Two rebel soldiers in Syria guard their sniper’s nest in the Karmel Jabl neighborhood of Aleppo as light streams through more than a dozen holes made by bullets and shrapnel in the tin wall behind them. The dust from more than one hundred days of shelling, bombing and firefights hung in the air. Karmel Jabl is strategically important because of its proximity to the main road that separates several of the main battlegrounds in the city. Both sides (the Free Syria Army and the regime) rely heavily on snipers in a cat and mouse game along Aleppo’s frontlines.

via The Pulitzer Prizes | Works.

I’d never really thought of beavers as dangerous until I read this…

A fisherman enjoying a fishing trip with his friends was savaged to death by a beaver.The man was at Lake Shestakov in Belarus with two friends when they spotted the aquatic mammal by the side of the road.As he inched towards the animal to take a picture, it pounced on him, sinking its sharp teeth into the mans thigh and severing a major artery

via Beaver attack: Fisherman killed by a BEAVER as he tried to take a photo of it by a lake in Belarus | Mail Online.

As a young photojournalist, Richard Kelley documented Formula One, from 1972 until 1984. He sought to record simple truths about the struggles and triumphs of the greatest drivers in the world competing to be the best with grace, intimacy, and impact.

This never-before-seen iconic photographic collection is now being offered to long-time Formula One enthusiasts, historic racing collectors, and fine art collectors as mementos of a Formula 1 age and spirit that will never be witnessed again

via Richard Kelley Photography F1.

Activists are sounding alarms over a Pennsylvania House proposal that hasn’t seen much action to date.The measure would make it a felony to take photos, as well as audio or video recordings of a farm.

via Farm photography would be off limits if Pa. measure passes — NewsWorks.

One of the Expedition 35 crew members aboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station exposed this 400 millimeter night image of the greater New York City metropolitan area on March 23, 2013.

via NASA – New York City at Night.

It’s not too late to photograph comet PanSTARRS with a normal camera lens. The image above was taken tonight (April 4th) using a Canon EF 300/4L lens along with an EOS 7D. This image is actually 16 shots stacked together, each shot being 1s at f4 with ISO set to ISO 6400. The comet was not visible to the naked eye and was quite difficult to see even in binoculars. However it  still photographed pretty well one the lens was pointed in the right direction!

New York State’s highest court today ruled that out-of-state online retailers charge state tax on New York State customers. Now it gets interesting since the 4-1 judgment by New York State’s Court of Appeals makes it all the more likely that the question will get an airing sooner, rather than later, in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.

via NY’s highest court: Your Internet tax break days are done | Internet & Media – CNET News.