Monthly Archives: November 2008

While Returning to Work After Lunch Today …

Posted on November 25, 2008 by webdev
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Top 50 WTF Moments In Comics

Posted on November 20, 2008 by webdev

Just stumbled across this one. A fascinating site it is. Among other things, I learn that Captain America was fighting the Nazis at least a year before the United States entered World War II. Back in the 70s, in my SPARC … Continue reading →

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UPDATE: 11 November 2008

Posted on November 19, 2008 by webdev

There is some controversy swirling about in photography circles concerning the Callie Shell work (see The Big Picture, Again post of 11/11/08). Some believe it is clearly inspired, if not a direct rip-off (particularly, Shell’s Whistle-Stop Tour piece), of photographer Paul Fusco’s 1968 … Continue reading →

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Ivi and Olivia in the 19th Century

Posted on November 16, 2008 by webdev
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The Moon, Restored

Posted on November 16, 2008 by webdev

Forty-two year old lunar images are being restored and enhanced in aspecial project between NASA and a team of data recovery specialists. Here’s an initial example: Also check out: http://www.moonviews.com http://nasa.gov/ames

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Hiroshima: The Lost Photographs

Posted on November 16, 2008 by webdev

My friend John passes on a link to an amazing post at DesignObserver. Thanks, John, for pointing this out and helping me discover the very wonderful DesignObserver.

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(Wall) Street Art

Posted on November 15, 2008 by webdev
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The Big Picture, Again

Posted on November 11, 2008 by webdev

The Boston Globe’s The Big Picture site keeps on delivering fabulous imagery. This time, Obama. Also see these remarkable Callie Shell photographs. About Callie Shell, from The Digital Journalist: Four years ago Time photographer Callie Shell met Barack Obama backstage when she was covering presidential … Continue reading →

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Front Pages

Posted on November 6, 2008 by webdev

See this story from the National Press Photographers Association. And check out yesterday’s Newseum entry: Wednesday, November 05, 2008. 719 front pages from 65 countries

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Scout Tufankjian

Posted on November 5, 2008 by webdev

She is a freelance photographer based in Brooklyn who has covered the Obama campaign from day one, and is said to have made over a million exposures in doing so. See more of her superb Obama images here. Tufankjian is also … Continue reading →

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