Feed your soul and watch this 5:50 minutes of incredible photography by Sebastiao Salgado.- Robert
Thanks to Doug B. for bringing this to our attention.
Category: Photography
Full Moon Silhouettes is a real time video of the moon rising over the Mount Victoria Lookout in Wellington, New Zealand. People had gathered up there this night to get the best view possible of the moon rising. I captured the video from 2.1km away on the other side of the city. It’s something that I’ve been wanting to photograph for a long time now, and a lot of planning and failed attempts had taken place. Finally, during moon rise on the 28th January 2013, everything fell into place and I got my footage.
The video is as it came off the memory card and there has been no manipulation whatsoever. Technically it was quite a challenge to get the final result. I shot it on a Canon ID MkIV in video mode with a Canon EF 500mm f/4L and a Canon 2x extender II, giving me the equivalent focal length of 1300mm.
Music – Tenderness by Dan Phillipson : premiumbeat.com/royalty_free_music/songs/tenderness
-Mark Gee
One thing I encourage you to do is watch this on the biggest screen you have – don’t waste it on an iPhone screen. – Robert
Thanks to Mary M. and Ann R. (both) for passing this along to us.
By now you have probably seen Google Map’s “Street View” feature. Here is an incredibly creative use of those images to create an amazing “Hyperlapse” (super time-lapse photography) video. Taking each individual image from Street View and assembling them in a video editor takes the idea of time lapse photography and turns it upside down.
Hyper-lapse photography – a technique combining time-lapse and sweeping camera movements typically focused on a point-of-interest – has been a growing trend on video sites. It’s not hard to find stunning examples on Vimeo. Creating them requires precision and many hours stitching together photos taken from carefully mapped locations.
Enjoy!
-Robert
CLICK HERE to see the source web site with more information.
Watch this in HD if you can. Simply beautiful. – R
CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO WATCH THE VIDEO.
Thanks to Kevin W. for bringing this to our attention.
On the 40th anniversary of the famous ‘Blue Marble’ photograph taken of Earth from space, Planetary Collective presents a short film documenting astronauts’ life-changing stories of seeing the Earth from the outside – a perspective-altering experience often described as the Overview Effect.
The Overview Effect, first described by author Frank White in 1987, is an experience that transforms astronauts’ perspective of the planet and mankind’s place upon it. Common features of the experience are a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment.
‘Overview’ is a short film that explores this phenomenon through interviews with five astronauts who have experienced the Overview Effect. The film also features insights from commentators and thinkers on the wider implications and importance of this understanding for society, and our relationship to the environment.
Watch it in HD if your system permits. 20 minutes of wonder-full perspective. - Robert
Thanks to Bob A. for bringing this to our attention.
Thanks to Carol W. for giving me the book Overview when it first came out in 1987.
A documentary film titled Chasing Ice is up for an Oscar.
Watch this 4+ minutes of unbelievable video and see how our world is changing in real time.
Prepare to be amazed.
Seek out Chasing Ice through your normal channels to learn and see more. The reviews and awards are stunning. My hat is off to world class photographer, Jim Balog and his team for devoting their time, talents, and energy into bringing Balog’s vision to the screen. I spent a week with Jim back in 2005 at a photography workshop in the Tetons. When I asked why he drove a Honda Element instead of something more predictable, like a Land Rover, he replied “I don’t believe it is everyone’s God given right to drive up steep mountain roads at 70 mph. This carries all my gear, I can hose it out when it gets dirty and it gets decent mileage.” — This is a nature photographer who actually cares about the environment instead of just taking great pictures of it. – Robert
CLICK HERE to view the Official Trailer for the film.
Thanks to Mark Szulgit for bringing this link to our attention.
A new animation highlighting the phases of the Moon has been released by the Scientific Visualization Studio at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
CLICK HERE to view the animation.
Thanks to Mary M. for this link.
I was born 30 years too early. All the 16mm film I shot from helicopters, motorcycles, sky diving and hot air balloons, not to mention moving cars, would still be awesome to watch today, if I had one of these cameras back in 1970.
The video is a commercial promo for the product. I make no apology for that. This is not a paid endorsement. I have no financial interest in this camera.
In the words of my good friend Jay: “Another wow.”
Indeed. WOW!
-Robert
Thanks to Jay A. for passing this along to us.
Fly above the Earth on the International Space Station at night.
Thanks to Peter B. for passing this along to us.
Thanks to Carolyn Terry for this link.
Each week the moderators and staff of NatureScapes select one photo that particularly stands out in each of the image critique galleries. This photo becomes that gallery’s Image of the Week, and at year end one image is selected from these to be the gallery’s Image of the Year.
A monstrous dust storm (Haboob) roared through Phoenix, Arizona in July
What a year! Here’s to 2012 being a more quiet and less destructive year.
CLICK HERE to view the 45 selected images.
Thanks to Dr. Jones for passing this link along to us.
Largest picture captured in 111 Giga Pixels The picture was made with the Canon 5D mark II and a 400mm-lens. It consists of 1.665 full format pictures with 21.4 mega pixels, which was recorded by a photo-robot in 172 minutes. Converting 102 GB of raw data with a computer that had a main memory cache of 48 GB and 16 processors… took 94 hours. The picture is the largest in the world. Zoom in to see any particular building or object.
Click Here to view and explore the image
Thanks to Carolyn T for the link.
A day in the life of New York City, in miniature. Original Music: composed by Human, co-written by Rosi Golan and Alex Wong.
CLICK HERE to visit Pixel Harbor if the video isn’t visible above.
Beneath Double Arch, Arches National Park in Utah.
Thanks to Josh M and Thom W for passing these excellent examples of QuickTime VR (Virtual Reality) along for our enjoyment. They really are exceptional in their beauty and quality.
CLICK ON EACH LINK BELOW to see the individual panorama. Move your mouse around to explore the image, and use the Shift and Command Keys to Zoom In and Out.
CLICK HERE for Grand View Point
I normally give proper photographer credits but in this case it seems that “Utah Ski Panoramas” is uncredited. – Robert
CLICK HERE to vist “UTAH 3D” Web Site.
ABC News has put together incredible images worth a closer look. They are interactive.
These Aerial photos taken over Japan have revealed the scale of devastation across dozens of suburbs and tens of thousands of homes and businesses.
Hover over each satellite photo to view the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami. There are two images: Before & After. – Robert
CLICK HERE to visit the actual web site and interact with the images.
Thanks to Carol W. for bringing this to our attention.
Extra item: Click Here to view the video coverage from the BBC (different from the American Networks).
I love old photos. I admit being a nosey photographer. As soon as I step into someone else’s house, I start sniffing for them. Most of us are fascinated by their retro look but to me, it’s imagining how people would feel and look like if they were to reenact them today… A few months ago, I decided to actually do this. So, with my camera, I started inviting people to go back to their future. – I.Werning
All images by Irina Werning
CLICK HERE to visit the site and see her unique pictures.
Thanks to Joe O for bringing this to us.
Go Discovery! October 23, 2007 at 11:40 am EST when I had my first ride to space on Discovery. She’s beautiful… just sad that this will be her last voyage. Looking forward to climbing aboard the flight deck when Discovery arrives at the Space Station in November, 2010.
Photo: Larry Tanner NASA.
On September 22, 2010, with the departure of the Expedition 23 crew, Colonel Douglas H. Wheelock assumed command of the International Space Station and the Expedition 25 crew. He is also known as @Astro_Wheels on twitter, where he has been tweeting space photos to his followers since he arrived at the space station.
We thought that we should put some of the space photos together as a tribute to him and the whole ISS crew. The space photos bring breathtaking views from our only off planet Vista point.
The following space photos are all visible on Astro_Wheels’ twitpic account, and we are eternally grateful to him for sharing these space photos with the world. The captions are all his own words. [29 Pictures]
CLICK HERE to see all 29 images.
Thanks to Linda C. for passing this link along to us.
Photographer David Palermo created this interactive VR image of the Enola Gay cockpit. (This is a snap shot of the 360 degree VR panorama)
CLICK HERE to access the actual interactive image.
Thanks to Bill V for passing this link along. He adds: “A relic of the analogue world…”
The President’s Photographer premiered Wednesday, November 24, 2010.
Check Local Listings to see when it is airing on your local PBS station. They are repeating it this week.
A National Geographic Special.
For 50 years, presidential photographers have covered it all: upheaval, tragedy, joy — often developing friendships with the presidents they serve. Acting as both visual historians and key links between the public and the presidents, for these photographers no day is the same — whether they are aboard Air Force One, backstage at the State of the Union or in the heart of the West Wing.
As the 44th president’s chief photographer, Pete Souza is never far behind President Obama. Now in the National Geographic Special, The President’s Photographer: 50 Years in the Oval Office, viewers can follow Souza, and those who came before him, for a behind-the-scenes look at the everyday grit of the American presidency. Offering a chance to see what it’s like to cover the most powerful man in the world, for history.
CLICK HERE to go to the PBS web site for the complete write up on this excellent program.
Thanks to John S. for recommending this to us.
Line Up of Some of the Women Welders Including The Women’s Welding Champion of Ingalls [Shipbuilding Corp. Pascagoula, Mississippi], 1943]
“Mrs. Mina C. Van Winkle of Newark, New Jersey, in Uniform of Food Administration. She Was President of Woman’s Political Union of New Jersey 8 Years and was later Head of Lecture Bureau of Food Administration.”
The U.S. National Archives digitized more than 15,000 photographs from the series Documerica (Local ID 412-DA) and included them in our online catalog. Our Web site has quick catalog search links for featured DOCUMERICA topics, locations, and photographers.
CLICK HERE for the link to The U.S. National Archives Collection
Looking back through time with the aid of these photographs seems appropriate as we approach Thanksgiving Day 2010. Happy Thanksgiving to you all. – R
Like thousands of others, I grew up inside the images of LIFE magazine. The earthquake in Alaska, the Zapruder film, Richard Avedon, Jay Maisel, and countless other greats. It’s one of the fundamental inspirations that made me become a professional photographer. – It’s fitting that these images live on in the printing press of the 21st Century. They are some of the best of the best. They set the standards for the rest of us. -Robert Barnes
Vern Seward from the Mac Observer brings this FREE app of real value to our attention.
To quote Mr. Seward:
Life photographs are not merely pictures, they are mirrors reflecting us at our best and worst, they are windows into out past, bridges to our present, and links to our future.
Life Magazine now has an iPad app: Life for iPad. Get it. It’s free, but it shouldn’t be. It is so full of photos that you literally can’t see them all, but you’ll want to. They are all just that good. -VS
CLICK HERE TO READ VERN SEWARD’S COLUMN AT THE MAC OBSERVER
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE APP STORE
