| Nikon posts user guide for Wireless Transmitter WT-5 |
| Nikon USA has posted the user guide for Wireless Transmitter WT-5, the D4's dedicated Wi-Fi accessory. |
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| Boris Yaro reflects on famous image |
| In a Times' Framework video clip, retired Los Angeles Times photographer Boris Yaro describes the R.F.K assassination back in 1968. |
| March 30, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon posts 600EX-RT Speedlite/radio wireless flash system primer |
| The Canon Professional Network has published a reasonably lengthy primer on the new 600EX-RT Speedlite and its wireless flash control system, as well as the ST-E3-RT Speedlite transmitter. The article, by photographer Syl Arena, includes several videos demonstrating the 600EX-RT's menus and control interface. |
| March 30, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| The Atlantic gallery recalls Falklands War |
| The Atlantic features 30 Years Since the Falklands War, a gallery of interesting images from the 74-day battle. |
| March 30, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Wildfires captured by the Post |
| Captured, The Denver Post blog, features a large gallery of images on a wildfire in Colorado. |
| March 30, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Firmware v1.1.1 for Canon EOS-1D Mark IV improves function with upcoming lenses |
| Firmware v1.1.1 for the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV "[o]ptimizes the camera's exposure accuracy when using EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM and EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM lenses." Specifically, it's meant to prevent instances of overexposure that might otherwise occur with Canon's new image-stabilized wide angles slated to ship in June of this year. |
| March 30, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Camera Bits posts Photo Mechanic 4.6.9 public beta 1 |
| Camera Bits has posted the first public beta of the next release of its pro photo browser Photo Mechanic. Version 4.6.9 public beta 1 improves support for photos taken with the Canon EOS 5D Mark III, fixes a handful of bugs and more. Once out of beta, v4.6.9 is expected to be the last v4.x iteration of Photo Mechanic before the company ushers in Photo Mechanic 5. |
| March 30, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Photoshop Lightroom 4.1 release candidate now available |
| Adobe has posted a release candidate of Photoshop Lightroom 4.1. The near-final version of Adobe's pro photo management software extends RAW conversion support to the Canon EOS 5D Mark III and corrects several bugs in the recently-released v4.0. |
| March 29, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Shelving the space shuttles |
| The Atlantic features Decommissioning The Space Shuttles, an up-close look at these fascinating spacecraft. |
| March 29, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Stern posts gallery of daily images |
| Stern's online magazine features an interesting gallery of daily images from around the world. |
| March 29, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| City of Boston pays $170,000 to man arrested for filming police |
| The American Civil Liberties Union reports that the City of Boston has agreed to pay $170,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a man who was arrested for shooting video of Boston police with his cell phone. The settlement comes in the wake of a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, which declared that the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the right of citizens to record police performing their duties in a public place. |
| March 28, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Adobe aiming for Lightroom 4 update this week |
| In a blog post, Adobe's Lightroom product manager, Tom Hogarty, says the company is aiming to roll out an update this week to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4, which will address some bugs and performance issues discovered after the product's recent launch. |
| March 28, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Taking a look inside China |
| The Atlantic offers us A Look Inside China, a gallery with a variety of interesting images. |
| March 27, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| PDNOnline reviews Tripad accessory platform for tripods |
| PDNOnline has reviewed the Tripad, a portable platform that slips over a tripod head, bracing against the tripod's legs, and provides a flat surface large enough to hold an iPad, a laptop tethered to your camera, or other accessories. |
| March 26, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| MSNBC: week in sports highlighted |
| MSNBC highlights a selection of peak action and otherwise interesting images in the Week in Sports Pictures. |
| March 26, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| LATimes: best images of the week featured |
| The Los Angeles Times features a fine gallery of large images in The Week in Pictures: March 19 - 25 2012. |
| March 26, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Capture One gets lower price plus 30% limited-time discount |
| Phase One has lowered the price of the various editions of its raw converter and photo workflow software, Capture One. In addition to the price reduction, there is a further 30% discount on all Phase One software, including Media Pro 1, in effect until March 25th, 2012. That means Capture One Pro 6 can now be had for US$209.00. |
| March 23, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon Wireless Transmitter Utility updated to v1.3.1 |
| Nikon has released Wireless Transmitter Utility 1.3.1, an update of its software for creating network configuration profiles. The new release adds support for the D800 and D800E. |
| March 22, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Apple posts Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.11 |
| Apple has released Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.11 for the Mac OS. It adds support for NEF files captured with the Nikon D800. |
| March 22, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon D4-compatible version of ShutterSnitch now available |
| ShutterSnitch 2.2.2, out now, solves a compatibility problem with the FTP mode of the Nikon D4 that would prevent pictures from arriving complete or at all, and adds graphics sized for the high-resolution display of Apple's third-generation iPad. |
| March 22, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Taking a look at the world's water |
| The Atlantic shows us some interesting albeit sobering images of the world's water on World Water Day. |
| March 22, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Creativity at its best in Spring gallery |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe features Signs of Spring: 2012, a nice gallery of creative images from around the world. |
| March 22, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Adobe releases Photoshop CS6 beta |
| Adobe today released a beta version of Photoshop CS6, which is available as a free download. If it follows previous Adobe practice, the Photoshop CS6 beta program will run through the introduction of the final version, which is expected in the next two or three months. New features include improved performance, a new look, and video editing features, which are now available in standard Photoshop, not just in Photoshop Extended. |
| March 21, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Eye-Fi issues firmware v5.0008 for X2 cards |
| Eye-Fi has released firmware v5.0008 for its X2 series of Wi-Fi/memory SDHC combo cards. The release notes cite a Direct Mode bug fix as well as general wireless improvements. |
| March 21, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Images captured from the first day of spring |
| The Atlantic features an interesting collection of images from The First Day of Spring. |
| March 21, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| LPA Design sets PocketWizard Plus III delivery schedule |
| LPA Design, maker of the PocketWizard series of wireless remote transceivers, has set the schedule of availability for the recently-announced Plus III. They will land at retailers in the U.S. first during the week of April 9, followed by Canada the week of April 16 and Europe, Asia and elsewhere the week of April 30. |
| March 20, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| NYT LENS: how front page picture was made |
| Doug Mills, a New York Times photographer explains in LENS, The Times photo blog, how he carefully positioned a remote camera amongst some White House ferns to shoot a front-page image of President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron. |
| March 20, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| NYT LENS: life and death of the airship featured |
| LENS, The New York Times photo blog features Romance and Ruin, All in the Air, a story and an interesting set of black-and-white pictures on the dirigible age. |
| March 20, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Young girl's life a routine in rolling |
| The Frame from The Sacramento Bee features an interesting gallery on an Indian girl trapped in life of cigarette rolling. |
| March 20, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Globe highlights the world's water |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe observes World Water Day 2012 with an interesting collection of images relatting to the subject. |
| March 19, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Satechi suction-cup camera mount released |
| Mobile accessories manufacturer Satechi has announced a suction-cup camera mount that is says is suitable for DSLR cameras as well as lighter point-and-shoots. The mount includes a 180-degree swivel and a 360-degree rotating camera mount for flexible camera positioning. |
| March 19, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| National Geographic features K2 gallery |
| National Geographic features a fine selection of mountain-climbing images from K2 by Tommy Heinrich. |
| March 19, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| LightBox features time with Bob Dylan |
| TIME LightBox features A Year and a Day with Bob Dylan, an interesting gallery of black-and-white images taken in 1964-1965 by Daniel Kramer. |
| March 19, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Lexar posts Mac-compatible UDMA 7 firmware update utility for USB 3.0 Dual-Slot Reader |
| After releasing the version for Windows last month, Lexar has now posted the Mac version of a firmware update utility, and firmware, for its Professional USB 3.0 Dual-Slot Reader. The new firmware installed by the utility, v0554, adds support for the UDMA Mode 7 data timing protocol used by the company's Professional 1000X CompactFlash series to achieve the fastest possible card-to-computer transfer speeds. |
| March 17, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Nikon D4, D800/D800E user guides available for download |
| Canon and Nikon have posted the user guides supplied with the EOS 5D Mark III, D4 and D800/D800E. |
| March 16, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Unusual look at world without people |
| The Atlantic features an interesting gallery on A World Without People. |
| March 16, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| TIME LightBox features Pictures of the Week |
| TIME LightBox features Pictures of the Week: March 9 - March 16. |
| March 16, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| The Photographs Not Taken, a book of essays |
| The Guardian has posted an article on a new book of of 62 stories from photographers about great images that they saw but, for one reason or another, didn't photograph. The book, "The Photographs Not Taken" by Will Steacy, will be published this month. |
| March 15, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Apple posts Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.10 |
| Apple has released Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.10 for the Mac OS. It adds support for the RAW formats of eight additional digital cameras including the Canon PowerShot G1 X, Nikon D4 and Sony NEX-7. |
| March 15, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| D4 'Why' behind-the-scenes video posted |
| Photographer Corey Rich has posted a behind-the-scenes video that chronicles the making of the Nikon D4 promotional video, "Why". The new 11-minute making-of video is called "How of Why" and includes snippets of footage of the remote control helicopter, rigging setups, computer workflow, and other gear and techniques used to make "Why". |
| March 14, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon D4-compatible version of ShutterSnitch in beta testing (updated) |
| The current version of ShutterSnitch, v2.2.1, is not compatible with the FTP mode of the Nikon D4: pictures either arrive incomplete or not at all. That's the bad news. The good news is we've been testing a beta copy of an upcoming release of the software for receiving photos from a networked camera to an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch, and the glitch appears to be completely solved. |
| March 14, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Firmware v1.01 for GP-N100 corrects time-setting bug |
| Firmware v1.01 for GPS Unit GP-N100, Nikon's GPS accessory for the Nikon 1 V1, corrects a bug that could cause the camera's time to be set incorrectly. |
| March 14, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon releases IPTC Preset Manager for D4 |
| Nikon has posted IPTC Preset Manager, the initial release of its IPTC metadata profile creation tool for the D4. |
| March 14, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Apple updates Aperture to v3.2.3 |
| Aperture 3.2.3, a new version of the pro photo management and RAW conversion software from Apple, enables pictures to be deleted from an iCloud Photo Stream and corrects "minor issues related to performance and stability." |
| March 14, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon posts guide to European pro dealers |
| The Canon Professional Network has posted an interactive online guide to Canon Professional Imaging Partners (Canon pro products dealers) in 23 countries across Europe. The guide is published in 5 languages and lets you search by country and city. |
| March 12, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| The story of the animated GIF |
| The PBS Arts web series, Off Book, has published an entertaining 7-minute video that traces the rise, fall, and rise once more of the humble animated GIF. It includes glimpses of a number of goofy, but very funny, animated GIFs culled from the format's two decade history, as well as some lovely and sophisticated recent work with the technique. |
| March 12, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Stern features the best in sports images |
| Stern's online magazine features an interesting gallery of the latest sports images. |
| March 12, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Reuters features best of February in Full Focus |
| Reuters Full Focus features a fine gallery of the best images in the month of February. |
| March 12, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| LA TIMES: best of week featured |
| The Los Angeles Times features The Week in Pictures: March 5 - March 11, 2012. |
| March 12, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Elinchrom to release Lithium battery option for Ranger Quadra RX in June |
| Elinchrom has announced that they will release a Lithium battery pack for the 400ws Ranger Quadra RX portable flash system in June. Both the current sealed lead acid (SLA) and new Lithium packs will co-exist, with the latter promised to offer about double the number of flashes per charge in a pack that is 30% smaller and less than half the weight. |
| March 10, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Free iPad app details lighting setups |
| Scott Kelby has released a free iPad app that demonstrates a series of lighting setups used to make images in his portfolio. The app diagrams 20 different shots and runs for about 45 minutes. |
| March 9, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Finalists for National Newspaper Awards in Canada announced |
| Finalists for the 2011 National Newspaper Awards (NNA) have been announced. Three pictures in each of the Canadian contest's Feature, News Feature, Spot News and Sports photography categories have been nominated as well as posted to the NNA site. Winners will be announced on April 27, 2012 at a ceremony in Toronto. |
| March 8, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Canadian 2011 National Pictures of the Year nominees posted |
| Nominated photos in the News Photographers Association of Canada's 2011 National Pictures of the Year contest are now online. The nominees in 10 still and two multimedia categories were culled from 2330 entries. Winners will be announced at the group's annual gathering, taking place at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Ontario on April 28, 2012. |
| March 8, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| D4, D800 part of Nikon video workshop at SXSW |
| Next week, Nikon will be staging a digital SLR video workshop at the South by Southwest (SXSW) music and film festival in Austin, Texas. The D4 and D800 will be on hand at the two-hour free event, which takes place on March 13 and is described as "a practical HD-SLR workshop hosted by The Bui Brothers on how to plot and shoot a music video." |
| March 8, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon D800, D800E support added in Camera Control Pro 2.11.0 |
| Nikon has posted an update of Camera Control Pro that brings the application to version 2.11.0. The new version adds support for the D800 and D800E cameras. It also incorporates the changes introduced last month in v2.10.0, including support for the D4 and, on the Mac side, OS X 10.7.3. |
| March 8, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| ShutterSnitch 2.2.1 released; app on sale for half price until March 16 |
| ShutterSnitch 2.2.1 for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, our favourite app for receiving pictures from a wireless camera, fixes a histogram glitch and adds graphics sized for the upcoming iPad's high-resolution Retina Display. Plus, from now until March 16 the app is on sale for US$7.99 (or the approximate equivalent in other currencies), which is half the regular price. |
| March 8, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Tornado aftermath images captured in large gallery |
| Captured, The Denver Post photo blog features a large gallery of images in Tornadoes Rip Through the Midwest. |
| March 8, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| SI leads off with peak-action sports |
| Sports Illustrated features a fine gallery of peak-action images in Leading Off: Pictures of the Week. |
| March 8, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Gallery shows Japan's progress |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe shows the first of three galleries the progress made after last year's earthquake-tsunami-nuclear disaster in Japan. Most of the images in the gallery will show a before-and-after look by clicking on the image. |
| March 8, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Apple unveils new iPad, new Apple TV, iPhoto for iOS |
| Apple today has unveiled a new iPad. The latest iteration of its popular tablet has a higher-resolution 9.7-inch display (at 2048 x 1536 pixels, it contains four times more pixels than its predecessor) that is also said to have a 44% wider colour gamut, a faster A5X dual-core processor (with quad-core graphics circuitry), a new 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with promised improved photo quality and the ability to record 1080p video, voice dictation and optional 4G LTE cellular data network support. The company has also announced an updated Apple TV, featuring a boost in output resolution from 720p to 1080p and a restyled user interface, plus iPhoto for iOS devices. |
| March 7, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon adds D4 and D800 to Digitutor presentation list |
| Nikon has added the upcoming D4 and D800/D800E cameras to the company's Digitutor web site, which provides Flash-based tutorial presentations on Nikon products. The presentations include technical tips, how-to videos, photographer interviews, and more. |
| March 7, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Preparations for London Olympics documented |
| The Atlantic features a gallery on Olympic Preparations for London 2012. |
| March 6, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Adobe posts Camera Raw 6.7 release candidate |
| Adobe has posted a release candidate of Camera Raw 6.7 for Photoshop CS5 on Mac and Windows. The near-final version extends RAW conversion support to twelve new camera models including the Canon EOS-1D X and EOS 5D Mark III as well as the Nikon D4, D800 and D800E. Over 40 new lens correction profiles have been added too, including for the new Nikkor AF-S 85mm f/1.8G. |
| March 6, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 now shipping |
| Adobe today released the shipping version of Photoshop Lightroom 4, the company’s pro and enthusiast-oriented all-in-one photography and RAW conversion workflow program. New features and capabilities include simplified and improved image processing controls, new highlight and shadow recovery technology, additional local editing controls, enhanced support for video files, and more, all available for a significantly reduced price. |
| March 5, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| LA TIMES: two galleries worth a look |
| The Los Angeles Times features a pair of galleries well worth a look in The Week in Pictures: Feb. 27 - March. 4, 2012 and another on the aftermath of devastating tornadoes in the midwest and south. |
| March 5, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Reuters features best of week |
| Reuters features an interesting slideshow of Photos of the week. |
| March 3, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| NYT LENS: Precious Kodak moments from the past |
| LENS, The New York Times photo blog, features a story and pictures from the early days of Kodak snapshot photo contests. |
| March 3, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| SmugMug releases Camera Awesome iPhone camera app |
| SmugMug has released Camera Awesome, a free iOS camera app designed to enhance the functionality of iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad cameras and to provide easy integration with popular photo sharing sites (not limited to SmugMug). |
| March 2, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Wacom announces Intuous 5 graphic tablets |
| Wacom has announced the Intuous 5 lineup of graphics tablets. All three new models -- a small, medium, and large -- feature new multi-touch gesture support, user-interface improvements, and optional wireless capability. |
| March 2, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Tornadoes devastate areas in south and midwest |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe shows the force of nature in a gallery called Tornadoes Rip Through the Midwest and South. |
| March 2, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon unveils 22.12 million image pixel, 6fps EOS 5D Mark III |
| Canon has announced the EOS 5D Mark III, the highly-anticipated update of the popular EOS 5D Mark II that features a 22.12 million image pixel full-frame CMOS sensor, 6fps top shooting rate, a standard ISO range of 100-25,600 (which can be expanded to as high as 102,400), the same 61-point AF system as the EOS-1D X, 63-zone metering, CompactFlash and SD card slots, DIGIC 5+ image processing, 1080p/29.97fps video capture with new compression options, timecode embedding and a headphone jack, all in a reworked magnesium alloy body that takes its styling cues from the EOS 7D. |
| March 1, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Wireless radio comes to Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT |
| Alongside the Canon EOS 5D Mark III comes a new Canon flash and flash transmitter. The standout feature of the Speedlite 600EX-RT and Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT is the ability to command and trigger remote 600EX-RTs with a wireless radio signal, thereby eliminating the misfires associated with optical signaling. Plus, the interface for adjusting the exposure mode and output for up to five groups of remote Speedlites is a dramatic improvement over all of Canon's earlier flash products. The company has also announced the Speedlite 600EX, a version of the new flash without the radio transmission abilities. |
| March 1, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| Atlantic features Smithsonian contest finalists |
| The Atlantic features a gallery from Smithsonian Magazine's Annual Photo Contest finalists. |
| March 1, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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| The Frame focuses on winter |
| The Frame from The Sacramento Bee features a fine gallery on Winter Weather 2012. |
| March 1, 2012 | FULL STORY |
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