Category: Asides
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Nikon D800 and D4 rumors | Nikon Rumors
Nikon D800 and D4 rumors – Nikon Rumors The Nikon D800 book triggered a series of new tips and leads. Those are the most reliable rumors I received so far (please note that because a potential announcement is months away, some of the specs and/or release dates may change): The Nikon D700 replac via Nikon Rumors: http://nikonrumors.com/2010/10/05/nikon-d800-and-d4-rumors.aspx…
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The new Nikon instant rebates (US) | Nikon Rumors
The new Nikon instant rebates (US) *UPDATED* – Nikon Rumors The new Nikon instant rebates are pretty much unchanged from last month: Nikon D300s rebates: 70-300mm VR lens kit: $200 instant rebate 18-200mm VR lens kit: $250 instant rebate 16-35mm lens kit: $300 instant rebate 24-70mm lens kit: $300 instant rebate 1 via Nikon Rumors:…
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The Leica M9 Neiman Marcus limited edition (part 2) | Leica News & Rumors
The Leica M9 Neiman Marcus limited edition (part 2) – Leica Rumors Here is a picture of the new Leica M9 Neiman Marcus limited edition: The price will be $17,500.00 (including a Summicron-M 35mm f2.0 ASPH lens, ostrich leather strap, a personal letter from Leica CEO Alfred Schopf and a private training and orientation se…
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Wooster Collective: Fresh Stuff From Prankster in Slovakia
Wooster Collective: Fresh Stuff From Prankster in Slovakia via Wooster Collective: http://www.woostercollective.com/2010/10/fresh_stuff_from_prankster_in_slovakia.html What did Agence France Presse know when it distributed without permission freelance photographer Daniel Morel’s images? What was Getty Images’ role? And why isn’t TwitPic in court?
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‘I was very concerned about the exploitation of that personal family tragedy in order to make a case for keeping American troops in Afghanistan and continuing this war, in which so many Afghans have suffered’ | duckrabbit
‘I was very concerned about the exploitation of that personal family tragedy in order to make a case for keeping American troops in Afghanistan and continuing this war, in which so many Afghans have suffered’ — duckrabbit Remember Aisha? The poster girl of how great our invasion of Afghanistan has been. The girl who has…
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Submit your thoughts/ideas on the Visa pour L’Image Festival here | duckrabbit
Submit your thoughts/ideas on the Visa pour L’Image Festival here — duckrabbit If people have concrete ideas as to how to make anything at Visa or around Visa better, more engaging, more… via duckrabbit: http://duckrabbit.info/blog/2010/10/submit-your-thoughtsideas-on-the-visa-pour-limage-festival-here/ Abdollah Momeni, a former student leader, described in vivid detail in a recent letter how he was brutally beaten dozens…
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Is Getty wearing Leroy’s trousers? | duckrabbit – we produce photofilms
Is Getty wearing Leroy’s trousers? — duckrabbit UPDATE Jean Francois Leroy has emailed duckrabbit to say he will be responding within the next 48 hours. Some of… via duckrabbit: http://duckrabbit.info/blog/2010/09/is-getty-wearing-leroys-trousers/ But Morel didn’t post any pictures on Twitter. Nobody ever has, because – as most 10-year-olds could explain to the NPPA – Twitter is a…
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A Photo Editor – Journalist Works For Free, Produces Great Work, Asks To Be Paid…
Journalist Works For Free, Produces Great Work, Asks To Be Paid… – A Photo Editor Must be that time of the year/decade, because I can smell the schadenfreude in the air. Mayhill Fowler is a Huffington Post blogger who claims to have written the “one big story out of the last presidential election to live…
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Obama administration wants encryption backdoors for domestic surveillance – Boing Boing
Obama administration wants encryption backdoors for domestic surveillance In a New York Times article today by Charlie Savage, news that the Obama administration is proposing new legislation that would provide the U.S. Government with direct access to all forms of digita… via Boing Boing: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/09/27/obama-administration.html New York Times photographer Tyler Hicks gives a first-hand account…
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Eyewitness: Another side of North Korea
Eyewitness: Another side of North Korea Photographs from the Guardian Eyewitness series via the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/picture/2010/sep/27/photography The 52 minute documentary film by director Thomas Nordanstad is almost exclusively based on raw footage, rushes and DV tapes from the reporter’s camera, building up narrative stories with elements that could represent “a day at work” for a…
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Last day of Photokina | Leica News & Rumors
Last day of Photokina – Leica Rumors Update: Today (Monday) Leica published the last video from their Photokina coverage: Megapixel website interview with Stefan Daniel at Photokina. Recap: no plans for other DSLR solution below the S2 line, no plans for a new M film camera. Leica V-Lux 2 ha via Leica Rumors: http://leicarumors.com/2010/09/26/last-day-of-photokina.aspx/ Thank…
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David Farkas Photography Blog: Photokina 2010: Day 3 – Pentax 645D and Fuji Finepix X100
David Farkas: Photokina 2010: Day 3 – Pentax 645D and Fuji Finepix X100
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Leica X1 L'Eclaireur limited edition | Leica News & Rumors
Leica X1 L’Eclaireur limited edition – Leica Rumors This Leica X1 limited edition was created for the 30th anniversary of the Parisian boutique and concept store L’Eclaireur. The camera was designed by Gilles Ouaki (see related Leic’art). 1930 pieces will be produced, the release date is October 14th. No w via Leica Rumors: http://leicarumors.com/2010/09/26/leica-x1-leclaireur-limited-edition.aspx/ “Wow!” is all I…
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Aeriel Image of Devil Rays on the Move Takes First Prize in Environmental Photo Contest
Aeriel Image of Devil Rays on the Move Takes First Prize in Environmental Photo Contest
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Silvestri unveils three-lens panoramic camera – British Journal of Photography
Silvestri unveils three-lens panoramic camera – British Journal of Photography
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Al-Jazeera protests NATO detention of 2 cameramen in Afghanistan
Al-Jazeera protests NATO detention of 2 cameramen in Afghanistan Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/22/AR2010092203806.html?wprss=rss_world A day after Iran’s president defended his country’s record in permitting criticism, opposition Web sites reported on Wednesday that the second dissident Iranian journalist in less than a week had been incarcerated on charges including “propaganda against the state.”
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Netflix pays actors to pretend to be customers and talk to press at Canadian launch – Boing Boing
Netflix pays actors to pretend to be customers and talk to press at Canadian launch Netflix has had to apologize after it was revealed that the “enthusiastic customers” talking to the press at its Canadian launch were actors hired for the occasion, reciting lines from … via Boing Boing: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/09/22/netflix-pays-actors.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29 A day after Iran’s president…
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Florian Wagner – The Leica S2 on a Safari (video) | Leica News & Rumors
Florian Wagner – The Leica S2 on a Safari (video) – Leica Rumors You can see more images from Florian Wagner and a Q&A session at the Leica blog. Related posts: Opening of the Leica Store in Munich (video) Are you afraid of shooting strangers on the street? Watch this video! Chiun-Kai Shih: “Focused on…
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Court date set in Morel v. AFP case – British Journal of Photography
Court date set in Morel v. AFP case – BJP