Steady hand or wot?
I was shooting some stock by Tower Bridge recently when I noticed a ship about to leave St Katherine’s Docks. I parked myself by the river’s edge and waited. After leaving the docks, the ship headed towards Greenwich. I panned with it as it sailed away and took about 3-4 shots.
Afterwards, when I reviewed the shots on the LCD screen, I noticed something really odd. The ship appeared to stay in the same place while the background changed when I rocked the frames back and forth!
Now, I used to have a reputation for a very steady hand (can still carry a cup of coffee filled to the brim up the stairs without spilling a drop!) when I used to shoot film and video but I frightened myself when I saw this pan.
I made a QuickTime movie out of the two frames. To view, click on the image below.
US Supreme Court to consider copyright registration requirements
If you don’t register your photos with the US Copyright Office and need to sue someone in the US for infringing your copyright and expect damages, there may be light at the end of the tunnel at last. Read the full story on the Photo Attorney blog.
Jupitermedia is to be bought by Getty
(New York, NY – October 23, 2008) — Jupitermedia Corporation (Nasdaq: JUPM) (“Jupitermedia”) announced today that it has entered into a definitive stock purchase agreement to sell its Online Images business to Getty Images, Inc. for an aggregate purchase price of $96 million in cash. Under the terms of and subject to the conditions set forth in the stock purchase agreement, Jupitermedia has agreed to sell all of the outstanding capital stock of Jupiterimages Corporation (“Jupiterimages”), an Arizona corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary, to Getty Images, Inc.
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