The professional model, the di-GPS Eco ProFessional (Pro-F), is weather sealed and uses only 19 mA (about 1/3^rd of Nikons GP-1 unit). The unit is also very small when compared to Nikon’s own GP-1 unit. The Eco Pro-F is compatible with the Nikon D4, D3, D3S, D3X, D700, D800, D800E, D300, D300S, D2XS, D2X, D2HS, and D200 DSLR bodies.

The Consumer model, the di-GPS Eco ProSumer (Pro-S), is not weather sealed but does also have the same low power and low profile traits of its professional brother. The Pro-S model is compatible with Nikon D600, D7000, D7100, D5000, D5100, D5200 D3100, D3200 and Coolpix P7700 cameras.

You can learn more about these devices on the di-GPS website. You can learn about the Pro-F model here, or click here to purchase one from Amazon. You can learn more about the Pro-S model here, or click here to purchase one from Amazon.

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The 1AM Mobile maps, dates, and credits community-contributed photos of street art. Because of the documentary-style archive of images, it can also be used for directions to current and pre-existing pieces in case you want to check them out for yourself. With the constant removal and evolution of street art, the time stamp feature gives a historical chronology to every uploaded piece.

1AM, short for First Amendment, is a gallery dedicated to street and urban art located in San Francisco, CA. The new app is an extension of their community and educational programs.

“In essence, 1AM Mobile will tell you what’s up in the streets and let you take part in documenting street art history.”

A good portion of my fine art work relates to street art and its ephemeral quality. The ability to network and locate new art will become an excellent resource for fans and photographers. I do wonder, however, what the street art community will feel about their work going mobile. One of the things I love about street art is the experience of finding a treasure by accident.

Check out the Apple Store to download the app for free. You can also follow @1AMMobile on Twitter.

Until Next Time …

Stay Inspired ~ Jules

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Probably the most popular example of this is the Magic Lantern firmware available for canon cameras. This is a third party firmware that adds many features to supported canon camera, but the software itself is not third-party (aka not from Canon).

Our friend Udi over at DIYPhotography recently did a very interesting article where he contacted Canon, Nikon and Panasonic to see if using such a third party firmware would void the warranty. The answers were both surprising and unsurprising. While Canon said No, both Nikon and Panasonic said yes. You can check out the full post here to see all the details.

I think that this is pretty interesting, and very cool news for Canon users. But as a Nikon user I am a little disheartened, I mean its not like there are many worthwhile Nikon hacks out there – but if there was one I wanted to use I would like the option without completely voiding my warranty.

Should camera makers be more open with the software running their cameras? Should custom firmwares be more readily available and even encouraged by the camera makers? Let us know what you think in a comment below.

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Rather than showing shocking and emotionally provocative images I instead chose to highlight the ones that best show the troops working and interacting with each other on a daily basis, and which are captured in an interesting and thoughtful way.

The U.S. military trains enlisted photographers and deploys them with units all across the world.  These men and women get direct access to all of the various operations the military conducts worldwide, including training missions, joint and multi-national exercises, combat search and rescue missions, humanitarian aid and support, as well as to the front-lines of combat.

Their photography is very creative and diverse in execution, subject matter, and editing style.

The images we’re showing are primarily of U.S. Forces and their allies’ involvement in recent times, but we honor all military personnel of all wars.

All of the images are selected in good taste; please take a moment to enjoy them and think of those serving or who have served.

Did you know?

Did you know that on May 19th, 2013 the world’s first all-military team completed the Seven Summits challenge?  The Seven Summits challenge is a revered and rarely achieved mountaineering tradition where a team of climbers summits the highest mountain on each of the seven continents.  This was a U.S. Air Force team led by Major Rob Marshall; the members of his team paid for the trip themselves through fundraising and used their own personal time off.  The team just made summit on Mount Everest, their final destination, and is now on their way back home.

Did you know that the U.S. Army was in charge of exploring and mapping America? The Lewis and Clark Expedition was an all Army affair. Army officers were the first Americans to see such landmarks as Pike’s Peak and the Grand Canyon.

Did you know that the U.S. Military provides humanitarian support to countries all over the world in the form of translators, transportation, airlifts, medicine, infrastructure, search and rescue, and security?  This type of support has obvious benefits to the country in need, but it has an added bonus in that it helps keep military personnel sharp so that they’re ready for any contingency.

Happy Memorial Day from everybody at SLR Lounge!

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But that peace was shattered a few days ago.

It’s been four days since the tornado ravaged Oklahoma. Now that the rubble has settled, residents are beginning to pick up the pieces. In the American Heartland, families are struggling to answer one of the most difficult questions— “What do we do now?”

Photographer Katie Hayes Luke has gathered a few portraits of people in the neighborhood of Heatherwood, just east of Moore, Ok. during her recent assignment for NPR. Sobering and raw, the fragility of life and the power of nature dominates as the unspoken figure in each image.

“I’d never seen destruction like that before,so walking into a wasteland at first was kind of overwhelming. … They all seemed kind of dazed. … What was even more surprising, was how upbeat people are.” ~ Katie Hayes Luke

For some reason, I am not surprised at all.

Faces And Places The Tornado Left Behind

Damon and Kristi Mabry and their dog, Daisy. They were both at work when the tornado struck and came home to a house destroyed and a neighborhood in chaos. Roughly 100 dogs were loose in the street and neighbors were outside their homes crying. The Mabrys have lived in Heatherwood for three years, and Damon has lived in Oklahoma his whole life.

Sara Hock, 11, poses for a portrait in her bedroom window. Sarah was at school during the tornado, while her father, Brian Hock, took shelter.

Siblings (from left) Alan, Sylvia and Ariel Trillo. The Trillo home is one of the few in the subdivision that is still standing, although everything inside is damaged. Sylvia was amazed at the outpouring of help the community received from strangers after the tornado.

Stephanie and Scott McKinney. Stephanie credits Gary England, the chief meteorologist at KWTV-DT in Oklahoma City, for saving her husband’s life: Scott fled the house after hearing England’s warnings on TV. Stephanie fears that insurance won’t pay out enough money. “I am scared,” she says, “and they can’t get back to you fast enough to tell you it’s OK.”

So what now? We all continue on, pick up the pieces, and strive forward with the force of the human spirit that cannot be dulled by shock or loss. We rebuild, brick by brick, our communities and our homes.

“It’s just stuff. The memories are in our heads and in our hearts.” ~ Matt Claxton, resident

To see more images from this series, click here.

Until Next Time . . .

Stay Inspired ~ Jules

[via NPR/Katie Hayes Luke]

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