“A few months ago I saw the mighty, ever-reigning dinosaur kings of rock, the Rolling Stones. I had a general admission ticket and a small pocket camera, and arrived many hours early so I could worm my way to the front.…I’ve seen the Stones several times over the years, but this was the first time I brought a camera. The smartphone tsunami has forced concert promoters to give up their long-running battle against fan photos. Fancy SLRs are still prohibited at lots of shows. But apart from a few hardline reactionaries like Prince, most performers let their audiences go hog wild with pocket cameras and cellphones.

   But what I really want to draw your attention to are the awesome capabilities you can now find in a pocket camera. With extreme lighting, fast-moving subjects, and chaotic settings, live concerts present photographers with many challenges. I hope the shots I’m sharing in this post show you that you can now achieve impressive results in the trickiest environments with the lightest of hardware. .…”

   -Rob Reid

On BoingBoing here.

(This is the camera I have.)

“A Stallergenes machine acts as a pollen vacuum cleaner. The pollen is used in the drug company’s immunotheraphy treatments.”

Photo by Vincent Arbelet/Stallergenes

This photo caught my eye in yesterday’s NYTimes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/06/business/treating-allergies-with-pills-or-drops-instead-of-shots.html?_r=0

Lights of San Francisco in background

Photo by Tom Raftery

This is one of many great photos on Treehugger’s Photo Pool:

If you don’t already know about it, TreeHugger is a great website/blog.