Olympus TLP sets sail for new home
The TLP left Kiewit Offshore Service’s shipyard in Ingleside, Texas, where the topsides and a Nabors-built drilling rig were added. The 120,000-tonne facility, known as Olympus, will travel some 425 miles over 10 days by tugboat before it reaches its final destination in Mississippi Canyon Block 807. It will bemoored by tendons grouped…
Shipwreck image lands Basingstoke scuba diver top global award
A BLACK and white image of a shipwreck has landed a Basingstoke scuba diver a top global underwater photography award. Keen scuba diver Leena Roy, from Hatch Warren, landed the gold award in the Wreck Category of underwaterphotography.com’s global competition. Leena’s winning image was almost the first frame she…
Unofficial Flickr App Approved for the iPad
An unofficial iPad Flickr app called "Flickr Photos" has been approved for the iPad app store. The $2.99 app, created by Garlic Dumpling, allows you to do download and view both your own photos and your contacts’ photos in a minimalistic interface. There’s no word on whether the official Flickr The…
Lytro Light Field Camera Review
Despite the best efforts of some avid post-capture sharpeners the focus point of most images is set at the point of capture. However, the Lytro Light Field Camera allows the focus point to be changed after the image is captured, so you switch from an object in the foreground being…
Just What Grows Garden offers opportunity to cut flowers, herbs
Located halfway between Fort Morgan, Brush, but north of South Platte River on CR T.9 Owner Stacey Poland runs Just What Grows Gardens in Morgan County. Those who buy shares can cut flowers and herbs each week, and others can just buy those products at the local farmers markets. (Dan…
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Sony Rumored To Be Working On E-Mount Camera With DSLR Design
One of the beauties of mirrorless camera systems, such as Sony’s NEX cameras, is that they tend to be more compact that DSLR cameras. The quality is almost as good, if not better than some entry level models, and its compactness allows for more portability and subtlety. However if you…
DSLR Giveaway: Win Your Choice of a Canon 6D or a Nikon D600!
Time for a new giveaway, and this one is a doozie: for the first time in the history of this site, we’re giving away a free DSLR. Not just any ol’ DSLR, mind you, but a full frame camera. One lucky winner will be able to choose between a free…
Olympus XZ-2 review: How does this compact camera stack up against its …
Improving upon its popular predecessor with several key upgrades, the Olympus XZ-2 boasts a brand new 12-megapixel 1/1.7-inch CMOS sensor but thankfully keeps the fast, bright f/1.8-2.5 iZUIKO zoom lens which made the XZ-1 stand out against other enthusiast compact cameras. The XZ-2’s 4x zoom lens maintains a wide maximum…
Couple safe after being stranded on Mount Olympus
A couple lost and stranded on Mount Olympus overnight were led to safety early Monday morning by Salt Lake County Search and Rescue personnel. The Unified Police Department said the 21-year-old man and his 20-year-old girlfriend were about a mile up the mountain when they lost their way along the…
