A Glitch in the Hubble Telescope Makes Beautiful Modern Art

A Glitch in the Hubble Telescope Makes Beautiful Modern Art

You’ve seen all the mind-boggling space images from the Hubble telescope, so this might seem… bizarre. What looks like a light painting or a computer rendering is an actual image sent back during the Hubble’s observing session. This is what happens when the telescope locks onto a bad guide star. The European Space Agency explains:

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iPhone 6 to retain 8-megapixel camera: here’s why that’s OK

Supposing you’re the sort of person that purchases a smartphone because it has all the newest specifications – biggest and therefor best, that is to say, you may not be … Continue reading

Samsung patent reveals camera with transparent display

Trying to take another stab at the digital camera market, Samsung is reported to have filed a patent for a camera whose display is completely see-through. Whether this so-called innovation … Continue reading

These Salt Mines Look Like Landscapes From Another Planet

These Salt Mines Look Like Landscapes From Another Planet

There’s something about looking at these photographs of Australian salt mines that… I don’t know, they’re like a visual chill pill or something. Photographer Emma Phillips snapped these beautiful shots in the Nullarbor Plain of Western Australia, but they look like a landscape from outer space.

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Roller Coaster Workers Recreate an Iconic 1932 Photo

Roller Coaster Workers Recreate an Iconic 1932 Photo

Everybody knows Lunch Atop a Skyscraper. Eleven men eating lunch on an I-beam beam hundreds of feet above New York City, none of them wearing safety harnesses—it’s iconic! That’s what makes this roller coaster recreation of it so much fun.

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Shooting Challenge: Spring

Shooting Challenge: Spring

I know. Technically, your home may still be buried under 40 feet of snow. But tomorrow is the first day of spring, and doggone it, we’re going to photograph it!

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Samsung NX mini SMART Camera is a petite shooter made for selfies

As leaked last month, Samsung has revealed the newest member of its NX SMART Camera line, the Samsung NX mini. Claimed to be the world’s slimmest and lightest interchangeable-lens digital … Continue reading

Samsung NX Mini: A Tiny New Camera System For the Selfie Generation

Samsung NX Mini: A Tiny New Camera System For the Selfie Generation

Samsung’s new interchangeable-lens camera system focuses on good looks, small size, and connectivity. Oh, and selfies. It’s called the NX Mini, and it will hit the shelves in April with a $450 and $550 kit

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Please Let This Be Peak Selfie

Please Let This Be Peak Selfie

I am pretty sure–or at least I am earnestly hopeful–that we have reached peak selfie.

    



15 Faked Miniature Photographs

Tilt-shift photography wasn’t invented to transform real world scenes into small scale models, but who’s complaining? Here are 15 faked miniatures, by you .

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