| Times features pictures of the year |
| The Los Angeles Times features The Year in Pictures: 2011. |
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| TIME selects best viral images of the year |
| TIME LightBox features an interesting gallery on TIME Picks the Best Viral Photos of 2011. |
| December 30, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| First Look: Nikon Mount Adapter FT1 |
| Back in October, the Nikon 1 system launched with a quartet of 1 Nikkor lenses covering focal lengths between 27mm and 297mm (35mm frame equivalent). These lenses are crisp, and three of the four are especially compact too, but if you've wanted to reach further into the telephoto range with Nikon's J1 or V1 cameras, or work at apertures wider than f/2.8, you've been out of luck. Until now. Last week's release of Mount Adapter FT1 brings most of the catalog of full-size Nikkor lenses to the Nikon 1 system. Lenses with an AF-S designation are able to autofocus, while others will work but with restrictions on their capabilities. Here's a first look at the newest and perhaps most interesting accessory to emerge for the Nikon 1 system to date, especially for those - like me - who want to combine the stealthy operation of the camera with some of Nikon's longer telephoto or wider aperture lenses. |
| December 27, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Photographer follows wounded marine's story |
| The Frame from The Sacramento Bee features a photo essay by Anja Niedringhaus on Wounded Marine inspires AP photographer's search. |
| December 27, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Kim Jong-il mourning gallery featured |
| Aljazeera features In Pictures: 'Dear Leader' mourning continues, an interesting gallery on the grieving period in North Korea for Kim Jong-il. |
| December 27, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| POY part 3 in The Big Picture |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe features The Year in Pictures: Part III, a strong selection of the best images of 2011. |
| December 24, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| The colour of the season in The Frame |
| The Frame from The Sacramento Bee features Holiday season lights up the globe, a gallery of colourful images from around the world. |
| December 24, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| The Atlantic marks fall of Soviet Union |
| The Atlantic features an historic gallery of images marking 20 Years Since The Fall of the Soviet Union. |
| December 24, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| PhotoRescue photo recovery software updated to v3.2.9 Build 13221 |
| DataRescue's PhotoRescue Wizard, our longtime go-to software for photo recovery from memory cards, has been updated to v3.2.9 Build 13221. The new release for Mac and Windows improves recovery of several camera RAW formats, including those captured with the Nikon D5100, Olympus EP-3 and over a dozen other models from various manufacturers, plus it corrects two bugs that could cause the program to crash and alters the default settings for the Advanced Recovery mode. |
| December 23, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Santa is coming to town |
| The Atlantic features a wide variety of interesting and humorous images in Santa Claus is Coming to Town. |
| December 23, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| NYT: features Year in Pictures |
| The New York Times features 2011: The Year in Pictures which is based on several interesting themes. |
| December 23, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| SI features Pictures of the Year |
| Sports Illustrated features a fine gallery of peak action images in Pictures of the Year. |
| December 23, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| National Geographic: photographing lions with the help of remote technology |
| Since earlier this month, National Geographic has been publishing regular dispatches from staff photographer Michael "Nick" Nichols on his experience photographing lions in Tanzania using an array of technology designed to get Canon digital SLR cameras closer to his fearsome and beautiful subjects. |
| December 22, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| NYT LENS: explores the darkness |
| LENS, The New York Times blog, explores the archives in search of images showing the darker days of this time of year with Black and White, and Black All Over. |
| December 22, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Part 2 of the best in The Big Picture |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe features The year in Pictures: Part II. |
| December 22, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Multi Accessory Port Adapter AS-N1000 now shipping in the U.S. (updated) |
| Multi Accessory Port Adapter AS-N1000, a cold shoe mount for the Nikon 1 V1 camera, is now shipping in the U.S. The primary purpose served by the AS-N1000 is to allow for small external mics, ones with cold shoes such as Nikon's own Stereo Microphone ME-1, to be fitted to the V1. |
| December 21, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Jason Odell: Capture NX2 v2.3.0 delivers significant performance improvements |
| Nikon Capture NX2 v2.3.0, released yesterday, introduces dramatic speedups in the Mac version, says Jason Odell, author of several ebooks on Nikon's RAW conversion and image editing software. In a blog post, he details the results of a small series of intensive tests in which he saw performance improvements ranging from about 80% to over 750%, relative to v2.2.8. |
| December 21, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| National Geographic contest winners selected |
| National Geographic has announced Winners of the National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 from more than 20,000 submissions. |
| December 21, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Some winners in this SI gallery |
| While the entire selection of Sports Illustrated's Leading Off: Pictures of the Week is good, there are a few outstanding images in the mix, not least of which is an unusual hockey picture. |
| December 20, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon updates Capture NX2, ViewNX 2 |
| Nikon Capture NX2 v2.3.0 for Mac and Windows incorporates support for photos captured with the Nikon 1 J1 and V1 when Mount Adapter FT1 is attached, adds a noise reduction setting for long exposure star field photos, alters preview and caching options, corrects several bugs and implements minor tweaks to a fairly long list of other features. The Mac version also now operates as a 64-bit application and is officially compatible with OS X 10.7.2 (the Windows version gains 64-bit support too).
Nikon ViewNX v2.2.5 for Mac and Windows also weaves in support for Mount Adapter FT1, adds an Auto 2 white balance setting for RAW photos captured with the Coolpix P7100, corrects a metadata editing bug in the Windows version and introduces compatibility with OS X 10.7.2 to the Mac release. |
| December 20, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Pictures of the year in The Big Picture |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe features The Year in Pictures: Part 1. |
| December 20, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Captured posts part 3 of year's best |
| Captured, The Denver Post photo blog, features 2011 Best Photos of the Year, Part 3 of 3. |
| December 19, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| National Geographic photographer discusses work |
| National Geographic photographer Mattias Klum discusses his work in this interesting 25-minute video clip. |
| December 19, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| MSNBC features the best of 2011 |
| MSNBC features The Year in Pictures: 2011, five excellent galleries of images in various categories. |
| December 19, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Fifty best from the natural world in The Big Picture |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe features a gallery of the 50 best photos from the Natural World. |
| December 17, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Adobe tutorials on using Photoshop CS5 Extended for time-lapse and video |
| Adobe TV has posted two video tutorials on using Photoshop CS5 Extended with video. One 6-minute tutorial shows how to create time-lapse movies, and the other, a quick 2-minute tutorial, demonstrates some of the unique video editing capabilities in Photoshop Extended. |
| December 16, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| LIFE features pictutes of the year |
| LIFE's online magazine covers all the bases with this large gallery of 2011 Pictures of the Year. |
| December 16, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Review: Nikon Speedlight SB-910 |
| The Speedlight SB-910, Nikon's update to the venerable SB-900, is landing in stores worldwide now. We run down the changes that Nikon has made to its flagship shoe mount flash, including the new model's redesigned thermal protection feature. |
| December 15, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| IPTC launches campaign for permanent metadata in digital media |
| The International Press Telecommunications Council, along with two advertiser associations and other organizations, have launched what they are calling a campaign "to embed descriptive and rights information in digital media and to retain it during the whole life cycle." How this will be accomplished isn't clear from their statement, but it appears to be an effort to coordinate producers and users of digital media with hardware and software manufacturers. |
| December 15, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| HDR Expose 2 and 32 Float V2 released |
| Unified Color has released two updated software products. HDR Expose 2 is the newest version of the company's standalone high dynamic range application. 32 Float v2 is the latest update to the company's high dynamic range plug-in for Photoshop. The updates feature performance improvements and expanded tools for controlling tonal effects in HDR images. |
| December 15, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| PluralEyes for Final Cut Pro X now available in beta form |
| Singular Software has posted a beta version of PluralEyes, its automatic audio-to-video synchronization software, that incorporates support for Apple Final Cut Pro X. |
| December 15, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Post features the best images of year, parts 1 and 2 |
| Captured, The Denver Post photo blog, features 2011 Best Photos of the Year, Part 1 of 3 and Part 2 of 3. |
| December 14, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Lunar eclipse featured |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe features a gallery of creative images from the Lunar eclipse of December 10, 2011. |
| December 14, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Olympus announces 12-50mm F3.5-6.3 Micro Four Thirds lens |
| Olympus has announced a new motorized zooms lens for the Micro Four Thirds format, the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12-50mm F3.5-6.3 EZ. |
| December 14, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Mount Adapter FT1 for Nikon 1 J1 and V1 nearing release (updated) |
| Mount Adapter FT1, an accessory that enables F-mount Nikkor lenses to be attached to a Nikon 1 J1 or V1 mirrorless camera, is slated to ship towards the end of next week in the U.S., Canada, Japan and probably other countries too. |
| December 14, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| PocketWizard presents free off-camera flash webinar today at 1pm EST |
| PocketWizard is presenting a free streaming video webinar on TTL and manual off-camera flash photography today at 1pm EST. No pre-registration is required; you simply log on at 1pm today and the seminar's video stream will begin. |
| December 13, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon releases firmware updates for J1, V1 cameras |
| Firmware v1.10 for the Nikon 1 J1 and V1 incorporates support for Mount Adapter FT1 and adds a pixel mapping feature. |
| December 13, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| SI offers Pictures of the Week |
| Sports Illustrated features Leading Off: Pictures of the Week, a gallery of highlights from the sports world. |
| December 13, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Adobe posts Camera Raw 6.6, Photoshop Lightroom 3.6 |
| After posting release candidates last month, Adobe has now issued the final versions of Camera Raw 6.6 and Photoshop Lightroom 3.6. The updates extend RAW conversion support to several new camera models including the Nikon 1 J1 and V1 and Sony NEX-7. Over 30 new lens correction profiles have been added too, plus a number of bugs have been squashed. |
| December 13, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| SI photographers select favourite images |
| Sports Illustrated features a gallery of SI Photographers' Favorite Photos. |
| December 12, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| New XQD memory card format announced by CompactFlash Association |
| The CompactFlash Association, an industry working group that oversees the CompactFlash standard, has announced a new memory card format called XQD. The rectangular card, whose dimensions put it between CompactFlash and SD in size, has an interface to the host device that's based on the PCI Express specification and appears to be much like a smaller-scale version of Sony's SxS Pro card. |
| December 12, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| TIME LightBox picks most surprising images |
| TIME LightBox features an interesting gallery of images in TIME Picks the Most Surprising Photos of 2011. |
| December 12, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Aperture updated to v3.2.2 |
| Aperture 3.2.2, a maintenance release of the pro photo management and RAW conversion software from Apple, corrects a Photo Stream-related bug. |
| December 8, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| The Atlantic adds final part to POY |
| The Atlantic features 2011: The Year in Photos, Part 3 of 3. |
| December 8, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Reuters adds trio best-of galleries |
| Reuters adds three best-of galleries with Pictures of the Year in news, technology and entertainment. |
| December 7, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| The Atlantic adds part 2 of POY |
| Lots of good images appear in The Atlantic's 2011: The Year in Photos, Part 2 of 3. |
| December 7, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| TIME picks the top 10 of 2011 |
| TIME editors have selected the top 10 photos of 2011. |
| December 7, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Post features Pearl Harbor 70th anniversary |
| Captured, The Denver Post photo blog, features a gallery of images on The 70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor. |
| December 7, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| The Atlantic: Pictures of the year, part 1 |
| The Atlantic features 2011: The Year in Photos, Part 1 of 3. |
| December 6, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| LA Times: Kodak's long fade to black |
| Los Angeles Times columnist Michael Hiltzik has written a sobering look at the steady decline of Kodak, a photographic icon that he describes as being "a shutter-click from extinction." |
| December 6, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Einstein 640 monolight now shipping with 150W modeling lamp installed |
| Starting about two months ago, Paul C. Buff began shipping the Einstein 640 with both 150W and 250W modeling lights, with the former being installed in the monolight at the factory and the latter bundled alongside it. We have a quick look at the company's move away from including a single, 250W lamp only. |
| December 6, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Coolpix P7000 firmware updated to v1.2 |
| Nikon has released firmware v1.2 for the Coolpix P7000. The update is intended to improve autofocus performance, correct numerous bugs and enable the use of auto bracketing together with the self-timer. |
| December 6, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| LA Times: 130 years celebrated in images |
| The Los Angeles Times celebrates its 130th anniversary with an interesting image gallery of 130 images representing that time period. |
| December 6, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| MSNBC features week in sports |
| MSNBC features a fine set of images in the Week in Sports Pictures. |
| December 5, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| The buzz on top 45 pictures of 2011 |
| A social media site called BuzzFeed features The 45 Most Powerful Images Of 2011 and it's hard to argue with many of the choices. |
| December 5, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| The Atlantic features Christmas gallery |
| The Atlantic features a gallery reminding us that It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas. |
| December 5, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Two galleries from Reuters worth a look |
| Reuters features Pictures of the year: Science and Pictures of the month: November. |
| December 3, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| The AP captures daily life in The Frame |
| The Frame from The Sacramento Bee features an interesting gallery of Life captured daily by AP photographers. |
| December 3, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| LA Times: Santa is airborne |
| The Los Angeles Times features The Week in Pictures: November 28 - December 4, 2011, an interesting gallery that is well worth a look. |
| December 3, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| TIME's LightBox features best of week |
| TIME's LightBox features Pictures of the Week, November 25 - December 2. |
| December 2, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| MSNBC weekly gallery posted |
| MSNBC features a fine collection of images in the Week in Pictures. |
| December 2, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Entries now being accepted for World Press Photo 2012 |
| World Press Photo, one of the most prestigious annual contests for working photojournalists, is now accepting submissions for 2012. Cash prizes and a trip to the Amsterdam awards ceremony are given in nine still photo categories, plus the winner of World Press Photo of the Year will receive 10,000 Euros, a pro-level Canon digital SLR and more. |
| December 2, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Induro releases trio of BHL-series heavy-duty ball heads |
| Induro has announced the BHL series of three tripod ball heads. The BHL series are Induro's new top-of-the-line ball heads; they feature high load capacity with comparatively low weight and small size, according to Induro. |
| December 2, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Profoto unveils Umbrella XL "slightly parabolic" umbrella |
| Profoto has announced the Umbrella XL, a 65-inch "slightly parabolic" umbrella. It's available in white, silver, and translucent versions, and there is an optional front diffuser that allows the umbrella to function much like an octabox. |
| December 2, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Glidetrack announces inexpensive, compact mobislyder video slider |
| Later this month, Glidetrack will begin shipping mobislyder, a compact video slider intended for use with point-and-shoots, smart phones such as the iPhone, mirrorless cameras and perhaps small digital SLRs. It features a 14.2in/360mm rail portion, comes with five mounts including one with a 1/4-20 attachment and is to ship December 12 at an introductory price of about US$130. Accessories include a longer 26in/660mm rail, wheels that can take the place of the unit's rubber ball-style feet and an articulated module that, in conjunction with the wheels, turns the mobislyder into a tabletop dolly. |
| December 1, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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| Olympus ex-CEO Michael Woodford quits board, campaigns for new directors |
| The British ex-CEO of Olympus, Michael Woodford, who revealed the financial improprieties that are at the heart of the company's current accounting scandal, has resigned from Olympus's board of directors. He had retained his position on the board even after being fired as CEO in October. According to reports, he has decided the company's current management can only be changed by outside pressure, and he's resigned in order to launch a campaign to replace the current board. |
| December 1, 2011 | FULL STORY |
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