A friend of mine posted this yesterday.
I loved it soo much, I had no choice but to publish it too.
A fresh look at the war between the Canon mob and the Nikon street gang.
Nikon Girl music video, the Photo Club from Joey L on Vimeo.
"Ouh, Ah, Polish my lense girl !" LOL !!!!!
If you're interested in seeing more of Joey L.'s work, follow this link.
Thanks Celine
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Dubaï 45 Gigapixels
Bon, ça y est, le record est battu, déjà. J'ai bien l'impression que même celui-ci ne tiendra pas très longtemps.
Il demeure que c'est une façon intéressante de cybervoyager ;-)
Cyberpresse.ca
Une photo de Dubaï... en 45 Gigapixels
RelaxNews
14 mai 2010 | 13 h 25
Record battu pour la plus grande photo panoramique du monde. Moins de deux mois après la mise en ligne de «Paris 26 Gigapixels», constituée de 2300 photos haute résolution de la capitale, une nouvelle photo, prise à Dubaï, vient de fixer la barre à 45 Gigapixels.
Ce nouveau record est l'oeuvre du photographe Gerald Donovan, qui a utilisé un appareil Canon 7D monté sur un support robotisé GigaPan. Cet accessoire reprend la technologie employée par la Nasa pour son véhicule d'exploration du sol martien, le Mars Rover. Au total, 4250 photos de la ville de Dubaï ont été prises en 3 heures et demie.
Un logiciel spécial a par la suite permis d'assembler tous les clichés pour réaliser une photo unique de près de 45 Gigapixels, soit 45 milliards de pixels. Cette résolution record permettrait d'imprimer la photo sur une surface couvrant pas moins de 1200 panneaux d'affichage.
Ce gigantesque panoramique est consultable en ligne, sur le site de GigaPan. En utilisant la fonction zoom, les internautes peuvent s'approcher du Burj Khalifa, la plus haute tour du monde, ou reconnaître le logo de la marque d'un véhicule situé à plusieurs kilomètres de l'endroit où la photo a été prise.
Le précédent record pour une photo panoramique avait été établi en septembre 2009 par deux photographes français. Leur cliché, «Paris 26 Gigapixels», se compose de 2346 photos de Paris prises depuis le haut d'une tour de l'église Saint-Sulpice. Ces images avaient ensuite été traitées puis assemblées par une société savoyarde, Kolor.
le lien vers mon ancien "post" à ce sujet.
Merci Eric D. d'avoir pensé à m'en informer ;-)
Il demeure que c'est une façon intéressante de cybervoyager ;-)
Une photo de Dubaï... en 45 Gigapixels
RelaxNews
14 mai 2010 | 13 h 25
Record battu pour la plus grande photo panoramique du monde. Moins de deux mois après la mise en ligne de «Paris 26 Gigapixels», constituée de 2300 photos haute résolution de la capitale, une nouvelle photo, prise à Dubaï, vient de fixer la barre à 45 Gigapixels.
Ce nouveau record est l'oeuvre du photographe Gerald Donovan, qui a utilisé un appareil Canon 7D monté sur un support robotisé GigaPan. Cet accessoire reprend la technologie employée par la Nasa pour son véhicule d'exploration du sol martien, le Mars Rover. Au total, 4250 photos de la ville de Dubaï ont été prises en 3 heures et demie.
Un logiciel spécial a par la suite permis d'assembler tous les clichés pour réaliser une photo unique de près de 45 Gigapixels, soit 45 milliards de pixels. Cette résolution record permettrait d'imprimer la photo sur une surface couvrant pas moins de 1200 panneaux d'affichage.
Ce gigantesque panoramique est consultable en ligne, sur le site de GigaPan. En utilisant la fonction zoom, les internautes peuvent s'approcher du Burj Khalifa, la plus haute tour du monde, ou reconnaître le logo de la marque d'un véhicule situé à plusieurs kilomètres de l'endroit où la photo a été prise.
Le précédent record pour une photo panoramique avait été établi en septembre 2009 par deux photographes français. Leur cliché, «Paris 26 Gigapixels», se compose de 2346 photos de Paris prises depuis le haut d'une tour de l'église Saint-Sulpice. Ces images avaient ensuite été traitées puis assemblées par une société savoyarde, Kolor.
le lien vers mon ancien "post" à ce sujet.
Merci Eric D. d'avoir pensé à m'en informer ;-)
Friday, June 11, 2010
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Improv Everywhere reenacts Ghostbusters at the New York Public Library
Just fun, pure fun.
Don't miss the embeded movie at the end ;-)
The New York Public Library invited Improv Everywhere to perform at the library as a means of cheering people up in the face of budget cuts. IE agreed and decided to perform as the Ghostbusters.
Guard: Sir, what are you doing?
Rodgers: Um… haunting the library.
Don't miss the embeded movie at the end ;-)
via Super Punch by noreply@blogger.com (John) on 5/18/10
The New York Public Library invited Improv Everywhere to perform at the library as a means of cheering people up in the face of budget cuts. IE agreed and decided to perform as the Ghostbusters.
Guard: Sir, what are you doing?
Rodgers: Um… haunting the library.
Monday, June 07, 2010
How Cul-de-Sacs Are Killing Your Community
How Cul-de-Sacs Are Killing Your Community
The Harvard Business Review has a piece this month on research by Lawrence Frank, Bombardier Chair in Sustainable Transportation at the University of British Columbia, on the effects of cul-de-sacs in neighborhoods in King County, Washington. He found that residents in areas with the most interconnected streets travel 26% fewer miles by automobile than those in areas with many cul-de-sacs. Meanwhile, recent studies by Frank and others show that the higher a neighborhood's overall walkability, the greater the amount of walking and biking— which means a drop in per capita air pollution, fuel use, and body mass index.
The theory behind cul-de-sacs was that they lessened traffic, since they change the primary function of local streets — rather than offering a way to get anywhere, now they simply provide access to private residences. The problem is that this design inherently encourages car use, even for the shortest trips. It also limits the growth of communities and transportation options. Consider the above maps of one-kilometer walks in two different Seattle suburbs — the first, in Woodinville, is all cul-de-sacs that result in a disconnected jumble of streets with no walking or bike paths, while the second, in Ballard, offers an interconnected network of streets that provide easy access to shopping, parks, and other destinations. The argument that cul-de-sacs increase safety because they limit traffic is also misguided — the more empty and desolate a suburban (and often affluent) street is, the more likely crime is to occur. Also, it's much harder for emergency vehicles to reach these homes if they're sequestered in the belly of a web of disconnected dead-ends.
As more and more direct evidence piles up that these dead-end developments are doing no one any good, the cul-de-sac tides are beginning to change: Last year, the Virginia legislature passed a law limiting cul-de-sacs in future developments. And if other states see the benefits for VA – more efficient streets that are cheaper to maintain, as well as other savings from not having to widen arterial roads that otherwise were overburdened by cul-de-sacs — perhaps they'll follow suit.
Image: Urban Design 4 Health
via INFRASTRUCTURIST by Melissa Lafsky on 5/7/10
The Harvard Business Review has a piece this month on research by Lawrence Frank, Bombardier Chair in Sustainable Transportation at the University of British Columbia, on the effects of cul-de-sacs in neighborhoods in King County, Washington. He found that residents in areas with the most interconnected streets travel 26% fewer miles by automobile than those in areas with many cul-de-sacs. Meanwhile, recent studies by Frank and others show that the higher a neighborhood's overall walkability, the greater the amount of walking and biking— which means a drop in per capita air pollution, fuel use, and body mass index.
The theory behind cul-de-sacs was that they lessened traffic, since they change the primary function of local streets — rather than offering a way to get anywhere, now they simply provide access to private residences. The problem is that this design inherently encourages car use, even for the shortest trips. It also limits the growth of communities and transportation options. Consider the above maps of one-kilometer walks in two different Seattle suburbs — the first, in Woodinville, is all cul-de-sacs that result in a disconnected jumble of streets with no walking or bike paths, while the second, in Ballard, offers an interconnected network of streets that provide easy access to shopping, parks, and other destinations. The argument that cul-de-sacs increase safety because they limit traffic is also misguided — the more empty and desolate a suburban (and often affluent) street is, the more likely crime is to occur. Also, it's much harder for emergency vehicles to reach these homes if they're sequestered in the belly of a web of disconnected dead-ends.
As more and more direct evidence piles up that these dead-end developments are doing no one any good, the cul-de-sac tides are beginning to change: Last year, the Virginia legislature passed a law limiting cul-de-sacs in future developments. And if other states see the benefits for VA – more efficient streets that are cheaper to maintain, as well as other savings from not having to widen arterial roads that otherwise were overburdened by cul-de-sacs — perhaps they'll follow suit.
Image: Urban Design 4 Health
Sunday, June 06, 2010
A cool “what if” video – Earth with rings like Saturn
A cool “what if” video – Earth with rings like Saturn
This is a great video, showing what Earth would look like with rings like Saturn, including from various cities, taking latitude and other factors into account. A bit off-topic (well, the visualization uses graphics, if not real-time graphics), but cool nonetheless.
via Real-Time Rendering by Naty on 11/22/09
This is a great video, showing what Earth would look like with rings like Saturn, including from various cities, taking latitude and other factors into account. A bit off-topic (well, the visualization uses graphics, if not real-time graphics), but cool nonetheless.
Saturday, June 05, 2010
Thursday, June 03, 2010
75 Super Funny T-shirt Designs
by Jacques van Heerden on 6/1/10
I while ago I had a 2 part t-shirt series which showcased some funny shirt designs, but this is the best one to date. The artist Glenn Jones, with his amazing talent and great imagination has come up with some of the funniest, shocking and downright awesome t-shirts yet. He has a store where you can buy them www.glennz.com Do yourself a favor and check out these designs, it will only take a minute and light up the rest of your day.
Spundry
Name Suppression
Be Good
Water Polo
Marching – Baby Onesie
Too Many Donuts
Refill Required – Baby Edition
Mac's Mailbox
Big Meal
Call the Surgeon
Pet Feeder
Lunar Studio
Silencer
Stuck in the Past
Missing
Castaway
Caution! Bananas
Party Trick
Direct Line
Wrong Target
Snake Charmer
UFO
Refill Required
In Disguise
Death by Chocolate
Rocket Science
Pet Store
Airdrop
Race Advantage
Cannibal
Space Defenders
Melting
Trash
Nightmare
Tweet
Escher's Dogs
Mushroom Soup
Eternal Exercise
Office Chat
Stunt Snail
Crash Test
Fast Funeral
Called for Help
Highest Rank
Pre Computers
Less Formal
Insomniac Innovation
Gotham's Youth
Slowing Down
Modern Pirates
Not So Famous
Equus Rockus
Puzzled Putter
Before Stardom
Experimental Music
Evolution
Secret Habit
Risky Engineering
Prize Catch
It's a Bottle Jim!
Endangered Species
Organised Food Fight
Deep Secret
Deflating Defenses
Haunted Housework
Team Photo
After Hours
Split Personality
Extreme Beginnings
Clownfish
Dangerous Games
Prankster
Living Room Legend
Rock Me Amadeus
Go for Launch
Shirts are available for purchase at www.glennz.com
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