Monthly Archives: May 2011

Time-lapse video of airplanes taking off at Boston Logan International Airport

May 21, 2011 @ 12:33 pm

This is one of the coolest videos I’ve seen this week. It shows a time-lapse from Boston Logan International Airport of an hour’s worth of airplanes taking off — all scrunched into a tiny 2 minutes and 30 seconds of … Continue reading →

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Color photos from the Depression Era

May 21, 2011 @ 12:27 pm

Photo: US Library of Congress The International Business Times has a 2-part post on rare color photos from the Depression Era in United States history. I’ve posted 3 of my favorites here, but you should definitely head on over to … Continue reading →

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A house saved from flood waters

May 21, 2011 @ 12:07 pm

Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images Check out this crazy photo of a house near the Mississippi River being saved from rising flood waters because of a fantastic make-shift levee.

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Manfrotto hybrid photo-video tripod head

May 21, 2011 @ 12:03 pm

This is pretty cool. Manfrotto is making a hybrid tripod head that combines the best of both the fluid head video world and the photo head world. The new head is made especially for modern DSLRs that can shoot still … Continue reading →

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The voice of Queen Elizabeth II

May 21, 2011 @ 8:10 am

Photo: Pool/Associated Press After viewing this collection of royal party photos from The Big Picture, I realized that I have never heard Queen Elizabeth II speak. I’ve seen so many photos of her but I couldn’t recall ever hearing her … Continue reading →

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Hasselblads in Space

May 20, 2011 @ 10:34 am

Photo of Hasselblad 500EL/M by NASA What I learned today: There are currently 12 Hasselblad cameras sitting on the surface of the moon. Do they just leave them there on purpose? I wonder what condition they are in now (probably … Continue reading →

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