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whats the SWEDT thread?
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So What is Everyone Doing Today...
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dejavu...
#3246
I miss my 03 CL-S :(
This is pretty neat - what IS looks like on a Canon 18-55 lens:
<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/25219345?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/25219345">Image Stabilization Revealed</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/camtech">Camera Technica</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
http://www.cameratechnica.com/2011/0...on-technology/
<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/25219345?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/25219345">Image Stabilization Revealed</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/camtech">Camera Technica</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
http://www.cameratechnica.com/2011/0...on-technology/
#3247
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I got in trouble in another forum... they also have a "random shots" thread, but when they say "random" they mean literally RANDOM.
I never read the rules, just post here and there until they called me out on it...
here are the rules
Just to recap what this thread is about: there are only three simple rules that must be fulfilled to post a photo in here:
The photo you post must be selected from your gallery in a random way (or pseudo-random - if there are some computing purists around ). Use your calculator, or computer to generate some pseudo-random number. Or use dice or results of your national lottery, or whatever ...
The first shot selected must be posted, i.e. no cheating is allowed because e.g. "that first photos was so awful"
No more than one photo per day is allowed.
The photo you post must be selected from your gallery in a random way (or pseudo-random - if there are some computing purists around ). Use your calculator, or computer to generate some pseudo-random number. Or use dice or results of your national lottery, or whatever ...
The first shot selected must be posted, i.e. no cheating is allowed because e.g. "that first photos was so awful"
No more than one photo per day is allowed.
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what board is that, anallyretentivegeeksforum.com?
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Lytro's light field camera captures 'unprecedented' images, lets you choose focus later
BY SHARIF SAKR
POSTED JUN 22ND 2011 09:36AM
A Silicon Valley start-up called Lytro claims it's working on a consumer camera that uses light field technology to radically change the way we take, edit and experience photographs. Whereas a normal digital camera captures a snapshot of light hitting a sensor, a light field camera first separates rays of light in order to individually record their color, intensity and direction. This extra information opens up a world of possibilities, including the ability to focus on any depth of field within a taken photo, observe a 3D-type effect even without specs, and boost images taken in extremely low light. Although light field cameras have been around for some time, they haven't been commercially viable. Now though, Lytro has secured backing worth $50million to bring a "competitively priced" camera to market "later this year" -- we'll see if they can beat similar plenoptic technology from Adobe to market. Can't wait that long? Check out the interactive photo (click on Elvis to re-focus) after the break, plus a video that also shows off the 3D effect. Both are the definition of mind-blowing.
Lytro's light field camera captures 'unprecedented' images, lets you choose focus later
BY SHARIF SAKR
POSTED JUN 22ND 2011 09:36AM
A Silicon Valley start-up called Lytro claims it's working on a consumer camera that uses light field technology to radically change the way we take, edit and experience photographs. Whereas a normal digital camera captures a snapshot of light hitting a sensor, a light field camera first separates rays of light in order to individually record their color, intensity and direction. This extra information opens up a world of possibilities, including the ability to focus on any depth of field within a taken photo, observe a 3D-type effect even without specs, and boost images taken in extremely low light. Although light field cameras have been around for some time, they haven't been commercially viable. Now though, Lytro has secured backing worth $50million to bring a "competitively priced" camera to market "later this year" -- we'll see if they can beat similar plenoptic technology from Adobe to market. Can't wait that long? Check out the interactive photo (click on Elvis to re-focus) after the break, plus a video that also shows off the 3D effect. Both are the definition of mind-blowing.
Also on nytimes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/22/te...amera.html?hpw
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I can see how great this would be.
Wont have to worry about missing focus. Just gotta worry about composition/framing!
Wont have to worry about missing focus. Just gotta worry about composition/framing!
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The sizzle in the Steak
Shoot first, focus later?!?!?
An auto-focus camera? Not new. Not exciting.
A camera that lets you focus after you've already taken the photo? And lets you focus anywhere within the image you want? That's got people talking and, according to its creator, is the start of "a picture revolution."
Oh yeah -- it can also transfer a regular photo to 3-D.
Lytro, a company launched Tuesday by 31-year-old entrepreneur Ren Ng, promises that camera will be released soon.
"I am thrilled to finally draw back the curtain and introduce our new light field camera company, one that will forever change how everyone takes and experiences pictures," Ng wrote on the startup's blog. "Lytro's company launch is truly the start of a picture revolution."
Apparently, some sharks are buying the buzz. Lytro has reportedly already raised $50 million in venture capital, an impressive feat for a company that just debuted.
Ben Horowitz of investment firm Andreessen Horowitz wrote on his blog that Ng "walked into the firm and blew my brains to bits."
"Light field research has been going on for some time, but Ren has figured out a way to fit the technology into your pocket," wrote Horowitz, whose company is an investor in Lytro.
The gadget, which Lytro is calling a "light field camera," uses multiple internal lenses to capture much more light than a normal camera, at more than one angle.
That, the company says, lets a photographer concentrate on merely framing a shot, or just clicking fast and furiously. Then he or she can use software to focus later, or even create multiple images with different focuses.
Lytro calls the result "living pictures."
Experiment with this focus software on Lytro's site.
So far, people who have seen the product are impressed.
"A Mountain View start-up is promising that its camera, due later this year, will bring the biggest change to photography since the transition from film to digital," writes Ina Fried for AllThingsD. "Ordinarily, I'm turned off by such hyperbole, but after having seen a demo from Lytro, that statement seems downright reasonable."
The concept was the subject of Ng's doctoral thesis at Stanford in 2007. He says that, since then, he's been working to turn the concept into a practical consumer product.
"What began in a lab at Stanford University has transformed into a world-class company, forty-four people strong, sparkling with talent, energy and inspiration," he wrote.
The Lytro site doesn't show any images of the camera itself. The company isn't announcing a price, its number of megapixels or other technical details yet. People interested in possibly buying one when they become available can submit their e-mail addresses to get updates and reserve one if they choose to buy.
The New York Times reports that the camera is due out later this year.
A camera that lets you focus after you've already taken the photo? And lets you focus anywhere within the image you want? That's got people talking and, according to its creator, is the start of "a picture revolution."
Oh yeah -- it can also transfer a regular photo to 3-D.
Lytro, a company launched Tuesday by 31-year-old entrepreneur Ren Ng, promises that camera will be released soon.
"I am thrilled to finally draw back the curtain and introduce our new light field camera company, one that will forever change how everyone takes and experiences pictures," Ng wrote on the startup's blog. "Lytro's company launch is truly the start of a picture revolution."
Apparently, some sharks are buying the buzz. Lytro has reportedly already raised $50 million in venture capital, an impressive feat for a company that just debuted.
Ben Horowitz of investment firm Andreessen Horowitz wrote on his blog that Ng "walked into the firm and blew my brains to bits."
"Light field research has been going on for some time, but Ren has figured out a way to fit the technology into your pocket," wrote Horowitz, whose company is an investor in Lytro.
The gadget, which Lytro is calling a "light field camera," uses multiple internal lenses to capture much more light than a normal camera, at more than one angle.
That, the company says, lets a photographer concentrate on merely framing a shot, or just clicking fast and furiously. Then he or she can use software to focus later, or even create multiple images with different focuses.
Lytro calls the result "living pictures."
Experiment with this focus software on Lytro's site.
So far, people who have seen the product are impressed.
"A Mountain View start-up is promising that its camera, due later this year, will bring the biggest change to photography since the transition from film to digital," writes Ina Fried for AllThingsD. "Ordinarily, I'm turned off by such hyperbole, but after having seen a demo from Lytro, that statement seems downright reasonable."
The concept was the subject of Ng's doctoral thesis at Stanford in 2007. He says that, since then, he's been working to turn the concept into a practical consumer product.
"What began in a lab at Stanford University has transformed into a world-class company, forty-four people strong, sparkling with talent, energy and inspiration," he wrote.
The Lytro site doesn't show any images of the camera itself. The company isn't announcing a price, its number of megapixels or other technical details yet. People interested in possibly buying one when they become available can submit their e-mail addresses to get updates and reserve one if they choose to buy.
The New York Times reports that the camera is due out later this year.
A revolutionary step? A game changer? hmmmm.....
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I shoot people
^^^
OT: I don't get it, I'm expecting something delivered via USPS, the tracking says "Out For Delivery", the postman has already been in the area and we got our mail for the day, but no delivery... So do they deliver certain packages separately??
OT: I don't get it, I'm expecting something delivered via USPS, the tracking says "Out For Delivery", the postman has already been in the area and we got our mail for the day, but no delivery... So do they deliver certain packages separately??
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http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/gaming....era/index.html
A revolutionary step? A game changer? hmmmm.....
A revolutionary step? A game changer? hmmmm.....
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I'm *actually* looking at the GF1 owner's manual........ :wow:
I think I may even read some of it
I think I may even read some of it
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did I read other ones? I forgot
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anyone else see the new flickr page info? I'm only seeing it in Chrome. EXIF details and also a short link and 'view on black' option.
https://i.imgur.com/TC6uH.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/TC6uH.jpg
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I don't see it when I go to that image with Chrome. You must have installed an add-on for flickr.
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it was busier at work than I thought it would be so I didn't have time. also I was working on photos. gonna give it another shot today or this week, in general.
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3-D 'Motion Pictures' From The Civil War
http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow...-the-civil-war
I did something similar in 2009, lol
http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/4101389436/http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/4101389436/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/delobbo/, on Flickr
http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow...-the-civil-war
I did something similar in 2009, lol
http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/4101389436/http://www.flickr.com/photos/delobbo/4101389436/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/delobbo/, on Flickr
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Just found a great way to search for your images on Google. click More and go to Realtime. The main advantage here is that it searches Twitter and any other number of "live" services like that. Putting in "Rasidel" in quotes I'm able to find references that I never saw before - if you've ever noticed spikes on your flickr photos, this is a good way to figure out where those are coming from.
#3268
I miss my 03 CL-S :(
Cracked.com has a daily caption thread where they pick Creative Commons photos from flickr and post funny captions.
Today they picked one of mine:
http://www.cracked.com/forums/topic....ontest-6-28-11
Today they picked one of mine:
http://www.cracked.com/forums/topic....ontest-6-28-11
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very nice!
funny pic too
funny pic too
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funny thread, btw
#3271
I miss my 03 CL-S :(
Hey maybe we can afford a Hassie soon!
http://www.engadget.com/2011/<wbr>07/05/hasselblad-acquired-by-<wbr>ventizz-capital-fund-will-<wbr>explore-brand/
http://www.engadget.com/2011/<wbr>07/05/hasselblad-acquired-by-<wbr>ventizz-capital-fund-will-<wbr>explore-brand/
#3272
I shoot people
soooo easy, a monkey can do it...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...p-himself.html
Monkey steals camera to snap himself
Monkey steals camera to snap himself
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sorry if this is a repost
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Geez that darn thing has been all over the Internet since yesterday.
I just dont see the point of it...
I just dont see the point of it...
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geeky novelty...
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I'm guessing you're getting one...
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it's interesting but I dunno.. kinda pricey. Ive been interested in the OWL for a while, that thing is SOLID
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OWL?
Like owl as in o'rly? Owl?
Like owl as in o'rly? Owl?
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anyone entering? you can enter up to 7 photos per each of the 5 categories for a total of 35 shots and there is no entry fee.
http://photocontest.smithsonianmag.com/enter/index.php
http://photocontest.smithsonianmag.com/enter/index.php