Photography

Well-known storm photographer Mike Olbinski created the annual Storm Photos of the Year contest as a way to help the public recognize the dedication of both professional and amateur storm photographers. Storm photography is often considered one of the most challenging genres to master. Not only does a photographer have to be proficient with composition and settings, but storm photography…

My love of astronomy started way back as a child when my dad bought a Celestron C8 telescope. I remember spending hours with him searching to find a single dark sky object. This love of the night sky stuck with me and it wasn’t until 2012 I made a New Year’s resolution to go out for one night each month near the new moon to do astronomy, photography, and time-lapse of the night sky. I…

Fujifilm has announced it is raising the price of its photographic film and paper as a result of ‘soaring raw materials, transportation costs, etc., as well as the decline in demand.’ In a rather simple press release shared on Fujifilm’s website, the company says it has ‘been working hard to absorb costs by improving production efficiency and saving costs,’ but says ‘corporate…

Intel has announced the first Arc A-Series graphics processing units that will power laptops, with the promise of more powerful versions coming later this year for desktops and workstations. The Intel Arc graphics family for laptops are the first discrete GPUs from its Intel Arc A-Series grpahics portfolio for laptops. The company says that the Intel Arc platform and A-Series mobile GPU…