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Were all familiar with alligators and some people encounter them on a daily basis, but despite their healthy population and proximity to humans theres a lot we dont know about their feeding habits. Thanks to National Geographics Crittercam, researchers from the University of Florida were able to get unprecedented access to the daily (and nightly) [...]

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USB drives are practically a dime a dozen nowadays. But sometimes you want something a little more specialized that will make yours stand out from the crowd when you slip it into your USB port. To help take your USB drive game to the next level, Canon has unveiled a new mini DSLR USB drive. [...]

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Dear friend, I want to propose a new school of photography called personal photography. Consider this letter as a way for me to work out some ideas, and to share some ideas with you. Disregard what others do Let me outline the biggest causes of misery for photographers: Feeling that their gear isnt good enough [...]

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Holiday time is almost upon us, however you celebrate. Regardless of location, it seems we all like to glam up a little and decorate. Let’s look at these glitzy holiday lights photos, including some abstract and zooming techniques:

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Creating posts for later posting in Instagram is a drag. Right now the options are pretty limited. You can use an app like Grum(which violates Instagram’s Terms Of Service, not a good idea). Or maybe, you can createyourself a reminder to post something and post it manually later. None of those options is very enticing. [...]

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Everybody probably knows the A-Clamp (A.K.A Pony Clamp), most know the Super Clamp, but how many of you know theCardellini and theplatypus clamps?(answer: anyone who isdoing grip/gaffer work). There are a few more grips and JP Morgan of The Slanted Lens is giving a great primer on what each of the grips are, how they [...]

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Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Dont search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point [...]

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A month after releasing the 68 in Europe, Sony has announced that it is bringing its latest entry-level camera to the US and Canada, contradicting previous rumors that Sony was killing off its A-mount lineup. As a refresher, the 68 uses Sonys new 24 megapixel CMOS sensor with Translucent Mirror Technology, which allows users to [...]

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Heres a bit of photography-related Star Wars trivia you may have never known. The lightsaber used in the original Star Wars was a modified 3-Cell Graflex Flashgun handle. DIY YouTube effects guru Shanks FXtook this piece of trivia and used it to create an informative tutorial video showing how you can make your very own [...]

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