Light Field Camera by Lytro

I was so blown away by this amazing new camera that I had to publish a quick excerpt from their website.  Check out the photos and have a play with them.  You will be as amazed as I was.    I definitely want one of these cameras!!

The camera that turns light into living pictures

This year, Lytro will debut the first light field camera for everyone. OK – you’re not everyone. You are a beautiful, unique snowflake. And you deserve an amazing camera that lets you capture life’s singular moments, like baby’s first steps not second, with maximum magic and minimum hassle. No more fighting with dials and settings and modes. No more flat, boring, static photographs. With a Lytro, you unleash the light.

No fuss focus. Click away. Shoot first, focus after. That's right, after. You can't miss.  Shares the magic. Immersive sharing with living pictures makes “wish you were here” come true. Speed, indeed.  From sleep to snap in under a second. Instant on. Bye-bye shutter lag. Travels light. Portable and stylish enough to bring along, from the beach to the bistro.

Photo Number 43

Photo by: Photographer James McEwan

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This is an iconic and world famous building

Congratulations Margy!  You are our newest Top Traveler again!  Well done!  This building really needs no introduction.  The Louvre in Paris is one of the world's greatest museums and art galleries. 

Where On The Planet is this amazing piece of history

Photo by: The Traveler

Photo Number 42

Photo by: Rona

This Week from the Traveler

This week I'm running a day behind!  Another great week with some fantastic photo's from Australia, Europe, China and the Caribbean.  My two favourites this week are these pictures from Europe.  The photo on the right has an amazing story which I will share when it's solved. And the lights in the photo below would have to be a must see.  I can see a trip to Europe on the horizon!

So this week we had 7 photo's placed on the planet with Tracy Z being our Top Traveler of the week.  She also became a contributing photographer which is fantastic.  Congratulations again Tracy!

The destination of the week is Disneyworld Orlando.  Two photo's were placed there this week and it really is the happiest place on the planet.

I hope you have had a great week and keep checking back to see if you can place our unsolved photo's on the planet, and don't forget to tell your friends, the more that play the more fun we will have :)

Photo Number 41

Photo by: Karen

Congratulations Margy!  You are our newest Top Traveler!  This photo is, of course, the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge with the Sydney Opera House to the left.  If you have never sailed on Sydney Harbour, it should be definitely on your "bucket list".  And if you get the opportunity to be on the water on December 26th for the start of the Sydney Hobart Yacht race, definitely take it!

Photo Number 40

Photo by: Margy

Congratulations Jim!  You are our newest Top Traveler.  This photo is of the beautiful Milford Sound on the South Island of New Zealand.

Photo Number 39

Photo by: Karen

Congratulations Margy!  You are our newest Top Traveler!  This photo is of the magnificent Victoria Falls and is indeed taken from the Zimbabwe side!  Well done on a hard photo!

Photo Number 38

Photo by:  Emily

Photo Number 37

Photo by: Bob

Congratulations Jim!  You are our newest Top Traveler.  This photo is of the city of Melbourne, Victoria. A great place for coffee and live entertainment!

Photo Number 36

Photo by: Margy

Congratulations Leonie!  You are our newest Top Traveler!  This photo is of the Tian Tam Buddha in Hong Kong.

Photo Number 35

Photo by: Tracy

These sparkling pools are great for swimming and snorkeling.

Congratulations Jim.  You are our newest Top Traveler!  The Champagne Pools are on 75 mile beach on the beautiful Fraser Island Queensland. 

Photo Number 34

Photo by: Rona

The men at the top of the poles depict

the different nations in the world all talking to each other.
Congratulations Margy!  You are our newest Top Traveler. This photo was taken in Nice, France.  Rona took this photo at night because the street looked so colourful at night and the streets are so busy.  She said "It was such a buzz".

Photo Number 33

Photo by: Wayne

Even sailing vessels of the past needed to put into dry dock. 

Photo Number 32

Photo by: the Traveler

Congratulations Rebecca!  You are our newest Top Traveler.  This is the famous Cape Bryon Lighthouse.  It is the Australian Mainland's most Eastern Lighthouse and is the most powerful in Australia.  It was built in 1901.

This Week from the Traveler

A great week for placing photo's on the planet!  We had 9 solved with Anna taking out Top Traveler of the week with 6 solves to her name - Congratulations again!  This week we had photo's from USA, Australia, Caribbean and Malaysia and 2 new contributing photographers Ken and Rebecca.  I look forward to seeing more of their top travel photos!

My two favourite pics of the week are the T38 on show at Kennedy Space Centre Florida and the sweeping view of Surfers Paradise Beach Queensland.  As I have said before space is a subject close to my heart and it was amazing to learn more about manned space flight while we were in Orlando.  I only wish I could be there for the final space shuttle launch.

Don't forget to check out the unsolved pics - Photo Number 11 is quite tricky - a quick hint - they serve a mean Painkiller in this part of the world.

Hope everyone has a great week and don't forget - anyone can be a contributing photographer - the pic doesn't have to be of an exotic location - I'm sure your home town has lots of interesting places!

Photo Number 31

Photo by: Melanie

This bear is 42ft high and is leaning on ....

Photo Number 30

Photo by: Rebecca

This was the tallest building in the world until 2004

Congratulations Margy!  You are our newest Top Traveler. This unusual picture is of the Petronas Twin Towers Building in Kuala Lumpur. 

Photo Number 29

Photo by: Victoria

Congratulations Tracy.  You are our newest Top Traveler!  This rock formation is on Fraser Island Queensland and is known as the Pinnacles.  World Heritage listed Fraser Island is the worlds biggest sand island and a must see for visitors to Queensland.

Photo Number 28

Photo by: Ken

Congratulations Rebecca, you are our newest Top Traveler.  This photo is of Perth CBD in Western Australia taken from the 30th Floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Perth.