It has been quite a while since I have given www.shorpy.com any love on this blog, but I was having a gander at it last night and found this fantastic image. Make sure you check out the hi-res version of it here.
Category Archives: Interesting Web Sites
22 Nostalgic Photos, And the Pinhole Cameras Behind Them
The pin hole camera is such a great little invention. Have a look at some of these beauties.
Space Shuttle Launch – Timelapse.
Sorry about the ad, but it is worth waiting to see the amazing job these guys did using DSLR’s to capture the Space Shuttle preparation and launch. Stunning.
Mount St. Helens, 30 years ago (May 2010, Looking Back in Time)
This post makes me feel old. 30 years ago, Mount St Helens erupted and caused devastation to everything around it in Washington State. I can actually remember it. I would have been 12 at the time. I know I can remember it, but I was surprised at the sheer scale of it when I looked at the photos in a timely article but The Big Picture. Once again they have produced a stunning photographic essay of this catastrophic event.
Mount St. Helens, 30 years ago – The Big Picture – Boston.com.
The Battlefield Pinhole Camera | DIYPhotography.ne
How I wish I had the patience and skills to make something like this. Talk about ingenuity.
The Battlefield Pinhole Camera | DIYPhotography.net.
Check out http://www.diyphotography.net/for more terrific camera hack ideas.
Update : Looking back at the Vietnam War (May 2010, Looking Back In Time)
An update to a previous post, the Big Picture also has a Vietnam War retrospective.
***PLEASE NOTE, SOME OF THESE PHOTOS ARE FOR THE FEINT HEARTED.***
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/05/vietnam_35_years_later.html
The Cameras of Apollo.
I was wondering the other day, what sort of camera gear did they use on the moon landings? Well, the interwebs were at my finger tips, so off to Googleland to see what I could find. Turns out, there is loads of stuff out there, a hell of a lot of it about conspiracy theories, but amongst them, this little gold nugget.
Wonder no more. What a terrific collection of photographic gear they had. That beast in the photo above is a 500mm lens!
100 Most influential photographers of all time
When ever there is a list of the all time best of something, or, like this list, The Most Influential, there will always be debate raging right behind it. No Australian photographers made it into the list, which seems a little odd. Ansell Adams at #23? What do you think of the list?
Stunning Street Photography by felix lupa
I am a huge fan of street photography, partly because I am rubbish at it myself, so I was pretty impressed when I saw this YouTube video of Felix Lupa’s work. And the sound track takes me back too. 🙂
SLR vs Rangefinder, whats the difference?
Have you ever wanted to know what the difference between a SLR and Rangefinder is? Well this article explains it beautifully.
I have used both, and while the SLR is more versatile, the RF is more fun. I would love a little digital RF, but I fear the cost might keep me away.