Link of The Day - Gavle Goat

The Gavle Goat is a giant straw goat in sweden, 
that is erected as a tourist attraction every Christmas.

It has often been the victim of people who set fire to it, run into it with their car or try to steal it with a helicopter.

Now they have a webcam so everyone can see it it's still standing. Aapparently there are bookmakers taking odds , but I can't find what the odds are. 

Web Cam http://www.visitgavle.se/sv/gavlebocken

Burning of 2012 Goat (from the webcam) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryF6_89BYJE

For the Whole Story goto http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A4vle_goat

Link Of The Day -Packed full of goodness

http://vimeo.com/45926334

review of a cheap  8mm "cine" fish eye lens.

it has some good examples of how a "declicked" apature ring can be usefull.

It Snowing!

Kearah's pictures of the snow this morning.

Link of The Day - Newborn Photography

It's partly a teaser for an online course,  but it still has some useful info.

http://www.digitalrev.com/article/10-photography-tips-for-newborn/MTY3NjAzNTQx

Link of The Day - 1st Show Reel

Here's a Show reel for Mike Dimoff  the Race Announcer @ theTrack.

In case you don't know,Show Reels are used as an example of your work, with the hope someone will like it and you will get more work.

It's sort of like a video job history to include with your resume.

http://youtu.be/3m-e3TDUTyU YouTube - Videos from this email

vimeo.com/rumimume/mikedimoff

I should do one for myself, but not tonight.

Link of The Day - WOW

Very impressive video of animated stills.

http://nofilmschool.com/2013/11/tutorial-how-to-animate-still-photos-in-after-effects/

I haven't watched the tutorial yet, but the video is very good.

Link of The Day - C100 gets Dual Pixel AF

The C100 ($5000ish) is being upgraded to include Dual Pixel AF (like the 70D).

It's a $500 upgrade for curerent owners. Not sure if will be standard or an option for future purchasers.

One commenter made a point I like.  They said (something like) I'm more interested that they are putting work into upgrading cameras they already have  than what the upgrade actually is.  

I also like the idea that when you get a camera in that range they will release upgrades, not just realse a new model every year and expect you to keep buying new.  

Lets hope it's a trend not just a one time thing.