project. There is not just one particular type of camera and kit that you’ll need to capture light trails - …continue reading »
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01/04/08
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Photo of Babe Ruth with the Red Sox
Awesome old glass plate photo of Babe Ruth, Bill Carrigan, Jack Barry and Del Gainer of the Boston Red Sox in 1916.continue reading »
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09/23/07
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Biking Across Eurasia
A great project and one of those epic adventures everyone dreams about (for similar stuff try digging up torrents for the travel channel’s series about the couple that walked the length of Africa — amazing stuff). And I do love …continue reading »
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09/20/07
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Diableries: Early Visual Media
The goal of this page is to offer a Bibliotheque of all known Stereo-Diableries. The most complete list (compiled by Denis Pellerin) I have ever seen mention 139 different Diableries, most likely part of several series since some of them …continue reading »
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08/03/07
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Veil Nebula Pierced by Hubble’s Gaze
Stunning images from the Hubble telescope of the Veil Nebula. From Space.com: “Only 5,000 to 10,000 years ago, a star familiar to human observers detonated and burned with a brightness comparable to that of a crescent moon-an event visible even …continue reading »
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07/27/07
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Photography: Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
Stunning photographs of something called “The Wave” in Coyote Buttes, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. Vermilion Cliffs is in a remote part of Arizona and I’ve stared at it on a map before, thinking, ‘I wonder what’s there?’ Definitely need to …continue reading »
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06/18/07
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High Resolution Imaging Of Mars
High quality images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have been posted to the web on the site HiRISE for public viewing. The images take a bit to load, but are worth the wait. “Onboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the HiRISE …continue reading »
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06/01/07
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Water Spout on Flickr
An amazing photo of the Singapore Waterspout. “A few days ago, this giant waterspout (50 m or 164 ft. diameter and average wind speeds of up to 150 km/hr or 93 mph) was spotted in Singapore. Apparently a large waterspout …continue reading »
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05/30/07
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Street Use: Lamp from Lightbulb
Very cool little oil lamp fashioned from a lightbulb. Seeing how California and some others are looking to get rid of the good old incandescent lightbulb, perhaps this is good use for them after they’ve burned out — screw fire …continue reading »
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05/24/07
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Automatically Upload a Folder’s Photos to Flickr
I love Flickr, but I’m so good about actually uploading images. Actually, I’m not so good about even getting the images off the camera in a timely fashion, but that’s a whole separate problem. To solve the former, I set …continue reading »
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05/24/07
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New Evidence of Water on Mars
“Based on photographic evidence from the Mars rover Spirit, NASA scientists conclude that water must have flowed over an area on Mars. The ground exposed by Spirit’s tire tracks shows an area so rich in the brightly-colored silica that ‘water …continue reading »
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05/17/07
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11 Tips for Better Candid Photography
“Candid styles of photography are increasingly becoming popular both in general day to day photography but also in formal photographic situations. Last time I was asked to photograph a wedding the couple actually hired me purely to take paparazzi style …continue reading »
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05/17/07
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First Photo From Space
On October 24, 1946, not long after the end of World War II and years before the Sputnik satellite opened the space age, a group of soldiers and scientists in the New Mexico desert saw something new and wonderful — …continue reading »