2011 Chum Photo Montage

A look back on the year that was, photos by El Guapo, Tim Pask, Kevin Kish and Cam Miller. 

The Patagonia Journal

The latest issue of The Patagonia Journal is rich with cast and blast imagery, a profile of artist AD Maddox and a piece on fishing mouse patterns in Chile. 

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Optrix HD Sport

While you won't want to ditch the SLR or point and shoot, the Optrix HD Sport waterproof case transforms your iPhone 4, 4S or iPod Touch into an action sports camera.

Currently available for pre-order, the Optrix HD Sport can be purchased for $79.99 through their website.

Via: Photography Blog

While we're talking iPhone, I just picked up an Olloclip lens kit. The Olloclip is a slick quick-connect lens for the iPhone 4/4S that includes fisheye, wide-angle and macro lenses in one small, convenient package that easily goes on and off your phone. 

Here are some hipster instagram shots taken with the macro and fish eye, works in video mode too.

Lytro Light Field Camera

For all you photography geeks out there.

Light field cameras were developed 15 years ago at Stanford and required a roomful of computers tethered to a super computer. The Lytro is the world's first consumer light field camera.

Unlike a conventional camera that captures a single plane of light, the Lytro camera captures the entire light field, which is all the light traveling in every direction in every point in space. Since you'll capture the color, intensity, and direction of all the light, you can experience the first major light field capability - focusing after the fact. Focus and re-focus, anywhere in the picture. You can refocus your pictures at anytime, after the fact. Click anywhere inside the pictures in the Lytro gallery to see the results.

You can pre-order for delivery in SP12, be advised this camera is currently only Mac compatible.

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Nikon Coolpix AW100 Reviews

Photography Blog reviews Nikon's new waterproof, shockproof, cold resistent compact digital camera. Based on the review I'm sicking with my Pentax W90 but style points for the cammo case.

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E Photo Zine reviews the AW100 and ranks it number 5 in their handy list of top 7 best cameras for active photographers.

Tech Radar gives the AW100 4 out of 5 stars.