Zhong Yi Optics has released information about an 85mm f/1.2 lens it intends to make available in May. The Mitakon Speedmaster 85mm f/1.2, which the company is calling ‘The Dream’, is aimed at still photographers as well as videographers, and has a covering circle suitable for full frame sensors. Click through for more information
Month: April 2015
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Weekly Photography Challenge – Light Rays
Rays of light are that golden egg photographers dream about, lust after, desire with all their heart. Earlier I shared a set of images that display a great example of rays of light.
By Geert Orye
Weekly Photography Challenge – Rays of Light
So now it’s your turn to go out and replicate this type of photograph. You may think – that’s impossible how can I create that if it doesn’t already exist? Well there are some things you can do to help it along.
- Look for a foggy day or condition
- Go out to shoot in the early morning and look for mist that is laying low over the land with the sun coming through it
- Find a dusty old dirt road and drive up and down it a few times, then get out and start shooting
- Go to a historic site or museum and see if you can shoot inside some of the old musty buildings, look for light coming in the windows
- Sheer curtains or blinds over a window can help too
So get out and look for the light. Here are a few more examples:
By HuTDoG83
By caruba
By Deepak
By Alexander Kesselaar
By Billy Wilson
By chantrybee
By Lawrence OP
Share your rays of light images here:
Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section) and they’ll get embedded for us all to see or if you’d prefer upload them to your favourite photo sharing site and leave the link to them. Show me your best images in this week’s challenge. Sometimes it takes a while for an image to appear so be patient and try not to post the same image twice.
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Scaffolding Skyscraper: Very Public Urban Artist-in-Residence
[ By Steph in Art & Street Art & Graffiti. ]
The scaffolding used by a street artist to complete large murals becomes a tiny, less-than-private home away from home in a literal sense with ’24/7,’ an installation at the Memorie Urbane Street Art Festival in Gaeta, Italy. Playing on the concept of an artist-in-residence, the project by Milan-based Fra.Biancoshock highlights the stark difference in the working environments of street artists versus studio artists, and makes a statement on the living conditions of artists in general.
Street artists work in public by necessity, every stage of their work on display for passersby. Privacy isn’t really an option when you’re painting urban surfaces. Some artists spend so much time on scaffolding, it can start to feel like a second home.
Fra.Biancoshock decided to run with that idea and create his own four-story residence including a small studio, dining area, bedroom and rooftop terrace within just a few square meters.
Open to the elements and to prying eyes, this temporary artist residence makes the livable billboard created by the paper company Scribe in Mexico City look luxurious by comparison. That project offered an elevated living space for artists mounted to the back of the billboard they were painting as an ad for the company.
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17. April 2015
Das Bild des Tages von: diggertomsen
Im Ausblick: Vergangenheitsbewältigung, Sally Mann und ein Video.
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Wisdom on Creativity Worth Viewing by John Cleese
Whether you find yourself in a creative rut or you’re looking to improve your creative mojo I highly recommend viewing this presentation on Creativity by John Cleese. I guarantee devoting 36 minutes to view this will be worth your while. Enjoy!
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Here is the transcription of his presentationCopyright Jim M. Goldstein, All Rights Reserved
Wisdom on Creativity Worth Viewing by John Cleese
The post Wisdom on Creativity Worth Viewing by John Cleese appeared first on JMG-Galleries – Landscape, Nature & Travel Photography.
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Delphi
„Erkenne Dich selbst“ – diese Worte waren in die Mauer der Vorhalle des Tempels in Delphi eingeschrieben, an dem Ödipus die Wahrsagung eines Orakels erhielt. Ödipus blieb Selbsterkenntnis verwehrt: Er floh aus Angst, sein wahres Selbst zu erkennen, aus der Stadt, in der er aufgewachsen war. In Anlehnung an diesen Mythos soll in der Gruppenausstellung „Delphi“ diskutiert werden, was es heißt, sich selbst zu erkennen. Eine Vorstellung und Einladung für Euch.
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Columbia University researchers create self-powered video camera
Columbia University researchers have created a self-powered video camera featuring a sensor that both captures images and powers the device. Although it can only record low-resolution 30×40 pixel images at 1fps, the photodiodes on the camera’s sensor can switch between being photoconductive, and photovoltaic. In the latter mode – given enough light – the photodiodes supply enough power to a built-in supercapacitor to keep the camera operating indefinitely. Click through for more information
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Fernab der Hektik – Fotografien aus Grönland
Ein Beitrag von: Christian Kneise
Ich liebe den Norden und seine unaufdringliche, kühle und ruhige Art. Grund genug für meine Schwester, mir einen Bildband über Spitzbergen zu schenken. Fantastische Impressionen von Kargheit und Kälte erzeugen bei mir sofort ein Gefühl von Fernweh, doch verhindert die allgegenwärtige Präsenz von Eisbären auf der Insel eine ernsthafte Reiseplanung. Schnell ist ein Ziel gefunden, das einen ähnlichen Reiz wie Spitzbergen auf mich ausübt: Grönland.
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16. April 2015
Das Bild des Tages von: Sven Lange
Im Ausblick: Architektur kombiniert mit Langzeitbelichtungen, ein Buchtipp und Kolorationen.
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Apple buys camera-technology company LinX
Apple has reportedly acquired camera technology company LinX Computational Imaging Ltd., for approximately $ 20 million. LinX is a small company based in Israel and specializes in very small camera modules that are suitable for implementation in smartphone cameras. According to LinX, its multi-lens camera modules are capable of a range of special effects such as the ability to refocus an image after it has been captured, measurement of the true dimensions of objects, 3D object modeling and real time background replacement for video calls. Click through for more information