This amazing photo of a Japanese maple tree by ahp_ibanez reminds me of a favorite film, The Fountain.

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Protest, Art, or just wrong? I don’t know who is more stupid, McCain’s people for not doing background check on political leanings of photo journalists or Jill for putting herself in a position to possibly get sued or worse.

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Refocus Imaging has raised 250k series A funding from Greylock. The company is developing camera technology that will change how we take photos. Imaging being able to change the focus of an image after you’ve taken the picture. I wonder how large these photos will be.

Refocus is developing what is says will be the most advanced digital cameras in the world. “By recording and processing the entire light field, not just an ordinary picture, Refocus’ technology transforms imaging hardware into software. This frees physical limitations, and enables capabilities previously thought impossible. One example is the revolutionary ability to change the focus and depth of field /after/ the image is taken. Another example is enabling a new class of lenses that are lighter and cheaper yet have more powerful zoom and aperture than anything possible today.”

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