LiveScience Friday March 7, 2025
Ahead of a total lunar eclipse occurring on March 13-14, LiveScience has a tutorial on photographing the moon, with tips on gear, camera settings, and composition. “From brilliant full-phase photographs to dramatic crescents and even the aforementioned blood-red eclipses, there are a number of different styles of photography you can capture — depending on the phase of the moon and the prevailing weather conditions,” notes LS. Practice now, because there will be another total lunar eclipse on September 7–8.
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The Guardian Friday March 7, 2025
At a time when Canada’s sovereignty has come under threat from Donald Trump, (see item 1), a photo of a Canadian goose backing down an aggressive bald eagle is going viral. The photo was taken by Ontario photographer Mervyn Sequeira, who was out with his family when they spotted the eagle descending upon the goose on a frozen lake. For the next 20 minutes, Sequeira watched what he expected would be a lopsided fight with a grim end. Instead, notes The Guardian, the defiant goose fended off multiple attacks.
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DIYPhotography Friday March 7, 2025
Panasonic’s newly announced Lumix S1R II is a full-frame mirrorless camera that wants to cater to both professional photographers and hybrid content creators, notes DIY Photography. Building upon its predecessor, the Lumix S1R, the S1R II features a new 44.3-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor. Although somewhat smaller than Lumix S1R’s sensor, Panasonic promises precise subject tracking and improved focus accuracy thanks to the 779-point Phase Hybrid Autofocus system, adds DIYP.
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The New York Times Friday March 7, 2025
The photographer Arthur Felig, better known as Weegee, is the subject of a fascinating new book, and now, notes The New York Times, a number of his images have been found in the newspaper’s photo archive, or “morgue.” One, in a folder marked “ships, disasters,” was an image of the Finnish freighter Aurora, on fire in the Hudson River in 1941. In print, the photo had been credited to The New York Times. But on the back, written in pencil, the name of the photographer is clear: Arthur Fellig.
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