Dobson Central Photography http://www.dobsoncentral.com/dcnews Photography news, happenings and ramblings of Photographer Ken Dobson Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:45:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en 10 Best Photos of 2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DobsonCentralPhotography/~3/9Cqs86DVWEA/ http://www.dobsoncentral.com/dcnews/2010/02/18/10-best-photos-of-2009/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:07:41 +0000 Ken http://www.dobsoncentral.com/dcnews/?p=298 It’s been a while since I’ve had the time to publish anything, other than photos.  So, I wanted to take a moment and post my favorite photos that I published in 2009.  I know, I’m a little late and I wanted to publish this in early January.  Unfortunately, time got away from me.  In any case, below are my picks for 2009 that I liked the most.  Click any of the thumbnails to go directly to the larger version in the gallery.

Monument Pass Sunset (Panorama)

Monument Pass Sunset (Panorama)
Hunters Moon & Sentinel

Hunter's Moon & Sentinel
Oro Valley Dolphin Football

Oro Valley Dolphin Football
Sasabe Lightning

Sasabe Lightning
Rowdy the Rottweiler

Rowdy the Rottweiler
Bar Stools

Bar Stools
Arivaca Rd.

Arivaca Rd.
Mitchell Mesa Clouds

Mitchell Mesa Clouds
Bighorn Sheep

Bighorn Sheep
Raccoon

Raccoon
]]> http://www.dobsoncentral.com/dcnews/2010/02/18/10-best-photos-of-2009/feed/ http://www.dobsoncentral.com/dcnews/2010/02/18/10-best-photos-of-2009/ World Animal Day - 2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DobsonCentralPhotography/~3/PH5iEH0o7sg/ http://www.dobsoncentral.com/dcnews/2009/10/22/world-animal-day-2009/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:22:02 +0000 Ken http://www.dobsoncentral.com/dcnews/?p=295 Since we’re on the subject of wildlife and animals in general today, I came across some more inspirational photos over at Boston.com’s Big Picture site.  These world animal day photos are something to marvel at.  As always with Boston.com’s Big Picture, the photos are large and in charge and always worthy of viewing.

2009 World Animal Day

2009 World Animal Day

]]> http://www.dobsoncentral.com/dcnews/2009/10/22/world-animal-day-2009/feed/ http://www.dobsoncentral.com/dcnews/2009/10/22/world-animal-day-2009/ Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 Awards http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DobsonCentralPhotography/~3/qXYiWx4NbOQ/ http://www.dobsoncentral.com/dcnews/2009/10/22/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-2009-awards/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:32:58 +0000 Ken http://www.dobsoncentral.com/dcnews/?p=293 The Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the Veolia Environment Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year have been announced over at the Natural History Museum in the UK.  For some  inspirational images, check them out here.

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Birds on the Wires from Jarbas Agnelli on Vimeo.

“Reading a newspaper, I saw a picture of birds on the electric wires. I cut out the photo and decided to make a song, using the exact location of the birds as notes (no Photoshop edit). I knew it wasn’t the most original idea in the universe. I was just curious to hear what melody the birds were creating.”

]]> http://www.dobsoncentral.com/dcnews/2009/09/19/birds-on-a-wire-music-notes/feed/ http://www.dobsoncentral.com/dcnews/2009/09/19/birds-on-a-wire-music-notes/ 43″ Curved Monitor http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DobsonCentralPhotography/~3/HadoNmvNr9w/ http://www.dobsoncentral.com/dcnews/2009/06/05/43-curved-monitor/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:11:46 +0000 Ken http://www.dobsoncentral.com/dcnews/?p=286 NEC has announced their new 43″ curved monitor with a 32:10 aspect ratio.  Did I mention curved??

I can only imagine how nice this would be to process photos, play games and watch an occasional movie on.  If it wasn’t for the steep price tag, I’d love to have one!

Read more here.

]]> http://www.dobsoncentral.com/dcnews/2009/06/05/43-curved-monitor/feed/ http://www.dobsoncentral.com/dcnews/2009/06/05/43-curved-monitor/ New York Times Photo Blog http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DobsonCentralPhotography/~3/ms2AaT3us0s/ http://www.dobsoncentral.com/dcnews/2009/05/20/new-york-times-photo-blog/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 15:40:33 +0000 Ken http://www.dobsoncentral.com/dcnews/?p=283 The New York Times has come out with a photo blog earlier this week called “Lens“.   This might be an interesting format to read online newspapers.  Just hit the next button to see the next article.  Simple as turning a page in a real newspaper.  Of course, this is mainly for viewing photos at this point which works great.  Especially the full screen option.

New York Times Photo Blog

New York Times Photo Blog

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A very cool use of a tilt-shift lens to make everything look all model-like.

And still one of my all time personal favorites.

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10 Online Photo Editors

Be sure to read the comments, as there are several sites mentioned by others that are not listed in the main article.

Cheers!

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