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This incredible photo of a lightning strike at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon was shot by photo and videographer Travis Roe in July of 2012. A spectacular capture by a photog who has been shooting lightning since he was a teenager, the most surprising thing about this photo is that it went viral only after it somehow didn’t even place in the National Parks Service 2012 photo contest. Strange though it may seem, the photo wasn’t deemed worthy by the contest’s judges, “I’m a pretty pessimistic person but I honestly thought that the photo had a chance at 2nd place at best” said Roe when we caught up with him. “However, when the winners were posted this April and I wasn’t one of them, I didn’t think much of it since it seems that the photos they pick from that contest tend to be more oriented to showing people in the parks.” Here’s a closer look: He didn’t think much of it, that is, until he began receiving texts and calls from friends and relatives in the US and Canada telling him they had seen his photo on the news. It turns out that someone at the Department of the Interiors had seen the photo and thought enough of it to post it to the department’s Facebook page. The rest or the work was done virally as people shared and liked the photo until it was ultimately picked up by international news outlets. Still, deserving as the photo is of the attention it’s gotten, Roe still can’t believe his luck: I’ve been really surprised at how quickly a photo that didn’t even place in the contest I entered it in, garnered so much attention in such a short time. If it hadn’t of been for someone at the Department of the Interior thinking enough of the photo to post it, I’m sure the photo would have just faded into obscurity. Here’s another photo Roe was kind enough to send us from that night of shooting: A videographer first, Roe has been photographing lightning with 35mm and medium format film cameras for almost 20 years. Interestingly, that night was the first time he photographed lightning with a digital camera … talk about a positive first experience. If you want to see more from Roe and/or purchase a print of the amazing shot at the top, you can head over to his website by clicking here. (via Huffington Post) Image credits: Photograph by Travis Roe and used with permission.

Yahoo and new leader Marissa Meyer will be revealing new updates to the Flickr photo sharing services on May 20 at a big Yahoo event in New York City. Yahoo is making a lot of moves in the Mayer era, they are also rumored to be buying Tumblr for $1+ billion among other things. Via Bloomberg and Techmeme. In related news, Adobe's free Photoshop Express app is now available in the Windows 8 store for 8 and RT devices, joining their iOS and Android apps. Via Engadget and official Windows blog. For the latest camera specials and in-stock alerts, check the Cameras Deals blog. Republication of this RSS feed on any website or blog or app is prohibited and violates the terms of use of this RSS feed. This text comes from the RSS feed of 1001noisycameras.com. This full-text RSS feed is provided as a service to our loyal readers for their personal use. Republication fees start at $1000 per month and will be billed to violating websites.

B&H has the Bower 24mm f/1.4 lens for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax and Olympus mounts for $499 (reg. $699) through May 31. Check it out here at B&H Photo. Copyright/DMCA Notice: The RSS entry was originally published on Photography Bay and is protected by copyright laws. It is unlawful to (a) edit, modify, alter, or create derivative works of the text, content or links supplied by Photography Bay, (b) use any robot, spider, scraper, other device or manual process to monitor or copy any content from the Photography Bay RSS feed, (c) sell, retransmit or commercially exploit the Photography Bay RSS feed, headlines or content in any manner except as expressly permitted in writing by authorized representatives of Photography Bay, (d) incorporate advertising into or the placement of advertising associated with or targeted towards the Photography Bay RSS feed or (e) use the Photography Bay RSS feed for any unlawful purpose or in violation of the rights of others. RSSID#794326 Related posts: Bower 24mm f/1.4 Lens for $499 – Deal Alert Bower 14mm f/2.8 Lens for $329 – Deal Alert Bower 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye Lens for $239 – Deal Alert

It’s time for our weekly break from the gear for a few minutes so we can enjoy another round of reader photos from the Photography Bay Flickr Group. Check out the rest of the photos below. You can mouse over any photo for title and photographer names. Additionally, clicking on the photos will take you to its Flickr page where you can read more about the shot, leave a compliment or connect with the photographer. As always, thanks for being a part of Photography Bay and sharing your work with the rest of us. If you missed out on this round of reader photos, feel free to join in on the fun and add your photos to the Photography Bay Flickr Group and maybe we’ll get you next time. Copyright/DMCA Notice: The RSS entry was originally published on Photography Bay and is protected by copyright laws. It is unlawful to (a) edit, modify, alter, or create derivative works of the text, content or links supplied by Photography Bay, (b) use any robot, spider, scraper, other device or manual process to monitor or copy any content from the Photography Bay RSS feed, (c) sell, retransmit or commercially exploit the Photography Bay RSS feed, headlines or content in any manner except as expressly permitted in writing by authorized representatives of Photography Bay, (d) incorporate advertising into or the placement of advertising associated with or targeted towards the Photography Bay RSS feed or (e) use the Photography Bay RSS feed for any unlawful purpose or in violation of the rights of others. RSSID#794326 Related posts: Reader Photos Roundup: April 21, 2013 Reader Photos Roundup: January 6, 2013 Reader Photos Roundup: April 7, 2013

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