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Man, you would think that the cops in this city would have more pressing concerns than busting the monthly crew of half-hippie, half-messenger critical mass riders. Alas - this past Friday saw another round of arrests and bicycle seizures. Can’t we all just get along?

Read the details at NY1 News

Flavorphoto Forum Launches! - your online home to discuss and share photos, lomos, tips and techniques, reviews, and everything else that hits you. Let’s keep it clean and come out fighting!

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You have to watch this. The whole thing is composed of still images from the Canon 20D. It showcases a hip “day in the life” for some Williamsburg youth.
Warning: you may want to shut the sound off, the constant shutter noise is really annoying. But outside of that, it’s fierce.

This tool from Photo Friday is a great help in setting your monitor’s brightness and contrast. Say goodbye to too-darks and blown-outs. Jam on it.

Tokion Magazine Proudly Presents the King of Zine Contest!
This is a call for entries! Create your own zine to win big prizes!

1st Prize: One year of health insurance!
Plus have your magazine reprinted through Tokion.
2nd Prize: $500
THE DEADLINE IS JULY 1ST, 2005

All zines must be produced using a standard photocopy machine.
Entrants must submit a minimum of 10 copies.
Tokion is not responsible for returning any submissions.
Winning zines will be selected by our panel of distinguished judges:
Kevin Lyons, Andrew Jeffrey Wright, Deanne Cheuk, Ed Templeton,
Eva Prinz of Rizzoli Books, REAS, Carlo McCormick, Sarah from Colette,
Adrian Tomine and KAWS.

Mail your entries to:
Tokion Magazine
attn: King of Zine
78 Clinton Street Ground Floor
New York, NY 10002
For all the latest info on the King of Zine contest please go to Tokion.com or to Ouchthewebsite.com

As stated on their site, “JPG Magazine is for people who love imagemaking without attitude. It’s about the kind of photography you get when you love the moment more than the camera. It’s for photographers who, like us, have found themselves online, sharing their work, and would like to see that work in print. ” You can order their current copy and submit images for issue #3 - Fabulous. Check them out.

This is an odd little building located around Battery Park City - which is kind of surreal in its own right. Exposure is about 4 seconds with the Canon Digital Rebel XT.

My man Petteri has collected a killer list of digital camera tips and tricks. Click here and follow the links to read about cleaning your sensor, testing your lenses, bouncing pop-up flashes, and all sorts of other tidbits. Huzzah!!

Despite its unlikely name, Burns Auto Parts has some solid advice on website presentations. If you’re an up-and-coming photog with a website or site-in-progress than give it a read.

The late sun hitting Brooklyn’s idyllic Gowanus Canal. Don’t laugh - people canoe and do all kinds of things in this canal nowadays. Shot with the Digital Rebel XT.