tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65241599582371964092012-02-16T05:37:38.784-08:00Learn about everything that's happening in the Photo.net community: news, site enhancements, featured members, events, and more.Josh - Photo.net Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15693656100063792329noreply@blogger.comBlogger721100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524159958237196409.post-81328487023631421952009-04-30T10:28:00.001-07:002009-04-30T10:28:37.316-07:00

this is a test

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Image by Garry EdwardsPhoto.net Lighting Forum moderator Garry Edwards has written a great primer on how to choose your first set of professional studio lights. In addition to helping us on photo.net, Garry is an experienced advertising & commercial photographer, specialising in furniture, other still life & fashion. You can trust that his words are backed up with years of experience.Click here

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Image by Josh RootThe newest addition to my Welcome to Filmtown article series is on the Leica IIIf and Fuji's Provia 100F.Filmtown: Leica IIIf & Fuji Provia 100FIf you are unfamiliar with the Filmtown series, you can read my reasons for creating it here on the index page:http://photo.net/columns/joshroot/filmtown/As will be regular with the Filmtown series, enter yourself in a contest to win

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New article for all the Digital Darkroom obsessive photographers we have on photo.net. Part III of the Color Management Primer series from Jay Kinghorn, offers advice on how to configure your color settings and color management options in popular image-processing applications.Color Management Primer: Part III for everything you wanted to know about color management.

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Image by Ton MestromLike many people on Photo.net, photography is Ton Mestrom’s passion but his day job is something else. Working as an RN overseeing a endoscopy department in the university hospital of Maastricht, photography plays a small role in his professional life (digitally processing specialized endoscopic images for example). That has not stopped him from following his passion for

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Bob Atkins reviews Canon's addition to the family: the hot-ticket Canon EOS 5D Mark II. This camera has been much anticipated, largely due to the success of the predecessor, the EOS 5D. The Mark II version includes the ability to shoot HD video, setting new standards for DSLRs in the future."The 5D MkII can record at 30 fps in 1080p HDTV mode (1920×1080) pixels, but while in video mode you can

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Introducing Bill Frakes, Sports Illustrated staff photographer and multi-skilled top-level sports photographer. He will be writing a monthly series of articles for us on all things regarding sports photography. We are honored to have him join us.This month, Bill Frakes documents his behind-the-scenes experiences capturing the Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa Bay, FL, as a Sports Illustrated staff

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We finally got the bugs worked out of the new text editor for the photo.net forums. Personally, I think the new editor, while not perfect, is a lot better than what we had before. There is no reason that people should have to learn circa 1999 HTML to make a forum post in 2009.However, I realize that some of our users would prefer to go back to the older non-WYSIWYG system. Thanks to our crack

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Hannah Thiem takes an initial glance at the Nikon D3X, the enhanced version of the D3."The Nikon D3X is aimed at wedding professionals, studio photographers, and anyone in need of a high-resolution, high-ISO, dual card slot digital SLR. The biggest upgrade on the D3X is the boost in MP offering about double the resolution." -Hannah ThiemRead More: Nikon D3X Preview

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Sadly, Photo.net is currently down. There is an issue at our server co-lo facility. So even our genius programmer Jin can't do anything to help.I'll update when I have more info. But for now, I guess you will have to enjoy your weekend instead. Shoot some photos, bake some bread, have a beer, take a walk, watch the Dover Nascar race. Good times.

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It's that time of year again...time to be very very merry. Get ready to prepare your shopping lists, search for the perfect gifts, wait in long lines, etc. Eliminate some of the confusion by consulting our Holiday Gift Guide in advance.This season, Photo.net's Editors and Moderators team up to take a look at the season's best in everything photographic: Digital SLRs, Lenses, Point & Shoot Cameras

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Bob Atkins takes an initial glance at the Canon EOS 50D, the upgrade to the EOS 40D."The EOS 50D is clearly based on the the EOS 40D and shares many features, though it adds some significant new ones. Pixel count has been increased from 10MP to 15MP, which is a substantial jump. With an excellent lens and good technique, the image should have up to 20% higher resolution. Also new on the EOS 50D

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As you may have noticed, Photo.net is down. This is not our fault.There is a router problem at the hosting location, it is affecting a number of sites. Sadly, we are one of them. I do not currently have an ETA for fixing the problem because it is a situation that is out of our hands and requires the hosting co-lo people to fix their hardware.Very frustrating.

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Introducing...Rick Sammon, published author of many popular books, including Face to Face—The Complete Guide to Photographing People and Idea to Image. Rick will be contributing articles to photo.net on the topics of travel photography and general photographic technique. He starts off his debut on photo.net with an article on Top Tips for Travel Photographers, offering advice oneverything from

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Take a look at Photo.net's review of the Nikon D60, Nikon's latest camera in their line of entry-level DSLRs."The Nikon D60 is a relatively fast, responsive camera. Powering up the camera takes under 0.19 seconds. There is an almost non-existent shutter lag of a split-second. Using the active d-lighting feature causes a slight delay in the write speed to the card, as there is more information to

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Announcing the next article in the Digital Photography Workflow series on photo.net. We're very excited to be able to offer advice and complete start-to-finish articles on how many professional photographers organize and complete their digital photography workflow. Thanks to the contributors!Digital Workflow: Fine Art Photographyby Michael EzraMichael Ezra, professional fine art photographer,

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Bob Atkins takes an initial glance at the Nikon D700, the latest full frame sensor camera Nikon's just added to the family."The D700 offers significantly more features such as a normal 5 fps continuous shooting mode with an 8 fps option with a battery pack (the Canon 5D is 3 fps), 51 AF points (the EOS 5D has 9), Live View, a DX (APS-C) automaticcropping mode when an APS-C format Nikon lens is

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Announcing a new series of Digital Photography articles on photo.net. We're very excited to be able to offeradvice and complete start-to-finish articles on how many professional photographers organize and complete theirdigital photography workflow. Emre Safak and I worked very closely with a number of photographers from various backgrounds tocomplete these articles relating specifically to a

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Father's Day is around the corner. Take a look at some inspiring images of fathers and children from Photo.net members and get some ideas for your own Father's Day celebration."Father's Day: a father's love for his children, family devotion, father-child activities, fun times in the sun with dad, the gentle strong care of father for son/daughter..." -Photo.net editorsView More: Editors' Picks:

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Bob Atkins takes an initial glance at Olympus' latest addition to their line of DSLR cameras, the Olympus Evolt E-520."The Olympus E-520 is a logical evolution of the E-510. Like the E-510, the E-520 features a 10MP "four-thirds" format sensor and stabilization built into the camera body via sensor-shift." -Bob AtkinsRead More: Olympus Evolt E-520 Preview

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Sony is improving their line of DSLR cameras with the addition of a number of bodies to their Alpha line, including the Sony Alpha A700. Bob Atkins, photographer and forum moderator on Photo.net, worked first-hand with the A700 to experience some of its enhanced functions and features as a step up from the Alpha A100."The Sony Alpha A700 is competitive in terms of price, performance and features

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Graduation Day is around the corner, or perhaps it already happened for your grad. Take a look at some inspiring images of graduation day from Photo.net members and get some ideas for your own future photojournalist graduate sessions."Graduation Day: the proud exultation of a graduate, tossing a cap up in the air, the joy of many years of hard work now completed, huge smiles of accomplished

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Wondering what to get your grad this spring? Whether your grad is just completing a degree in law, architecture, design or photography, a new camera or accessory is always a welcome gift. The Photo.net Graduation Gift Guide has advice on the best gear for the Traveler, the Outdoor Adventure Enthusiast, the Party-Goer, the Graduate from Photo School, etc."After graduation comes the great world

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Bob Atkins did a 24-hour test with the new Canon Rebel XSi. In the article, he shares some of his initial impressions of the XSi along with some sample photographs. This is a prelude to the full review he will be completing in the next few weeks."I took around 180 photographs with the XSi using the 18-55 IS and the 55-200 IS. Just about all of the photographs were well focused and the exposure

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The Photo.net editors have published a Creative Children's Portraits article, highlighting some of the members' best and most unique children's portrait work."Unique Children's Portraits: innocent eyes wide open, candid portraits, sincere honest expressions, serious child thoughts, children focused on learning a new skill, glimpses of a child's make-believe world, happiness without boundaries..."

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Check out the Photo.net Top Rated Photos and GallerySearch areas. Now with 100% easier navigation!You will notice the "[first page] [previous page]" and "[next page] [last page]" buttons. Along with page number buttons to skip ahead a few pages at a time. This should allow users to easily browse deeply into the massive stack of p hotos that we've got here at photo.net.Plenty more improvements are

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Happy after-Easter-week! To celebrate, the photo.net editors have highlighted some of the members' best work relating to this holiday in the Editors' Picks: Easter Photos article."Easter: a time for family gatherings, children in Easter dresses frantically searching for brightly colored Easter eggs, artistic Easter egg decorations, spring flowers budding, baby animal cuddling, Easter bunny

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If you go to any single image page in your gallery, you will now see a "morephotos by " box on the right side next to the comments. There willbe threethumbnail images picked randomly from your portfolio. There will also be a textlink to your full portfolio.The purpose of this is to encourage viewers to dig deeper into photo.netportfolios. A user might have come to your image page via a google

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Happy first day of Spring! To celebrate, the photo.net editors have highlighted some of the members' best work relating to this seasonal time of year in the Editors' Picks: Spring Photos article."Spring: flowers budding, a time of renewal and rebirth, happy birds warbling, spring peepers singing in chorus, brightly colored nature being revived, gleeful children playing outside, warm sunny days

Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172630602819767105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524159958237196409.post-54281340737922789352008-03-19T13:08:00.000-07:002008-03-19T13:13:16.877-07:00

The Pentax Limited lenses designed for digital Pentax cameras are also referred to as "pancake" lenses for their small compact size. Thanks to Josh Root and Justin Serpico, we now have more insight as to their capabilities and performance value."Choosing a three-lens kit is a particularly intense subject of conversation among those who eschew zooms. Thousands of posts have been made on the

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Nikon is making strides in the realm of DSLRs with the release of their top-of-the-line pro full-frame sensor camera, the Nikon D3. Shun Cheung, Nikon photographer and forum moderator on Photo.net, had the fortune to experience first-hand the capabilities and dynamic features of the Nikon full-frame camera."Based on its specifications such as 9 frames per second (fps), a new state-of-the-art

Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172630602819767105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524159958237196409.post-69869340833855277542008-03-10T22:47:00.001-07:002008-03-10T22:50:17.360-07:00

Sorry folks, the computer gremlins have gotten the best of us. Of course this happens in the middle of the night on the US east coast, the worst time to get someone in to work on the server. But we will get things back up as soon as we can. If it looks like it is going to be a long outage, I will update this post.-Josh

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Philip reviewed the Canon EF 100/2.8 Macro USM Lens. This is a very sharp portrait lens that can be focused down to 1:1."A 100mm macro lens has long been the standard for photographers using full-frame cameras. The magnification of the 100mm lens provides sufficient working distance from most subjects and does not add a lot of weight or bulk compared to shorter macro lenses."-Philip GreenspunRead

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The Photo.net editors have published a St. Patrick's Day Photos article, highlighting some of the members' best work relating to this thematic holiday."St. Patrick's Day: green in many hues, a frothy pint of Guinness, playful characters in a St. Patrick's Day parade, four-leaf clovers after a rainstorm, a lonely musician pasted on an Irish landscape, spritely leprechaun figures, portraits of

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Philip reviewed the Canon 85/1.2L lens. This is a fast high-quality short telephoto lens designed for full frame sensor cameras. "What's so exciting about an f/1.2 lens? In medium light, the lens can produce an extremely shallow depth of field, throwing any background distractions out of focus. In low light, the lens supports reasonable motion-stopping shutter speeds without forcing the

Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172630602819767105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524159958237196409.post-65938435120273077082008-03-05T13:17:00.000-08:002008-03-05T13:27:41.639-08:00

Learning to make excellent images is only half of the equation to being a professional photographer. Learning to build, promote and run a successful business is equally important if you want to make a career of photography. Covering everything from promotion to legal issues, there are 11 articles to complete the Photo.net discussion on the business of wedding photography. The final 3 topics have

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The Photo.net editors have published a Portrait Photography article, highlighting some of the members' best and most unique portrait work."Unique Portraits: bold colors contrasting with muted background tones, candid portraits of distinguished gentlemen, water droplets accentuating a girl's face, a bold necklace highlighting the colors of a model's eyes, patterns and textures framing the delicate

Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172630602819767105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524159958237196409.post-62032475724814856722008-02-11T08:32:00.000-08:002008-02-11T08:34:12.915-08:00

Pentax released details on the latest addition to the Pentax DSLR line, the Pentax K20D."The Pentax K20D is Pentax's latest offering in the mid-range DSLR market, replacing the previous K10D. As is inevitable these days, the pixel count has been increased, not to the 10MP or 12MP of its competitors from Canon, Nikon, and Sony, but to a class leading 14.6MP. Currently only the Canon EOS 1Ds MkII (

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Learning to make excellent images is only half of the equation to being a professional photographer. Learning to build, promote and run a successful business is equally important if you want to make a career of photography. To help with this process, Managing Editor Hannah Thiem has gathered a group of Photo.net's most active and successful wedding photographers for a discussion on the business

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Nikon released details on the latest addition to the Nikon prosumer line, the Nikon D60."Nikon's new D60 appears to be a replacement for the D40X, though Nikon doesn't explicitly say that. The cameras seem very similar indeed, with what seems to be an identical body and mostly identical specifications. The D60 adds "active d-lighting", which helps to maximize dynamic range, an improved system to

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Philip has taken an in-depth look at the latest incarnation of the EOS 1Ds line,the 1Ds Mark III."The 1Ds Mark III turns on almost instantly and is very responsive, on par withthe cheaper Canon bodies that are not tangling with 25 MB RAW images. The cameracan capture 5 pictures per second, but it can't write them to the memory cardsthat fast. After you've captured about 56 JPEGs or 12 RAW images,

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The Photo.net editors have published a Valentine's Day Photos article, highlighting some of the members' best work relating to this thematic holiday."Valentine's Day: a romantic kiss in a busy city, the intricate glimpse of a rose, a dancer performing gracefully, red angels getting down on the dance floor, a string of bleeding heart flowers, children playfully holding hands, a brilliant sunset

Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172630602819767105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524159958237196409.post-89760305881680608062008-01-28T08:43:00.000-08:002008-01-28T08:47:51.876-08:00

Jerry Ting's portfolio is filled with any number of interesting images of subjects from people to cities to nature. There is no doubting Jerry's skills with a camera, but it is his bird photography that particularly stands out. Successful bird photographers have to juggle uncooperative weather, long periods of waiting, heavy and expensive equipment, and a subject who can up and decide to leave at

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Learning to make excellent images is only half of the equation to being a professional photographer. Learning to build, promote and run a successful business is equally important if you want to make a career of photography. To help with this process, Managing Editor Hannah Thiem has gathered a group of Photo.net's most active and successful wedding photographers for a discussion on the business

Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172630602819767105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524159958237196409.post-19567287962655235262008-01-24T13:22:00.000-08:002008-01-28T08:42:26.170-08:00

Canon released details on the latest addition to the Canon Rebel line, the Canon Rebel XSi."Canon has released information on a new entry level DSLR, the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi, also known as the EOS 450D. They have increased the pixel count from 10MP in the Rebel XTi to 12.2MP in the XSi, increased the LCD size from 2.5" to 3" and added a Live View mode. The AF system has been improved, the

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Justin Serpico, Pentax photographer, has taken an in-depth look at the prosumer Pentax K10D. He's also given us some insight into the capabilities of ISO 1600 on the Pentax K10D, and provided tips on winter photography with the K10D."For a lot of photographers, one of the main selling points of the K10D will be its Shake Reduction system. Unlike Canon and Nikon with their in-lens stabilization,

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At CES in Vegas this month, Sony released details on their latest DSLR, the Sony A200, an upgrade to the A100.Bob Atkins wrote a brief preview on the Sony A200."According to Sony, compared to the A100, the A200 adds ISO 3200 sensitivity, 1.7x faster autofocus, a larger (2.7") LCD, lower image noise, a quieter shutter, and adds automatic popup to the built-in flash. Sony has also added a battery

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Shun Cheung, Nikon photographer and photo.net Nikon forum moderator, has taken an in-depth look at the prosumer Nikon D300. He's also given us some insight into the capabilities of ISO 3200 on the Nikon D300, and tested the capabilities of Nikon's new AF module, providing example images of birds in flight. "Compared to the Nikon D2Xs, the D300 has an improved high-ISO performance (by

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Art Meripol is a photographer living in the US southeast. He has been a working professional for over 30 years now. His images have appeared in many newspapers and national magazines. He is the Senior Travel Photographer for Southern Living Magazine, which he describes as his "dream job". I'm sure that many of us would feel the same way.While all of his photography is impressive and reflects his

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“You think we’re sleeping in Dusseldorf? You think we’re taking a nap in Cologne? No, we’re working at night — each night a new dial, a new knob, a diode, a transistor …” — Professor Krassman (Mel Brooks), the Muppet MovieAnother long awaited feature has made it's photo.net debut. There is now a slick new system for re-ordering the folders in a user's portfolio. It operates in much the same way

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So, as you can tell, the site crashed a few minutes ago, and now anything that was posted since the site went live this morning has disappeared. Here's the story:The transfer to the new hardware went as well as can be expected with just a few normal hiccups and glitches. The site went live again and Jin was chasing down the last of the bugs and incorrect database tables. The early problems were

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Photo.net is back up and running on the new hardware. This is a very good thing:-New hardware-Faster processor speed and much more memory in the database server-More accessible (and physically cooler) server locationNext steps are to make sure everything is running as it should (please report any bugs you find) and to optimize the new hardware as much as possible. Then we will collect all the old

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As you can see by the big red notice on top of every photo.net page, the site is in "read-only" mode for the next 14 hours or so. We estimate this to be from 5:00pm (EST) on Tuesday (today) until 7:00am (EST) Wednesday (tomorrow). We are moving to a better server location and much newer hardware. This is one of the steps that we are taking to improve site performance. As I have said before, there

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Yes, the site has been slower than usual over the past 36-48 hours. Here are the reasons why:1. We are carrying out some database work in preparation for a hardware move to a new server location (and new hardware). That's putting some ongoing load on the database.2. Thursday night-friday morning (depending on your time zone) is the time we do our weekly scheduled backup. The move to the new

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We've made some improvements to the slide show feature on photo.net. I think users will like the improved functionality. There are also now "slide show" links next to folder names in a user's portfolio view.

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Michael Ging is a photographer living in the US southwest. He has spent the past 35 years as a photographer for the Arizona Republic newspaper. In this time he has covered virtually every photographic subject possible. Though he may have just met his subject moments before, and only have a few minutes to work, his images still show a wonderful respect and compassion. He has the people skills that

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**UPDATE**The server was reset and we are back online as of 12:30pm PST. Thanks for your patience.**UPDATE**We had a database server crash this morning at photo.net. And the site has been unavailable for the past few hours.We have our technicians working to fix things. But I currently have no estimate of how long it will take to get everything back together. I will post updates here as soon as I

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We made a few adjustments to the photo.net homepage to make it easier to read. It was getting a bit cluttered. But that's what happens when you have a site with as much information as this one.The changes are slight enough that most users wouldn't even have noticed if it wasn't pointed out to them. But since I am pointing it out anyway, here's a comparison:

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We made a few small changes this week that will help with site functionality. Nothing huge, but some "my workspace" changes and some changes to the navigation bar that is at the top of every photo.net page. The navigation bar changes will probably be the most useful on a day to day basis for users. But the "my workspace" cleanup is nice as well.In the "My Workspace" area (http://photo.net/pvt/

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I have to apologize to everyone, photo.net "customer service" (meaning me) was badly hindered today. We got hit with a large windstorm last night and this morning and 90+ mph winds will cause problems. Nn my case a large tree fell on the power lines two houses down from mine. The power was knocked out for a couple block radius. Nobody was injured and unlike the owner of the tree, my van was not

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In order to more quickly remove automated image rating accounts, photo.net has implemented a captcha word verification system.Users will be occasionally asked to prove they are human by re-typing two words that are displayed (slightly distorted) in a verification box. If the words you are being shown are difficult to see, there is a "refresh" button (it looks like two little arrows in a circle)

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Patrick Hudepohl has just written a review of the compact and useful Nikon AF-S DX 12-24/4 lens. "The Nikon AF-S 12-24/4 delivers pictures with a dramatic wide-angle effect (18-36mm full-frame equivalent) on Nikon small-sensor digital SLR cameras such as the D40 and D300. The Nikon 12-24 is great for use in landscape photography, photojournalism and, to some extent, architecture. The short end of

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Photo.net has just published an article on what equipment the average professional wedding photographer uses. It is, unsurprisingly, titled Equipment for Wedding Photographers.This is a common question in our Wedding & Social Event Forum, and I thought it might be nice to have a permanent article that beginning wedding photographers could be directed to.Do you have a different opinion on what

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Managing Editor Hannah Thiem has written a Nikon D80 review for photo.net. Read it here:Nikon D80 review.Image by photo.net member Hannah Thiem

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Here is a little sneak preview of Photo.net's new "drag and drop" image re-ordering system for photo.net folders. This is a feature that we have all wanted for a long time. So say thanks to Patrick and Jin for putting it together.The feature is not ready to go yet, it still has to be integrated with the live server and to be beta tested for bugs. But we're getting close.

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The first edition of the photo.net monthly newsletter should be arriving in user's inboxes shortly (if it hasn't already).This is a new project for us and we hope that you find it informative and interesting. The purpose of the newsletter is to bring the best of photo.net to your inbox. It will inform you of new site content, draw attention to some talented photo.net members, and highlight some

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Wilson Tsoi, is a photographer living in the US northwest. Like the rest of us up here in the damp corner of the country, he braves the rain to get out and make images. Unlike the rest of us, he has an excellent eye and an uncanny knack for capturing a decisive moment in his sports images. The excitement and action of Wilson's sports photography is what first caught my eye. But he has also done

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Photo.net has been acquired by NameMedia, Inc (www.namemedia.com). NameMedia is located in Waltham, MA and specializes in developing and managing large enthusiast community web sites. They currently operates a number of these community sites, including Davesgarden.com which is the largest and most active gardening community on the web. To be honest though, the only one of their websites that I

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If you have been seeing some slowness on the site recently, it is likely being caused by a large indexing crawl that Google is doing.Not fun, but important. Thanks for your patience.Image by photo.net member Todd Laffler.

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Photo.net member Craig Gillette made a very good point in this thread about how user forum histories are displayed when all are listed (example).At some point in the beginning days of photo.net the decision was made to display user forum post history with the oldest posts at the top and the newest at the bottom. That was fine for a while, but now almost a decade later, many of us have thousands

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Everyone should know this if they don't already, Thursday night is the time of the week that we backup the photo.net servers.Expect things to run a little slower than usual.

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The whole point of the Photo.net News and Updates blog is to give photo.net users a place to turn when they see problems on the site. For example, say that a photo.net user notices that the thumbnail images in a gallery are loading very slowly, though the rest of the site appears to be working. In the past the likely response would be to:Post a complaint on whatever forum that user frequents the

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