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Last Daylight, First Firefly Light Above Tinicum Creek

2007-07-15T07:05:00.000-07:00

Last Daylight, First Firefly Light Above Tinicum Creek

yellow and red tulips

2007-07-15T07:04:00.001-07:00

Queen's Park, Toronto.

Canon CMOS for compact cameras

2007-07-15T07:03:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Jeff for the heads up on this, according to an article posted yesterday by Reuters, Canon is to invest 55 billion Yen ($451 million) in a new CMOS production factory at its existing site in the Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo. The interesting snippet in this news article comes from the following statement: "The CMOS chips will be used in both single lens reflex (SLR) models as well as in some compact models. Canon's compact cameras have to date used a different type of image sensor called a charge-coupled device (CCD)." This is interesting from an image quality point of view but will also be big news for Canon's existing sensor suppliers such as Sony.

SAM at night

2007-07-14T12:20:00.001-07:00

SAM The Record Man was a Toronto Landmark for decades. This store on Yonge street has been in business since 1961, but unfortunately closed down a few weeks ago. Hopefully the sign will stay, since it's one of the most recognized signs on Yonge street in Toronto.

Samsung announces S85

2007-07-14T12:19:00.002-07:00

Samsung has today announced its S85 compact digital camera. This economically-priced digicam packs an 8.2MP sensor and 5x optical zoom (38 - 190mm equivalent) alongside the latest technologies including Face Recognition AF & AE and ASR (Advanced Shake Reduction). The S85 will hit the shelves in the UK from the end of August with a recommended price of £119.

dentists

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kevorkian skates

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Two Girls

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From Under El

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Pig Wallow

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Pig Wallow

reserved spot

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Yonge and Finch.

Sigma SD14 firmware 1.04

2007-07-14T12:11:00.002-07:00

Sigma has released version 1.04 firmware for its SD14 DSLR. The update corrects an intermittent camera freeze, improves video output and fixes the remaining-shot counter. For users of Intel-powered Macs running OS 10.4.9, the camera will now be recognized as a removable disk when connected via USB. The update is available now via the sigma-sd14.com site - link after the click.

Audry's chicken coop

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Sony Cyber-shot H7 review

2007-07-14T12:09:00.002-07:00

Just posted! Our review of the Sony DSC-H7, the lower cost version of the Cyber-shot H9 (reviewed at the end of May). There's not a lot of difference between the models (aside from LCD size), so there's not a lot new in this quick update, though it does feature comparisons with Canon's new PowerShot S5 IS, which arrived after the H9 was reviewed and is next in the queue...

Fujifilm IS Pro, third UV and IR camera

2007-07-14T12:09:00.001-07:00

Fujifilm today announced the launch of the IS Pro - its third camera designed to record non-visible light and aimed at the law enforcement, scientific, medical and fine art communities. The camera - we assume it to be based on the S5 Pro - has a modified CCD filter pack and is sensitive to Ultraviolet and Infrared light between 380nm and 1000nm. Fujifilm are offering the IS Pro in four kits ranging from $2599 for the body only to $4999 with a Zeiss 50mm Macro 1:2 F2.0 Lens, suitable filters, HyperUtility processing software and even protective armour for the camera body. This comprehensive package represents a 'turn-key' solution to Infrared photography and requires only the addition of a Quartz UV lens for optimum Ultraviolet sensitivity. As was the case with its predecessors the IS Pro appears to be available - officially at least - in the US market only.

headphones

2007-07-14T12:08:00.001-07:00

Kensington Market, Toronto.

terrace

2007-07-14T11:59:00.000-07:00

this is from the florida archives. it's the terrace of the ca d'zan (hose of john) in sarasota.

green building

2007-07-11T00:04:00.000-07:00

An ivy covered building on Queen's Park, south of Bloor.

the pilgrim

2007-07-10T20:22:00.002-07:00

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The Dunk Tank

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Apprenti boxeur

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chateau des charmes

2007-07-10T20:19:00.000-07:00

Niagara on the Lake.

any colour you like

2007-07-10T20:18:00.000-07:00

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Young and Old

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Umbrella - Circular Quay, Sydney

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Casio Exilim EX-Z77 and EX-S880

2007-07-10T20:15:00.000-07:00

Casio has today announced two new digital cameras whose USP (Unique Selling Point) are a YouTube optimized video capture mode, thankfully this promises to be more than just marketing fluff as the EX-77 and EX-S880 record video using the MPEG-4 H.264 video codec, something we've been asking manufacturers to implement for some time. You can record almost 19 minutes of 640x480 video (with audio) at 30 fps on a 1 GB SD card, and of course both cameras support SDHC cards so that's an hour and 10 minutes of high quality video on a 4 GB card. Moving back to still capture capabilities for a second, both cameras have a three times optical zoom lens, the EX-S880 has an eight megapixel sensor, the EX-S77 a seven megapixel sensor.

I Heart NY

2007-07-09T10:18:00.001-07:00

fallen panel

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Don Valley Brickworks.

Jack Kerouac's Ghost

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Woman Walking With Luggage

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white dome

2007-07-09T10:14:00.000-07:00

ROM's dome on Queen's Park, south of Bloor.

red pencil

2007-07-07T01:29:00.001-07:00

le grand mobile

2007-06-30T04:27:00.000-07:00

This file is big, so it might take a while to download.

web over garden

2007-06-30T04:26:00.002-07:00

Ludwika Ogorzelec's Mist: from the Space Crystallization Cycle is an art installation in Toronto's Sculpture Garden made with plastic film, bamboo and steel wire.

king's college circle

2007-06-30T04:26:00.001-07:00

King's College Circle of University of Toronto.

paper bag guitarist

2007-06-30T04:25:00.001-07:00

Street musician on King street, in front of Roy Thomson Hall.

tower and paddlers

2007-06-30T04:24:00.002-07:00

~~Kayakers~~ Canoeists and CN Tower seen from Ward's Island.

chuck close at AGO

2007-06-30T04:24:00.001-07:00

"A Couple of Ways of Doing Something" is a new photo exhibition at AGO featuring amazing daguerreotype portraits by Chuck Close. The subjects are his friends, among them Cindy Sherman and Philip Glass seen in the photos above.

end of the wires

2007-06-30T04:23:00.001-07:00

Shot in winter, on the road to Montreal.
Update: This is not the actual road to Montreal! It's a side road in a farm.

impolite

2007-06-30T04:22:00.002-07:00

Distillery District, Toronto.

runners

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Shot while biking on Bay street, north of King.

reflected factory

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Bathurst and Queens Quay west.

blue dress

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Roy Thomson Hall on King street west.

island airport

2007-06-30T04:14:00.002-07:00

Centre Island's Airport seen from around Bathurst and Queens Quay West.

b.t. nail

2007-06-30T04:14:00.001-07:00

South of Grosvenor, west of Yonge street.

Lefini Faunal Reserve, Congo

2007-06-29T22:39:00.001-07:00

Photograph by Michael Nichols A baby gorilla grasps the hand of a caregiver at the Lefini Faunal Reserve. The center was set up to rehabilitate "bush-meat orphans," young gorillas whose mothers are illegally killed by poachers for meat. Gorilla babies rely on the care and emotional support of their mother for as long as eight years.(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for "Central Africa's Orphan Gorillas," February 2000, National Geographic magazine)

Easter Island

2007-06-29T22:38:00.002-07:00

Photograph by Gordon Gahan Giant stone moai stand on Easter Island's stony slopes. Earlier explorers believed the stone statues were worshipped as gods by native Polynesians, but Captain James Cook and his men speculated in 1774 that they were constructed to honor ancestors, a view still held by many today.(Text adapted from and photograph from the National Geographic book Voyages to Paradise: Exploring in the Wake of Captain Cook, 1981)

Bardai, Chad, Date Un

2007-06-29T22:38:00.001-07:00

Photograph by Thomas J. Abercrombie The village of Bardai is an oasis in the heart of the Sahara Desert. Located in the Tibesti mountain range, Bardai has been a key area for rebel fighters near Chad's volatile northern border with Libya.(Photograph shot on assignment for National Geographic magazine)

Spissky Stvrtok, Slovakia

2007-06-29T22:37:00.002-07:00

Photograph by James L. Stanfield A gothic church towers over the town of Spissky Stvrtok at the foot of Slovakia’s High Tatra mountains. The High Tatras, tallest of the Western Carpathian range, straddle the border of Slovakia and Poland and have been declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO.(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Czechoslovakia: The Velvet Divorce," September 1993, National Geographic magazine)

Near Lovozero, Siberia, USSR

2007-06-29T22:37:00.001-07:00

Photograph by Dean Conger "Memory stakes a trail in a roadless land as a Saami, or Lapp, herder heads for his reindeer herd 30 miles [48 kilometers] from Lovozero. Since the 1930s, reindeer raising, the primary occupation of many Soviet Arctic people, has been managed mostly by state and collective farms, but animals forage on the tundra, surviving largely on lichens and mosses."(Text and photograph from "People of the Long Spring," February 1983, National Geographic magazine)

Near Arctic Bay, Baffin Island, Canada

2007-06-29T22:36:00.001-07:00

Photograph by Nick Caloyianis A diver films a Greenland shark beneath the Arctic ice."'It rose up and hovered near me in an almost vertical position...When I saw its mouth starting to open, I got concerned.' But there is no record of Greenland sharks ever attacking humans, and a nudge with a strobe light sent this one into retreat."(Text from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Greenland Sharks," September 1998, National Geographic magazine)

Washington, D.C., Date Un

2007-06-29T22:35:00.002-07:00

Photograph by Sam Kittner A large menorah stands before the Washington Monument in honor of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights. The nine-branched Hanukkah menorah commemorates the Miracle of the Oil, when, during the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem, one day's worth of consecrated candle oil lasted eight days. Hanukkah is an eight-day holiday which begins on the 25th day of Kislev, the ninth month of the Hebrew calendar. In 2006, Hanukkah will begin at sundown on December 15.(Photograph shot on assignment for National Geographic magazine)

Dabburiya, Israel, Date Un

2007-06-29T22:35:00.001-07:00

Photograph by B. Anthony Stewart Homing pigeons relax in a loft in Galilee. Part of Israel, Galilee was the cradle of Christianity, and some say the Bible is still the region’s best guidebook. (Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Land of Galilee," December 1965, National Geographic magazine)

Chiang Mai, Thailand

2007-06-29T22:34:00.002-07:00

Photograph by Jodi Cobb Blossoms arranged in a shallow basin create a serene still-life in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Not just a pretty pastime, flower arranging is among the skills UNICEF teaches young women from impoverished areas of Thailand to keep them from joining the sex trade. (Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "21st-Century Slaves," September 2003, National Geographic magazine)

Le Mars, Iowa, Date Un

2007-06-29T22:34:00.001-07:00

Photograph by James P. Blair A farmer in Le Mars, Iowa, empties corn from a combine on his family farm. By fertilizing heavily, this farmer was able to raise enough corn on 140 acres (57 hectares) to fatten more than 700 hogs and 100 head of cattle. (Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Revolution in American Agriculture," February 1970, National Geographic magazine)

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Date Un

2007-06-29T22:33:00.001-07:00

Photograph by Sam Abell Steam rising from the hot springs of Yellowstone's Norris Geyser Basin is illuminated by a full moon. Three times the size of Rhode Island, Yellowstone National Park holds some 10,000 geysers, hot pools, and other thermal features, the greatest concentration of such geologic activity in the world.(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Yellowstone at 100: Walk Through the Wilderness," May 1972, National Geographic magazine)

San Andres Mountains, New Mexico

2007-06-29T22:30:00.001-07:00

Photograph by George F. Mobley A young mountain lion tries to ward off its human captors just before they tag and tattoo its ears for research. If all goes well, this tiny kitten will grow into a 150-pound (68-kilogram) expert predator capable of single-handedly taking down an 800-pound (363-kilogram) elk.(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Learning to Live with Mountain Lions," July 1992, National Geographic magazine)

Iran

2007-06-29T22:29:00.002-07:00

Photograph by Alexandra Avakian Iranian sisters work together to weave a carpet. Many village schools in Iran end at fifth grade, after which, girls often take up weaving while their brothers continue their education elsewhere. A completed carpet can bring $300 to $1000, a handsome amount in a place where the average monthly income is $150 and a wedding dowry can be up to $2000. (Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Iran: Testing the Waters of Reform," July 1999, National Geographic magazine)

Most, Czech Republic

2007-06-29T22:29:00.001-07:00

Photograph by James L. Stanfield Snow falls on the city of Most in the northwest of the Czech Republic. The name of the city, most means "bridge" in Czech, harkens back to the swampy landscape of the 10th and 11th centuries that was covered with wooden bridges and used by merchants to transport goods from Prague to Freiberg and back.(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Czechoslovakia: The Velvet Divorce," September 1993, National Geographic magazine)

Kalamazoo, Michigan

2007-06-29T22:28:00.001-07:00

Photograph by James L. Amos Holiday decorations enliven downtown Kalamazoo, one of the first American cities to close streets for a pedestrian shopping mall in 1959. On December 26, this mall will be buzzing with shoppers looking for bargains as retailers slash prices after the Christmas holiday. (Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Two Worlds of Michigan," June 1979, National Geographic magazine)

Old Havana, Cuba

2007-06-29T22:27:00.001-07:00

Photograph by David Alan Harvey A dog wanders down a sidewalk near Castillo de la Real Fuerza in Old Havana. Named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1982, long before neglected walls and roofs started crashing down, Havana's historic quarter is starting to show the benefits of recent renovations which radiate along its mostly cobbled streets.(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for "Old Havana," June 1999, National Geographic magazine)

Loango National Park, Gabon

2007-06-29T22:26:00.001-07:00

Photograph by Michael Nichols Sunlight radiates through the clouds, illuminating the pristine beaches of Loango National Park. The wide, sandy beaches are a haven for many species of wildlife, including the enormous leatherback turtles, who lay their eggs by moonlight every three years between October and March. (Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Gabon's Loango National Park: In the Land of the Surfing Hippos," August 2004, National Geographic magazine)

New York, New YorkNational Geographic Photo of the Day

2007-06-29T22:25:00.000-07:00

Photograph by Jodi Cobb In the symbolic heart of New York City, the remnants of a past New Year?s Eve celebration decorate the street. Celebrated in Times Square since 1904, New Year?s Eve is marked first with exploding fireworks, then with the famous ?dropping of the ball? starting 10 seconds before midnight. Positioned at the top of a flag pole at One Times Square, the original ball was 700 pounds (318 kilograms) of iron, wood, and 100 25-watt light bulbs. After several reincarnations, today the ball is a 6-foot (2-meter) geodesic sphere, weighing 1,070 pounds (485 kilograms), covered with 504 Waterford crystal triangles, and illuminated by 432 light bulbs and 96 high intensity strobes.(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Broadway: Street of Dreams," September 1990, National Geographic magazine)

Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts

2007-06-29T22:22:00.001-07:00

An Inspiring Stop-Motion Video (Modest Mouse Fan Video)

2007-06-29T09:18:00.001-07:00

Stop-motion photography ain’t easy. It requires patience, patience, planning, patience, and a whole lot of patience.

So we gotta hand it to Max Tyrie and his friends — to create their stop-motion rendition of Modest Mouse’s “Missed the Boat”, they took original footage from the group, printed it out frame-by-frame on 4,133 sheets of paper, then took photos of those sheets of paper with a digital camera. Finally, they assembled thousands of photos into a four-and-a-half minute stop-motion video.

Wow. It’s not that we can’t imagine the amount of effort that went into this, we can, it’s that it’s almost painful to think about. Still, watching the result brings a smile to our face. It’s magical.

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2007-06-29T09:17:00.003-07:00

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cans only

2007-06-29T09:15:00.000-07:00

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Designer Slash Model / Veronica

2007-06-28T20:20:00.002-07:00

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Designer Slash Model / Chrissy

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Designer Slash Model / Svetlana

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Designer Slash Model / Gunther

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Designer Slash Model / Chaz

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Magnum XL200 II

2007-06-28T20:17:00.000-07:00

During "Coaster Mania" at Cedar Point.

Pentax K100D Super

2007-06-28T20:13:00.000-07:00

Pentax today announced an updated version of the K100D digital SLR. The new K100D Super adds ISO 3200 sensitivity, SDM (Supersonic Drive Motor) lens support and a Dust Removal system which operates in the same manner as the K10D; a combination of a special protective coating on the low pass filter and a high frequency 'shake' of the sensor using the SR system. In addition to the K100D Pentax has also revealed a new compact P-TTL flash, the AF-200G which has a guide number of 20.

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self no. 7

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sleeping lady

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What Good Is It

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Morning Pain

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Rally Cap

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Snake

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butterfly

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the cat's tail

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chains

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bigfoot

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Self Portrait (dust and tutu)

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exercise bike

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unpaid bills

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blinds

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