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June 19th, 2013
David Willis

Behind The Shot: ‘Abraham Lake Icescape’ by Chip Phillips – Canadian Rockies near Banff National Park, Alberta

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Icescape and frozen bubbles, photograph taken on a frozen Abraham Lake near Banff National Park, Alberta Canada
Abraham Lake is one of my all time favorite places to photograph. It is located in the Canadian Rockies just outside of Banff National Park. Around late November the lake starts to freeze over and slowly becomes a photographers paradise. Using crampons for traction, I was able to walk out on the lake and capture  
June 18th, 2013
Ashley Myers-Turner

Adobe Creative Cloud Now Available

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Adobe’s Creative Cloud announcement in early May caused quite the chatter as it presented the system change from the Creative Suite to a new subscription system. Today the company has released the app based Creative Cloud service with 15 apps, including Photoshop CC, InDesign CC, Illustrator CC, and Premier Pro CC, along with photo storage,  
June 17th, 2013
David Willis

Behind The Shot: ‘Maha Kumbh Festival’ by Ranjan Ramchandani – Allahabad, India

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Naga Sadhu Nude sadhus saints yogis take holy dip at Maha Kumbh Festival Allahabad India
The Maha Kumbh festival is held in the city of Allahabad, India every twelve years where sadhus and saints from all the sects converge. During this festival there are a few auspicious days where these saints go for a ‘Holy dip’ in the River Ganges. The image you see is of the Naga (naked) Sadhu  
June 17th, 2013

Photo Of The Day by David Shield

Tumbling Toward Sunrise by David Shield
David Shield’s photo from the Mammoth Lakes area of California’s Eastern Sierra Nevada region is today’s Photo Of The Day. Shield submitted the photo to the View From The Top Assignment which is open for submissions until tomorrow at midnight. This photo shows the value of scouting a spot ahead of time and to keeping an open mind when you previsualize a shot.  
June 14th, 2013

Cloudy Days Assignment Winner Colleen Miniuk-Sperry

Rhodies & Redwoods by Colleen Miniuk-Sperry
Congratulations to Colleen Miniuk-Sperry for winning the Cloudy Days Assignment.  

June 14th, 2013

Five Photos from Kolmanskop Ghost Town, Namibia

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"The Yellow Room" - Kolmanskop, Namibia
Kolmanskop is an abandoned German mining settlement located in Namibia. The town was abandoned in the 1950s, and the desert has been reclaiming it ever since. With its colorful painted walls and sweeping sand dunes engulfing entire rooms, the ghost town is a neat place to shoot, and should be on everyone’s list when touring  
June 13th, 2013

Photo Of The Day by Matt Anderson

Napali Coast Kauai by Matt Anderson
A clear view of the spectacular Napali Coast of Kauai by Matt Anderson.  

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June 12th, 2013
David Willis

Behind The Shot: ‘A Night To Remember’ by Arild Heitmann – Skånland, Norway

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Aurora borealis long exposure capture Skånland, Norway
November 14th 2010… I was heading deep into the woods for another nightly adventure… I came down to a river running out of a small frozen lake. My headlamp was living its own life, turning on and off every other second. I must have looked like a walking disco… I managed to get out in  
June 12th, 2013
Ashley Myers-Turner

Carl Zeiss Touit Lenses

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Carl Zeiss has released the 2.8/12 and 1.8/ 32 Touit lenses for the Sony NEX and Fujifilm X cameras. Capturing a field of view similar to 18mm and 50mm respectively, these lenses are designed specifically for the APS-C sensor mirrorless camera systems making them small and lightweight while still maintaining high quality lens craftsmanship. The  
June 12th, 2013

Creativity is Dead

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"Dance of the Dead" by Ian Plant
(© Ian Plant) cre·a·tiv·i·ty (noun): the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.; originality, progressiveness, or imagination. Source: Dictionary.com Creativity gets talked about a lot these days. It seems that every photographer (including me) admonishes others to be creative, and we