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The Phoblographer (Feed)
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Lance Keeth on Why He Resonates Better With His Film Cameras
“Growth is everything. And as long as you’re open to learning, you’ll continue to grow,” clarifies Alabama native Lance Keeth, when queried about his personal improvements as a photographer. He doesn’t feel an emotional connection with the instant images that digital p…
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tonsky.me (Feed)
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Three Quick Links for Monday Afternoon
It's the 50th anniversary of the debut of The Electric Company on PBS. Here's a look back on the show's genesis and impact. I *loved* The Electric Company when I was a kid. [npr.org] The best bike is the one that's ridden. [vimeo.com] Let's get rid of loud & wasteful leaf blower…
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Winners of the 2021 Close-Up Photographer of the Year Competition
Contestants from 55 countries entered over 9000 photos in the Close-Up Photographer of the Year competition for 2021 and now the winners have been announced. I’ve included a few of my favorites above (from top to bottom): Pål Hermansen, Johan De Ridder, Håkan Kvarnst…
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A Celebration of Opening Title Sequences
From Patrick Willems, a history and celebration/defense of movie opening title sequences. They have fallen out of favor over the past decade or two, but Willems argues they serve a needed purpose. For instance, opening title sequences can set the tone or theme of the film befo…
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This Is the Last Week to Save on Tamron Lenses
Not much time left now! The Tamron lens Instant Savings are back, and it includes more than just your favorite prime lens trio! This time, you can score an even better price on lenses for the Sony FE camera system and more! If you’re a Sony camera user, then you’ve probably…
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Three Quick Links for Monday Noonish
Sloths just want to have fun. [twitter.com] The original 1851 reviews of Moby-Dick. "This is an ill-compounded mixture of romance and matter-of-fact. The idea of a connected and collected story has obviously visited and abandoned its writer again and again in the course of compo…
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Documenting Death
After Kathy Brandt was diagnosed with late-stage ovarian cancer, her and her wife Kim Acquaviva, both of whom worked in end-of-life care, started documenting the end of her life on social media. The result was a frank portrait of death, which offered non-medical folks a view o…
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Wind Turbine Wall
Designer Joe Doucet’s Wind Turbine Wall is both a kinetic sculpture and a way to harness wind power to create electricity. Wind energy has played a key role in helping national grids around the world reduce dependence on fossil fuels to generate energy, but wind turbines fo…
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A Happy Medium: 3 Legged Thing Travis 2.0 Tripod Review
There’s the travel tripod and the studio tripod -- and then there’s the new 3 Legged Thing Travis 2.0. While it’s not a travel tripod, the new Travis 2.0 is a go-between. It’s not quite as light and compact as a travel tripod but has a bit more stability, a higher weight…
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Tamron Lens Instant Savings are Here! These Lenses Right For You
The Tamron lens Instant Savings are back, and it includes more than just the Sony FE lenses this time! Tamron's lenses are already a great price, but now it's even lower! If you're a Sony camera user, then you've probably read all that we've said before about Tamron's great valu…
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SLAC in California Made the World’s Highest Resolution Camera Sensor
“The idea is you’re looking deep into the heavens,” says Professor Aaron Roodman of the Dept. of Particle Physics & Astrophysics at the SLAC about the aim of the Rubin Observatory project. It began over two decades ago as an idea and is now nearing completion with th…
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3 Fantastic Canon RF Lenses We Tested Showing True Innovation
Is it time to get a new lens? If it is, then you're probably wondering about what lenses are doing that makes them stand out from the others. In truth, not a lot of lenses are very innovative from one another. But since the Canon RF mount came about, we've seen some exceptional…
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