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Some really nice graphic work by Markus Hofko.

The sight of a dragonfly on the wing is one of the more remarkable that nature has to offer. Here, with the help of some astounding macrophotography, we take a look at the life cycle of the dragonfly as well as its remarkable and unusual physiology.

Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Only a very small percentage of these images have ever been published. The rest have been sitting in dusty archives in the form of negatives, slides, glass plates, etchings, and prints.

Google is digitizing them so that everyone can easily experience these fascinating moments in time. Today about 20 percent of the collection is online; during the next few months, Google will be adding the entire LIFE photo archive — about 10 million photos.

The Kata 3N1 bags designed for the photographers, with three carrying options in one bag: right-handed sling, left-handed sling and backpack. Quick access to a camera has never been faster with a sling that offers a quick release and one-handed bag opening for camera access. It features Thermal Shield Technology to ensure camera protection, and also includes a rain cover into an integrated pocket. When not in a situation that requires quick camera access, convert the 3N1 into an ergonomic and comfortable backpack. You can also check out from Amazon for $100.

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“A DSMC is a camera that shoots stills and motion. Configure that camera any way you want. Select a brain. Configure your body.” Red may have just changed the digital imaging game with the new Scarlet and EPIC cameras, which include options for full-frame 35mm size sensors. The Scarlet is available in 4.9MP, 13.8MP and 24MP. The EPIC is available in 13.8MP, 24MP, 65MP and 261MP. Here’s the big one though - they are available in Nikon and Canon mounts. And even you can select the other add-on includes a 1080p monitoring, flash storage, frames, mounts and more. [ link ]

Discover the great work of… Jean-Baptiste Mondino

Trick photography is hardly a new phenomenon – in fact it has been around since the invention of the camera.

Here though is a strange new obsession – creating ‘transparent‘ computer screens and capturing a digital image of a digital image of, well – a digital image!

See this photo, smile, wow! big pic.

Underwater photography is a specialized art, relatively few photographers attempt it. But it offers many exciting and rare photographic opportunities for fresh and truly different vivid images.

Here are 50 beautiful examples of underwater photos, created by artists and professional photographers. All works featured below have the artists and photographers’ names linked to their portfolios or websites.

Photographers Cenci Goepel and Jens Warnecke travel around the world. With flashlights and torches they make ‘Lightmarks‘ in beautiful landscapes. The result? A combination of movement, light and darkness.

Wonderfully mysterious photography by Thobias Faldt.

Swiss/French artist Guillaume Reymond presents a new amazing project.This series of performances brings together different types of vehicles, gathering them according to a precise choreography, and creating what looks from the sky like gigantic robots.

The Brokers With Hands On Their Faces Blog.

portraits of divers in motion

When fredmiranda.com forum user sbv20 found himself with a broken Canon 17-85 mm zoom lens after the aperture became stuck he decided to have a little bit of fun: he took it apart!

And thankfully, he documented his disassembly of the zoom lens for all of us to see: Link

The Leica M8.2 ($6,213) is a small, but significant overhaul of the company’s successful M8 rig. It features an ultra scratch-resistance sapphire crystal LCD display, redefined bright frames in the viewfinder, an easy
to use snapshot mode for those who don’t want to bother with all the manual settings and metal blade focal plane shutter that makes it sound more like a film camera. If a camera could get you chicks, this would
be it, too bad you’ll have to sell an organ and/or your first born to afford one.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativefreestyler/

The Cutest Sisters from here. By j w l photography.

Bridging the gap between dSLRs and medium format cameras, the new Leica S2 ($TBA) packs a 30 x 45 mm, 37.5 megapixel sensor and compatibility with Leica’s range of S-series lenses. Other features include a high-res 3-inch display, the exclusive MAESTRO image processor, a dual shutter system, a precise, quiet autofocus system, and more. It’s an entirely new class of camera.

Destructive Arts Series Photograph by David Omoyele.