January 13, 2014
by stephen
Comments Off on So Who Was Susan Gilmore?
Sunrise on Susan Gilmore Beach: Whilst shooting this image, I became curious as to the identity of Susan Gilmore and how this beach came to be named. It turns out that Susan Gilmore was a large sailing ship that ran … Continue reading
October 15, 2013
by stephen
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September 13, 2011
by stephen
Comments Off on Historic photos now in 3D
Miklós Falvay has used a series of historic photographs, and through the magic of software, has turned the images into a static 3D scene that the camera can explore. The whole process (modelling, texturing, compositing) was done with Blender 2.49, … Continue reading
August 29, 2011
by stephen
Comments Off on Apparently books need trailers too
I’ve noticed more and more books on Amazon come with some kind of video introduction, but I had never made the connection. Books need video trailers now, just like music. Without the video, the product is just another unknown, unexciting … Continue reading
August 26, 2011
by stephen
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Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004), the French photographer who redefined both photojournalism and his craft as an art form, is being celebrated in a major exhibition – Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Man, The Image & The World – at the Queensland Art Gallery … Continue reading
August 26, 2011
by stephen
Comments Off on The Art of Flight
When we asked to go there he said “No! You cannot escape from this place.” Snowboarding photography has come a really long way. The scenes of jumping over trees are just amazing: Official Site: The Art of Flight
August 26, 2011
by stephen
Comments Off on 45 years ago, the first photo of Earth from space was taken
Like No Other View On Earth On 23 August 1966, NASA’s Lunar Orbiter 1 took the first photo of Earth from the moon’s orbit, and it forever changed how we see our home planet. In this day and age, it … Continue reading