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Ok_Copy5217 OP t1_j9rs1dp wrote on February 24, 2023 at 2:23 AM

Reply to comment by flyingmonkeysquirrel in TIL NYC Photographer Jamie Livingston shot a Polaroid photo everyday for 6,000 days between March 1979 and October 1997. The first shot was of his girlfriend at the time and his last photo was on his deathbed, dying of cancer by Ok_Copy5217

wow how unlucky

Ok_Copy5217 OP t1_j9noyjt wrote on February 23, 2023 at 7:20 AM

Reply to comment by OldMork in TIL NYC Photographer Jamie Livingston shot a Polaroid photo everyday for 6,000 days between March 1979 and October 1997. The first shot was of his girlfriend at the time and his last photo was on his deathbed, dying of cancer by Ok_Copy5217

did professional photographers or sponsors get special promotions in bulk orders?

Ok_Copy5217 OP t1_j9njo8y wrote on February 23, 2023 at 6:17 AM

Reply to TIL NYC Photographer Jamie Livingston shot a Polaroid photo everyday for 6,000 days between March 1979 and October 1997. The first shot was of his girlfriend at the time and his last photo was on his deathbed, dying of cancer by Ok_Copy5217

https://photooftheday.hughcrawford.com/1979-2-2

All scanned photos are here from 1979. Which one is your favorite? find the one from the day you were born!

Ok_Copy5217 OP t1_j97iet6 wrote on February 19, 2023 at 9:14 PM

Reply to comment by weathercat4 in Most solar telescopes tend to be below five inches in aperture, as solar scopes above four to six inches or so have to resort to costly measures to eliminate the effects of bad seeing by Ok_Copy5217

double, triple stacking filters and software, computer processing

Ok_Copy5217 OP t1_j6p72jr wrote on January 31, 2023 at 10:32 PM

Reply to comment by EphraimJenkins in Aeroflot Poised to Return to Kazakhstan Despite Legal Risks by Ok_Copy5217

but there are Kazakhs that still want to travel to Russia and do business with them

Ok_Copy5217 OP t1_j5ndn0j wrote on January 24, 2023 at 5:41 AM

Reply to comment by PistolasAlAmanecer in TIL The SX 70 Land, released in 1972, was the first instant camera to use automatic-developing integral film, meaning no waste to clean up, as all process chemicals are permanently stored in the print by Ok_Copy5217

could you have bought a pro camera for that cost back then? since instant film isn't meant to be professional studio quality

Ok_Copy5217 OP t1_j5ndk5n wrote on January 24, 2023 at 5:41 AM

Reply to comment by kgunnar in TIL The SX 70 Land, released in 1972, was the first instant camera to use automatic-developing integral film, meaning no waste to clean up, as all process chemicals are permanently stored in the print by Ok_Copy5217

would that price have made it into "pro camera" territory by any means?

Ok_Copy5217 OP t1_j5ndivl wrote on January 24, 2023 at 5:40 AM

Reply to comment by scooterboy1961 in TIL The SX 70 Land, released in 1972, was the first instant camera to use automatic-developing integral film, meaning no waste to clean up, as all process chemicals are permanently stored in the print by Ok_Copy5217

it looks like Polaroid sells film for it online now, but it isn't commonly distributed at most stores

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Russia offered bonus exam marks to college students so they would show up to a pro-war propaganda rally: NYT

Ok_Copy5217 OP t1_j9rs1dp wrote on February 24, 2023 at 2:23 AM

Ok_Copy5217 OP t1_j9noyjt wrote on February 23, 2023 at 7:20 AM

Ok_Copy5217 OP t1_j9njo8y wrote on February 23, 2023 at 6:17 AM

TIL NYC Photographer Jamie Livingston shot a Polaroid photo everyday for 6,000 days between March 1979 and October 1997. The first shot was of his girlfriend at the time and his last photo was on his deathbed, dying of cancer

TIL A Seattle nursing home houses a child care center of 125 tots and is a place where a 5 year old can have playtime and learn with a 95 year old. Children under 5 don't grasp the concept of death so residents dying don't need to be fully explained

TIL Hugh Hefner tried countless times to get Raquel Welch to pose nude, and she kept rejecting the offer. Welch did eventually pose for Playboy with her clothes on. Hefner then called her boring, but still had to pay her

Ok_Copy5217 OP t1_j97iet6 wrote on February 19, 2023 at 9:14 PM

Most solar telescopes tend to be below five inches in aperture, as solar scopes above four to six inches or so have to resort to costly measures to eliminate the effects of bad seeing

Solar storm to trigger northern lights show that could be seen across much of Canada

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery

Ok_Copy5217 OP t1_j6p72jr wrote on January 31, 2023 at 10:32 PM

Aeroflot Poised to Return to Kazakhstan Despite Legal Risks

Russian carmaker Avtotor launches production of Chinese Kaiyi cars

American astronaut and Russian cosmonaut stay united by common goal

Ok_Copy5217 OP t1_j5ndn0j wrote on January 24, 2023 at 5:41 AM

Ok_Copy5217 OP t1_j5ndk5n wrote on January 24, 2023 at 5:41 AM

Ok_Copy5217 OP t1_j5ndivl wrote on January 24, 2023 at 5:40 AM

TIL The SX 70 Land, released in 1972, was the first instant camera to use automatic-developing integral film, meaning no waste to clean up, as all process chemicals are permanently stored in the print

TIL Porters bringing tourists up 5,895m high Mt Kilimanjaro experience health issues caused by high altitude sickness. Their wages are fixed at $10 a day (some paid $6), while carrying 20 kilograms of baggage and camping gearing on the head

TIL Generally, hobbyists or casual photographers can expect their digital cameras to last five years, as determined by the shutter count or number of digital images a camera can take before the shutter stops working

TIL Americans were forbidden to travel to China until 1979, when President Jimmy Carter made the decision to normalize relations with China

In 2011, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Gene Cernan, first and last men on the Moon, advocated for Space Shuttles to be put back in service. Armstrong supported NASA's proposed Space Launch System, which the agency said could one day take man to Mars

The crew of Apollo 11 didn't really have enough time to develop a friendship with each other while training for the moon landing. After they had fulfilled their duties at the end of the day, the three of them went their separate ways rather than go out together and drink a beer

TIL When Picasso died, his estate contained 1,885 paintings, 1,228 sculptures, 7,089 drawings, as well as tens of thousands of prints, thousands of ceramic works and 150 sketchbooks. His youngest daughter, Paloma Picasso, is the richest heir, with $600 million