Fairy martin, Petrochelidon ariel (synonyms, Cecropis ariel, Hylochelidon ariel and Hirundo ariel; protonym, Collocalia Ariel), Gould, 1842, also known as the bottle swallow, cliff swallow or as the land swallow, photographed at the western water treatment plant near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Image: Marie-Louise Ng, 27 December 2011 (with permission, for GrrlScientist/Guardian use only) [velociraptorise]. [...]
Amateur photographer Dave Dummett has won the 2012 Western Morning View competition – and is now the proud owner of a brand new Nikon D7000 camera. Mr Dummett, from Tiverton, scooped the prize after submitting his stunning shot of Start Point in South Devon. ? Dave Dummett, right, receives his prize from Western Morning News [...]
By Joe Kashi, for the Redoubt Reporter It’s the best of times for serious photographers, as top camera makers introduce a storm of improved, high-end models. After a few quiet years in which no new, full-frame cameras were introduced, we now have four new models, two each from Canon and Nikon, along with persistent rumors [...]
As the popularity of Compact System Cameras increases with a host of new models, it’s been pretty quiet period for entry-level DSLRs over the last twelve months. This is about to change with the arrival of the Nikon D3200. Boasting a resolution that’s a match for much higher priced models, while at the same time [...]
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1 achieves impressive color quality, but struggles to completely justify its intimidating price tag. It seems like camera models sporting G, 1 and X are almost as popular as Game of Thrones. There’s the new Canon PowerShot G1X, JVC Everio GX1 camcorder and this one. Similar nomenclature aside, they’re all very different [...]
It used to be that when you went to a rock concert, a sea of flames from lighters held overhead would make the venue visible from far away. Those points of light still emanate from a show today, but it’s actually just the dull glow of camera phones clicking away in unison. Everybody wants to [...]
The rumor mill is kicking into high gear again as Nikonrumors is now reporting that there is an 80% chance that the Nikon D600 will be announced sometime before the Photokina 2012 trade show. For Nikon users, this is an especially exciting development as these current rumors have the Nikon D600 being an entry-level full [...]
The Nikon D90 is a 12.3 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera model announced by Nikon on August 27, 2008. It is a prosumer model that replaces the Nikon D80 (which itself succeeded the Nikon D70 and Nikon D70s), fitting between the company’s entry-level and professional DSLR models. In May 2009, the D90 won the TIPA [...]
Leica doesn’t really go in for totally overhauling its cameras—they tend to evolve in very, very small steps, even if the fundamentals could be radically improved without too much extra cost. The X2 is the perfect example of this. From the outside, you’ll need a keen eye to tell it apart from the excellent (although [...]
Photographer: Steve Marose, Redmond Photo taken: April 14, Skagit Valley Photographer’s description: “My first visit to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival proved too early for (most) tulips, but daffodils were in full bloom. As the sun set, the yellow was echoed in the hazy sky. Taken with Nikon D7000 camera with Tokina 12-24mm lens.” Expert [...]
