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Shoot first, focus later

Have you ever taken a photo of some shell at Drumbeg, only to find that the shell is out of focus and the distant scenery is in focus? This might not be a problem in future, what with the way camera technology is going. Here Forbes explains about the camera that allows photographers to shoot [...]

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Throwable panoramic ball camera

Now here’s something I’d love to try: the Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera. Throw it up into the air, and it takes photos in every direction. Where would you like to use such a camera on Gabriola? I’d opt for the Malaspina Galleries, or the middle of one of the islands’s bays. Of course, then it’d [...]

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BC Ferries ‘photo theft’ irks photographers

Psst! Hey, Gabriola photographers — has BC Ferries pilfered your photos? The Hook blog at Tyee.ca reports that: Several participants on a ferry discussion website say British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. has used their photos of vessels without asking, paying or even providing credit.[continue] Well, hmph. If your photos of BC Ferries’ vessels are on [...]

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Learning to identify Gabriola’s mushrooms

A while ago GALTT (Gabriola Land and Trails Trust) announced that they were sponsoring a Beginners Edible Wild Mushroom Workshop on Gabriola. (The instructor is Jessica Wolf, also known as Jessica Snider.) Sounds perfect, I thought, sign me up! I was about to register when I spotted this section of the registration form on the [...]

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