There’s a deceptively still body of water in Tanzania with a deadly secret—it turns any animal it touches to stone. The rare phenomenon is caused by the chemical makeup of the lake, but the petrified creatures it leaves behind are straight out of a horror film.
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Though Brad Pitt, Justin Bieber, and Stephen Hawking have all (allegedly) snagged tickets for Virgin Galactic’s first commercial space flights
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If you’re in the market for a consumer-friendly DSLR, it’s a good idea to budget in some money for extra lenses, as you’ll see a marked improvement in image quality compared to your camera’s kit lens. Or, just buy the cheapest, crappiest glass you can find and wait until this wonderful software from researchers at the University of British Columbia is available. It promises the same results with just a couple of clicks.
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Kodak may be "a walking corpse of a company" according to some
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Brinno has unveiled new camera bundles that include its sleek and relatively small action camera. There are several bundles available that outfit the digital camera to do specific tasks depending on the user’s needs. All these bundles use the same small camera and included 2 GB memory card. Power for the cameras comes from four […]
The idea of an empty city is sort of simultaneously awesome and creepy because it would be cool to have a space built for thousands of people all to yourself, but you’d have to wonder where everybody went. Photographer Bruce Wayne Berry Jr. wanted to investigate the feelings evoked by an empty city while using effects to show what Philadelphia looks like through infrared filters.
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The work of photographer Mark Willis combines advanced imaging and fabrication technologies with archaeological exploration, often producing breath-taking images, 3D models, and highly accurate virtual environments from ancient sites in the U.S. Southwest.
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It’s fascinating to watch traditional camera manufacturers try to adapt their technology to a world in which smartphones can take great photos
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Odds are good that if you live in the area, you’ve walked by the the closed Williamsburg Savings Bank and wondered what’s inside. Located just over the Williamsburg Bridge, at 175 Broadway, in Brooklyn, New York, the domed building hails from a time when banks were grand, church-like spaces. And now, after years of deterioration, the space is finally being restored—as a social hub intended for the burgeoning community that is Williamsburg.
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Some say that a picture is worth 1,000 words, but regardless of how you do the math, it’s fair to say that a good photo can say a lot more than 140 characters. With that in mind, Twitter is giving greater emphasis to photos within tweets by placing them front and center in the post, with the actual tweet serving as a simple caption below. Looking at it now, the decision seems an obvious one, but all photos were previously smaller and subservient to the short text. The visual redesign applies to both landscape and portrait photos, so regardless of how you frame your image, you can now let your shooting skills do the talking for you.
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