Tag Archives: Interesting
Interesting Photo of the Day: Into the Valley of Fog
Sometimes, the most fortuitous shots come from the most annoying trips. Take Elia Locardi‘s example from Greece a few years back; the travel photographer waited for hours in a foggy Meteora, a sacred site in Greek Orthodoxy, to snap a photo of the … Continue reading
The 9.7-Inch iPad Pro Has an Upgraded Camera and a Very Interesting Display
Gear A beefed up camera and a color-shifting screen headline the new Apple tablet The new True Tone screen on Apple’s 9.7-inch iPad Pro shifts the color balance to match the ambient light in the room. Popular Photography
Interesting Photo of the Day: Are These Shooting Stars or Satellites?
Dubai-based landscape and astrophotographer Siddharth Prem captured this beautiful photograph of the Northern Lights and several others during his travels in Lofoten, Norway—sparking a debate about whether the light streaks near the top center of the image are shooting stars or satellites: “Waves … Continue reading
Tips for Shooting More Interesting Sports Portraits
Team portraits are easy to snap but difficult to master. A lot of basic portraits stick with the obvious shots—line up the players, stand in front of them, and shoot a few times in case someone blinked the first time. But Kentucky-based … Continue reading
Interesting Photo of the Day: Illuminated Snow in Chicago
If you’re not enjoying winter, you’re not shooting enough. The season is a great time for landscape and cityscape photography, and you don’t need to go much farther than outside your house to find interesting shots. In case you needed proof, … Continue reading
Interesting Photo of the Day: Urban Density in Hong Kong
Hong Kong consistently ranks as one of the world’s most densely populated cities, but what that actually means for people living there is often lost on outsiders. If you ever wondered what it’s like to look up at a sliver of sky … Continue reading
Interesting Photo of the Day: Volcano Eruption Sparks Monstrous Lightning Storm
We recently published articles about two different instances of volcanic lightning—a phenomenon created during volcanic eruptions when ash and dust particles rub together and form static electricity. Marco Restivo documented the rare sight during one of Mount Etna’s most recent eruptions … Continue reading
7 Tips to Make Your Street Photography More Interesting
Exclusive deal ending soon: on James Maher’s eBook Essentials of Street Photography One of the most common mistakes in street photography is to think that it is only about capturing images of people walking down the street. This is a big … Continue reading
Interesting Photo of the Day: Earthrise Composite Captured By NASA Spacecraft
You’ve seen many a sunrise and moonrise, but unless you’re an astronaut, you’ve never seen an “earthrise” — a unique phenomenon that is only viewable from the Moon where the Earth appears to “rise” over the lunar horizon. Luckily, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance … Continue reading
Interesting Photo of the Day: Panorama of the Southern Lights
You know about the Northern Lights—that is, the Aurora Borealis. Witnessing them in person probably made it onto your bucket list long before you ever took up photography, and now that you’ve got the gear, you probably dream of trekking the arctic in search of … Continue reading
Interesting Photo of the Day: An Indian Rocket Launch
Recently India’s space agency launched the IRNSS-1A from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in southeast India. It was a proud moment for their citizens, as the photograph below shows: (Via Imgur. Click image to see full size.) The orbital satellite is as a … Continue reading