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"Mother and Child" by Julie Falk

Popular Photography Magazine has an article by Julie Falk on how to photograph snowflakes:

Shooting snowflakes is easy — just follow these tips:

Get in as close as the camera will let you — usually about 2 inches. Hold the camera steady, and shoot from as many angles as possible.

Aim for snowflakes that are on surfaces with clean lines and that are positioned at an angle so early morning or late afternoon sunlight can bring out details. And, Falk adds, “It also helps to find flakes in the ‘twilight zone’ areas of the snow — not in full sun nor quite full shadow — so the background of the sunlit flake is the cobalt blue shadow that snow has on sunny days.”

Large, soft flakes photograph better than small, bright ones. Falk has found them at diameters up to 5mm. “You need to have a lot of moisture in the air,” she says, “and it needs to be bitter cold.”

Nearly windless days are ideal for snowflake hunting, to up the likelihood of finding crystals intact. Colder temperatures help “to keep their little arms from melting off before you can get to them.”

You can read the entire article over at PopPhoto.com.  You can also view more of Julie Falk’s photography at flickr.

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I am not much for year end reviews, but The Boston Globe has some truly phenomenal photographs published from 2008.  You can view Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 over at The Big Picture.

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digital Photography School has posted eleven very creative photographs involving Lego characters from Flickr.

Have you ever met a Lego enthusiast? They can be a lot of fun to talk to and will open up a whole world (or perhaps ‘culture’ is a better word) for you around the little colorful bricks that many of us stop playing with as kids. Many Lego lovers are also keen photographers who love to document their work, fun, humor and creativity. Here’s just a quick sample of some of the hundreds of thousands of Lego Photos on Flickr.

You can view the rest of the photos here.

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Photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand is bringing his latest aerial work over to New York City.  His latest exhibit, Earth From Above will be on display at the World Financial Center Plaza and along the Battery Park City Esplanade from May 1, 2009 to June 28, 2009.  You can view 10 of his photos over at The Big Picture.

You can also download 2000 of Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s free wallpapers from his own site.

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Sports Illustrated has published a slideshow of the 2008 Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies in Beijing.  You can view them all at SI.com.

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Photographer Jamie Squire details how he and Matthew Stockman collaborated to get the killer victory lane shot at this years Daytona 500:

I was on the flagstand for the race and for the finish. Matthew Stockman and I set up the remote before the race. I chose the location. I climbed up the 20-ft ladder and positioned the camera. I came up with the exposure.

It was shot with at Shutter priority -1 stop. (1/30th to be exact.) The camera data shows the aperture at f9. The star effect was a happy accident.
It worked as planned…..

You can read his entire explanation over at the Strobist.

You can see more of Jamie’s Sports Portfolio here.

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The Washington Post has begun publishing a weekly slideshow entitled the Eye on Sports.  You can check out the latest images here.

Thanks to Rob Galbraith DPI.

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Photo by Marcus Bleasdale / VII. Refugees from fighting in Mogadishu seek shelter at a camp in Baletwayne, Somalia.

Time Magazine has posted a powerful collection of The Year in Images. You can view them here.

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Sports Illustrated has launched their 2007 Year in Pictures. You can view them here.

via Imaging Insider

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It’s fall. In the colder areas of the country, that means the weather brings a change of color over the landscape before winter. For you dSLR Dad’s who didn’t get outside to photograph this weekend, please take your inspiration from Elizabeth Carmel’s Autumn portfolio. Well worth it.

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Igor Siwanowicz has an outstanding portfolio of Macro photography.  His specialty is of little creatures.  You can visit his portfolio here.

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