And no, the Moon Terminator is nothing to do with Arnold. The “terminator” in this case is the line between the lit and dark sides of the moon. During those times when the moon and the sun are in the sky together, there’s something odd about it. The line defining the lit side of the moon doesn’t line up with the sun, the thing that’s lighting it. This video from YouTuber Vsauce attempts to explain the phenomenon of the Moon Terminator illusion....

The Wetzlar Camera Auction is always interesting and sometimes amusing to watch. Interesting to see some of the rare items that often seem to pop up and amusing because of the ridiculous sums of money that some people are willing to fork over in order to own them. And the recently concluded Wetzlar auction is no exception, where one person paid almost $700,000 for a rare 24x24mm Leica M prototype. Before the auction began, the rare Leica was estimated to be worth around €8,000-10,000 but it went under the hammer for a whopping €687,500, which equates to around $668,000 in US currency at today’s exchange rate....

Launched for iOS around five weeks ago, Prisma seems to have taken the world by storm. At least, it has if the images scrolling through my Facebook feed have been anything to go by. According to their website “Prisma transforms your photos into artworks using the styles of famous artists”. District 7 Media have taken it to the extreme by re-shooting timelapse of China using the Prisma app. Using the styles of famous artists like Van Gogh, Picasso and others, Prisma uses “a unique combination of neural networks and artificial intelligence” in order to help you “turn memorable moments into timeless art”....

Fireworks can be spectacular to watch, and they make a beautiful photographic subject. But have you ever seen it from above? What about in reverse? Filmmaker Zui Tao took his drone up to the sky and filmed fireworks from a perspective we don’t get to see when we watch from the ground. For extra trippy effect, he played the video in reverse, and the result is truly captivating. https://vimeo.com/255912050 As Tao writes in the description, this video was shot in Yunnan, China....

We’ve seen and shared a bunch of interesting camera replicas over the years: from paper, wood, Lego, and my all-time favorite: chocolate. But here’s one that just took our breath away. The Wooden Model Design, a craft company from Vietnam, produces realistic wooden camera replicas. So realistic, that they even have interchangeable wooden lenses. The company has produced a bunch of different camera models so far. From mirrorless cameras like Sony A1 or Olympus OM-1 to vintage film cameras like Hasselblad 500C/M or Nikon F....