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Is this the new Leica ‘Mini M’?

29 May

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Leica has announced that it has a ‘new family member’ coming on June 11th and, as the German manufacturer continues to tease what it’s calling the ‘Mini M’ on its website, a photo has emerged which may reveal more details about the forthcoming camera. A French iPad app has published what seems to be an advertisement for the new Mini M, and if genuine, it reveals that the Mini M will sport a 16MP APS-C sensor and an 28-70mm (equivalent) F3.5-6.4 zoom lens. Click through for more (alleged) details.

News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Head-to-Head: Canon PowerShot G15 vs Nikon Coolpix P7700

29 May

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We’ve just posted our head-to-head review of the Canon PowerShot G15 and Nikon Coolpix P7700. These two 12MP zoom compacts have comparable designs and share a lot of similar features, but which one is best for you? We’ve run them through a series of studio and real-world tests to find out. Click through for links to our head-to-head review.

News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Painted People: 31 Works of Art on Human Canvas

29 May

[ By Steph in Drawing & Digital. ]

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Human bodies become exotic animals and crashed cars, or blend almost seamlessly into intricate backgrounds, with careful application of body paint and a bit of acrobatics. These 31 works of art turn people into living canvases, sometimes celebrating the graceful shapes and movement of their bodies, and at other times, disguising it.

Alexa Meade’s 2D Paintings on 3D People

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Those aren’t two-dimensional paintings on a flat surface; they’re real, live people transformed into human canvases by artist Alexa Meade. “The models are transformed into embodiments of the artist’s interpretation of their essence,” says Meade. “When captured on film, the living, breathing people underneath the paint disappear, overshadowed by the masks of themselves.

Wallpaper People by Emma Hack

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Painted models virtually disappear into patterned backgrounds in works by artist Emma Hack. The models must be painstakingly hand-painted to match up perfectly with backgrounds that are often very complex, and then remain perfectly still so the scene can be photographed. It can take as long as nineteen hours to apply the makeup for a single scene.

Human Animals by Gesine Marwedel

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The graceful, flexible bodies of performance artists are an ideal medium for artist Gesine Marwedel, who uses paint to turn them into animals like flamingos, dolphins, hummingbirds and tigers. “Body painting is not just paint on a living canvas, it is picking up the body shapes in a subject and the painting on the body,” Marwedel told PSFK. “It is the transformation of a human being into a breathing, moving, living work of art.”

Painted Alive: Brilliant Work by Craig Tracy

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Owner of the world’s first gallery dedicated to fine art body painting (located in New Orleans), Craig Tracy creates his own beautiful and surreal body painting portraits that blend human models into backgrounds or turn them into psychedelic works of art. Rather than hiding the models, however, Tracy celebrates the shapes of their bodies, often exaggerating them and using them for creative effect.

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Canon adds 200-400mm support to EOS-1D Mark IV and EOS-1Ds Mark III

29 May

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Canon has posted a firmware update for its EOS-1D Mark IV and EOS-1Ds Mark III full-frame DSLRs to allow them to work correctly with the new EF 200-400mm F4 L IS 1.4x lens. Firmware versions 1.1.3 (1D Mark IV) and 1.2.2 (1Ds Mark III) allow the cameras’ central AF points to achieve focus with the lens when it is used with an extender, where the combined aperture is F8. Both updates are available for immediate download. 

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29. Mai 2013

29 May

Ein Beitrag von: Khalid Aziz

Marco, 41 © Khalid Aziz


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Lens reviews update: DxOMark data for 400mm telezooms compared

29 May

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DxOMark has tested two recently-announced announced long telezooms, the Sony 70-400mm F4-5.6 G SSM II and the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, as well as the older AF Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR. As part of our ongoing collaboration we’ve added the test data to our lens comparison widget, and to add a little more context we’ve also included a couple of super-tele primes from Canon. Click through to see how these lenses compare, with links to view the results in our lens widget, and for the full data on DxOMark.

News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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30 May, 2013 – The Ethics of Photo Manipulation

29 May

It’s an old topic, but needs to be raised from time to time. In a new essay by Charles S. Johnson Jr., he looks at the question – What is a Fake Photograph?


I am now in Sydney, Australia and about to head to the west coast where I’ll be teaching a PODAS workshop, along with Art Wolfe and Christian Fletcher.

My Internet access will be limited for the next 10 days, but there may be posts to the LuLa Facebook page as well as my own and Kevin’s. Links are found at the top of this page.

      

 

 "Every time I go back to a module I had already seen, I learn additional things.  I have never seen tutorials that have the excellent mix of what the features are, 
how to use them, enough of the under-the-hood information 
and concepts so that I can utilize the features creatively and efficiently, 
and just enough humor to keep the motivation level high.  Wow!"


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How to Unobtrusively Blend a Watermark Into Your Photos

29 May

Is it worth to watermark your photos? This is the question every photographer asks himself before sharing photos online. Visual watermarks protect your ownership and copyright from online theft. Photographers use watermarks for self-promotion, recognition and advertising purposes. All photographs you share online should be attractive and cohesive. Watermarks (like large stamps or long texts) carelessly placed, distract from the Continue Reading

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Canon announces production of 90 millionth EF lens

29 May

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Canon has announced that it has now produced 90 million EF lenses since the launch of the EOS system in 1987. The proliferation of digital SLRs has seen a rapid increase in lens production in recent years, and the company’s 90 millionth lens – an EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM – was manufactured on May 23 2013, just over 9 months after its 80 millionth. The company’s lens lineup currently consists of no fewer than 84 models, ranging from the inexpensive EF 50mm f/1.8 II to high-end exotica such as the recently-announced EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x – the world’s first SLR lens with a built-in switchable teleconverter. 

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Fotogenes Deutschland – Die Stauden

29 May

Ein Beitrag von: Stefan Hefele

Als Landschaftsfotograf darf ich die schönsten Orte unseres Planeten besuchen. Seit einigen Jahren fotografiere ich aber auch die Heimat gleich vor meiner Nase. Wenig spektakulär liegen die im Volksmund Stauden genannte Gegend in Bayern, im südlichen Teil des Naturparks Augsburg Westliche Wälder.

Die Hochebene präsentiert sich mit bewaldeten Hügeln, dazwischen Feldern, Wiesen und verstreuten idyllischen Dörfern. Bäche winden sich durch die sanft-hügelige Landschaft und formen hier und da versteckte Weiher. In den Stauden liegt die Schönheit in der Einfachheit der Dinge.

Mit dem starken Einfluss der unterschiedlichen Jahreszeiten unserer Breitengrade verändert sich der Anblick dieser Landschaft ständig. Im Frühling verwandeln sich Laub- und Mischwälder in grüne Oasen und Felder und Wiesen beginnen zu erwachen. Nur wenige Zeit später hält schon der Sommer Einzug und alles blüht und gedeiht in prachtvoller Fülle. Im Wind wehende Gerstenfelder verwandeln sich von grünen zu goldenen Teppichen und werden schließlich geerntet.

Die Farben werden wärmer, das Licht sanfter und morgens ziehen Nebelschwaden über die Landschaft. Es ist die Zeit, in der die Natur sich auf einen rauen Winter vorbereitet. Noch bricht die tiefer stehende Sonne durch das wunderbar gefärbte Dach der Wälder, doch schon bald sind auch die letzten Blätter gefallen und der Winter hüllt das Land in prachtvolles Weiß.

Ich fühle ich mich in den kühleren und dunkleren Jahreszeiten am wohlsten. Der Herbst bietet eine atemberaubende Farbpalette und strahlt feierliche Ruhe aus. Das Licht wird interessanter, die Landschaft noch wärmer. Ist schon im Sommer früh morgens an einem Weiher keine Menschenseele zu finden, fühlt man sich dort im Winter bei -15°C wie auf einem einsamen Planeten. Ein Szenario, das ich absolut liebe.

Auch der Frühling hat fotografisch eine Menge zu bieten und am Sommer mag ich vor allem den Spätsommer. Dann, wenn im August die Landwirte ihre Ernte einfahren und über staubige Pisten zu ihrem Gold gelangen. Nicht selten bieten dann aufziehende Wärmegewitter äußerst dramatische Lichtstimmungen.

Wer gern selbst einmal die Landschaft in den Stauden besuchen möchte – sei es um zu wandern, zu radeln oder einen urigen Biergarten unter einem schattigen Kastanienbaum aufzusuchen – der kann das Kloster Oberschönenfeld als Ausgangspunkt und Informationsquelle nutzen. Für Freunde der gepflegten Musik sei noch zu erwähnen, dass das Musikgenie Mozart seine Wurzeln in den Stauden hat.

Spaetsommergedicht- © Stefan Hefele

Illuminated - © Stefan Hefele

Heimatidylle am westlichen Staudenrand - © Stefan Hefele

Nebelpfad - © Stefan Hefele

Goldener Oktober - © Stefan Hefele

Winterlicht - © Stefan Hefele

Alljährlich erscheint von mir ein Kalender mit dem Titel „Meine Heimat“, der in 13 Bildern meine Liebe zur Landschaft widerspiegelt. Wer allerdings nicht so lange warten möchte, kann sofort weitere Fotografien auf meiner Webseite ansehen.


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