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Another take on the London seaside idea - I actually prefer this shot to the one that I posted yesterday, as it shows more of the skyline.
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Another take on the London seaside idea - I actually prefer this shot to the one that I posted yesterday, as it shows more of the skyline. Click on the image to view a larger version in a new window.
The 36th Photo of the Week contest is now closed.
I have choosen what I think are the best photographs in my opinion. Now it’s your turn to vote for the overall winner of the contest. A Public Poll has been setup on the PhotographyBLOG Forums and you have 7 days during which you can vote for your favourite photo from the ones that I have chosen. Voting will end on Monday 16th August. The Poll will then be closed and the overall winner announced.
Vote now for your favourite image from the Photo Of The Week 2nd-8th August 2004 contest
The 36th Photo of the Week contest is now closed. I have choosen what I think are the best photographs in my opinion. Now it’s your turn to vote for the overall winner of the contest. A Public Poll has been setup on the PhotographyBLOG Forums and you have …
The voting for the 35th Photo of the Week contest has now finished.
There are 3 joint winners of the contest this week - they are:
”@Crummock” by Onion Club
“Fringe Lily” by tootsie
“u bein bridge amarapura mandalay myanmar” by asasasasas11
Congratulations to all 3 winners!
You can view all of the entries that were submitted in this gallery.
The voting for the 35th Photo of the Week contest has now finished. There are 3 joint winners of the contest this week - they are: ”@Crummock” by Onion Club“Fringe Lily” by tootsie“u bein bridge amarapura mandalay myanmar” by asasasasas11 Congratulations to all 3 winners! You can view all of…
The 37th Photo of the Week contest is now open. This is a weekly photography contest with no set theme and you can enter as many photos as you like.
Click here to read the Photo of the Week Rules.
The 37th Photo of the Week contest is now open. This is a weekly photography contest with no set theme and you can enter as many photos as you like. Click here to read the Photo of the Week Rules.
Pentax Press Release 08/08/04
Pentax Introduces Two Compact, Lightweight Macro Lenses: First Models Of High-Performance smc Pentax-D FA Series Optimize Digital SLR Image Quality
GOLDEN, Colorado (August 8, 2004) PENTAX Imaging Company will bring the best of both worlds to photographers with two smc PENTAX-D FA interchangeable lenses - the smc PENTAX-D FA Macro 100mm F2.8 and the smc PENTAX-D FA Macro 50mm F2.8. The latest series is designed to optimize image quality in both digital SLR and film photography. Each lightweight macro lens features an image circle to accommodate 35mm format and offers close-up to life-size magnification.
Pentax Press Release 08/08/04 Pentax Introduces Two Compact, Lightweight Macro Lenses: First Models Of High-Performance smc Pentax-D FA Series Optimize Digital SLR Image Quality GOLDEN, Colorado (August 8, 2004) PENTAX Imaging Company will bring the best of both worlds to photographers with two smc PENTAX-D FA interchangeable lenses - the…
Popular Photography have been busy posting a lot of new reviews and articles on their website, including a review of the Fujifilm Finepix S20 Pro (pictured). So in no particular order…
- Fujifilm Finepix S20 Pro Review
- Blur Busters!
- Snapshot Print-Off
- Kodak EasyShare DX7630 Review
- Epson Stylus Pro 4000 Review
- Digital Toolbox: Divorce, Digital Style
- Digital Toolbox: The Photoshop Makeover
- Sigma 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 EX OS APO AF
- Canon 28-105mm F/4-5.6 AF
- Flash Battery Packs Review
Popular Photography have been busy posting a lot of new reviews and articles on their website, including a review of the Fujifilm Finepix S20 Pro (pictured). So in no particular order… - Fujifilm Finepix S20 Pro Review - Blur Busters! - Snapshot Print-Off - Kodak EasyShare DX7630 Review - Epson…
DigiTimes are running a story about yet another new memory card format, confusingly named the ucard (how do you pronounce that?). What sets it apart from all the other formats on the market is its maximum storage size - a massive 2 terabytes! Apparently the new format will go into mass production in early-2005. We’ll wait and see if it can make an impression in the digicam market, and just how expensive a 2 terabyte card will actually be…(found via Engadget)
“The cards will be able to transfer 120MB of data per second, 10 times faster than Secure Digital (SD) memory cards, sources said. Additional features for the new card include USB 2.0 compatibility, low power, fast I/O and a compatible interface with existing memory cards, the sources added.”
Website: DigiTimes - Taiwan to produce a new type of memory storage device
DigiTimes are running a story about yet another new memory card format, confusingly named the ucard (how do you pronounce that?). What sets it apart from all the other formats on the market is its maximum storage size - a massive 2 terabytes! Apparently the new format will go into…
The Danish website Digital Magasinet have just reviewed the 4-megapixel, 10x zoom Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z2.
Website: Digital Magasinet - Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z2 Review
The Danish website Digital Magasinet have just reviewed the 4-megapixel, 10x zoom Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z2. Website: Digital Magasinet - Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z2 Review
ByteSector have published their review of the HP PSC 2510 Photosmart all-in-one printer/scanner.
“The HP PSC 2510 Photosmart all-in-one delivers all you could really need in a printer. With printer, fax, scanner, and copier all built in and incredibly easy to use, this multi-function printer is a great choice for everyone. The printer is a breeze to integrate into any network especially with its 802.11b wireless capabilities. Even with all these features, HP has not lost sight of the ultimate goal: impeccable image quality. The 2510 prints almost every document in a near perfect fashion and you will likely not be disappointed, especially with high resolution pictures.”
ByteSector have published their review of the HP PSC 2510 Photosmart all-in-one printer/scanner. “The HP PSC 2510 Photosmart all-in-one delivers all you could really need in a printer. With printer, fax, scanner, and copier all built in and incredibly easy to use, this multi-function printer is a great choice for…
It’s been sweltering hot here in London this weekend (although somewhat inevitably a storm is supposed to be on the way…). A few people and a dog were making the most of the summer sun by pretending that this thin strip of sand and pebbles by the Thames was a proper grown-up beach. In the background are some of London’s most famous landmarks, including St. Pauls. The contrast between the built-up skyline and the sandy beach is what I was trying to achieve in this shot.
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It’s been sweltering hot here in London this weekend (although somewhat inevitably a storm is supposed to be on the way…). A few people and a dog were making the most of the summer sun by pretending that this thin strip of sand and pebbles by the Thames was a…
Imaging Resource have just reviewed the intriguing 93 Photo Street, a web application that lets you download a free map of any place in the USA, drag virtual thumb tacks onto the map where you took photos, and then link your images to a location so other people can see what’s there. Anyone care to develop something similar for the UK?!
“Even for those of us who have seen it all before, know where we’re going and never have to ask directions, a map is a handy thing. And with the extra dimension of a slide show, it may soon become impossible to get lost. You can think of 93 Photo Street as a way to illustrate your maps or as a way to arrange your images by location. But whether you’re a tourist, a real estate agent, a visual blogger or just someone who leaves their house every now and then, this is one tool you’ll use. And delight in using, too.”
Imaging Resource have just reviewed the intriguing 93 Photo Street, a web application that lets you download a free map of any place in the USA, drag virtual thumb tacks onto the map where you took photos, and then link your images to a location so other people can see…
Despite all of its recent well-documented troubles, the photography giant Kodak seems to be turning the corner, at least in the USA anyway. An article on the website BizReport shows that Kodak is the second largest digital camera company in terms of market share, just behind Sony, with Canon in third place.
“In the first six months of this year, Kodak shipped 1.47 million point-and-shoot digital cameras in the United States - 80 percent more than in the first half of 2003 - and its market share jumped from 15.3 percent to 18.3 percent, the market research firm IDC said Friday.
While Sony shipped 1.73 million cameras, up 48 percent from the first half of 2003, its slice of the U.S. market slipped from 21.9 percent to 21.5 percent, according to IDC, which is based in Framingham, Mass.”
Website: BizReport
Despite all of its recent well-documented troubles, the photography giant Kodak seems to be turning the corner, at least in the USA anyway. An article on the website BizReport shows that Kodak is the second largest digital camera company in terms of market share, just behind Sony, with Canon in…
Digital Outback Photo have today released EasyMask 1.0, a new Photoshop plugin (PC only) that aims to prevent noise being increased when sharpening an image. EasyMask 1.0 costs $24.95 and there is a demo version available so that you can try before you buy.
“Unfortunately during sharpening you may also amplify noise as it looks like detail to the sharpening algorithm. A common practice is to use edge masks to prevent sharpening the noise. Our EasyS sharpening plugin comes with actions that allow to use such masks and will reduce the sharpening of noise.
With EasyMask we now have a tool that creates some more sophisticated masks and is still easy to use. From the documentation: “It goes beyond the simple edge-creation built-into Photoshop by allowing more control over the detection process, plus adds the ability to reject noise from being included in the mask.”
Website: Digital Outback Photo - EasyMask 1.0
Digital Outback Photo have today released EasyMask 1.0, a new Photoshop plugin (PC only) that aims to prevent noise being increased when sharpening an image. EasyMask 1.0 costs $24.95 and there is a demo version available so that you can try before you buy. “Unfortunately during sharpening you may also…
ByteSector have published a short review of Jasc’s Paint Shop Pro Photo Album 5, which allows you to get your photos from camera to computer and then enhance, organize, and share them with Photo Album’s fast and easy-to-use tools.
“Photo Album 5 builds on the previous version by providing an easily navigable interface and allowing excellent control over moving, renaming, and previewing your pictures. You can add keywords to your pictures so that you can easily find them afterwards, and you can also view them by the date you captured them from your camera. From this tab you can also archive your photos, join together various to make a panorama, and do some editing to groups of photos at a time.”
Website: ByteSector - Paint Shop Pro Photo Album 5 Review
Website: Jasc Software
ByteSector have published a short review of Jasc’s Paint Shop Pro Photo Album 5, which allows you to get your photos from camera to computer and then enhance, organize, and share them with Photo Album’s fast and easy-to-use tools. “Photo Album 5 builds on the previous version by providing an…
Konica Minolta Europe are doing a great job promoting their Konica Minolta Dynax 7 Digital DSLR, which will probably be officially unveiled at the Photokina show in Germany at the end of September. The company has just launched a new website to promote the new DSLR; the first topic is about the new anti-shake system:
Anti-Shake differs from the lens-based systems conventionally used in camcorders and digital cameras. Unlike such systems, which move a part of the lens to reduce the effects of camera shake, Anti-Shake stabilizes images by shifting the CCD sensor inside the camera body.
As a result, you can look forward to stable images with a wide array of Dynax/Maxxum lenses-not only with telephoto zoom lenses, but also with lens types that until now did not offer camera shake compensation, such as wide-angle fixed focal length lenses and macro lenses.
Konica Minolta Europe are doing a great job promoting their Konica Minolta Dynax 7 Digital DSLR, which will probably be officially unveiled at the Photokina show in Germany at the end of September. The company has just launched a new website to promote the new DSLR; the first topic is…
Timo Arnall has just made available the first prototype of a system that uses digital cameras combined with a GPS receiver to make image travelogues. Sounds techy but kind of intriguing.
2At the Iceland inside and out workshop Even Westvang and Timo Arnall collaborated on a project looking at ways of contextualising photographs by time and geography. We chose to shift the balance of representation away from location, towards image and time. This is a summary of our ideas and process, with an initial working prototype.”
Website: ElasticSpace
Coincidentally, there’s a new article over on MacDevCenter about GPS - you may want to read this one first as it’s more introductory in nature.
“Do you ever look back through your vacation photos and wonder where all of the photos were taken? What if there was a way to have all those images automatically show up as pins on a map or an aerial photograph? It may seem too good to be true, but it can be done. No mirrors or smoke; it’s just making use of existing GPS technology.
As you are out recording pictures, your GPS receiver is busy making a digital popcorn trail of your movements. Then when you’re back on the computer, a topo map or aerial photograph is pulled from a terraserver on the Internet, and your shots show up on the map as clickable links to your photographs.”
Website: MacDevCenter - A Brief Introduction to GPS Photo Linking
Timo Arnall has just made available the first prototype of a system that uses digital cameras combined with a GPS receiver to make image travelogues. Sounds techy but kind of intriguing. 2At the Iceland inside and out workshop Even Westvang and Timo Arnall collaborated on a project looking at ways…
Express Digital Press Release
EXPRESS DIGITAL & ACADEMIC SUPERSTORE OFFER DISCOUNTED PRICING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY STUDENTS & SCHOOLS
Englewood, CO - August 9, 2004 - Express Digital, the leading provider of professional digital imaging workflow, e-commerce and lab connectivity solutions for the digital photographer, announced today that it is teaming with Academic Superstore to provide special educational pricing of Express Digital Darkroom for qualified students and schools.
Express Digital Darkroom for Windows provides all the tools a digital photography student needs to effectively capture, manage and enhance their photos. Students can proof their work, create professional-quality photo packages and print directly to ink jet and dye-sub printers. Express Digital Darkroom provides photo storage, image enhancement tools, connectivity to Adobe PhotoShop, lab printing with the Express Digital?s Labtricity, Internet publishing, and storefront integration to sell photos with Express Digital?s PhotoReflect.
Express Digital Press Release EXPRESS DIGITAL & ACADEMIC SUPERSTORE OFFER DISCOUNTED PRICING FOR PHOTOGRAPHY STUDENTS & SCHOOLS Englewood, CO - August 9, 2004 - Express Digital, the leading provider of professional digital imaging workflow, e-commerce and lab connectivity solutions for the digital photographer, announced today that it is teaming with…
TETENAL Press Release 06/08/04
TETENAL introduces a new LFP-paper Photo Fine Art Carton 308g.
Artistic and historic photography “extra large”
Integration in the high quality hardware and software complete solution “spectra jet concept”
Norderstedt, July 2004. TETENAL extends its huge spectra jet roll paper range with another high quality special paper for large format ink jet prints. The Photo Fine Art Carton combines the precision of a modern photo paper with the classical grace of traditional art paper due to its 308 g weight and matte coated surface. It is therefore especially suitable for reproducing exclusive images, such as portrait photography or artistic and historic images. Due to the exact colouring, high colour gamut and ability to reflect the finest b/w nuances, it is aimed specifically to photographers and artists who want their images printed to the highest quality as large format prints. Furthermore the acid free Photo Fine Art Carton 308 g is especially suitable for distinctive applications such as certificates or special POS displays. Because of its extreme high colour saturation the results, when used with pigment inks also are of excellent quality. The users of pigment-based ink printers, such as the EPSON Stylus Pro range, therefore have the benefit of long durability when using this exceptional material.
TETENAL Press Release 06/08/04 TETENAL introduces a new LFP-paper Photo Fine Art Carton 308g. Artistic and historic photography “extra large” Integration in the high quality hardware and software complete solution “spectra jet concept” Norderstedt, July 2004. TETENAL extends its huge spectra jet roll paper range with another high quality special…
“Digital Photography Hacks” by Derrick Story is an up-to-date collection of 100 tips and ideas that will really help the digital photographer to improve their technique. Each of the 100 “hacks” has been contributed by real-world photographers who use them in their day-to-day jobs. The book is aimed at the photographer who is looking to move beyond the basics and contains sections on daytime and night-time photo secrets, using flash, photo projects, digital camera attachments, Photoshop and more. As the book was first published in May 2004, it even contains a section on getting the most out of your cameraphone! So is “Digital Photography Hacks” worth adding to your library of photography books? Read my short review to find out.
Website: Digital Photography Hacks Review
“Digital Photography Hacks” by Derrick Story is an up-to-date collection of 100 tips and ideas that will really help the digital photographer to improve their technique. Each of the 100 “hacks” has been contributed by real-world photographers who use them in their day-to-day jobs. The book is aimed at the…
The 25th PhotographyBLOG Portfolio has been submitted by Salvador Moreno.
“These are 8 pictures of the “Semana Santa” (holy week) of my hometown, this is a religious celebration that mixes the faith and the party. Children are an important part of the celebration and their eyes are the best way to feel the atmosphere of the “Semana Santa”.
Website: Portfolios: Salvador Moreno
The 25th PhotographyBLOG Portfolio has been submitted by Salvador Moreno. “These are 8 pictures of the “Semana Santa” (holy week) of my hometown, this is a religious celebration that mixes the faith and the party. Children are an important part of the celebration and their eyes are the best way…