Check out this video of airplane mounted camera with video goggles and a gyroscope to control the pan of the camera! Watch for the loop-de-loop and rolls! The realistic gages that you can see in the cockpit are a nice touch! I’ll be giving a short KAP presentation with some other aerial photographers at the [...]
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I’ve often been asked about my process for tweaking photos. I thought I’d use one of my favorite photos and show how I took it from initial capture to final public display. I had forgotten how far I had taken this image from its initial capture.
As with all tools, there are many ways to accomplish [...]
This was the picture that defined the Iranian Revolution. And the Wall Street Journal did a great write up about this picture. But since they haven’t exactly been nice here is an article I wrote using numerous sources (cited at bottom).
On Aug. 27, 1979, two parallel lines of 11 men formed on a field [...]
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[FILE Magazine]
I love looking a pictures taken by professional photographers… It makes me jealous. That said at times the pictures just amaze me. I ran acrossed the above picture. And it’s powerful. The way the lady stands out, but fits in…. appearing out of the wheat (?) makes [...]
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When the sky darkened and lightning began to flash, Kane Quinnell grabbed his new digital camera, hoping to snap some pictures of the approaching storm.
Not having a tripod, he balanced the camera on his car, parked under the carport of his then Old Toongabbie home, and aimed the lens southward.
It never occurred to Mr Quinnell [...]
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A Western Stagecoach
Today’s featured image is a wonderful photograph of an old Western Stagecoach. The picture was taken in 1889 by John C. H. Grabill. The group on the Stage is from Sioux City, and they are traveling to the Great Hot Springs in the Dakota Territory.
The picture makes you realize how far transportation can [...]
A spot in the sun
It looks like a speck of dust on the surface of the sun. But this spectacular picture shows the space shuttle Atlantis alongside the International Space Station (ISS) silhouetted as they orbit the earth.
The image was taken in Normandy by French astrophotographer Thierry Legault. He used a digital camera attached [...]
When I ran across this photo I could only think of one word for it.
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Great Photo by Automatt
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Stealth Clock Camera Connects Over Powerlines
The $329.99 LukWerks Spy Camera has got to be the SNEAKIEST SPY GADGET YET It’s built into a standard-looking alarm clock, and has a motion-detector. Here’s the unique part: It connects to your PC over your home powerline through the alarm clock’s plug. I’m sure there are legitimate, ethical uses [...]
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Nova 1 was a group of people putting up a camera on a ballon, and getting near orbital Pictures of earth. The cost wasn’t huge for the pictures that where taken. And the gallery shows they should of used a better camera. But still cool picts.
Nova 1 photo selection
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