Author: tchabolla

  • Annenberg Space for Photography now open

    Red Dot visited the new Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City on the weekend and found it an interesting experience on many levels. The physical space is fresh, and rethinks the way photography can be exhibited and viewed. The current show on eleven Los Angeles-based photographers covers a wide array of content, style, technique,…

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  • Panorama photos from the Jesusita fire

    I just saw these panorama photos from the LA Times – they give the best sense yet of what firefighters had to deal with. And this photo gallery is great too. Okay, no more fire stuff.

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  • Satellite photo of Jesusita fire

    This NASA photo very clearly shows the burn scar and its proximity to downtown Santa Barbara. It can be enlarged and downloaded.

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  • Kimbell Art Museum acquires Michelangelo painting

    The museum, located in Fort Worth, announced on 13 May that it has purchased what is believed to be not only the earliest painting executed by the artist, but also the first to belong to an American collection. via Kimbell Art Museum website.

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  • A full-figured find

    A six-centimeter ivory figurine of a woman, found in a cave in southwestern Germany and dubbed the Venus of Hohle Fels, is dated to 35,000 BCE and considered “one of the oldest known examples of figurative art” in the world. Article via New York Times. Or, if you want a less dignified headline, try Huffington…

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  • Free and easy image editing tools

    This Sitepoint article is a very helpful review of 19 image editing tools. Most are free, some have a very modest fee. They allow you to do simple image edits such as resizing, sharpening, adding text, and brightening. Try them out, and send in your feedback.

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