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Over 100 Billion Galaxies and He Knows Your Name

This incredible photo of a ‘globular cluster’ (love that term!) called ‘Messier 55′ which is in the constellation of Sagittarius. It was taken by the ESO’s (European Southern Observatory) VISTA (Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy) infrared survey telescope.

The cluster is made up of tens of thousands of stars exceedingly close together, like a swarm of bees. About 160 globular clusters have been found in our galaxy, the Milky Way, mostly toward the centre.

That looks like a lot of stars huh? But what really blew my mind was the video below (also from ESO) showing just how SMALL it is in the milky way!

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Flickr Helps Pinterest with Attributed Sharing

One of the biggest issues that photo and social media experts have been clamoring for from Pinterest, the latest social media network that has at its core a visual element, is a proper attribution with photos and graphics.

The fear is that people will pin an image on Pinterest, the attribute to the photographer will not be well represented, and after a couple of repins and likes, the origins of the image is completely lost.

The amount of money that is in photography and design work makes this need an essential for Pinterest to continue to survive.

Flickr has come along side Pinterest to improve the attributes of photos shared on Pinterest from its site. Here is a short quib from Flickr’s blog:

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IKEA’s Cardboard Digital Camera: Add Some Fun at Your Next Church Event!

Ikea Cardboard Digital Camera

Ikea’s latest endeavor turns to tech.

At this years Milan Design Week, the first sightings of Ikea’s new cardboard camera were made.

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Instagram Cheat Sheet

Now that Android has joined the Instagram flock, even more people can enjoy the fun of Instagram!

Be honest. Have you ever had so much fun taking and sharing pictures?

Instagram is a robust and booming social network. What Twitter did to 140 characters, Instagram has done with retro styled photos.

Never have I had so much fun with a free app.

Here’s a cheat sheet to help you get the most out of Instagram:

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New Dropbox Feature: Desktop Camera Uploading

Quick on the heals of the recently launched Google Drive, Dropbox have announced another new great feature - desktop Camera Uploads.

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How-To See Photographically

A camera only records the graphic values of form, texture, color and light and nothing more.

This is the prime reason why we feel a bit disappointed at the way some photographs turn out. No motion, no life; only sharpness, unsharpness and record of colour. So, a photographer who does not want to be disappointed later makes a critical analysis of the scene beforehand and expects only that much.

The following factors will help at arriving at this sound judgement.

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Eye vs. Camera

There is an enormous difference between seeing through one’s eyes and through a camera. In some respects the eye is superior although in some respects the camera observes the scene better.

Let’s see what are the differences are:

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Use Instragram with Your Web Browser

It wasn’t long after diving into Instagram that I wanted to view my feed in my browser.

Sadly, I could not.

Viewing photos, making comments — it would all be pretty cool if I could keep Instagram in it’s own tab during my desktop time.

Well, now I can!

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Picnik Online Photo Editing Alternative – PicMonkey

Online photo editing is one of those awesome new things that web 2.0 has brought us. Although you’re not going to find something as powerful as Photoshop, for most users, an online photo editor offers everything you would want and more.

For years, now, my wife has used Picnik for quickly editing photos for her blog. I’ve also recommended Picnik to bloggers, businesses and churches. The interface was easy to use, straight forward, and even though you had the option of upgrading to a paid premium account, the free version had plenty of great photo effects.

Picnik was eventually bought be Google, and now Google has gutted Picnik and integrated it into Google+ (and perhaps other Google products in the future), and will be shutting down Picnik on April 19th, 2012.

It’s sad to see Picnik go, but we’ve found an awesome replacement.

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A Literal Coffee Mug

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