The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile recently released a stunning deep-space image of the cosmos apparently containing over 500,000 galaxies. Not stars, galaxies! The mind-blowing image was shot using an LSST camera, which holds the record as the world's largest digital camera and has a resolution of 3.2 gigapixels or 3200 megapixels. The caveat The post The World’s Largest Digital Camera Just Produced an Image Containing More Than Half a Million Galaxies appeared first on Light Stalking.

So, another great week in the Light Stalking community that deserves a bit of attention has just happened with our weekly photography challenge dominating activity, a fantastic photo of the week from Patrick as well as several other fantastic contributions from him and others, and a bunch of usual discussions that we continued around composition, The post Natural Contrasts, Street Humour, Solitude And More – The Weekly Community Roundup appeared first on Light Stalking.

One of the wonderful things about being part of a photography community is that no matter how long you're around, there are always people striving to be extremely creative. This was another week of people surprising us with creative photos and some real stunners. Here's what went down in the life-stoking photography community this week. The post Colourful Urban Life, Natural Contrasts, Trees And More – The Weekly Community Roundup appeared first on Light Stalking.

I have spoken at several camera clubs over the last couple of years, and there are some things that struck me. Perhaps the most notable are the demographic of the members and the environment in which the club is set. The members are generally older and predominantly male. At the clubs I have spoken at, The post The Demise Of Camera Clubs (And How To Stop It) appeared first on Light Stalking.

We had another solid week of photographic submissions as the community moved from the clean geometry of reflections towards the fun world of urban colour. It was a great catalyst for members sharing atmospheric mobile photography as well as exploring tiny subjects as miniature landscapes, and as usual, offered thoughtful feedback on everything from dry The post Reflective Symmetry, Colourful Urban Life, Mobile Photography And More – The Weekly Community Roundup appeared first on Light Stalking.

There is nothing like unboxing a new bit of photography kit. In fact, it can be quite addictive. Feeling the polythene surround, taking pleasure in cutting the seals, the satisfying whoosh as the box slowly opens. It’s a dopamine hit for sure, but often a very short-lived one. Much of modern marketing is built around The post Why Buying Used Lenses Makes So Much Sense appeared first on Light Stalking.