Archive For September, 2005

Dig!

Digger in Ballincollig

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Industry Push and Pull

Industry Push and Pull – great piece on how things are chugging along in the photography industry. Digicams get bigger sensors, DSLRs have to compete, full-size 35mm sensors won’t always be expensive..

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Run Doggy Run!

Dog in Blarney

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Blending RAW images

This Flickr: Technique discussion talks about blending two exposures to maximise highlights and shadows. It’s a simple but very effective technique, and of course if you use RAW files then you’ll already have an advantage over Jpeg.

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Santa compensated after jets scare Rudolph to death

I’m glad Santa was compensated but what does this mean for kids around the world on Christmas Day? Will Prancer or Dancer take up the mantle of head deer now? (Thanks Kate for the link!)

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"Us" in Ireland

Ray D’Arcy who presents a show on Today FM wants everyone to take photos next Saturday! The photos will be collected and printed in a book titled, “Us” with all proceeds going to charity. The book will capture a snapshot of Irish society that day. To submit your photos, email them to us @ todayfm.com [...]

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Frank Miller's SIN CITY – Flash Game

Frank Miller’s Sin City provides the inspiration for this game. It’s simple but addictive! (via)

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Anatomy of a Photograph

A picture is worth a thousand words. What if that photograph doesn’t tell the whole story? Interetsting analysis of how a photo can convey a publisher’s bias.

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Robert Scoble in Cork: Nov 30th

it@cork are organising a conference called “Breaking the Barriers” on November 30th. As part of that day, Robert Scoble will be giving a talk, “Blogging for Business” which could be quite interesting. Must see if I can get in to that!

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First Confession

Frank O’Connor was a Cork born author who lived from 1903 to 1966. He really deserves a lot more recognition for his work and many compare him to Joyce and Yeats. A recent short story award in his honour awarded 50,000 Euro to the winner! I would hazard a guess that his most famous story [...]

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