The Daily PetaPixel for 04/26/2022

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by Nikon [Amazing, Intimate Footage Shows a Kestrel Couple’s First Year Together]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 25, 2022 04:17 pm [Kestrel Couple]( A wildlife artist has documented the love story between two kestrels during their first year of mating, with the help of crystal clear hidden cameras and smartly-placed manmade nests. [[Read More]( [Elon Musk Buys Twitter for $44 Billion]( By James DeRuvo on Apr 25, 2022 04:03 pm [Elon Musk Twitter]( Twitter has agreed to terms with billionaire Elon Musk. With a tender offer of $54.20 per share, the man who controls both Tesla and SpaceX will purchased the social media platform for $44 billion with the intent to take it private. [[Read More]( [Scientists Capture Brand-New Deep-Sea Jellyfish Species on Camera]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 25, 2022 03:50 pm [Atolla reynoldsi]( Scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute have captured stunning footage of a new species of deep-sea jellyfish. [[Read More]( [Photographing MLB’s Opening Day for the San Francisco Giants]( By Michael Bonocore on Apr 25, 2022 03:17 pm [San Francisco Giants Opening Day]( Being a photographer for a professional sports team is a dream for most, but it does not come without challenges. With an owner-imposed lockout ending well after 2022 Spring Training was set to begin, Andy Kuno was faced with a condensed and chaotic Spring Training to prepare for the most important day of his season: Major League Baseball’s famed Opening Day. [[Read More]( [Robots Now Understand Objects Can Be Hidden Behind Other Objects]( By Michael Marrah on Apr 25, 2022 02:34 pm [Machine Vision]( Researchers from Cornell University have announced a state-of-the-art breakthrough in visual machine learning that allows robots to understand objects that are obscured by other objects. [[Read More]( [The Falling Soldier: Was Capa’s Iconic War Photo Actually by Gerda Taro?]( By Hassan Amini on Apr 25, 2022 02:15 pm The Falling Soldier is one of the most famous war photos ever made, but questions have swirled for many years regarding its authenticity as evidence that it was staged has piled up. In my own research into the photo, however, a new question came up: the photo is attributed to renowned war photographer Robert Capa, but could it actually have been captured by his partner, Gerda Taro? [[Read More]( [The iPhone 14 Pro to Have a Much Larger 48MP Main Camera: Report]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 25, 2022 02:06 pm [iPhone 14 Pro Camera Leak]( For years the iPhone has been stuck with a 12-megapixel camera, whilst arguably still delivering great quality pictures, there has been no upgrade on resolution for multiple generations. A new report says that is changing this year. [[Read More]( [Aputure Pushes the Industry Cheaper with New LS 600C Pro LED COB]( By Michael Marrah on Apr 25, 2022 01:46 pm [Aputure LS 600C Pro]( Aputure has announced the LS 600c Pro which aims to push the film industry cheaper without sacrificing quality by comparing it to current RGB industry standards. [[Read More]( [‘No One Was In Danger’ Says Photographer Who Sparked Bridge ‘Rescue’]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 25, 2022 01:06 pm [Avi Pryntz-Nadworny]( Last week, a team of self-described “brave” and “heroic” firefighters “saved” a woman hanging from a bridge. But the woman, who is a trained circus performer, and the photographer say the narrative of someone in danger and needing rescue was not accurate. [[Read More]( [Lens Hoods: Why, When, and How to Use One in Photography]( By Danny Maiorca on Apr 25, 2022 12:52 pm Whenever you buy a new camera lens, you’ll often receive a free lens hood included with your purchase. And while many photographers leave it on without thinking twice about what it does, this handy tool isn’t just for show. [[Read More]( [Omnar Can Covert Any Lens to M-Mount for Rangefinders]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 25, 2022 12:08 pm Omnar Lenses, a new optics manufacturer based out of the United Kingdom, has announced a partnership with Skylanney Opto-Mechanics to offer a new one-off service that will turn any non-rangefinder lens into a rangefinder coupled M-Mount lens. [[Read More]( [Lexar’s Upcoming CFexpress Cards Will Be the World’s Fastest]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 25, 2022 10:55 am Lexar's new Diamond Series CFexpress Type B cards and Gold Series CFexpress Type A cards both will hit new speed marks that will make them the fastest of their type on the market. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories: [The Decisive Moment: What Henri Cartier-Bresson Actually Meant]( [How to Fight San Francisco’s Theft Epidemic]( [How to Take Graduation Photos]( [Blind Blake: A Photographic Journey with Blake Lindsay]( [ArduCam Brings a 64MP High-Resolution Camera to Raspberry Pi]( [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](.