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Aerial Warfare Photography – World War One

Posted on May 27, 2014 by webdev

My old photog sidekick Bill turns me on to this collection of photographs presented by The Atlantic.

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‘Photography Against A White Background’ Patent

Posted on May 27, 2014 by webdev

This calls for a “WTF” … http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140507/04102327144/us-patent-office-grants-photography-against-white-background-patent-to-amazon.shtml UPDATE: Colbert weighs in:  http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/videos/4a4ahs/amazon-s-audacious-photography-patent

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Bunny Yeager, R.I.P.

Posted on May 26, 2014 by webdev

More on this story and some pics  — also see recent (March 14) posting on Yeager

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Under Water

Posted on May 20, 2014 by webdev

Here are some speculative images to illustrate the effects of a twelve foot rise in sea level, including this one of my old home town where my beachfront photography studio was located. See more illustrations for other cities.

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Cranking It Up

Posted on May 1, 2014 by webdev

Bill, my old photography sidekick, collects and restores old-timey cinematography gear, like this: (Right-click in the viewing space if you need to set any permissions or parameters.  You may need Quicktime running on your computer to activate this video.)

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Remember Exakta?

Posted on April 30, 2014 by webdev

Just came upon some fine photographs made by Theodore Lewis OF that legendary German camera.  These photographs can be seen here.  And spend some time with his Tumblr site to see more of Lewis’ fine work. Learn more about Exakta here.

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After the Fact Focus with Lytro’s Illium

Posted on April 23, 2014 by webdev

Now this is interesting.  Sure seems like a big advance over their Lytro offering of two or three years ago.  Go to Lytro’s site for more, or read the Wired piece that first brought this to my attention.

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Bunny

Posted on March 14, 2014 by webdev

Once, “back in the day”, I was visiting with my old photography partner in his studio, and he trotted out his latest find.   Bill was forever prowling garage sales, swap meets and classifieds for photographic deals, mostly looking for … Continue reading →

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Thirty-Two to See

Posted on March 7, 2014 by webdev

Huffington Post – March 6, 2014 publishes “32 Heart-Stopping Moments You Can Only Experience Thanks To A Camera”.   Catch these must-sees right here.

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Since 1902

Posted on February 20, 2014 by webdev

Happy birthday, Ansel. More on the birthday and its commercial offshoots.

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