The Daily PetaPixel for 03/25/2021

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( [Ricoh’s Updated Theta Z1 Has Double the Storage, Otherwise the Same]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Mar 24, 2021 06:00 pm Ricoh has announced an update to its Theta Line: the Theta Z1 51GB. Outside of a capacity boost, it features the same specifications [as the original Theta Z1](. … [[visit site to read more]( [New Stunning Image of the M87 Black Hole Shows its Magnetic Fields]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Mar 24, 2021 05:17 pm [Watch the Video]( The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), which was responsible for producing [the first-ever image of a black hole]( in 2019, has today [revealed]( a new polarized view of the M87 black hole that reveals the structure of its magnetic fields, key in explaining how it is able to launch energetic jets from its core. … [[visit site to read more]( [Voice-Activated Backpack Aids the Visually Impaired with AI Cameras]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Mar 24, 2021 03:51 pm [Watch the Video]( Artificial intelligence developer Jagadish K. Mahendran and his team at the University of Georgia have designed an AI-powered, voice-activated, camera system that can help the visually impaired navigate common challenges such as traffic signs, hanging obstacles, and crosswalks. … [[visit site to read more]( [NASA is Gearing Up to Fly a Camera Drone Above Mars]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Mar 24, 2021 03:03 pm [Watch the Video]( NASA is [targetting]( early April for the first flight of its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, a drone that will mark the organization’s first attempt at a powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet where it will hover over the surface and capture aerial images. … [[visit site to read more]( [A 50mm Lens is All You Really Need in Landscape Photography]( By Jay P. Morgan on Mar 24, 2021 02:22 pm [Watch the Video]( I’m photographer Jay P. Morgan from [The Slanted Lens](. In this video and article we’re going to take a look at why [a 50mm lens]( is the only lens you need for landscape photography. … [[visit site to read more]( [191 of the World’s Earliest Photos by Henry Fox Talbot Are Up for Sale]( By [Michael Zhang]( on Mar 24, 2021 01:54 pm A rare collection of some of the world’s earliest photographs is coming up for sale. Sotheby’s will be selling nearly 200 photos by 19th-century photography pioneer William Henry Fox Talbot at auction in New York next month. … [[visit site to read more]( [Dramatic Images and Film Document the Beauty of Iceland’s Lava Flow]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Mar 24, 2021 01:42 pm [Watch the Video]( Iceland’s erupting Geldingadalir volcano has been the subject of some [exciting aerial footage]( and [up-close images]( and photographer [Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove]( created a set of images and a short film that frames the natural event in a beautifully dramatic context. … [[visit site to read more]( [OnePlus 9 Pro with Hasselblad Review: Ambition, With Room To Grow]( By [Ted Kritsonis]( on Mar 24, 2021 12:59 pm A renewed focus on camera output in [the OnePlus 9 Pro]( underpins the company’s latest flagship phone, but it’s not the only reason why this is such a stellar alternative. … [[visit site to read more]( [Why NFTs (Probably) Won’t Make You Money in the Long Run]( By Andrew Molitor on Mar 24, 2021 12:03 pm Over the last few weeks, it seems like the world wide web has been swamped with both [explainers and critiques of Non-Fungible Tokens, or NFTs](. It’s a pyramid scheme! It’s the next thing in Fine Art! It’s an ecological disaster! I am making so much money! … [[visit site to read more]( [This is the First-Ever Footage of a ‘Time Crystal’]( By [Jaron Schneider]( on Mar 24, 2021 12:00 pm [Watch the Video]( Scientists in Berlin have managed to capture the first-ever footage of what is known as a space-time crystal. Also known as an STC or “time crystal” for short, these are pulsations in space-time that were originally created in a laboratory setting in 2016. … [[visit site to read more]( [How To Make a Photo Trap With a Raspberry Pi and a Sony Alpha]( By Sebastian Staacks on Mar 24, 2021 11:14 am [Watch the Video]( Recently a squirrel noticed our nut box that was waiting to be raided for almost a year now. But as our squirrels here are a bit skittish, I needed to come up with a way to get in close to take nice pictures of them. … [[visit site to read more]( Earlier Stories: [Studying These Tiny, Fast Insects Required Shooting at 73,000 FPS]( [Supreme to Launch a Special-Edition Yashica 35mm Film Camera]( [NeueHouse and Fotografiska Combine, Merge Coworking with Museums]( [Photographer Compiling Huge Timelapse Library of Plant Life Cycles]( [Cocoons and COVID: How Photos Can Change in Meaning as Life Changes]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2021 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. PetaPixel · 2944 N 44th St Ste 100 · Phoenix, AZ 85018-7258 · USA You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.