A lucky shot of nature’s extraordinary, cruel but necessary occurrences by photographer William Buchheit titled “Going Down Biting“: 1. What was the set up to take the shot and how did you know when to start shooting? I got this shot while on a shark expedition near Seal Island in False Bay, South Africa. We [...]
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A Peace of my Mind: Michael Kiesow Moore
Michael Kiesow Moore teaches a class he calls “Writing Peace into the World.” He uses writing as a tool for exploring what we know about peace and as a method for accessing peace in our own lives. For Michael, the creative process leads to peace. He has helped coordinate public readings that focus on peace and a festival called “Art of Peace”. Michael believes we need to bring peace into our lives in small ways, because these small steps can ripple to larger issues.
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About the Project:
A Peace of My Mind began out of the belief that if a single voice can make a small difference, then together, many voices can make a tremendous impact.
In early 2009, photographer John Noltner began interviewing people about their thoughts on peace. The interviews were recorded digitally and combined with a B&W portrait.
The goal is to create a collection of thoughts on peace from people with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences and to use that collection of interviews to foster a larger public conversation on the subject.
The project is based on the premise that we all have important thoughts to share. We all have a view of peace that is very personal...whether that means political peace, spiritual peace, inner peace or something entirely unexpected. And the belief is that at the core, we are all the same...we all long for and dream for the same things.
More than 50 people have been interviewed for A Peace of My Mind. I am currently in the process of producing an exhibit that can be used by school and community groups to help foster dialogue about issues such as conflict resolution, tolerance, diversity and civic responsibility.
So the hope is that through conversation, we will begin to understand each other a little better. By sharing, we will create a sense of community, and in our own way , make a stand for peace...in our own lives, in our communities, and in the world that we share.
It’s that simple...join us...and share A Peace of Your Mind.
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Burgers become true fast food at 87 mph
One cafe wants to redefine "fast food."
Inspired by the Tube Transport System in "Futurama," Sam Crofskey of C1 Espresso in Christchurch, New Zealand, is installing a system of pneumatic tubes that will deliver mini burgers (sliders) and nachos to tables at speeds of up to 97 miles per hour.
It's not exactly a new technology; pneumatic tubes have been used to transport messages since the 1850s, and have subsequently been employed over the years as a secure transportation method for cash and medications, as well as an alternative to trains. Indeed, C1 has been using a smaller system to transport orders to the kitchen. By combining the two systems, C1 hopes to reduce wait times -- and toss hotter, fresher food into the bargain.
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Geminids and Comet Lovejoy
The Geminid Meteor Shower, a celestial display caused by the Earth passing through debris from an asteroid, and Comet Lovejoy made fantastic appearances in the night sky this year, and many stargazers captured them with their exceptional astrophotography. See, and share, more astrophotography in the Geminids and Comet Lovejoy gallery and Astronomy group. Photos from […]![]()
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Photos - Bollywood's newbie fashion icons
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World's unluckiest men
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Do you think of yourself as an unlucky person? Many people curse their luck after missing a train, or failing on the lottery once again. These men take the biscuit when it comes to misfortune, so next time you ask yourself ‘why me?’ count your blessings that you're not as unlucky as them.
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Do you think of yourself as an unlucky person? Many people curse their luck after missing a train, or failing on the lottery once again. These men take the biscuit when it comes to misfortune, so next time you ask yourself ‘why me?’ count your blessings that you're not as unlucky as them.
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Do you think of yourself as an unlucky person? Many people curse their luck after missing a train, or failing on the lottery once again. These men take the biscuit when it comes to misfortune, so next time you ask yourself ‘why me?’ count your blessings that you're not as unlucky as them.
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Roy Sullivan was a US park ranger who became known as the human lightning conductor after being struck by lightning seven times on separate occasions. He earned himself a Guinness world record for his misfortune but sadly took his own life in 1983 aged 71.
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Henry Ziegland didn’t know how much trouble he was going to cause when he broke up with his girlfriend in 1883. She was so distraught that she killed herself. Her brother then looked to avenge her death by shooting Ziegland, and then himself. The bullet only skimmed Ziegland and became lodged in a tree, and that should have been the end of this story, but it isn’t. Ziegland went back to the scene 20 years later so that he could blow up the tree in which the bullet was lodged (WHY?). The tree clearly didn’t take kindly to this and propelled the bullet back at Ziegland, killing him.
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John Lyne can take the title of Britain’s unluckiest man and has earned himself the nickname ‘Calamity John’. He has suffered 16 major accidents, including three car crashes and a lightning strike. He was a victim of 'Friday the 13th' bad luck as a child, when he broke his arm falling from a tree, only to break it again in a bus crash on his way back from the hospital that was treating his injury.
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A man in Brazil died after a cow fell through his roof, crushing his leg. The 1,360kg cow escaped from a nearby farm then climbed onto the roof, which collapsed – dropping the animal onto de Souza’s bed, where he was sleeping with his wife by his side. The man was taken to hospital but, sadly, died soon after. The man’s wife and the cow were both unharmed.
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John Wade Agan has cheated death way more than is normal. He’s been robbed at gunpoint and locked in the boot of his car, stabbed in the chest with a butcher’s knife, and allegedly bitten by two snakes – at the same time. More recently he was struck by lightning (obviously) in his own kitchen.
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Frane Selak doesn’t have much luck with transport. He has been in a plane crash, a train derailment, a bus crash and two car explosions as well as being run over by a bus and driving his car off a cliff. After all his trauma, karma came to his rescue and he won a million dollars in the Croatian lottery. He prefers to be seen as the world’s luckiest man, rather than unluckiest, but we’re not so sure.
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Earlier this year a snake appeared from inside a toilet in Israel and bit a man where no man wants to be bitten as he was doing his business. Fortunately for him, the snake was not venomous and he was not seriously hurt.
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Jason Cairns-Lawrence and his wife Jenny were at the scene of the September 11 attacks in New York, as well as the 7 July attacks in London. This didn't seem to be enough to confine them to the safety of their sofas forever - in 2008 they travelled to Mumbai, only to find themselves at the scene of major terrorist shootings. They have, unsurprisingly, given up any further travelling ambitions.
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Photos - Hottest Posters of Sunny Leone
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How to Email Photographs in Lightroom
As I’ve said time and time again, Lightroom is all about speed. And that’s the beauty of it. You can do so many things without actually needing to save the images as JPEG files on your computer, you hardly ever need to Export them at all. In this article, I will show you how to... read more »
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Christmas Mini Session Edited with MCP Inspire Photoshop Actions
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I’m so happy MCP Inspire came out before my Christmas Mini Sessions! They’ve helped me speed up my workflow tremendously! When running actions, especially ones that enhance color tones, I turn all ...
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Some diverse casting from Bhavnisha Parmar AKA @BhavnishaP rep by Red 24 Management @Red24Management
via Nicholas Dawkes Photography Facebook
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Heading Home
Canon 6D, 70-200mm F/2.8, f/7.1, 1/2000, iso 400 Although pelicans and penguins are my first loves in the world of birds, these great blue herons really have to be the most regal flying creature we have. And I'm lucky enough...
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Samyang Introduces Full Frame Lenses for Sony E-Mount
New Sony A7 and A7R owners can rejoice. Samyang has introduced five new full-frame lenses for Sony E-mount, including: Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC Samyang 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC So far, only the [...]
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Find Out How EIZO's Christmas Animation Was Created
Animation graduate Katy Beveridge reveals how she created EIZO's Christmas animation.
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Welcome, new PMA and PPFA members
Join with us in a warm welcome to these new members of PMA and PPFA: Forever Framed, Woodward, Okla. 42 Variables, Los Angeles, Calif. Frame It, Midland, Texas. The Frame Makers, Tacoma, Wash. Frame N Focus, San Jose, Calif. Parthenon, San Francisco, Calif. Pelican Imaging, Calif. Photos “R” Us, Miami, Fla. Picaboo Yearbooks, Menlo Park […]
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Jason Andrew: Black Diamonds
Jason Andrew is an American photojournalist who began his career as an elementary teacher before becoming a full-time, professional photographer in 2006. His clients include The Wall Street Journal, FT Weekend Magazine, and The New Yorker. Jason was also a finalist for the Leica Oskar Barnack Award in 2012. His project entitled “Black Diamonds” on [...]
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New Apple Mac Pro Available Starting Tomorrow
The highly anticipated Mac Pro will be available to order tomorrow from the Apple Online Store, prices start at £3,299 inc VAT (£2,749.17 ex VAT).
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CUPERTINO, California―December 18, 2013―Apple today announced the all-new Mac Pro will be available to order starting Thursday, December 19. Redesigned from the inside out, the all-new Mac Pro features the latest Intel Xeon processors, dual workstation-class GPUs, PCIe-based flash storage and ultra-fast ECC memory.
Designed around an innovative unified thermal core, the all-new Mac Pro packs unprecedented performance into an aluminium enclosure that is just 9.9-inches tall and one-eighth the volume of the previous generation. Mac Pro features 4-core, 6-core, 8-core or 12-core Intel Xeon processors running at Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.9 GHz and two workstation-class AMD FirePro GPUs that deliver up to eight times the graphics performance of the previous generation Mac Pro.* PCIe-based flash storage delivers sequential read speeds up to 10 times faster than conventional desktop hard drives, and ECC DDR3 gives the new Mac Pro up to 60GBps of memory bandwidth for seamlessly editing full-resolution 4K video while simultaneously rendering effects in the background. With an incredible six Thunderbolt 2 ports, each with up to 20Gbps of bandwidth per device, the new Mac Pro completely redefines desktop expandability with support for up to 36 high-performance peripherals, including the latest 4K displays.
Pricing & Availability
The Mac Pro is available with a 3.7 GHz quad-core Intel Xeon E5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.9 GHz, dual AMD FirePro D300 GPUs with 2GB of VRAM each, 12GB of memory, and 256GB of PCIe-based flash storage starting at £2,499 inc VAT (£2,082.50 ex VAT); and with a 3.5 GHz 6-core Intel Xeon E5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.9 GHz, dual AMD FirePro D500 GPUs with 3GB of VRAM each, 16GB of memory, and 256GB of PCIe-based flash storage starting at £3,299 inc VAT (£2,749.17 ex VAT). Configure-to-order options include faster 8-core or 12-core Intel Xeon E5 processors, AMD FirePro D700 GPUs with 6GB of VRAM, up to 64GB of memory, and up to 1TB of PCIe-based flash storage. Additional technical specifications, configure-to-order options and accessories are available online at www.apple.com/uk/mac-pro.
The all-new Mac Pro will be available to order starting Thursday, December 19 through the Apple Online Store, Apple’s retail stores and select Apple Authorised Resellers.
*Testing conducted by Apple in October 2013 using preproduction Mac Pro 12-core 2.7 GHz units with 1TB flash storage and AMD FirePro D700 graphics, and shipping Mac Pro 12-core 3.06 GHz units with 512GB SSD and ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics.
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Photography Quote of the Day - Jack Welpott - December 18 - DSLRphoto.com
"Part of the fascination that photography holds is its ability to unlock secrets kept even from ourselves. Like dreams, the photograph can uncork a heady bouquet of recognition which can escape into the cognitive world. Sometimes the aroma is sharp; sometimes dry. This "shock of recognition" can be, at times, unsettling it can also be sublime. The expressive portrait can do the...
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The Virtual Horizon — How to Level Your Camera for Perfectly Straight Photos
Do your pictures ever look a bit off-balance? One possible cause can be a crooked tripod. Fortunately more and more cameras are adding a tool for leveling the camera called a virtual horizon. It functions similarly to an electronic level. In this image, the camera looked straight. But checking the virtual horizon, I could tell […]![]()
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Business Success: Too much time
I finally quit biting my nails, and it only took me 35 years. Almost every one of those 35 years, I would resolve, each January 1, that I was going to break my awful habit. I’d start out with great intentions, full of determination — but sooner or later, I’d be right back at it […]
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Photographer Captures Surreal Underwater Portraits of Women Skinny-Dipping in a Rock Quarry
North Carolina-based photographer Neil Craver plunges us headlong into an underwater subconscious in his series Omni-Phantasmic. The title refers to a presence that is all-consuming yet intangible, much like Craver’s models who are suspended in the beautiful chaos of the water-filled quarry surrounding them. A surreal and emotive spirit haunts every frame, the reality of [...]
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