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Inside Red Bull’s High-Flying Eclipse Photo, Nine Months in the Making

A small aircraft with a smoke trail flies in front of a solar eclipse, positioned above a red Red Bull branded pylon on a dark horizon.

In an exclusive interview with PetaPixel, photographer Noah Wetzel details how he and Red Bull Air Force athlete Mike Brewer spent nine months preparing to photograph a wingsuit flight through a total solar eclipse. The final image was captured in Spain during just 84 seconds of totality, with Wetzel working from nearly a mile away and relying on a Canon EOS R5 II, a 600mm lens, remotely triggered flashes, and calculations that left almost no room for error to capture a once-in-a-lifetime …

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AI is Killing Off Chinese Microdramas

Chinese microdramas, known as duanju, are short vertical video episodes made for smartphones that last no more than two minutes. The cheesy dramas end on extreme cliffhangers, and a full story can span 20 to 100 fast-paced episodes.

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Sigma’s 85mm f/1.2 Lens Looks Like It’s Coming Soon

The latest Adobe Camera Raw update, version 18.5, added support for the Sigma 85mm f/1.2 DG Art lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. The only thing is that Sigma hasn't actually released the lens or even said exactly when it is coming. Given that it's now supported in Adobe's photo editing software, though, it must be close.

A cartoon character with a camera and backpack walks through a field of flowers surrounded by floating polaroid photos.

Toem 2 Is a Cozy Adventure Video Game About Capturing Photos

Toem 2's developers, Swedish independent studio Something We Made, describes its new video game as a "wholesome adventure about taking photos." In the striking-looking black-and-white game, players grab their camera and set off into the world, tasked with making friends, exploring, and, of course, taking photos.