Welcome all Bloggers! The more I watch these starlings come into the roost the more I am absolutely transfixed by them, it is just an incredible spectacle. Over the coming weeks I am going to visit a few more roosts around the country as it really fascinates me and I need some help. Anyone who lives by the seaside who photographs a roost over a pier or something else man-made, please get in touch via my contact page as I need your help. As always you will have my thanks and perhaps we can all do something to highlight the plight of the humble starling. Anyway here are some more images from the night, just check these amazing formations. Oh yeah they were all taken with my new D700, ISO 2000 and a 70-200mm lens:
It leaves me speechless The more I watch these starlings come into the roost the more I am absolutely transfixed by them, it is just an incredible spectacle. Over the coming weeks I am going to visit a few more roosts around the country as it really fascinates me and I need ...
weird waders I really love knot, they are such amazing birds and to see them in their winter roost is such a privelage. The shot above shows a group on the foreshore as the tide is just deciding to come in, it is the kind of shot that will be in my forthcoming Living ...
Tiger Fundraiser announced I have been donating a lot of time recently to help certain organisations with fundraising and feel really good about trying to put something back. So I have pleasure in announcing a talk on tigers in aid of the 21st Century Tiger charity that is ...
Few days out and about After a couple of weeks in the office I finally managed to get out for a few days and start exploring my local patch. Thanks to all of you who have offered to help locally, seems like a lot of friendly people out there who respect what I am doing. Anyway ...
Starlings r us! Well a good night at the starling roost which is starting to build up nicely, although it almost ended in disaster. I turned up around 3:30 and waited...and waited...and waited and wondered why no starlings were coming. Then I noticed some flying low ...
Kodak sues Samsung, LG over camera patents
(AP) AP - Eastman Kodak Co. said it is suing South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. for infringing various digital-camera patents it obtained between 1993 and 2001.
Motorola's ZN5 Is a Camera with Phone Functions
(NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Motorola has launched a new mobile-imaging handset that combines imaging, software and online storage technology from Kodak with a Wi-Fi-enabled smartphone. Designed to let users click and instantly share photos in several ways, the Motozine ...
Analysis: Solving Noise in High-Res Images
(PC Magazine) PC Magazine - The PhotoPlus show in New York is around the corner, and Michael Miller is looking forward to checking out the new higher-resolution cameras. But more megapixels can also mean images can include a lot more visual noise. How do the ...
tfttf318 - Interview: Robin Preston - pt 2 of 2 This is part 2 of the interview with illustrator and photographer Robin Preston. Listen to part 1. Today we talk about Robin’s experience around his first car photography shoot. We’ll also spend some time discussing Robin’s current ...
How to calibrate your screen Oh nooo, Twitter is down. twitter.com/chrismarquardt that is … so I guess instead of aimlessly wandering about the studio, I better put the unexpected chunk of time to good use and calibrate my monitors.
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tfttf317 - Interview: Robin Preston - pt 1 of 2 Today features the first part of the interview with illustrator and photographer Robin Preston. We talk about the beginnings of digital image editing and we look at the difference between commercial and professional photographers.
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One-Minute-Howto: HDR Phtography Tune in to the One-Minute-Howto podcast with George Smyth. George and Chris talk about what HDR photography is and how it’s actually a two-step process: creating the HDR and tone-mapping it into the target medium.
tfttf316 - Burst Burst Burst It’s industrial photography time! Chris and Monika spent time to shoot at the former Continental factory in Hannover, which has been shut down for many years. Let’s re-visit the burst trick and find out how you can take hand-held long ...
tfttf315 - Group Shots - Vote at www.podcastawards.com! Here is your chance to give something back to all your favorite free podcasts! Voting for this year’s Podcastawards is open NOW! Voting ends on Nov/6, so please vote DAILY for your favorite shows!
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tfttf314 Video - Photokina 2008 - Impressions [See post to watch Flash video]
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Chris Marquardt and Boris Nienke spent a week in Cologne to cover Photokina 2008, the world’s biggest photography trade show for their German photography podcast Happy ...
Chris on TechZulu While at the New Media Expo in Las Vegas in August, I was interviewed by Amanda from TechZulu. Check it out!
tfttf313 - Light Light Light Last workshop of the year and first audio show in quite a while! Let’s talk about Photokina, workshops, theater light design, performance photography and more with our international group of workshop participants.
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More Photokina 2008 Just in case you wondered about more Photokina 2008 coverage, we have a few (mostly) English segments over on Happy Shooting:
Interview with Steven Sasson, inventor of the digital camera
Drobo Interview
HP Consumer Products
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