Wednesday, September 18th, 2013

Smithsonian features underwater art

The Smithsonian is celebrating the fifth anniversary of the opening of the Sant Ocean Hall with a gallery and two temporary exhibitions that celebrate the connection between humans and the oceans. The exhibitions feature the work of Brian Skerry, Cornelia Kubler Kavanagh and Gareth Lawson.

Wednesday, September 18th, 2013

Video: EunJae Im in Lembeh

Wetpixel member Eunjae Im has posted a film featuring macro life in the Lembeh Straits, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Sunday, September 15th, 2013

Video: Macronesia by Shane Siers

Shane Siers has produced a series of macro life films, concentrating on the nudibranchs of the Pacific. These are beautifully shot and edited, but also have a strong identification and marine biology focus that makes them educational as well. Wetpixel is proud to be featuring his work, and we plan to add his films as a weekly feature over the next few months.

Friday, September 13th, 2013

Ikelite announces housing for Canon EOS 70D

Ikelite has announced the imminent release of their housing for the Canon EOS 70D. It features TTL strobe control (when used with Ikelite DS Substrobes), its video record start/stop and AF lock controls are on side levers and it is supplied with an aluminum tray with dual handles.

Friday, September 13th, 2013

DaVinci Resolve 10 beta available

Black Magic Design has released a public beta of version 10 of DaVinci Resolve color grading software. It adds support for additional file types and workflow streamlining features.

Friday, September 13th, 2013

Hong Kong bans shark fin at official functions

Channel NewsAsia reports that a Hong Kong government spokesman has stated that the territory will stop serving shark fin at official functions. (Image from Shutterstock).

Friday, September 13th, 2013

EOS-1D C gains tier 1 EBC approval

The Canon EOS-1D C has been tested and passed European Broadcasting Union (EBU) approval for tier one HD production. It is the first SLR to provide an image of high enough quality for use as a broadcast production tool.

Wednesday, September 11th, 2013

Call for entrants: SoCal Shootout

The annual SoCal Shootout is calling for entrants. The event will be held over this coming weekend (13-15 September) and will accept entries from any registered photographers and videographers that have been shot from south of Point Conception and north of the Mexico border. Full registration details are available on the event’s website.