10 quick tips for anyone wanting to get into the world of macro digital photography. picked by thebassman 3 years ago

Flowers "wave" at insects to get their attention, scientists have discovered.

The finding helps explain why many flowers waft in the breeze, and reveals a hitherto unknown trick used to attract pollinators. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A brief article discussing neutral density filters and why and how you should use them in digital photography. picked by thebassman 3 years ago

With the season nearly upon, get some tips on how to take better pictures from your digital camera.

This is a great little blog that's updated with another guide/set of tips/how-tos/etc. on how to get the most out of your camera. Ranges from beginners to the more advanced, picked by BrightonCub 3 years ago

Flowers have traditionally been used in many types of cooking: European, Asian, East Indian, Victorian English, and Middle Eastern. Early American settlers also used flowers as food. This site is a useful resource for growing, harvesting and cooking flowers picked by DemureArt 2 years ago

You read it right. Dpreview.com, probably the most popular digital photography review website on the Internet, was acquired by Amazon.com. The announcement appeared on the dpreview website earlier today. picked by thebassman 3 years ago

Stanford scientists may revolutionize digital photography with the aid of an open-source digital camera, which will give programmers around the world the chance to create software that will teach cameras new tricks. picked by stinkobinko 3 months ago

Honeybees warn each other to steer clear of dangerous flowers where they might get killed by lurking predators. Scientists made the discovery by placing dead bees upon flowers and then watching how newly arriving bees react to the danger. picked by kakana 4 months ago

"The stems are slimmer than human hair, and altogether there are 38 small white flowers on top," he said.
The flowers open in the mornings, then close when the sun grows strong. Each flower has a diameter of 1mm. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

As part of Toyota's national marketing campaign for the third generation Prius launch in 2010, the company is "planting" giant solar-powered flowers in urban areas. The flowers generate electricity and provide free Wi-Fi for anyone passing by. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Photographer Brian Valentine specializes in making the everyday look exotic with the macro photography picked by hamjachok 2 years ago

The world is full of weird and wonderful flowers that sometimes look so strange that we find it difficult to imagine them actually growing in the wild. Some of these are unbelievably odd. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

Designer purses disguised to look like flowers, stones and even a cactus are selling for as much as £1,000.

Kathleen Dustin, who creates the accessories from clay, said they are designed for women who are confident about their style. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Flowers were electrified with 80,000 volts of power to produce dazzling images of the natural world.

See picture gallery picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Scientists at Cambridge University have found that bees make use of small cone-shaped cells on flower petals, which act like ‘velcro’ on their feet, to stick to flowers and collect nectar. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

I'm not sure why this would differ from film composition, or even if it does differ. Some good stuff here. picked by dollyllama 3 years ago

And rightly so... picked by mrnelson 3 years ago

As more people use digital photography and photo-manipulation software to make "perfect" pictures, some argue that it's the imperfections in old family photographs that make them special. picked by Wingnut 3 years ago

Polaroid is releasing a digital camera later this year that will take pictures AND immediately spit out 2 x 3 inch prints directly from the camera. In true Polaroid style, the images take up to a minute to show up on the paper.

Welcome back to the days of waving fresh photos to make the images show up faster. picked by Wingnut 11 months ago

In December 1975, Steve Sasson invented something that would, decades later, revolutionize photography: the world’s first digital camera.

God bless Steve Sasson picked by doggylives 2 years ago