The Daily PetaPixel for 05/17/2022

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( [Litepanels’ New LED is Super-Bright Yet Light Enough to Mount on a Drone]( By James DeRuvo on May 16, 2022 07:59 pm [LightPanel Gemini 2x1 Hard]( Litepanels has announced the new Gemini 2x1 Hard LED light panel. It offers the brightest focused beam available in its class and can illuminate a subject with up to 20,000 LUX of light at three meters but is still lightweight enough to mount to a drone. [[Read More]( [DNP’s New Camera Captures the Action From Challenging Angles]( By Matt Growcoot on May 16, 2022 04:19 pm [DNP Action Capture]( DNP has launched a new action-oriented camera system called the Action Capture. Designed for adventure-style businesses, it addresses the desire for selfie photos in environments where taking one with a smartphone might prove difficult or dangerous. [[Read More]( [Photo Series of Handmade ‘Cells’ Visualizes the Search to Cure Cancer]( By Anete Lusina on May 16, 2022 03:29 pm [Handcrafted cells]( Photographer and digital artist Rubén Álvarez shot a series of handcrafted cells to represent the process of blood cell formation, taking inspiration from his fight against salivary gland tumors and facial paralysis. [[Read More]( [Gorgeous Macro Photos Perfectly Capture Colorful Splashing Liquid]( By Anete Lusina on May 16, 2022 03:05 pm [Water droplet macro photography]( Australian photographer Craig Loechel went from blindly experimenting with a water drop kit for the first time to mastering the art of macro liquid photography. [[Read More]( [Leaked Images Allege DJI is Working on a Compact Racing-Style Drone]( By James DeRuvo on May 16, 2022 02:13 pm [DJI Avata Rumor]( A series of leaked 3D models appear to show a new DJI design that is reminiscent of popular racing drones. Supposedly called Avata, the leak indicates the first-person-view (FPV) drone will be a smaller option alongside last year's DJI FPV. [[Read More]( [Jason Momoa Apologizes for Taking Photos in Sistine Chapel]( By Jaron Schneider on May 16, 2022 01:45 pm [Jason Momoa Sistine Chapel]( Actor Jason Momoa apologized for taking photos in the Sistine Chapel after disgruntled fans pointed out to him that the series of images he posted on his Instagram violated the rules that are normally enforced for everyone else. [[Read More]( [Cleanup.pictures: How to Easily to Remove Objects From Your Photos]( By Justin Hein on May 16, 2022 01:18 pm Removing unwanted objects and text out of an image to clean up your photo used to require special software and skills, but these days AI has led to features like Content-Aware Fill in Photoshop that lets anyone do it in just a few clicks. If you do not have a Photoshop subscription, there is a free Web and mobile app called Cleanup.pictures you can use. [[Read More]( [Cosina’s Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 35mm f/2 for Nikon Z is Coming in June]( By Jaron Schneider on May 16, 2022 01:14 pm [APO-LANTHAR 35mm F2]( Cosina has revealed more information about its upcoming Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 35mm f/2 aspherical lens for Nikon Z-mount, what it is calling its highest performance "quasi-wide-angle" optic ever. [[Read More]( [China Accused of Covering Up Photo Evidence of the First Everest Ascent]( By Matt Growcoot on May 16, 2022 12:29 pm [Lost Camera Everest]( A book has suggested that a lost Vest Pocket Camera that may contain pictures of mountaineers on top of Mount Everest, 30 years before the first official ascent, could have been discovered by Chinese authorities and hidden. [[Read More]( [Mars Curiosity Rover Snaps Photo of ‘Doorway’ on Mars]( By Jaron Schneider on May 16, 2022 11:45 am [Doorway on Mars]( Last week, NASA's Mars Curiosity rover captured a photo of what looks like a purposefully carved doorway that leads somewhere into the depths of the Red Planet. [[Read More]( [Navy Fighter Jet Seen with ‘Shockwave Lines’ as It Nears Speed of Sound]( By Michael Zhang on May 16, 2022 11:19 am Photographer Camden Thrasher was shooting a demonstration of US Navy fighter jets when he captured a remarkable close-up photo of a plane creating "shockwave lines" as it approached the speed of sound. [[Read More]( [Man Ray’s Photo of Nude Woman Sells for Record $12.4 Million]( By Jaron Schneider on May 16, 2022 10:54 am [Le Violon d’Ingres (1924) by Man Ray.]( Man Ray's Le Violon d’Ingres, an iconic photo of a nude woman, has sold for $12.4 million, making it the most expensive photograph ever sold at auction. 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