BlogTO has a very nice series of photos of Toronto seen from space. The contrasts offered by urban lighting and snow are particularly striking.
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Stanley Kubrick’s Dramatic Photos of 1940s New York City
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“…before he became famous for directing films like A Clockwork Orange, Lolita, and Dr. Strangelove, Stanley Kubrick was a poor kid from the Bronx who worked as a photojournalist for Look magazine. (He was their youngest staff photographer on record.) Kubrick’s striking black and white images of 1940s New York City — which were often shot on the sly, his camera concealed in a paper bag with a hole in it — hint at the dark beauty and psychological drama of his later creative output.”
Flavorwire » Stanley Kubrick’s Dramatic Photos of 1940s New York City.
Rifles in the sky
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Rifles over St Clair Avenue
Lytro Launches its Amazing Focus-Free Camera for $399
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I can’t wait to put my hands on one of these, despite the limitations, this is quite a revolution in the world of photography! I wonder what Nikon, Canon, etc. are thinking, while Lytro’s investors are probably wetting themselves at the mere thought of all the licensing opportunities ahead of them.
I’d love to see Lytro’s technology applied to some SLR with a choice of lenses, which would be devoid of focusing elements. This could lead to seriously awesome lenses, a lot smaller in size and much better optical quality and wider apertures. The possibilities are endless.
Remember Lytro, the camera that could care less about focus? The one that captures all the information in its light field, so you can play with the focus after the fact?
Well, it’s no longer just a nice idea. Lytro (the company) just started taking pre-orders for Lytro (the camera) on its website. You won’t be able to get one until early 2012, but you can order one now for $399 (and $499 for a more advanced version).
via Mashable: Lytro Launches: Amazing Focus-Free Camera Will Cost $399.
Link: How the iPhone changed my photography
insightful, linksArticle: How the iPhone changed my photography: Digital Photography Review.
Dpreview’s Barnaby Britton takes look back at how the iPhone has transformed his photography. And, with the iPhone now the most popular camera on photo-sharing site Flickr, and a multitude of photography apps available, how the device has transformed cellphone photography as a whole.
Interesting read, especially since I find myself shooting mostly with my iPhone and processing on the fly for immediate publishing online. You can’t beat the convenience of having your camera with you at all times.
I mostly use Camera+ and Fotoforge2 as my processing apps on my trusty old iPhone 3GS. I wish it had a better camera (à la iPhone 4/4S) but it’s still pretty decent despite its limitations.