Aurora chasing photographer MaryBeth Kiczenski had to battle a camera that failed on her to capture this gorgeous photo of the northern lights dancing over a sunflower field.
Kiczenski tells PetaPixel that the screen on her Nikon Z6 camera cut out on her at a vital moment. But thanks to a helpful feature she was able to come away with the shot.
“Since all the controls are done on…
Photographer Richard Malogorski uses an incredibly complex 1915 Cirkut camera to capture 360-degree panoramics on film.
Despite most modern smartphones having a panoramic mode and an increasingly expanding 360-degree camera market, Malogorski chooses to use a…
A Canon patent application in Japan outlines the technology and optical formulas to achieve Defocus Smoothing using electrochromic elements (EC). With EC elements, a lens with variable apodization is possible. Before looking at the patent literature, it’s worthwhile to…
Ep. 371: Nikon’s List of the Dead – and more
August 26, 2022
Episode 371 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 – Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS!
Featured: Photographer, Ivan Weiss
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Basic Construction Co. auger machine moves Canon Virginia, Inc. Recycled Toner Pellets (RTP) to feeder belt and is dropped onto Basic’s Recycled Asphalt Pavement feeder belt.
Thanks to a partnership with Virginia-based Basic Construction, Canon has developed a way to…
With 75% of their users believing video quality matters for job success, HP has announced a new line of products with the promise of studio-quality video conferencing while at home.
HP 34-inch All-in-One Desktop PC
The new HP 34-inch All-in-One (AiO) Desktop PC allows users…
Kobe Bryant’s Widow Wins $16M Over Leaked Crash Photos
August 25, 2022
The widow of Kobe Bryant has been awarded $16 million in damages in a lawsuit against Los Angeles county over leaked graphic photos of the helicopter crash that killed the NBA star, their 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and seven other victims in January 2020.
A federal jury yesterday returned the unanimous verdict that deputies and firefighters taking and sharing photos of the crash victims, which…
Instagram Allows Users To Share Photos Through a QR code
August 25, 2022
Instagram is now allowing users to share anyone’s photos through a QR code.
TechCrunch reports that Instagram users can now use a QR code to share posts or Reels from the social media platform. They can also share a QR code location through its searchable Map experience on…
The Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD for Sony E-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras that was announced in July will be available in September for $1,299.
The lens is billed as the start of an entirely new category of high-performance, ultra-telephoto mirrorless…
A team of scientists has leveraged the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to produce a massive mosaic of space made up of 690 photos. The image covers an area of the sky about eight times as large as the telescope’s first deep field image released on July 12.
The huge mosiac was generated as part of the Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science Survey (CEERS), an initiative whose goal is to…
