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Carl Zeiss Release 35mm f/1.4 Lens…and Their Inner Poet
September 1st, 2010
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by Miserere
Beautiful woman and amazing Bokeh courtesy of Carl Zeiss.
OBERKOCHEN/Germany, 01.09.2010.
A woman is sitting at the bar of a dimly-lit cafe. Lost in thoughts, she doesn’t notice the glass of wine the bartender places before her. From…
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Deal of the Day: Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 for $230
August 31st, 2010
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by Miserere
Amazon US (and B&H) have this very good deal going today on the well-regarded Tamron 18-200mm superzoom. It has a sale price of $290 and a $60 rebate on top (rebate PDF here), so after cashing that in the final price is $2…
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Sony A33 and A55: Old Technology Put to New Use
August 24th, 2010
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by Miserere
The Birth of a “New” Camera System
Sony today unveiled the A33 and A55, the first two in a new line of digital cameras that resemble traditional digital SLRs, but which Sony are calling SLTs, for Single Lens Translucent. The trans…
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Summer Fairs – Interesting Time to Try Something Different
August 23rd, 2010
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by Peter Zack
As photographers, we’re always looking for something different we haven’t tried before. In many places around North America and other regions, this is the season of summer fairs. They offer some interesting photo opportunities—…
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A Photowalk with the Samsung NX10 and 30mm f/2
August 16th, 2010
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by Miserere
What does one do when one finds oneself jetlagged, having taken the redeye to England, and unable to check in to one’s hotel for a further 4 hours? One begins by not referring to oneself with the pronoun one. Then you take out a ligh…
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Looking for a Different Perspective? Get a Plane!
August 14th, 2010
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by Peter Zack
The Earth from Above gives us some stunning photographs. Someday, I’ll buy an ultralite.
Yann Arthus-Bertrand created the Altitude Agency in 1991, specialising in aerial photography and has taken over 1/2 million photographs in mo…
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Have Sleeping Baby, Will Photograph
August 11th, 2010
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by Miserere
When babies take naps, busy mums generally sigh with relief and either fall on the sofa exhausted or use the time to clean up the mess left behind by the baby when it was awake. But what happens if you’re a creative mum who has no p…
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Class Portrait of an Idiot Nation
August 10th, 2010
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by Miserere
What’s wrong with the two class portraits above? What’s wrong with taking street photographs in public places? What’s wrong with taking photographs of people in public places? What’s wrong with taking photographs of…
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How YOU Can Help EtL
August 5th, 2010
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by Miserere and Peter Zack
This might come as a surprise to you, but maintaining a blog is a tough job. You might think writing a few hundred words takes no time at all, and if they were random words that would be true, but writing a few hun…
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Big Sun Flare Creates Opportunity for Aurora Photography
August 3rd, 2010
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by Miserere
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This is what the Sun looked like in X-rays at the time of writing. (Courtesy of NASA’s SDO.)
Our Sun has been unexpectedly quiet over the past few years, but on Sunday August 1st 2010 it perfor…
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