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shutter

shuh ter

  • n  a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
  • n  a hinged blind for a window
  • v  close with shutters
    We shuttered the window to keep the house cool

  • Meanwhile, in Edger's story, there's also a comment from Brandeis provost Marty Krauss in which she suggests that the reason Brandeis will shutter its museum no matter what is that .
  • Where the D70 teaches the benefits of f-stops and shutter speeds, the R707 examines a shot and literally tells you how to do it better next time.
  • As you shoot using scene modes, the camera displays on-the-fly aperture and shutter-speed settings.
News & Articles

  • New Express Shutters from The Shutter Store Reduce Custom Product Wait Times
    New Express Shutters from The Shutter Store (www.TheShutterStore.com) mean consumers will experience a shorter wait time for a custom product that includes wood and polyvinyl. Wood shutters are available in nearly any color. [PR.com]
    June 12, 2013 - PR.com
  • Why Google Reader Really Got the Axe
    When Google announced its plans to shutter Google Reader in March, the Internet freaked out. Twitter users raised their virtual pitchforks in outrage. Bloggers wept, scrambling to find a suitable replacement by the service¿s July 1 death date.        
    June 12, 2013 - Wired News
  • ESPN to Shutter 3D Network by End of Year
    ESPN is shuttering its 3D television network, ESPN 3D, by the end of the year, a spokesperson for ESPN confirmed, citing that 3D TVs simply aren't as popular as they had hoped. "Due to limited viewer adoption of 3D services to the home, ESPN is discontinuing ESPN 3D," an ESPN spokesperson wrote in an e-mail to Mashable , adding that ESPN "will be ready to provide the service to fans if or when ...
    June 12, 2013 - Mashable
Quotes

  • Dennis Lehane in Forbes
    People didn't quite get what I was doing with 'Shutter Island,'Lehane says now.
  • Joshua Jackson in KQCA, My58.com
    Most of the time when you walk out of the theater after one of those movies, you leave it in the theater. But a movie like 'Shutter,' which is more creepy than gory, it makes that walk to the car really uncomfortable,Jackson said with an...
  • Matthew Lee in Bellingham Herald
    Wells Fargo stayed in standalone subprime storefronts as long as they could. Even now that they shutter some of the storefronts, they are only stopping subprime mortgage loans for their own portfolio,Lee said. "They will still make...

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