Photo curiosity

  • Nikon SLR with a tilt LCD

    One participant to the forums of Somethingawful otained a full collection of pictures taken in Croatia during the shooting of a commercial where we can see a guy handling an SLR camera. On some images, it is possible to notice that it’s a Nikon and that it has a tilt-and swivel LCD display. If the…

  • Calibrate your screen for free

    You’d better use a calibration software with an external sensor, but if you don’t have access to such equipment, it is still possible to do a pretty useful calibration of your screen (and what photographer would not want to improve his computer environment in such a way?) I found two calibration solutions/offers that are easily…

  • Olympus E-450

    Far from any other worldwide photo event, Olympus just launched its newest SLR photo camera: Olympus E-450. This 4/3-sensor-based SLR camera is essentially an upgrade of the already good camera Olympus E-420, bringing a more than adequate 10MP resolution (more than enough for most photographers, and enough to print in A4/Letter size) to a more…

  • Michal Karcz

    A moment of calm in a nature of fantasy. The mere demonstration that the inclusion of a simple element can transform a picture. The site of Michal Karcz.

  • Panoramic photo, tricks

    Photographic panoramas are certainly, with HDR images (high dynamic range), photographiques, avec les images HDR (à haute dynamique), one of the photo techniques that most profited for the arrival of electronic imagery. What seemed reserved to the owners of luxuriously priced and specialized equipment now appears simply an idea to bring variety to your photographic…

  • Nikon D400, on April 14th?

    Nikon started to issue invitations for a press event on April, 14th. While there is no indication on which product will be included, some are reading between the lines and offering that this would be the official launch of the long-awaited Nikon D400…

  • Top commentators

    If you are one of the fastest typing commentators on this web site, you may find yourself interested in the newest little widget on YLovePhoto.com. The most prolific commentators are now highlighted on each and every page (in the side bars). If you have correctly filled your web site affiliation, this will count as a…

  • Photograph hummingbirds

    Hummingbirds are definitely difficult to shoot as anybody who tried will confirm. They move fast, they’re small and somewhat shy. But they are quite nice to see in a picture (and in the wild), and they are specially spectacular if they are caught in mid-flight. This is sometimes seen as a kind of Graal for…

  • Firm arrival date for the Panasonic GH1

    The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 camera (the Lumix G1 + video features) is a bit late in arriving on the shelves. Initially expected at the end of March 2009, Panasonic officially announced that it will be available from the 24th of April, with an initial production rate of only 5000 per month.