Zeiss Otus 1.4/55
The 1.4/55 Zeiss Otus is claimed by Zeiss in their marketing promotional materials as the perfect lens. Don't believe this. No lens is perfect. But this one may be close.
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Uwe Steinmueller | 10-7-2013 From: Digital Outback Photo Integrating PhotoNinja With Lightroom, and how best to use it. Our standard image organizer and raw converter is Lightroom 5. But there are cases where we prefer to use other raw converters for some images and cameras. For our Nikon D800 and the Fuji X-Trans cameras we really like the details we get from PhotoNinja. Because there are no Develop plugins for Lightroom we always look at the best workflow integration possible. Fortunately the developers of PhotoNinja made some good effort to make the integration quite effective. PhotoNinja allows you to create JPEG/TIFF images that
Read moreTintype Alchemy and Amelie
Amelie and Alchemy from Konstantin Brazhnik on Vimeo. An antiquarian Tintype photographer father. A four year old contemporary energetic daughter. For 15 seconds, the two worlds collide and with a little help from the black arts of Luther Gerloch emerges poetry… Tintype, also melainotype and ferrotype, is a photograph made by creating a direct positive on a sheet of iron metal that is blackened by painting, lacquering or enameling and is used as a support for a collodion photographic emulsion. Photographers usually worked outside at fairs, carnivals etc. and as the support of the tintype (there is no actual tin used) is resilient and does not need drying, photographs can be produced only
Read moreYosemite National Park
Today, hundreds of thousands of photographs will not be taken. The US Congress has declared war on landscape photographers. Thousands of locations are now posted:OFF LIMITS. Across the country, vacations, that dreamed of and earned respite from a year’s toil, are being collectively ruined. People who actually work for a living and do their jobs are being punished. American and foreign tourists are being held hostage as pawns in a game of chess while our elected leaders in the pockets of rich men argue insurance profits and health care kickbacks. Today is Yosemite’s birthday. Google is even celebrating the event.
Read moreSony QX10 – Field Report
Sony QX10 Lens Camera Field Report: More than a cool Concept? Uwe Steinmueller | 09-28-2013 From http://www.outbackphoto.net Mobile phones are the most used cameras in the world. But they are limited in many ways for those who love photography: Mostly fixed focal length (no zoom) Image quality below entry level compact cameras Not much control over expsure Note: This review is based on our own QX10 which we bought at a normal retail store. What are the options if you want more from a camera than the phone can deliver. Here are some criteria to consider: Little extra bulk and weight Handling Image quality
Read moreBurning Man 2013
Today’s feature is a story that repeats once a year: Burning Man. If you peruse the web, you will find numerous Burning Man films, most of them little worth the time spent watching them. This one is the exception. From a ten year veteran of the Playa, Stefan Spins and K. Jae Boheme really know how to tell the story well. Burning Man 2013 – One Day Like This Their gift to Burning Man 2013: Performed & reinterpreted by Kai Altair and Brent VanDyke – download @ http://www.kaialtair.com Original song by Elbow – download @http://j.mp/elbow1day Created by K Jae Bohéme &
Read moreSeed Story
Seed Story from William D. Caballero on Vimeo. From behind a camera lens, William D. Caballero tells big stories using small figures. His childhood action figures, model railroad set miniature people, and 3D printed polymer-resin models became an army of actors that William positioned amongst life-sized backdrops of urban decay, in the filming of Seed Story. This production technique allows William to tackle issues in Seed Story as somber as religious-genocidal warfare and as lighthearted as character-driven biopics using the same creative approach we all used when playing with our toys in our youth. Seed Story is an
Read moreSalgado Genesis Redeaux
Samy’s Camera did a special interview with Peter Fetterman on the opening of the Salgado Genesis show I previously reported on here: https://thecameraforum.com/sebastiao-salgado-genesis/ The following is from a Samys Camera PR Release. It is an interview with gallery owner Peter Fetterman on his long relationship representing Salgado, and the latest work Genesis reported by Debbie Meron, of Samy’s Camera. I republish it here as it adds additional details and expands on my prior story. “The collection is the “result of an epic eight-year expedition to rediscover the mountains, deserts and oceans, the animals and peoples that have so far
Read moreBreaking the Fourth Wall
Have you ever seen a TV or stage set of a room? Have you been to a live play? There are usually 3 walls – the back wall and 2 side walls. The fourth wall is presumed to be there, but it’s invisible – it what the audience is watching the play or TV show “through”. Any time a character turns to the camera, addresses the audience, or makes a comment that makes it seem like he KNOWS he’s in a TV show or a play, he’s said to be “breaking the fourth wall” – the wall that separates him
Read moreThe Falcon
The Falcon from Scot Hampton on Vimeo. The Falcon is a steampunk stop-motion film starring Professor Weston (ISO 50), Silly Patty (+2/-2 EV) and ‘Howell’ the Owl (f/256) during the Age of Argus as they journey throughout the Focal Kingdom. The Falcon is composed entirely of macro-photographed hardware pieces from disassembled vintage/antique cameras, ‘The Falcon’ features music from eslmusic.com artist Thunderball with sound design by Bret Johnson. From A.gfa to Z.eiss, and whatever your (small, medium or large) format, The Falcon has a perspective for everyone. Special appearance by: the Aperturians; Howell’s wife Bell. Partial list of parts:
Read moreThe Owl And The Pussycat
The Owl and the Pussycat from Suzanne Birrell on Vimeo. The Owl and the Pussycat is a “coloring book” style animation set to music written, directed, and vocals by Suzanne Birrell. Guitar – Tom Duarte. Lyrics-Now public domain, originally written by Edward Lear (circa 1871). CALICO PIE One hundred and sixty years ago in the fanciful world of Edward Lear, there was an Owl and a Pussy cat, a Duck and a Kangaroo, and many more delightful characters who had bold adventures. Uncle Arly, who traveled the world with Cricket on the end of his nose, and the green-headed Jumblies,
Read moreFrom One Second To The Next
Filmmaker and documentarian Werner Herzog (Aguirre: The Wrath of God, Grizzly Man) has directed a short film on the dangers of texting and driving. From One Second to the Next looks at how four lives have been impacted by texting-related accidents. A gripping subject, from an excellent and inspiring filmmaker. Created for AT&T’s “It Can Wait” campaign, which has the backing of all the major US carriers, the documentary expands on the TV spots that Herzog also produced. Among the subjects of the film are Xzavier, a young boy who was left paralyzed by a car accident caused by texting, and Chandler
Read morePlastic Beach
MIDWAY – Plastic Beach from Midway on Vimeo. “In the Greek mythology, Sisyphus was a king who was cursed to roll a huge boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down, and to repeat this throughout eternity. A beach cleanup on Midway Atoll made us feel just like Sisyphus.” There are millions of tons of plastics present in our oceans, and these are constantly fragmenting into smaller and smaller pieces which are scattered throughout the water column and present, in different densities, throughout all the worlds oceans. Contrary to what many people believe, there are
Read moreMIDWAY – A Message From The Gyre
MIDWAY, a Message from the Gyre : a short film by Chris Jordan from Midway on Vimeo. MIDWAY, a Message from the Gyre, is a short film. It is a powerful visual journey into the heart of an astonishingly symbolic environmental tragedy. On one of the remotest islands on our planet, tens of thousands of baby albatrosses lie dead on the ground, their bodies filled with plastic from the Pacific Garbage Patch. Returning to the island over several years, our team is witnessing the cycles of life and death of these birds as a multi-layered metaphor for our times. With
Read moreVisions and Images: Elliott Erwitt, 1981
“To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” Elliott Erwitt Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/e/elliotterw141210.html#YaV7zlv86uYAGFAJ.99 Another in my series of mining the video vaults of history, curating for interviews and sage advice from contemporary and near contemporary historical photographers of significance. Interviewer: Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Part of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Video Archive in the Duke University Libraries: http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollec…
Read moreSCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH PRESENTS FULL-FRAME-PRIMES AT IBC
From the deepest depths of “In My Fondest Dreams” and from a Bad Kreuznach Division IBC Press Release, 13.09.2013, I bring you the current #1 pick for my “Christmas Video, 2013 Most Wanted Stocking Stuffers.” (Saint Nicholas should be this good to all of us .) Schneider-Kreuznach presents its new range of Xenon full-frame primes at the International Broadcast Conference (IBC). The lenses have been developed especially for DSLR cameras with full-frame sensors for video shooting and can also be used with professional cine cameras. Schneider-Kreuznach Xenon 75mm FF Prime The full-frame lens series comprises five fixed focal lengths:
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