Blackfish now showing in theatres
Blackfish the movie has opened in theatres worldwide. The documentary looks at the incident with SeaWorld’s Tilikum, a 12,000 pound orca, in 2010 as well as other captive whales.
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Forum post: Wetpixel Whale Sharks 2013
Wetpixel’s annual whale shark extravaganza is about to kick off, with people jetting in to Isla Mujeres over the next couple of days. Our first day on the water is Wednesday, and my aim is to try to give those of you who can’t be with us, a taste of what witnessing this amazing event is like. I have opened a topic in the forum where we will be posting about the trip as often as we can.
Aerial surf footage from a quadcopter
Wetpixel publisher, Eric Cheng has posted a short film featuring aerial footage of surfers at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz, California, shot by a quadcopted equipped with a GoPro HERO3 Black POV cam.
Recsea announces housing for Sony RX100 Mk. II
Recsea has announced that it is releasing an aluminum housing for the Sony RX100 II compact camera. Amongst other features, it offers access to both front and rear control rings and a “half press” shutter for “camera control”.
Scubazoo produces new educational videos
Malaysian based filmmakers Scubazoo were recently contracted to produce a collection of five short films for educational purposes by a Hong Kong Aquarium.
Human wall guides baby turtles to sea
When a nest of baby loggerhead sea turtles hatched July 1 in Bonaire, a wall of human helpers was there to guide them to the sea. The resulting image went viral on Imgur.
ML DNG RAW video supported in Da Vinci Resolve
Black Magic Design has just updated its Resolve color grading software. Version 9.15 now offers support for DNG files that have been converted from the original Magic Lantern RAW.
Manatees are super sensitive to touch
A paper published in the peer reviewed journal Journal of Comparative Physiology A has shown that Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) have the ability to sense water movements thousands of times smaller than the width of a human hair. They do this via sense receptors in their facial whiskers.
Inon publishes guide to color temperature conversion
Video: Fur seal pups frolicking in waterfall
Videographer Eric Hanauer has captured some adorable footage of fur seal pups frolicking in a New Zealand waterfall while their mothers are out fishing.