| Earthquake in Chile in The Big Picture |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe features some dramatic images from the devastating Earthquake in Chile. |
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| Canon updates Digital Photo Professional, other digital SLR apps |
| Canon has posted updaters for Digital Photo Professional, EOS Utility, Picture Style Editor and WFT Utility for Mac and Windows, as well as Original Data Security Tools for Windows only. Changes include support for the upcoming EOS Rebel T2i/550D, the addition of an horizon correction feature to the Trimming Tool in DPP, support for Mac OS X 10.6 in EOS Utility (plus the removal of official support for a long list of older cameras) and more. |
| February 26, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Rounding up some Olympic moments |
| There has been no shortage of sports galleries from the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and we've endeavored to round up some of the latest galleries and blogs.*UPDATED*
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| February 26, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Apple releases Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.1 |
| Apple has released Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.1 for the Mac OS, which adds support for the RAW formats of 11 new digital cameras, including the Olympus E-P1 and EP-2 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1. |
| February 25, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Apple releases Aperture 3.0.1 bug fix update |
| Apple has released Aperture 3.0.1, an update to the latest version of its pro photo management, image editing and RAW photo conversion application for Mac. The update addresses a long list of bugs. |
| February 24, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| POY competition posts some winning images |
| The 67th annual Pictures of the Year international competition has posted some of the winners in various categories. |
| February 24, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Stern shows us people having fun at the Olympics |
| Stern features a gallery on the fans from various parts of the world enjoying themselves at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. |
| February 23, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Reuters features best of Olympics |
| Reuters features a gallery on the Best of the Olympics thus far. |
| February 23, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Interesting backstage fashion images in The Big Picture |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe features Backstage during Fashion Week, a set of fashion images from behind the scenes. |
| February 23, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon updates firmware for EOS Rebel T1i/500D |
| Firmware v1.1.0 for the Canon EOS Rebel T1i/500D, released today, fixes a problem in which the camera's mirror was sometimes not positioned properly when Live View was activated. Menu wording errors have also been corrected. |
| February 23, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Delkin, Hoodman and SanDisk introduce new CompactFlash, SDXC memory cards |
| Delkin and Hoodman have recently introduced new high speed CompactFlash promising greater reliability, while SanDisk has taken the wraps off a 64GB SDXC card. Delkin's CombatFlash series is speed-rated at 625X, available in capacities up to 32GB and built to withstand extreme environmental conditions, while Hoodman's latest RAW CompactFlash is speed-rated at 675X, comes in capacities up to 16GB and utilizes enterprise-level flash memory. SanDisk's highest-capacity Secure Digital card to date is the new Ultra 64GB. It's also the company's first offering in the SDXC variant of this memory card format. |
| February 22, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon USA announces imagePROGRAF iPF6300, iPF6350 and iPF8300 printers |
| Canon USA has announced the imagePROGRAF iPF6300, iPF6350 and iPF8300 wide format photo printers. The trio utilize a newly formulated 12-colour Lucia EX inkset for promised wider colour gamut and ship with improved drivers and plug-ins. |
| February 22, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, Nikon D3S supported in Capture One 5.1 suite |
| Phase One has released v5.1 of its Capture One suite of RAW conversion and image editing applications, adding conversion support for RAW files captured with the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV, Nikon D3S, several Leaf digital backs and more, plus new editing tools. |
| February 22, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Think Tank Photo to ship Retrospective shoulder bag series this spring |
| Also unveiled today by Think Tank Photo is a series of three soft-sided shoulder bags and two lens changers. Called Retrospective and available in both black canvas and a patterned canvas called Pinestone, the new series is meant to evoke the classic look of earlier pro camera bags. |
| February 20, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Think Tank Photo unveils supersized Logistics Manager roller |
| If you have a need to schlep around multiple camera bodies and supertelephoto lenses plus accessories or, like us, you've been wanting a better way to carry the core of a studio flash lighting kit in one well-protected case, the new Logistics Manager roller from Think Tank Photo is well worth a look. |
| February 20, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Vancouver 2010 in The Big Picture |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe features images from the Winter Olympics in Vancouver 2010, part 1 of 2. |
| February 20, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Einstein 640 monolight release delayed |
| Lighting maker Paul C. Buff has announced this week that the release of the slick Einstein 640 monolight will almost certainly be delayed beyond the late February/early March shipping timeframe recently given by the company. The delay, says company founder Paul Buff in a statement on the Einstein 640 pre-order page, is the result of a sudden medical problem afflicting Chief Engineer Mike Morgan. |
| February 19, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon USA press release highlights EOS-1D Mark IV autofocus |
| Canon USA has issued a press release today, highlighting the EOS-1D Mark IV's sports autofocus capabilities. |
| February 19, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Photographer posts interesting panoramas of Olympic venues |
| Photographer Kari Kuukka has posted several interesting panoramas showing the Olympic venues at Whistler, one of the host areas of the XXI Olympic Winter Games going on right now in and around Vancouver, Canada. Kuukka used a Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Sigma 8mm fisheye lens to capture sweeping views of Whistler's main press centre as well as several competition sites. |
| February 19, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| PhotoShelter to add PicScout IRC image licensing technology |
| PhotoShelter and PicScout have announced a partnership that will enable member photos to automatically make use of PicScout's ImageIRC, an image licensing technology. |
| February 18, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Demonstration of Photoshop 1.0 part of twenty year celebration tomorrow |
| Adobe is gearing up to celebrate twenty years of Photoshop tomorrow, hosting both real and virtual events worldwide in which fans of the image editing software can learn tips, see a demonstration of Photoshop 1.0 plus meet the people behind it and more. |
| February 18, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Olympic images Captured by Post blog |
| The Denver Post blog, Captured, features a large-image gallery of The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics So Far... |
| February 17, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| National Geographic gallery features Wolf Wars |
| Wolves are making a comeback in the west but not everyone is happy about it in Wolf Wars, a feature gallery from National Geographic. Changing Tribes, another gallery on the same page also caught our eye. |
| February 17, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Stern posts Olympic gallery |
| In our search for a good Vancouver 2010 Olympic gallery, Germany's Stern came through with a good collection of images. |
| February 17, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| WHNPA posts contest winners |
| The White House News Photographers Association features The Eyes of History 2010 complete with still photography galleries from the various categories. |
| February 15, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| CPN features 2009 World Press winners |
| The Canon Professional Network features a slideshow and story on the 2009 winners of the 53rd annual World Press Photo Contest. |
| February 15, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Vancouver 2010 opening ceremonies caught in The Big Picture |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe has a nice gallery of Opening Ceremonies for Vancouver 2010. |
| February 13, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| An analysis of EOS-1D Mark IV autofocus performance |
| Does Canon's newest 1-series digital SLR deliver reliable peak action sports autofocus? Here's what we've found, in words and over 900 downloadable full resolution pictures. |
| February 11, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| The Big Picture features the torch relay |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe features Olympic Torch Relay nearly complete, a large-image gallery of nice images documenting the passage of the torch across Canada to Vancouver for the start of the Olympic Winter Games Feb. 12. |
| February 11, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Reuters takes a look Inside Kashmir |
| Reuters features a large slideshow of images from Inside Kashmir. |
| February 11, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Monitor daily gallery a good one |
| The Christian Science Monitor features some nice images in its daily gallery today. |
| February 10, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon Canada to launch revamped CPS program in April |
| Canon Canada has begun informing Canadian CPS members that they will be announcing a revamped version of the CPS program in April. The company is not revealing any details about what the new program will look like, saying only it will "offer our members an even greater level of service and help to ensure your continued success through professional partnership with Canon Canada." |
| February 10, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| One in 8 Million series discussed |
| We have been long-time fans of the New York Times' One in 8 Million series and always wondered how it was put together. The Times features a 7-page Talk to The Times: One in 8 Million story which introduces members of team who talk about the concept then take part in a Q&A. Photographer Todd Heisler answers questions about his role both in the Q&A and in Shoptalk: With Todd Heisler. |
| February 10, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Nature's Best features some of nature's best images |
| Nature's Best Photography features a nice slideshow of images from the natural world on its homepage. |
| February 10, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| onOne Software submits new version of DSLR Camera Remote to Apple's App Store |
| onOne Software has submitted DSLR Camera Remote 1.3 for the iPhone and iPod Touch to Apple's App Store. It fixes several bugs, enables LiveView and Bulb exposure mode to be used simultaneously and adds support for the Canon EOS 7D and EOS-1D Mark IV plus the Nikon D3S. |
| February 10, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Camera Bits posts official release of Photo Mechanic 4.6.3 |
| Camera Bits has posted the official release of Photo Mechanic 4.6.3 for Mac and Windows. The update adds the ability for the program's Live Ingest feature to import RAW files (including RAW+JPEG pairs), plus it fixes a variety of bugs. |
| February 10, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Apple releases Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.0 |
| Apple has released Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.0 for the Mac OS, which adds support for Canon's reduced-resolution sRAW and mRAW formats as well as the PowerShot S90, plus Leica's D-LUX 4 and three models from Panasonic. |
| February 9, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Weather always a photo opp |
| The Christian Science Monitor features Snowmageddon, a collection of weather images from the recent snow storms on the eastern seaboard of the U.S. |
| February 9, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Apple announces Aperture 3 |
| Apple today has unveiled Aperture 3, a new release of its pro photo management and raw conversion application for Mac. A new non-destructive brushes feature with automatic edge detection leads the list of changes. Other changes include the addition of adjustment presets, a full-screen browser mode, slideshows that can incorporate still photos, video and audio plus much more. |
| February 9, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| PhotoBlog features man-made, ice-climbing challenge |
| PhotoBlog from MSNBC features an interesting collection of images including a man-made ice waterfall in Iowa. |
| February 9, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon posts firmware update for D3S |
| Nikon has posted firmware update v1.01 for the D3S that fixes an instance of the camera's change card ("CHA") message appearing with certain CompactFlash cards and tweaks the behaviour of the video mode. |
| February 9, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Nikon announces 16-35mm f/4 VR, 24mm f/1.4 |
| Nikon has unveiled two new wide angle lenses: the AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED and AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR. |
| February 8, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Photo Journal gallery well worth a look |
| Photo Journal from The Wall Street Journal features an interesting lead photo in the Feb. 3 gallery that doesn't appear in the Photos of the Week: Feb. 1- Feb. 5. |
| February 8, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| The Big Picture features Colorful India |
| The Big Picture from The Boston Globe features a collection of images on Colorful India. |
| February 8, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon unveils EOS Rebel T2i/550D |
| Canon has unveiled the EOS Rebel T2i, its best-appointed Rebel class camera to date that offers many of the key features of the EOS 7D at a fraction of the cost. The T2i includes a 17.92 million image pixel CMOS sensor, fires at up to 3.7fps, sports 63-zone metering and 9-point AF systems, is compatible with both SD/SDHC and SDXC format memory cards and can capture 1080p video at 30fps (its other resolution and frame rate options are the same as the 7D, plus it incorporates a stereo external mic jack too). |
| February 8, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Camera Bits posts release candidate of Photo Mechanic 4.6.3 |
| Camera Bits has posted a release candidate of Photo Mechanic 4.6.3 for Mac and Windows. The update adds the ability for the program's Live Ingest feature to import RAW files (including RAW+JPEG pairs), plus it fixes a variety of bugs. |
| February 7, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Canon announces EOS E1 plug-in for transferring digital SLR video to Final Cut Pro |
| Canon today has announced the availability of the EOS E1 plug-in, which is meant to allow "simple and easy transfer of video content from Canon's EOS DSLR cameras directly into Final Cut Pro." It's compatible with the EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 7D and EOS-1D Mark IV and is a free download from the Apple website, says a Canon USA press release.*UPDATED* |
| February 5, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Paul C. Buff Australia now accepting pre-orders for Einstein 640 monolight |
| Paul C. Buff Australia is now accepting pre-orders for the Einstein 640. Colour temperature consistency and crisp freezing of motion are the signature features promised for the new 640ws monolight, which was unveiled in October 2009 and is slated to ship no sooner than roughly the end of February 2010. |
| February 3, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Monitor features a gallery of moon shots |
| The Christian Science Monitor features an interesting gallery of images on The full moon. |
| February 3, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| Reuters posts best of January |
| Reuters has posted Pictures of the month: January, a collection of the best images from the news agency's photographers from across the globe. |
| February 2, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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| NatureScapes.Net gallery features best of 2009 |
| NatureScapes.Net features 2009 Images of the Year, a fine gallery of images from the natural world. |
| February 2, 2010 | FULL STORY |
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