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Solar Eclipse January 2010 photos from Sri Lanka

2010-01-15T02:57:00.000-08:00

Here are some exclusive Solar Eclipse January 2010 photos for our readers. These were taken and shared by our friend Thierry from Mauritius. We experienced a partial solar eclipse here and even through the cloudy weather, Thierry was able to get some very good shots.

Beautiful Fractal Designs - Amazing Pictures

2010-01-11T10:51:00.000-08:00

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Beautiful Fractal Designs - Amazing Pictures

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Most Poisonous Animals in the World

2010-01-11T00:45:00.000-08:00

Most Poisonous Animals in the World

Electric Cars from Google

2010-01-10T00:47:00.000-08:00

Aero + Light weight + Safety : Electric Cars from Google

Google has invested 5.5 million dollars in the development of new electric cars. The amount was divide to two companies, they are the Aptera Motors and ActaCell. Aptera Motors with Google is developing a two-seater car called Aptera 2e with hybrid or electric motor. It boosts to 140km/h at 10 seconds and the max distance you can go with it is 160km.

The Saudi Arabia's Special Food

2010-01-09T14:47:00.000-08:00

The Saudi Arabia's Special Food

Natural Vs Artificial - Sugar Levels - Awareness

2010-01-08T12:49:00.000-08:00

Natural Vs Artificial - Sugar Levels

Brunei - Beautiful Place - Amazing Photos

2010-01-08T08:48:00.000-08:00

Brunei - Beautiful Place - Amazing Photos

33 Incredible Photographs of Aurora Borealis

2010-01-06T00:52:00.000-08:00

Aurora Borealis, also known as Northern Lights, are incredible natural light displays seen in the sky. They're caused by the collision of Solar Wind particles which are accelerated along the earth's magnetic field. Green displays are caused by oxygen particles, and blue and red displays are a result of nitrogen.
But complicated cause aside, Aurora Borealis is simply beautiful. Here I've compiled 33 of the best photographs of these breathtaking events. It really is clear to see why they've been nicknamed "The Dance of the Spirits".

Sweep Over Mt. Esja by Orvaratli

Vífilfell Erupting by Orvatatli

Moonshimmering waterfall and Aurora Borealis by Arnar Valdimarsson

Aurora Borealis by Bia Nicastro

Northern Light on Iceland by Hörður B. Karlsson

Northern Lights Easter 2006 by Artic Pj

Northern Lights by LaStef

Straumer Revisited by Orvaratli

Needles in the Sky by MichelangOle

Northern Lights 37 by Kerstin Langenberger

Northern Lights 02 by G1G0

Northern Lights and Horses by Discover the World

Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) by Cosmic Kid99

Northern lights by LiluSkitten

The Northern Lights by Shadow Wolf200

Northern Lights by GingerSpice019

Northern Mania by esreverdaer

Auroral Reflections by tfavretto

Northern Lights by eliteracer

Aurora in the Sierras by revolution man

Aurora Borealis by keenonphotography

Dancing in the dark by uberfischer

Evening Light by uberfischer

Bursting Aurora by Orvaratli

Aurora Reflected by Orvaratli

Straumur Aurora by Orvaratli

Aurora by unneva

Aurora Borealis by Jan Hugo Andersen

Aurora at Thingvellir by hauxon

Skywatching Pinetrees by Orvaratli

Magnetic Storm by Orvaratli

Magnetic Fields by Orvaratli

Stretch Scooter from Vespa : Cool idea!

2010-01-06T00:50:00.000-08:00

4 seater : Stretch Scooter from Vespa : Cool idea!

Vespa: "a family car on two wheels and kids will look forward to going to school on it. You can be the designated driver and can still park outside the front door of the party". Vespa South Africa has built a "Stretch Scooter" which can seat four people, and has two rear ends of the scooter put one after the other. You can be the designated driver and can still park outside the front door of the party". Cool idea!

Winter Photography Shotes

2010-01-05T13:51:00.000-08:00

With the shorter days and colder weather (well, for me here in the States, at least), it's getting harder to get outside for the beautiful landscape and urban shots. I'm the type of person that always likes to have a new project (or two) to work on, so here's some things I plan on working on – maybe it will spark some ideas for you!

1. Food Photography

I love to cook, and I'm always sharing new recipes with family and friends, and it's nice to have a photo to go along with them, but I have a bit to learn when it comes to making my food look as good in photos as it tastes. Now is the perfect time to start learning, though! Not only am I stuck indoors more, but I also make a lot of warm, hearty dinners in the winter that should hopefully make for some good subjects – including holiday dinners, of course! To get me started, a quick search of DPS has shown me an introduction to food photography, some food photography tutorial videos, and food photography techniques and tips.

2. Light Painting

Light painting is something that I've played with in the past, and it's one of those things that seems to be a popular phase that a lot of photographers go through, but I've recently got re-inspired to play around some more after a series of posts on DIYPhotography.net on light painting, tools used in light painting, and how to create an orb. And, of course, by the recently posted 25 spectacular light painting images here on DPS.

3. Fun with holiday decorations

Is it sad that it's not family, friends, or friendly neighborhood competitions that get me excited about decorating for the Holidays? It's getting fun photos! There are just so many great decorations up around town and in houses that it's hard to resist. I don't put up many decorations myself, so I'm sure to take my camera wherever I go this holiday season. For instance, this cute snowman is sitting in front of my parent's Christmas tree.

4. Learning to use lighting

I don't have an off-camera flash. To be honest, I'm a bit intimidated trying to figure out what I should look for in a flash and how I would use it once I got it (or them). So I plan on taking some time this winter and reading through Strobist's Lighting 101. Will some of it be over my head? Definitely. Will it make me wish I had an off-camera flash? Well, I already do, but it will probably make me want one more. Will it help me make an educated purchase of what lighting equipment I actually need? I sure hope so!

5. Snow photos

I'm really excited about this one – and I hate the snow! Once again, I'm starting to appreciate things more now that I have a camera to photograph them with. Last winter I had my DSLR for less than a year, and was unsure of myself in many areas of photography – snow being one of those. I found it's really hard to get a good photo with snow it. For one, there are footprints in the snow, or dirt in the snow, or various other things that change the snow from soft and beautiful to dirty and gross. Even a bigger issue, though, is that exposing snow can be a difficult thing and I would end up with half my snow photos being a dull gray and the other half being bright white. I was able to get a few photos that I was semi-happy with (like the one you see here), but I'm looking forward to taking the things I've read online, and the things I've learned with another year of experience under my belt to really start getting some good snow photos. Let it snow! I'm ready!

6. Looking through old photos

If you're staying inside trying to keep warm, it's a perfect time to start looking through some of your old photos. There's a few reasons why I like to do this. When I first transfer a big batch of photos from my memory card to my computer, I'm often overwhelmed by them all and pick out just a few to edit and post online – there might be some other gems in there just waiting to be discovered and edited. Another reason I like to look through them is because I'd like to think that I'm constantly learning and improving, so maybe there's some photo out there that I could edit better this time around. Finally, looking through my photos often gives me inspiration and new ideas – I can try redoing an old photo that didn't come out exactly how I wanted it to, for example.

So, what projects are you planning on tackling with these shorter, colder days?

Crane - worth $4,00000

2010-01-05T10:44:00.000-08:00

Crane - worth $4,00000

This Week in the Digital Photography School Forums (16-30 Dec ‘09)

2010-01-05T02:51:00.000-08:00

Weekly Assignment

Well, what an amazing year in the forums! To finish it off we had our final assignment which was titled "My Best Shot of 2009" and you guys certainly didn't disappoint!

We have chosen our winner, and that winner, all the way from Toronto, Canada is…. PotatoEYE

Congratulations! Please get in touch and I'll send your camera bag right out to you! simon@digital-photography-school.com – Thanks to all who entered the final 2009 assignment, I've included some runners up, below…Sime

Some of the other brilliant photographs that made it into the final round of judging are…

Avatar with Vijay

2010-01-05T00:50:00.003-08:00

Avatar with Vijay

Rainbow at Mid night - Amazing Pictures

2010-01-05T00:49:00.003-08:00

Rainbow at Mid night - Amazing Pictures

Actor Vishnuvardhan : Family Photos

2010-01-05T00:46:00.003-08:00

Actor Vishnuvardhan : Family Photos

Vishnuvardhan was married to actress Bharathi on 27 February 1975 in Bangalore. He had 2 adopted daughters, Keerthi and Chandana.

Most Expensive Bluetooth Headset in the world

2010-01-05T00:46:00.001-08:00

Most Expensive Bluetooth Headset in the world

Plantronics brings you a limited edition gold and diamond encrusted Bluetooth headset. Of course, make sure that your wallet has a spare $50,000 for this awesome device. When, Plantronics says limited edition, they really mean it because there's only one version made of the Discovery 925. It's for a noble cause too as it will be auctioned off for the Elle Charity. It looks pretty hot if you like gold and precious shimmery stones. Well Plantronics is hoping you do for the launch of a limited edition gold and diamond encrusted Bluetooth headset for the hands free phone user who has everything.Okay, so that's not completely true, the company has made a one off version of its Discovery 925 with the hope of auctioning it off for the Elle Charity.

Funny Cricket Snaps

2009-12-11T21:33:00.000-08:00

Ian Chappel chasing a streaker...

Dennis Lillee vs Javed Miandad - A real bat vs ball contest

The whole team in the slips..

Encouraging tap???

Swept to 'point'??

Another Sreesanth saga??

attempted rape on Dhoni?

Slips 2... old one

Happy leap..

Leg on wicket..

And here comes the Real cricket snap...

The best bowler world's great batsmen never faced....

one and only Bush the bowler.....

Cool creativity

2009-12-11T10:34:00.001-08:00

Artistic Guitars

2009-12-11T10:34:00.000-08:00

Amazing Snow Art

2009-12-10T21:35:00.000-08:00

How to identify a Gay ?

2009-12-10T10:35:00.000-08:00

Smoking kills..

2009-12-09T09:36:00.000-08:00

Are Blondes Really Dumb?

2009-12-08T21:38:00.000-08:00

The world would not be the same without blondes! This is a series of various funny things with blondes, lots of accidents and funny situations. Enjoy!

Cricket Cartoons..

2009-12-08T11:36:00.000-08:00

Funny Sport Gif Animations

2009-12-08T10:39:00.000-08:00

This gif set is one of the funniest on sports topic I have ever seen so far.