The Daily PetaPixel for 04/17/2024

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by MPB [Shop Used Camera Gear from MPB and Save 40% More Than New]( MPB has the used camera gear you're looking for. Discover our wide range with new items added daily. Used camera gear from MPB is affordable, reliable and sustainable. Every item is thoroughly tested by product specialists and comes with a free 6 month warranty. [Shop Now.]( [Baby Penguins Jump Off 50-Foot Cliff in First-of-Its-Kind Drone Footage]( By Pesala Bandara on Apr 17, 2024 06:58 am [penguin drone footage jumping cliff]( Drone footage has captured the astonishing moment hundreds of emperor penguin chicks jump off a 50-foot cliff in Antarctica for the first time. [[Read More]( [The UK Criminalizes Creating Sexually Explicit Deepfake Images]( By Pesala Bandara on Apr 17, 2024 05:41 am [AI Face]( The creation of sexually explicit deepfake images is to be made a criminal offense in the U.K. -- with anyone sharing these images facing the possibility of jail time. [[Read More]( [Trail Camera Captures Rare Allegheny Woodrat in West Virginia]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 17, 2024 05:13 am [Allegheny woodrat]( An Allegheny woodrat is a rare sight even in its natural habitat among the Appalachian Mountains but a trail camera belonging to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service was lucky enough to capture one last month. [[Read More]( [Meta’s Oversight Board to Investigate Two Cases of Explicit AI Images]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 17, 2024 04:13 am [Meta]( Meta's semi-independent policy body The Oversight Board will investigate two instances of sexual AI images of women being shared on Facebook and Instagram. [[Read More]( [Watch the Insane Footage of an Avalanche Engulfing a GoPro]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Apr 16, 2024 04:38 pm [GoPro avalanche featured]( Avalanches are a terrifying experience that many don't make it out of. But this GoPro survived and lived to tell the tale (through footage). [[Read More]( [Updated Retouch4me Photoshop Panel Adds Cloud-Based AI Editing]( By David Crewe on Apr 16, 2024 03:01 pm Retouch4me has released an update for its free Adobe Photoshop panel that allows users to edit their images through a single interface with the plugin(s) installed locally or through the cloud, extending its original functionality. [[Read More]( [Bird Photography in New Mexico’s Rio Grande Valley]( By Jorn Vangoidtsenhoven on Apr 16, 2024 01:19 pm Even though the historic flood plains of the once mighty Rio Grande have long been tamed by human dams and irrigation canals, birds keep returning annually to spend winter in the relatively mild climate of New Mexico. [[Read More]( [Male Freelance Photographers Earn 26% More Than Female Peers in US]( By Pesala Bandara on Apr 16, 2024 12:41 pm [emale-freelance-photographers-earn-less-than-men-males-usa-america.jpg]( Male photographers earn around $25 more per hour on average than their female peers in the U.S., according to new research. [[Read More]( [Blackmagic Teases Groundbreaking 17K Large-Format Cinema Camera]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 16, 2024 11:53 am [Blackmagic Design teases Ursa 17K cinema camera]( In addition to unveiling the Pyxis 6K and Ursa Cine 12K cameras, Blackmagic Design also used NAB 2024 to tease an even higher-resolution camera with a large-format image sensor. [[Read More]( [Nikon Began Steps to Acquire RED in 2022 ‘Due to the Lawsuit’]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 16, 2024 10:35 am [Nikon owns RED Cinema]( Nikon confirmed that it began considering acquiring RED due to the lawsuit the cinema company filed against Nikon back in 2022. [[Read More]( [Sony G 16-25mm f/2.8 Review: This is the Wide-Angle Zoom Lens To Get]( By Chris Niccolls on Apr 16, 2024 10:01 am [Sony FE 16-25mm f/2.8 G lens review]( Do you want a compact lens with a constant f/2.8 aperture? Does it have to be as sharp as a G-Master lens without the high price? Sony may have just given you what you asked for, provided that you don't need an extensive zoom range. [[Read More]( [Sony 16-25mm f/2.8 G Lens Promises Uncompromising Performance]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 16, 2024 09:59 am [Sony FE 16-25mm f/2.8 G full-frame wide-angle zoom lens announced]( Sony has announced the FE 16-25mm f/2.8 G, a compact and affordable ultra-wide lens that is the spiritual sibling to the FE 24-50mm f/2.8 G lens Sony announced in February. [[Read More]( [The Trailer for the World’s First Fully AI-Generated Film is Here]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 16, 2024 09:34 am The world's first fully AI-generated movie has been announced with the trailer for Next Stop Paris predictably containing one too many fingers. [[Read More]( [Insta360’s New Flagship X4 Camera Delivers 8K 360-Degree Video]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 16, 2024 08:59 am [Insta360 X4]( Insta360's new flagship camera, the Insta360 X4, offers 8K 360-degree video, plus 5.7K/60p and 4K/100p video. It promises ease of use with its invisible selfie stick effect and a single-lens mode that is a 4K/60p action camera. [[Read More]( [Three Stranded Men Rescued After Navy Plane Photographs ‘HELP’ Sign on Beach]( By Pesala Bandara on Apr 16, 2024 08:56 am [Three Stranded Men Rescued After Navy Plane Photographed 'HELP' Sign on Beach]( Three sailors -- who spent more than a week stranded on a remote, uninhabited island -- were rescued after a navy plane spotted a giant "HELP" sign made of palm trees on a beach. [[Read More]( [Street Photographer Approaches Cops and Firefighters for Striking Photos]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 16, 2024 08:51 am [Nolan Regan photography]( A street photographer has won a legion of fans for his impromptu portraits of cops, firefighters, medics, and anyone in uniform who "works for the public good." 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