Dec 19
This is the Grand Prize Winner of National Geographic’s best photo of the year competition,
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Dec 07
A well-drawn map isn’t just a functional chart, it’s a thing of beauty
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Oct 30
Being a National Geographic photographer demands going to great lengths to capture unique shots of wild—often dangerous—animals. It’s a task that sometimes requires some very custom-built gear. Luckily, there’s one man whose sole job is to craft these amazing gadgets.
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Aug 22
It’s said that history is written by the victors. But at the same time, those victors often end up mythologizing the brave, failed losers that came before them. According to National Geographic Magazine, our fascination with failed explorers isn’t just about scaring ourselves silly with stories of ice-encrusted tombs and cannibalism. It’s a vital function of our will to make progress.
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Jul 22
We’re used to participating in Christie’s auctions as mere spectators, gawking at items like the Maharaja of Patiala’s banqueting service or the original Apple 1. But this week, Christie’s is offering up a collection of National Geographic’s most iconic shots—and they’re surprisingly affordable.
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Nov 28
With the deadline hitting at the end of this week, there’s just a few days left to enter National Geographic’s 2012 photo contest. So far the submissions are, not surprisingly, stunning, and The Atlantic has rounded up some of the most beautiful entries so far. Choosing a single winner is going to be a daunting task. More »
Nov 27
Since we’ve already seen how people capture a photograph of a cheetah running at full speed, it makes sense to see the other side: the slow motion footage of a cheetah running. It’s mother naturally beautiful. More »
Nov 05
I firmly believe in digital formats, and as such, I actually haven’t had a TV in a decade. I’ve had plenty of high-resolution computer monitors though, and I guess they will be great to read all of the National Geographic issues that have been printed from 1888 through 2009.
That’s over 120 years of magazines on a 160 GB drive. Now that’s efficient, because I can’t see anyone dragging crates and crates of print magazines anywhere these days. The scans even include the ads. That must be interesting as well, especially if you go back to the early years. There’s a bonus DVD with some guides, and how the issues were created.
That HD doesn’t come cheap though. You’ll have to spend $199.95 at the National Geographic store in order to get it with all of the goodies. There’s also no word on when it will be updated to include content from the last three years.
[via Ubergizmo]
Nov 05
Now here is an interesting bit of trivia that you might be interested to know, assuming you are a buff for fantastic and quirky facts. Do you know that with just 160GB of storage space, you are able to store away a digitized copy of every single issue of National Geographic? Yes sir, the 160GB hard drive will not only hold every single article ever published in National Geographic, but it will also have room for all the advertisements printed to date, in addition to amassing thousands of photographs – all of them hailing all the way back from 1888 to 2009.
Needless to say, the 160GB hard drive will also feature a bunch of extras, including a bonus DVD that carries with tips on shooting lovelier photos, a behind-the-scenes look at just how each copy of National Geographic is created from the start to the end, as well as exclusive interviews with personalities that National Geographic thought would be interesting. You can more or less say that you are traveling through a time capsule when you read those old school articles from 1888 onwards, which come to think of it, dates back two centuries!
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: LG and National Geographic partner up to deliver 3D content, Remote controlled snake can’t poison you,
Oct 25
If You Ever Wondered How People Take a Picture of a Cheetah Running at Full Speed
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Cheetahs are super fast and to capture them running at full speed is damn near impossible. Well, almost impossible. National Geographic shows how they captured a running cheetah and it’s pretty impressive: over 400 foot of perfectly level dolly track, a bevy of cameras, an able and willing cheetah and really fast instincts. [YouTube via PetaPixel] More »
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