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Archive | October, 2009

Zombify yourself for Halloween

by Mike on 29. Oct, 2009 in Sites We Like, We Like...

A new movie, Zombieland, has launched a website that lets you turn yourself into a zombie!

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Improve your photography and motivation by joining a local club

by Mike on 29. Oct, 2009 in Technique

In a rut with your photography? Try joining a local photography club.

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National Geographic Best Wild Animal Pictures of 2009

by Mike on 24. Oct, 2009 in News

A school teacher friend of mine was very proud to tell me that one of his school’s pupils, Fergus Gill, was Young Overall Winner in this National Geographic competition. His winning shot was “Clash of the Yellowhammers”, seen above. A stunning shot, indeed.

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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Beta Now Available

by Mike on 24. Oct, 2009 in Gear, News

New Lightroom beta delivers faster performance, refined image processing and streamlined publishing.

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Lensbaby announce new Soft Focus and Fish Eye optics

by Mike on 24. Oct, 2009 in Gear, News

The new Fisheye Optic transforms a Lensbaby Composer into a fun fisheye lens and the new Soft Focus Optic creates images that are overall soft and diffused.

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“Gigavision” sensor breakthrough

by Mike on 17. Oct, 2009 in News

How would you like your future camera to have a much higher resolution, a higher dynamic range (enabling you to capture much more detail in the darkest and the brightest areas of your photos) and be cheaper?

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