Link Snapshot for December 23, 2007

Every week, we round up a bunch of the best and most interesting links we’ve found in the online photography world, and deliver them to your doorstep. So, as promised, here is your regularly scheduled link snapshot for the week ending December 23, 2007.

• The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) intends to testify before the house in opposition of proposed changes in U.S. National Parks and Wildlife Refuges regulations which would restrict photography in these areas.
• If you’re an Adobe Lightroom addict like me, you’ll appreciate this one – 28 Great Adobe Lightroom Resources, courtesy of Photographybay.com. It’s about half online resources, and half book recommendations.
• Bibble 4.9.9 update was released which adds some more RAW support for various cameras, as well as the ability to now tether Nikon cameras to Intel based Mac systems (and apparently those running Leopard).
• The new Nikon D300 is a tank when it comes to surviving extreme conditions! Check out this field test by pro photographer Jan Vermeer as he takes the D300 to Antartica and puts it through it’s paces.  
• Capture One 4, the next version of the popular RAW software, was released this week. It sports a brand new interface and underlying architecture.
• In to trying something a little different with your photo editing? Online photo editors are popping up everywhere these days. Though I don’t expect I’d ever use one for serious photo work, they’re handy when you’re on the go. Check out Picnik, FotoFlexer, and Cellsea.
• There are 47 days left to contribute to issue 15 of JPG Magazine.