Do People Always See the Same Things When They Look At Colors?
Update: It looks like the video was taken down by the uploader. Sorry guys.
Update: It looks like the video was taken down by the uploader. Sorry guys.
Local TV station WGN made this beautiful tilt-shift time-lapse video of Chicago, giving us a neat miniature peek at what the "The Windy City" is like.
Here's some interesting innovation on the tech-side of photography: on August 24, Sony will be unveiling a new lens adapter called the LA-EA2 that will let customers use large Sony Alpha DSLR lenses on their small NEX mirrorless cameras. Unlike most lens adapters, this one actually does a lot more than adapt lenses -- it has its own translucent mirror and phase-detection autofocus sensor to aid the camera in providing snappy autofocus. It's almost like an accessory that helps turn small NEX …
Another week, another strange photo fad. The latest one is "horsemaning", and involves photographing two people to look like one decapitated person (like the headless horseman). Apparently it started in the early 1920s with the photo seen above, and is making a comeback as of late.
Last month, Sony's not-yet-announced A77 DSLR was revealed in leaked photographs, and now there's a video that gives us a another sneak peek at what the 24-megapixel camera will look like. The short 30 second video was uploaded to YouTube yesterday with the title "sony alpha A77 ?" and description "Taiwan". Rumor has it that the camera will become official later this month.
Check out this ceramic Canon 24-105mm shot glass, crafted by DERELIQ and for sale over at Photojojo. They come in a set of three for $18.
Here's a nifty visual guide to all the keyboard shortcuts you have access to when viewing a photograph on Flickr. Don't bother bookmarking this page though -- Flickr just added these guides to every page on the site. Simply press the "?" key for the popup to appear!
#phonar, short for "Photography and Narrative", is a free and open undergraduate photography course run by Jonathan Worth at Coventry University in the UK. Worth spent nearly 15 years as a successful commercial portrait photographer in New York before taking this part-time teaching position, and invites some pretty prominent photographers to guest lecture in the class. Participants have access to recorded lectures, assignments, and special discussions.
