Thursday, March 05, 2015

Hermit crabs line up in order of size to swap and upgrade shells with one another

Hermit crabs line up in order of size to swap and upgrade shells with one another.
Bert found this amazing video. It's astounding, the things that happen in nature.

Wednesday, March 04, 2015

iPhone International Gallery

I must admit I'm quite surprised at the roaring success the iPhone, particularly the Six Plux (with optical stabilization) is having as a camera, both in terms of quantity and quality. Even one of the World Press international photo winners recently was taken on an iPhone.
Here is Apple's iPhone int Gallery.

(Click 4 big pic.)

I really like this one, fantastic tones, colors, composition. I wonder how much is incredible luck, how much is leg work, and how much if any is photoshopping. 

And this similarly-themed one by another photographer, is actually another of my favorites. (Long time readers know that I have a weakness for a touch of the abstract in photos.)







Tuesday, March 03, 2015

TruthFacts comics

Update:
Del wrote: Now you said, "If three ads don't work, twelve ads won't either!” Is that true? Because if it is then the world needs to move in another direction.

Just seems logical to me. If we take a dog, a teenager, or such simple-minded creature :-), and put down three different dishes in front of him, and he doesn't eat, it seem quite unlikely to change his mind to put down nine more dishes.

Click 4 big pic.



No joke. Especially on my iPad where there is no ad-blocking software, I've been marveling/seething recently at how the content is drowning  in ads. It doesn't even work, folks! If three ads don't work, twelve ads won't either! 


Monday, March 02, 2015

The Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 Versus… a Two-Year-Old Pocket Camera

The Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 Versus… a Two-Year-Old Pocket Camera, article and photos.

So how much more detail do you really gain when you choose one of the world's finest and most expensive lenses (over four grand) and high resolution cameras, over a (admittedly good one) $600 pocket camera?