{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 23:  Woodpecker + Weasel = Awesome!  [LSP #0023]","description":"Welcome to episode 23! &amp;nbsp;Consider&amp;nbsp;subscribing&amp;nbsp;if you haven&amp;rsquo;t already.\r\nIn this episode:00:01:37 &amp;ndash; Triggertrap apologizes to backers of&amp;nbsp;its Kickstarter campaign&amp;nbsp;despite&amp;nbsp;raising nearly 6&amp;nbsp;times more than they asked for. Find out why.\r\n# # #\r\n00:07:59 &amp;ndash; Nikon takes two years to release an underwhelming update to the D7100. We break down&amp;nbsp;the D7200 which you can pre-order now.&amp;nbsp;(affiliate link)\r\n&amp;nbsp;\r\n# # #\r\n00:12:45 &amp;ndash; An English photographer thinks quickly and photographs a weasel on the back of a&amp;nbsp;woodpecker in flight as it tries to escape.&amp;nbsp;Check out the article and photos&amp;nbsp;here.\r\n# # #\r\n00:14:43 &amp;ndash; HP licenses a photograph through Getty Images for use as wallpaper on their laptops and nets a Turkish photographer a surprising amount.\r\n# # #\r\n00:16:03 &amp;ndash; Bloomberg reports that stock photo giant Getty Images burns through one-third of its cash reserves in a short period of time as photographers struggle to make money with them.\r\n# # #\r\n00:17:57 &amp;ndash; Nikon diversifies by purchasing a business as DSLR sales&amp;nbsp;continue to decline.\r\n# # #\r\n00:21:45 &amp;ndash; A group of anonymous nature&amp;nbsp;photographers voice their outrage over photos of a frog riding atop a beetle.&amp;nbsp;See the photos&amp;nbsp;here.\r\n# # #\r\n00:23:33 &amp;ndash; With more waffles than at IHOP, World Press Photo takes action, stripping a photojournalist of his first place win.\r\n# # #\r\n00:26:30 &amp;ndash; Sony further builds out it&amp;rsquo;s E-mount line with the announcement of 4 new lenses bringing the total available to 11. They are a&amp;nbsp;28mm f\/2, a&amp;nbsp;35mm f\/1.4 Zeiss Distagon, a&amp;nbsp;90mm f\/2.8 Macro with OSS&amp;nbsp;and a&amp;nbsp;24-240mm f\/3.5-6.3&amp;nbsp;with OSS&amp;nbsp;as well as 4 ultra-wide and fisheye&amp;nbsp;converters.\r\n# # #\r\n00:29:17 &amp;ndash; The House of Lords EU Committee publishes a report on drone use in the European Union outlining its concerns.\r\n# # #\r\n00:31:46 &amp;ndash; Beach goers cheer as a jetliner flies just feet over them as it lands near the end of a small runway on the caribbean island of&amp;nbsp;St. Maarten.&amp;nbsp;See more photos shot at Maho Beach&amp;nbsp;here.\r\n# # #\r\n00:32:58 &amp;ndash; High-end strobe maker Profoto announces the B2, a unit they say can be used on-camera as well as off-camera and offers some outstanding features&amp;hellip;at a price.&amp;nbsp;You can purchase the Profoto B2 now.&amp;nbsp;(affiliate link)\r\n# # #\r\n00:34:18&amp;nbsp;&amp;ndash; Some confusion over the rear gel slot in&amp;nbsp;Canon&amp;rsquo;s new 11-24mm f\/4 lens.(affiliate link)\r\n# # #\r\n00:34:51 &amp;ndash;&amp;nbsp;Can you make more than beer money shooting for a stock photo site with 250,000 photographers submitting images?&amp;nbsp;Check out Twenty20&amp;nbsp;here.\r\n# # #\r\n00:37:24 &amp;ndash; A photographer teams up with Arizona State University to install a solid metal camera which will photograph the Tempe, AZ skyline for 1,000 years. Will it work?\r\n# # #\r\n00:38:59 &amp;ndash; A Chinese company introduces a $64 competitor to the GoPro.\r\n# # #\r\n00:40:07 &amp;ndash; Do you like the look of film, yet just don&amp;rsquo;t want to shoot it? You might be interested in this suite of presets which has fooled many film shooters.&amp;nbsp;Check them out&amp;nbsp;here.\r\n# # #\r\n00:40:42 &amp;ndash; Bag maker&amp;nbsp;Lowepro announces a line of camera bags for fancy people to hold their fancy gear.&amp;nbsp;Check out&amp;nbsp;Lowepro bags here&amp;nbsp;(affiliate link).\r\n# # #\r\n00:42:02 &amp;ndash; iPhoneographers capture stunning images shot with the iPhone 6 which Apple is displaying on billboards around&amp;nbsp;the world. Have smartphones come of age in the&amp;nbsp;photography realm?\r\n# # #\r\n00:43:08 &amp;ndash;&amp;nbsp;A photographer uses a Light Blaster to project an image and propose to his girlfriend of 8 years during their annual photoshoot while&amp;nbsp;capturing it all using GoPros.Check out the&amp;nbsp;Light Blaster. (affiliate link) and the video of the proposal&amp;nbsp;here.\r\n# # #\r\n00:44:00 &amp;ndash; Urban explorers utilize Instagram to break the law and risk their lives to photograph New York City from atop skyscrapers. Is photography worth the risk?\r\n# # #\r\nAnnouncement:Free eBook!&amp;nbsp; &amp;ndash;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The Lens Shark Quickstart Guide to Perfect Exposure.\r\nAnnouncement:Free camera giveaway coming up!The winner&amp;rsquo;s choice of a&amp;nbsp;Nikon D750,&amp;nbsp;Canon 7D Mark II&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;Sony A7s!\r\nListener questions needed:Click&amp;nbsp;the link for the podcast&amp;nbsp;and leave us an audio question to have a good chance to get on the show.\r\nAlternatively, you can post your questions on our site or via social media.\r\n###&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Please consider subscribing if you haven&amp;rsquo;t done so already, leave me a review and check me out on social media at the links below.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;###\r\nFacebook:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LensShark\/\r\nTwitter:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/LensShark\/\r\nPinterest:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/LensShark\/\r\nInstagram:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/LensShark\/\r\n&amp;nbsp;\r\nThe post Episode 23: Woodpecker + Weasel = Awesome! 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