The Instagram Header Gallery
Instagram's profile page has a gallery at the top which serves as the profile's header, arranging a subset of a user's photos in a grid. From load, the grid's cells crossfade between photos. Each cell transitions between two photos before moving deeper into a user's collection. I've watched this process a few times and have been interested in which photos are displayed.
ReadThe UK's "New Golf"
Volkswagen's UK new Golf looks great, and it got me very excited about the new Mk7 platform vehicles. Unfortunately, VW hasn't brought its more aggressive styling to this year's US cars.
ReadPreliminary Shots from the α77
I just upgraded from an α200 to Sony's α77. The α77 is an all around better camera than my 2008-era entry-level DSLR, but it will take me a while to get used to. First up is the electronic view finder, which cannot provide the feeling of an optical viewfinder. All said, using the α77 feels a little like shooting film; ultimately you don't see what you get until you're done. But the EVF does a better job of giving a sense of what the manual settings will yield for a given subject by adjusting the EVF to better reflect a given shutter speed.
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