As the International Space Station whizzes around the world, Canadian astronaut, Chris Hadfield has been snapping away at all sorts of interesting subjects from a viewpoint very few will ever get to. In the video below take particular note of how his cameras, even with big glass attached, just float in zero gravity. Photographers’ bliss!
A new look at Parcel Post
Have you ever ordered gear online and had it shipped to you? It’ great when that parcel arrives and you finally get your mitts on it. Did you ever wonder about the route your parcel takes and the places it visits on its way to your doorstep?
Blogger, Ruben van der Vleuten did “so instead of sitting back I started a simple project to actually see it myself. I put a small camera in a box, build a timer circuit using Arduino and shipped it”. Here is the result:
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Photofest Ireland 2013
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Lightroom 5 Beta Launched
Adobe has released the Public Beta version of Lightroom 5. A beta version is still a work in progress and is released to be used, free of charge, by the public who can report any bugs or issues directly to Adobe who may address them before the final version of the software is released.
Terry White is a Worlwide Design Evangelist for Adobe. He has created the video below where he demonstrates his five favourite features in the beta release.
You can download the free Lightroom 5 beta here. To learn about more technical updates to this release, visit the Lightroom Journal blog. You can submit your thoughts and ideas to this feedback page.
Adobe says that if you already have Lightroom, they will not update your existing catalogues when you download the beta. Rather, a new catalogue will be created where you can import your images. They also recommend that you only use copies of your images in the beta as this is not a finished product and is still a work in progress. Therefore, you should not use your original images with it.
Catch any Fish?
Having discovered the virtues of thinkTank products, mostly camera bags, I remember discussing them with a friend of mine last year and recommending them to him. In particular, I mentioned the Retrospective 20 model because of its great design, strong build, good workmanship, comfortable shoulder strap, and most importantly, the fact that it doesn’t scream “bag full of expensive gear, come and rob me!”.
Well, long story short, my friend went off and bought a Retrospective 20 and was delighted with his purchase. He was able to fit plenty gear in it yet was able to carry it around comfortably in such a nondescript way – the perfect shoulder bag.
Fast-forward to a few days ago and my friend is out one evening looking for a good sunset shot. He decided to keep the gear in the bag until he needed it. So he’s walking along with his camera in the bag and tripod over his shoulder when he met a man “who asked me if I had caught any fish? I told him that the salmon were scarce!”
Proof that the Retrospective doesn’t scream Camera!
See the thinkTank Retrospective 20 here.