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The Phoblographer (Feed)
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What Is Focus Stacking, and When Should You Actually Use It?
There are some techniques in photography that are helpful to young image-makers. Pixel stacking helps you get to higher megapixel photos, while exposure stacking helps one to get properly lit images. Another example of this is focus stacking. For those keen on capturing images o…
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Adactio: Journal (Feed)
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What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
This is Ian McEwan’s second foray into science fiction after his alternative history novel, Machines Like Me. I enjoyed that book but it was far too eager to show off its worldbuilding—at one point a character practically looks at the camera like Tim in The Office. There’…
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Movie mashups
I’ve mentioned the ritual that concludes the week at Clearleft: At the end of every Thursday afternoon at Clearleft, we wrap up the working week with an all-hands (video) meeting. Yes, I know that the week finishes on Friday, but Fridays have been declared the no-meetings d…
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Stalling installing
I’m an invited expert at the World Wide Web Consortium. That sounds impressive, but it isn’t. Anyone can become an invited expert. The fact that I am now one proves it. You apply to be an invited expert and once that application is approved, you’re in. So you too could an…
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Doc Searls Weblog (Feed)
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Splatterday
They need more. Smithsonian Magazine: An Amateur Astronomer Using Google Maps Spotted a Strange Indentation. It Turned Out to Be a Meteorite Crater From 390 Million Years Ago. That one has been added to the excellent Impact Earth crater map. No doom, no utopia In Jeff Jarvis…
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How to Meditate While Doing Street Photography, Sort Of
My name is Tom Souzer and I'm a self taught photographer from Pittsburgh PA .I've been shooting the streets of Pittsburgh for about 2 years now. I tend to focus on emotions, expressions, and fleeting moments. I personally like to not be seen while I'm out shooting (although it d…
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Buying the Nikon Z6 Series in 2026. Which Ones Are Still Worth It?
The Nikon Z6 series sits in the middle of the company's mirrorless lineup. The Nikon Z8 and Z9 are designed for professionals, the Z50 series is for beginners, while the Nikon Z6 series offers a middle ground for both photography and video use. Today, a lot of young and serious…
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Reanimating a Corpus. Or Two. Or More.
For many years, I have despaired of ever saving the contents of my old blog (1999-2007), my writing for Linux Journal (1996-2019), and countless other articles, essays, and posts, published mostly on the Web—which looks and sounds like a permanent place (“sites,” “locati…
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The Nikon D4 in 2026: Still Going Strong
I've owned the Nikon D4 for several years, and to this day, I still bring it with me on professional photography gigs. But I stuck with it; and it stuck with me. There are cameras you buy because you want the latest technology. There are also cameras you buy because you need to…
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A Wham on the Moon
The Moon has a new crater, called McGetchin. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera people have the story here. (That’s their before and after view.) NASA calls it a once-in-a-lifetime thing. Specifically, Officially named McGetchin after pioneering lunar scientist Tom McGe…
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