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The “Edelclone” is a 4-axis DIY camera slider that used to be a 3D printer and you can make one, too

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Some of you might remember DSLR DIY CNC from last year’s post about those neat 3D printed custom lens caps. This have been pretty quiet from the since, but now they’re back and sticking to the “CNC” part of their name with a new motorised 4-axis camera slider. Four axes because one runs along the slider, two are the pan and tilt with the fourth being focus control, so you can track subjects during your move.

While there isn’t yet a complete YouTube video to go along with the build, dslrdiy (as he’s known on Instructables) has posted a teaser. He’s also posted written instructions, along with downloads for all of the code, Marlin configuration files, STL files, and instructions on how to build and customise it to your liking on Instructables.

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Photographer captures a giant whale as it breaches right next to a boat

Good photos come to patient photographers who wait for the perfect moment. And sometimes, you’re just lucky to be in the right place at the right time. Amateur photographer Carly Adams was both.

While photographing a humpback whale a few days ago, the magnificent animal treated Carly with a move she hadn’t expected. It breached close to a nearby boat, and Carly managed to take the shot of the moment. She shared her photo with DIYP along with some information on how it was taken.

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This marvelous aurora was shot from the International Space Station

Thanks to recent intense solar storms, aurora borealis have been traveling further than it normally does. It’s been seen as far as New York and even some parts of the UK. It looks spectacular from the Earth, but what does it look like from space? ISS astronaut Bob Hines has the answer and yes – it’s as spectacular as you imagine.

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The new and bright Godox GM6S 4K 5.5″ on-camera field monitor offers touchscreen camera control

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Godox seems to be testing the waters with a number of new product lines lately, outside of their usual lighting systems. Today’s it’s the turn of the Godox GM6S 5.5″ on-camera field monitor. It supports input resolutions up to 4K, has a 5.5″ touchscreen display that offers a brightness of up to 1200 bits. Information first started coming out about the monitor a couple of weeks ago but they’re now available to pre-order.

Despite supporting input resolutions of up to 4K DCI, like most on-camera monitors of this size, the display itself is 1920×1080. It can be powered from either a standard NP-F style battery, Type-C USB Power Delivery or through the DC input jack. It also supports DC output for powering other devices, like your camera.

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Report: Snap ditches Pixy selfie drone only four months after its launch

Snapchat owner Snap Inc. released its first, and likely the last, selfie drone earlier this year. Only four months after it took off the ground, Pixy drone is ready to land – straight into the trash can. According to reports, Snap is ditching any further development of its tiny selfie drone. In fact, it may already be sold out… Forever.

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NASA’s “Man on the Moon” is the most famous photo of all time

Have you ever wondered what the most famous photo of all time was? Is there a better day to ask that question than 19 August, World Photography Day? Well, of course not! Inkifi analyzed the most famous photos based on the number of reverse image search queries. According to their research, NASA’s “Man on a moon” photo takes the first place.

To make everything extra interesting, Inkifi also presents us with the runner-ups in this competition. There are also the most liked Instagram posts of all time, the oldest most famous photo ever, and more. Can you already guess what these are? No? Then keep reading, you’ve come to the right place.

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Photoshoot crew: What do wardrobe stylists do?

If you photograph people, you will quickly realize how certain outfits can drastically alter the entire look and feel of the project. However, you may not be able to easily pinpoint why something doesn’t look quite right. Enter your secret weapon — a wardrobe stylist. Wardrobe stylists (sometimes referred to as fashion stylists or simply stylists) are garment specialists.

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Photographer loses contest prize after another artist claims he’d taken the photo

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Photographer Clancy Gebler Davies won the British Journal of Photography (BJP) Female in Focus Award last year. However, her winning sparked some controversy after another photographer accused her of, well, basically stealing the photo. He claimed that it was he who actually took the shot, and it resulted in the winning image being withdrawn from the Awards completely.

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Drone footage shows tourists getting dangerously close to Iceland volcano

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You might have seen some spectacular video footage recently of the latest volcanic eruption in Iceland. A new fissure opened up this month not far from the Mount Fagradalsfjall volcano that spent six months erupting in 2021. Professional photographers and drone operators have flocked to capture the event, but of course, mass tourism wasn’t far behind them.

Any active volcano is a dangerous place, and having swarms of visitors, many of whom are not with guides, something was eventually going to go wrong. Professional drone pilot Isak Finnbogason spotted two witless tourists getting far too close while capturing his daily FPV drone footage.

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The Day Chaser backpack: a travel camera bag that fits everything you could possibly want

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Camera backpacks come in all shapes and sizes these days, and it can sometimes be a little overwhelming when you’re trying to decide what would best fit your needs. The first port of call then is to figure out exactly what those needs are, and then find something that addresses those.

This engineering approach is something that camera accessories brand Moment has been doing particularly well lately. They have just launched a collaboration with travel photographer Emmett Sparling and have introduced the 35 L Day Chaser Camera backpack. It’s being billed as “rugged, versatile and extremely comfortable” and “built to carry everything”. I was able to try it out and put it through its paces in my most recent travels across Europe.

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