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Testing New Flickr Web Embeds Feature

19 Dec

New Flickr format for blogged photos

Flickr Web Embeds

To The Open Arms of the Sea
Old Flickr format for blogged photos

I like the old format a lot better. The new format forces a title and Flickr logo watermark on your photo. I do love Flickr but I don’t want a Flickr watermark on every single photo I blog. I don’t want *ANY* watermark on the photos that I blog.

Also, look how bad the watermark looks on a white background. White text on a white photo becomes unreadable. Also, why is the r in Flickr cut off on the right on the flickr logo with the new iframe crap code?

As it stands right now, users on Flickr have an option to use the new embed feature or they can also still get the old html code. On the new Flickr beta photo page though users are only given the option of the new iframe code. I hope when the new beta photo page becomes default, we still have an option to choose between the old, clean and simple code instead of the new forced watermark code.

More conversation on today’s change in the Flickr help forum here.

Update: More from TechCrunch here:

“But perhaps a logo with more transparency would be nice, or one that faded away with navigation controls, appearing on interaction or mouse-over. It’s a fairly minor complaint for me, though some photogs might have an issue with it.”

Yep, I’m one of those photogs that probably has an “issue” with a forced Flickr watermark on every single photo on blog on my paid Flickr Pro account that is supposed to exempt me from advertising on my photos.


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Abandoned Tunnel Used for Secret Race Car Testing

19 Apr

[ By Steph in Abandoned Places & Architecture. ]

Secret Racing Tunnel 1

Locals in the area of Donegal, Pennsylvania would often scratch their heads at the reverberating sounds of roaring car engines and squealing tires seeming to come from beneath a nearby mountain in 2003. Hidden just under a layer of earth and trees was the Laurel Hill Tunnel, a former part of the state turnpike system, but it had lain abandoned since 1964. Then, people started seeing NASCAR haulers, equipment and supplies coming through the area. Was there a connection?

Secret Racing Tunnel 2

(images via: wikimapia, Laurel Hill Tunnel Facebook)

Sure enough, there are cars tearing through that tunnel at top speeds, but it isn’t some kind of secret underground theme park for race car drivers. It’s a test site for the study of aerodynamics. Hikers investigating the site found that the tunnel has a new, tubular steel entrance with dual garage openings, and discovered discarded barrels of motor racing fuel of the sort used by NASCAR. But for years, the suspected users of the site wouldn’t acknowledge its existence.

Only in recent months has the Chip Ganassi Racing team been willing to confirm the rumors that have been swirling since 2004, and explained a little more about the purpose of the tunnel. Team leader Ben Bowlby told Racecar Engineering Magazine that the tunnel happens to be an ideal place for IRL (Indy Racing League) testing in a straight line in a wind tunnel, with total control over wind resistance and other environmental factors, using a full-sized racing car. The car zooms through the tunnel at a set speed and the wind forces are measured.

Secret Racing Tunnel 3

The tunnel in 1942 and 2012. (images via: wikimedia commons, Laurel Hill Tunnel Facebook)

This straight-line testing has been considered a key to success in the Indy Racing League since track testing was banned in 2004. The facility includes a 460 meter (1509-foot) acceleration zone, with a total length of 1384 meters (4,541 feet.) While the tunnel has provided a virtually ideal environment for testing, it hasn’t been without its snags: there have been several crashes. Learn more about the logistics and see drawings of the inside of the tunnel at Racecar Engineering Magazine.

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Testing Canon 60D Music Video 50mm 1.8 glider on tripod

16 Jan

Music By: Adam Lambert, Mad World Testing my new Canon 60D, 50mm 1.8, Professional class 10 memory, Gladder on manfrotto Tripod with 3 way head. sunset over fender guitar.
Video Rating: 5 / 5

 
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Testing the Logitech HD Pro C910

03 Jan

Video Rating: 4 / 5

SHOULDER MOUNT makes your kit complete to work independently and delivers excellent results without any jerk problems. It eliminates fatigue. This Shoulder Mount can easily be adapted on Sony nex-vg10 Canon 5D Mark II, Nikon D90 or any other camera. The configuration of PROAIM SHOULDER MOUNT is very quick and easy. This is one of the best-designed shoulder mount systems available on the market today. Hands on review of the system and all its kit parts. Matte box and PROAIM Shoulder Mount with chest support 15mm Rails with base plate and Quick Release Plate. SPECIFICATION : Construction : All made of aluminum black anodized. stainless steel Rods. Shoulder pad’s top part is aluminum and bottom is soft foam. Rail Dia : 15 mm Rail Distance : 60 mm Length of Rails : 450mm (45cm) FEATURES : You can use the Shoulder Mount Handles with your 19mm Rods also The handles are joined to the rails mounting adapter with gear teath. Rail System has height adjustment. Thus, you can adjust your camera height according to the accessories such as follow focus matte box www.thecinecity.com Reviewers main site: www.houstonprofessionalphotography.com Rome Wilkerson.

 
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testing Canon EF-S 60mm F/2.8 USM macro on a 60D

23 Nov

Spider is building a web in mine garden. Lucky enough I can test mine new lens. Film made with canon 60D with 60mm macro lens. Canon EF-S 60mm F/2.8 USM macro All clips were shot at 1080 30fps

 
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Testing water resistance on D300

08 Feb

This was shot over a year ago, 2008-07-17, then my camera was a little more then a half year old and I just had to try out if it was water resistance as Nikon said. This film was shot with a Sigma 10-20mm lens
Video Rating: 0 / 5

 
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Testing the new C4D plugin “Xplode”, against applesoldier

24 Dec

I recently got the new plugin Xplode for Cinema 4D. It allows you to cut up any object into pieces. Then the pieces can be used with modynamics. I wanted to see how well a video could be placed on an object, then cut up using the plugin, then blow it up. I used applesoldier’s video to blow up…. as I think its best fitting for it. lol In the end, its just me playing around with some random ideas…. and seeing as how I already have modeled a BOXX and a Mac Pro, why not use them?? lol This plugin has a lot of potential. I have only begun to scratch the surface of what it can do. And yes, my favorite is the minigun.. 🙂 All modeled, animated, blown up, textured, lit, and rendered by me using Cinema 4D.

 
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Nikon D90 Video testing

17 Dec

Nikon D90 + 50mm 1.8 lens @ manual focus
Video Rating: 4 / 5

 
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Nikkor 35mm f2 with Nikon D90 (Testing)

03 Nov

Nikkor 35mm f2 with Nikon D90 (Testing) by Sani Rahman

 
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Chase Jarvis RAW: Advanced Testing The Nikon D90

10 Mar

Join award-winning photographer Chase Jarvis, along with his well-known staff, as they take us behind the scenes for advance testing of the Nikon D90.

Learn all about the White Balance Feature on your Nikon D90.

 
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