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Teen Hit by Train on Camera While Shooting Instagram Reel

An Indian teenager shooting an Instagram Reel was hit by a train. The horrifying incident was caught on camera, and although the boy received series injuries, he miraculously survived the accident. The footage shows the teenager walking perilously close to the line as a train was approaching behind him. Not watching the approaching train, the teen unwittingly positions himself directly…
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Hit the pavement: 5 lessons landscape photographers can learn from street photography

Find a new appreciation for landscapes in the noise and movement of the city street. When was the last time you tried something new? When did you last challenge yourself to go beyond what you thought you were capable of? I like my comfort zone as much as the next person, whether that’s ordering the same coffee from the same cafe each morning (a strong flat white, thanks), or listening to the…
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Magical Photos Shed New Light on How Fireflies Interact with the World

Photographer Pete Mauney’s mesmeric long exposures of fireflies are not only works-of-art but shed light on the insects’ behavior. Mauney’s enchanting photographs consist of anything from 100 to 1500 30-megapixel RAW files and the large data require custom computers to handle the processing. “If I process them in 16bit the files, they will often be in the 150GB range, or…
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NASA Turns James Webb Telescope’s First Photos Into Music

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) team has translated some of the telescope’s first photos into music. Called sonification, the goal is to make the JWST’s image and data understandable through sound to help listeners create their own mental images. Sonification is the process of using non-speech audio to convey visual information. The Webb team, in conjunction with NASA’s Universe of…
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