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Wow, these extreme macro shots are so incredible. They look like orbs. Thanks for sharing the fungi, @Chris!

> I think that's a great feature to have, but lets not call them 'panels', because they aren't. I've been thinking about the panel feature, too. I apologize if I am repeating what someone else has said, seeing how panels have been debated in depth …

Very interesting, @lidja, your experience is so vast! And it is funny how collectors will brag about how they found a new talent, when really, it was all about getting in at a low price followed by a promo blitz. I felt the banana piece was a …

I think you've hit the crux of it, @Factotum. This always seems to put art out of the reaches of working-class people. I'd love to spend even $5,000 on art and sculpture, but I've yet to have that luxury as there are always other budget priorities. …

So true, @Denise. Most art galleries that deal in photography are very difficult to get into. There are a few photography-only galleries and those aren't any easier to crack. The art/craft/market shows aren't a bad way to go, and I'll usually see …

Every year or so, people wake up to the art world again when something silly sells for an outrageous price, like a banana duct-taped to a wall. Yes, Maurizio Cattelan's piece, Comedian, that a collector bought for $120,000 from a gallery in Miami …

@lidja this is so crazy. Wow. I am thinking about all of the time you spent documenting the issues and even trying to repair their faulty equipment, only to have that cost you. Your emotive "Gah" about sums it up! Seems as though this owner got …

You get five stars for that comment, @Denise lol.

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/d4yZ/coca-cola-puffin I don't think this is new, but I saw it for the first time over the weekend. It's so adorable, lol.

Thanks, @slamdunk406, this is a huge topic and I don't know much about polling but when I see a political-type poll, I always check the raw data to see the source, the sample size and weighting, and the way the question was asked. I have written …

Yes, today's "we hate social media" trope reminds me of the "kill your TV" cry decades ago. Now we are glued to TV and knocking the Internet. Perspective is everything and process is necessary for discovery and discarding. Social media itself …

https://www.zotero.org/ I have been using Zotero and it's okay. As with anything else in the get organized genre, keeping up with it all can be exhausting! I seem to default to OneNote which is severely limited but at least I can find what I'm …

This is wild to imagine and the mass calculation must have had the scientists freaking out! I remember when this headline came through earlier this year: "Scientists Photograph a Black Hole for the 1st Time" and actually, the image didn't …

Got it, @Denise, makes sense. And I was wrong about right click/view image on this site, if you do that straight on the image from within the thread it takes you to the smaller file. Clicking directly on the image first then renders the original …

Heh, right. The problem with "the camera of history" is that voice/image manipulation is getting better and better. Twitter allows a video like this one linked below to be shared. I think having the sensitive material warning makes people even more …

Love this one, @Denise! Is there a reason you are uploading such large files here? Do you want to make the originals available for other people to download? I have a very large desktop monitor and my images always look great via a right click "view …

Thanks for bringing all of this up here! I don't think you need to upload such large files to being with. I size all of my images for web display at 1920 pixels on the long side and at 72 dpi. That is a beautiful size for viewing images on any …

Welp, it's getting pretty crazy in this space, that's for sure. I think it's a win for content creators right now. The spend on new content is unreal. Netflix's spend for 2019 is something like $15 billion. Amazon $6 billion, Apple $6 billion, HBO …

@Pathfinder I don't see any difference on my monitor. I haven't seen any differences between linked and uploaded files here except for the inability to resize linked images. If you download an image from smugmug (or anywhere), save it to your …

Have you heard of Toronzo Cannon? He's a Chicago city bus driver. Check him out. I'd ask him if he is more inspired to write by hearing or seeing, his views on the current state of the industry and pay-to-play models for new artists, who he'd like …

So interesting @lidja, and it sounds as though Marie Cuttoli should be included in the list of "Important people you've never heard of." How horrid that these artists turned on her and how great to have the Barnes Foundation take up her cause a …

And a detail view to show the wings of the bee!

Thank you, @Denise, I am so glad to be able to share them. Here is the book's listing for the Rhododendron, which is a special flower to me. I grew up in Mendocino, where Rhodos are second only to the state Poppy, and we had an annual Rhododendron …

Thank you, @StephenL, I agree, the collection is stunning and I'm not exactly sure why he changed the plate order. I'm thinking it's because the paintings took a long time to commission and they were completed over time as he was printing the …

Yes, very sad, @lidja, that was my feeling, too. Your book project sounds fascinating and it rings a bell for me about the story of tapestry art controversy. Was there a movie about a woman who did this or am I dreaming? Maybe it was a documentary, …