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The 66-second photo op ...

A real-time 66-second video of a White House press corps photo pool getting the shot of President Obama in the Oval Office.

Think quick ... and carry a big lens.

Via "LENS" on the NY Times' website.

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Sunset at Stonington Harbor ...

   
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Photos shot with iPhone.

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Long Beach signs ...

Some interesting signs spotted on a walk down 4th Street in Long Beach, Calif.
 
"Soon"

"Community Free Box" ~ take something or leave something.

Yoga is the new "liberation technology!"

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It's a blur ...

Some great examples of motion and blur photography from @instantshift.

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A splash of color ...

One of my favorite new apps is ColorSplash. It desaturates your color photos and lets you add selective color back in by using your finger as a paintbrush or mask.
 
It's fast ~ and fun!

       
Click here to download:
A_splash_of_color_..._tag_phot.zip (690 KB)

The app is $1.99 from the iTunes Store and has earned a spot right next to CameraBag.
 
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=304871603&mt=8

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At work ...

The Big Picture at The Boston Globe's Website has another stunning collection of images, this time focusing on people in their work environments around the world.

This site continues to be one of the best collections of photographs on the Web.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/02/at_work.html

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What's on the menu ...

At Donnie's Deli in Old Greenwich, Conn.
 
http://www.donniesdeli.com/

Photo taken with iPhone using CameraBag.

 

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Talk about a wide aspect ratio ...

This image is 100 meters long, shot on 20 consecutive days in Berlin by photographer Simon Hoegsberg.

 


http://www.simonhoegsberg.com/we_are_all_gonna_die/slider.html

Start slowly sliding your mouse across the bottom panel to pan the photo.

Featured on John Nack's Adobe blog: http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/

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Top 5 iPhone apps ...

As an early iPhone adopter, a lot of folks ask me what applications they should get for their iPhone.

With more than 15,000 to choose from in the iTunes App Store, there's something for everyone ~ lots of stuff you need and lots more than you really don't need.

Here are the five I use daily and find indispensable (pre-loaded apps not included, like iTunes, Mail, Safari, etc.):

Things

Things is a task manager that has a killer Mac desktop component ($49.95). While I manage most of my tasks and projects from my MacBook Pro, the iPhone version of Things allows me to have access to my tasks and projects anywhere. It's also great for shopping lists and keeping track of the more than 100 movies my wife I have on our "must see" list.

$9.99
http://culturedcode.com/things/

Tweetie

I've tried almost all of the Twitter clients out there, but Tweetie has the best UI that combines simplicity with powerful tools, like trends, search and proximity.

$2.99
http://www.atebits.com/software/tweetie/

Facebook

This is a great "on-the-go" version of Facebook ~ just enough information to check in and post.

Free
http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=22389032130

CameraBag

CameraBag gives you filters that allows you to place seven cool effects on your photos, such as vignetting, a wide-screen cinematic view or if they were taken with a Polaroid, a 1974 instant camera or a square-format toy camera. They just came out with a "lite" version for 99 cents that has three of the more popular filters.

$2.99
http://www.nevercenter.com/camerabag/

SnowReport

SnowReport is great for skiiers and snowboarders. Add as many ski areas as you want and it will give you all the info you need to hit the slopes ~ number of trails and lifts, conditions, weather and links to the ski area's website.

$1.99
http://www.eddit.com/snow_reports/

And one for good measure ...

Google Mobile App

This apps make a great search engine even easier. Just hold your iPhone up to your face and speak your search. If you speak clearly, Google will return extremely accurate results ... no typing necessary.

Free
http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer=98297&topic=15662

And 4 honorable mentions to round it up to 10:

* WRNI radio app: Listen to NPR any time, any place. Free.
* Now Playing: My favorite movie listing app. Free.
* Evernote: A great service to help to capture and remember snippets of information. Free.
* MLB.com At Bat: With spring training a few weeks away, this is the best app for keeping up with the Red Sox. Usually $4.99, but says "free" right now.

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Christmas Day dunes at Watch Hill ...

   
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Christmas_Day_dunes_at_Watch_H.zip (313 KB)

Taken with Nikon D100.

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