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Issues with the web site
As you may have noticed, the web site has been missing a few steps recently. During several hours (and several times) the web site has been down. It appears that our server has been victim of a hacking attempt. It was successful and forced the site down at least twice. The server guys are working…
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Underpants: A gift for the camera lover
No doubt about that, you must make sure that your other half will find this information in time for buying the best gift for a photo camera lover: underpant boxers with second-hand vintage photo cameras. This is at GAP, it’s everywhere in the wolrd on the Internet, but also in all the GAP shops, in…
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CompactFlash is not dead yet
photo © 2009 Sam Catchesides | more info (via: Wylio) We may have believed that CompactFlash was nearly dead as a format for flash memory cards. This is not true yet, since SanDisk Corporation, Sony Corporation and Nikon Corporation just announced they started the development of the next generation of Compact-Flash memory cards able to…
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NASA and ESA best space pictures
The two great space American and European agencies (NASA and ESA) are the most active sources of top-quality space images. Even better, most of their published pictures are available nearly without constraint (at least for non-commercial uses). So, you no longer need to bring your telescope and your photo camera to see the deep end…
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Post rating is coming to YLovePhoto
Starting right now, I open an experiment with a new feature for YLovePhoto. As you will quickly notice, there is now the possibility to add a star rating to all posts and pages on the web site. This should be quite easy to master (click on the star rating you want to give, 1 is…
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Olympus plans micro-safaris
Olympus is also known for the design of microscopes what is a good explanation for their organization of an annual microphotogrphy contest. It is clear that the participants must practice a photographic art which does not rely on AWD SUV cars and long telel-lenses. But the winners of this year brought back pictures that seem…
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A Soviet Photoshop
A little historical gem: Soviet Russia had found a way to automate the photo image retouching jobs before the invention of Photoshop but with the help of a rotary scanner. YouTube link
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Tracey Kidston, new web site
You probably remember Tracey Kidston, who was a featured portfolio in last January. She updated her web site to present (among others) new pictures from Costa Rica. The size of displayed images is also a little larger.
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Links between a flash and a studio
A photographic studio is not only a place where there are too many cables on the floor. It could also be an excuse to find a lot of useful web links: High Speed Sync for flash at any shutter speed Almost Free DIY Paper Diffuser (Strobist) High Speed Photography Studio at Home You also have…