The Daily PetaPixel for 04/15/2022

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( [Autel EVO Lite+ Review: This Drone Deserves Some Respect]( By Ryan Mense on Apr 14, 2022 05:31 pm Autel Robotics’ new EVO Lite+ drone combines a 1-inch 20-megapixel sensor with a variable aperture to shoot detailed, rich images. The company might not be a household name like DJI, but the EVO Lite+ deserves your attention. [[Read More]( [The MS Optics Handmade Sonnetar 50 f/1.3 Lens has a Vintage Vibe]( By James DeRuvo on Apr 14, 2022 04:27 pm [MS Optics Sonnetar 50mm]( MS Optics has added the Sonnetair 50mm f/1.3 to its lens catalog and like most of its lens designs, it has an old-school 60s vibe that screams a vintage look and buttery bokeh. [[Read More]( [Nikon Doesn’t Want Cameras to Be its Core Business Anymore]( By Mike Smith on Apr 14, 2022 03:56 pm [Nikon Looking Beyond Cameras]( Nikon seems to have put the bad days of 2020 behind it and is accelerating into a new business positive future in which its Imaging Division plays a significant, but not central, role in its financial stability. [[Read More]( [NatGeo Photo Series Highlights the Harrowing State of Earth’s Trees]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 14, 2022 03:00 pm [National Geographic Earth Day Issue]( National Geographic's May 2022 issue is focused entirely on trees, critically endangered forests, their importance to the planet, and the need to preserve them. [[Read More]( [Photographing the Diverse Wildlife of Kenya’s Masai Mara]( By Susan Portnoy on Apr 14, 2022 02:36 pm I hear the soft familiar thud of footsteps, followed by the slosh of hot water filling a canvas water bucket. “Jambo!”, Swahili for “Hello,” comes the disembodied voice in the dark. “Jambo,” I replied. Every morning in the Masai Mara begins at 5:30 am with this friendly wake-up call. Wiping the sleep from my eyes, my desire to stay beneath the cozy warmth of my wool blanket surrenders to my excitement for the coming day. I unzip the flap of my tent and breathe in the cool, crisp air. [[Read More]( [Timelapse Shows the Beauty of Greece’s Less-Traveled Epirus Region]( By Michael Bonocore on Apr 14, 2022 01:41 pm Greek photographer and filmmaker Christophe Anagnostopoulos is determined to show the world the side of his home country that most don't see. [[Read More]( [Compact Wide-Angle Metalens Camera Eliminates Bulky Glass Optics]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 14, 2022 01:23 pm [wide angle metalens]( The development in metalens technology continues, and researchers have designed a new compact camera that takes high-quality wide-angle photos and eliminates the typical bulk of optics. [[Read More]( [Photographer Turns Graffiti Cleanups Into Abstract Photos]( By Brian Kosoff on Apr 14, 2022 12:19 pm [The Unintentional Collaboration of Strangers]( Parking lots exhibiting Rothko and Diebenkorn paintings in Portland Oregon? That’s what I encountered during the Covid Pandemic of 2020. [[Read More]( [Shooting Space Photos Aboard a Giant Balloon Will Soon Be a Thing]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 14, 2022 11:12 am [Space Perspective Space Lounge]( Space Perspective, which calls itself a luxury spaceflight experience company, plans to send tourists into Earth's stratosphere by attaching a floating lounge to its giant SpaceBalloon to provide 360-degree views of the edge of space. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [Nikon Z9 Update is So Big, It Could Have Been a Whole New Camera]( [Webb’s MIRI Camera Reaches its Critical Supercooled ‘Pinch Point’]( [Colorized Footage of San Francisco Taken Four Days Before 1906 Fire]( [Influencer Sued Over Claim of Being First Woman to Visit Every Country]( [A Kestrel on a Blossom Branch Wins 2022 Nature Photo of the Year]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2022 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](.