CES 2013: High-resolution screen advances were on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, with everyone from tablet makers to television manufacturers pushing pixel count further than ever before. Sharp stole the show, in terms of screen resolution technology by exhibiting a 85-inch 8K LCD screen prototype. Co-developed with Japanese broadcaster NHK, the UHDTV screen offers 16 times the resolution of a standard 1080 TV and would allow you to display a 33MP image without downscaling or cropping.
All my local paddling waters are covered by ice. Even the Horsetooth Reservoir is partially frozen as seen in this recent picture of the Inlet Bay. So, it’s time for more hiking, biking and inline skating or driving to the South Platte River which is open and flowing.
Here is a little gallery of pictures shot during winter time along the Cache la Poudre River in Fort Collins. They came from favorite natural areas, Arapaho Bend and Riverbend Ponds or just from the Poudre biking trail.
These images are available for licensing as royalty free digital downloads starting with $ 2 directly from my stock photography portfolio. Recently, I started to sort my Colorado portfolio into several galleries. It should not be surprising that three of them are related to water:
Horsetooth
Horsetooth Reservoir and Horsetooth Mountain Open Space near Fort Colorado – a great area for water sports, hiking, climbing, trail running, and mountain biking. It is my favorite local destination for kayak, canoe and SUP paddling.
Cache la Poudre River
Pictures from the Poudre Canyon as well as pictures of the river as seen from biking trails in Fort Collins and downriver all the way to Greeley and confluence with the South Platte River.
Water
Water issues mostly in Colorado – river diversion, irrigation, ditches, water pollution. Many pictures in this gallery are shot from a kayaker perspective.
Related posts:
Fort Collins and Northern Colorado Pictures in My Stock Photography Portfolio
Fort Collins from Winter Hiking the Horsetooth Rock Trail
Horsetooth Reservoir in Winter Scenery
Riverbend Ponds in Late Fall Scenery
Paddling the Poudre River at Nix Natural Area in Fort Collins
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What ever happened to in-home 3D technology and virtual reality? Perhaps futurists got a bit ahead of themselves, and maybe the way our eyes and minds focus means that many entertainment experiences must be focused on a screen … but that does not mean they are limited to it.
From Microsoft: “IllumiRoom uses a Kinect for Windows camera and a projector to blur the lines between on-screen content and the environment we live in allowing us to combine our virtual and physical worlds. For example, our system can change the appearance of the room, induce apparent motion, extend the field of view, and enable entirely new game experiences.”
Beyond a cool gimmick or special effect, on the one hand, or a practical extension of screen space on the other, this is about enhancing your experience – tapping into the background, like surround sound does.
In some cases, context can be added – snowflakes sifting downward as you race on a MarioKart winter level. In other cases, useful peripheral elements can show you the broader built environment beyond your main area of focus – skies and streets above, below or off to the site in wireframe format.
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CES provided a chance for us to get our hands on to of the latest smartphones. Interestingly, Sony’s Xperia Z, ZTE’s Grand S and the Huawei Ascend D2 are all built around 5″, 1920 x 1080 pixel screens and feature 13MP cameras. All run Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and yet, despite the spec similarities, there are still differences – in the user experience as well as the processors used. We had the opportunity to use both phones, to see how they behave – find out what we thought.
One of the most eagerly awaited new lenses from Nikon is the 70-200mm f/4 VR. The weight and cost savings are considerable, but how does this new lens perform. Find out in Nick Devlin’s latest review.
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Behind the scenes blog post with raw footage for download: www.neumannfilms.net Watch our video review of the Sony FS700: www.youtube.com We decided to go out on a limb and rent a camera for the first time. This is what we were able to do in our four days with the Sony FS700 (plus a tutorial/review). Directed by Luke Neumann Cinematography by Joe Nanoski, Marika Neumann, and Luke Neumann Edited by Luke Neumann Starring – Alex Brink, Ben Weintraub, Pauline Weuntraub, Brandon Tunnell, Marika Neumann, Luke Neumann, Rachel Presley, Isaac Presley, and Hannah Brink. Color grading using Neumann Films Cinematic Presets. Music by Luke Neumann – “Post Boredom” Mastered by Ethereal Mastering – www.etherealmastering.com Shot on a rented Sony FS700 Camera rental from Borrow Lenses – www.borrowlenses.com Nikkor Ai-s 20mm f 2.8 and 50mm f 1.2 Canon 100-400mm w/ 2X Extender Subscribe to our website, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter to be notified when the blog review is live! Check out our website or like and follow on Facebook and Twitter: www.neumannfilms.net www.facebook.com twitter.com
Another Behind the Scenes Video and Beginners Strobist Tutorial by conceptual photographer and cinematographer, Ben Sant of BTS Photography. This video discusses balancing off camera lighting with the available ambient light on a beach front as the sun goes down. Learn tips and tricks in location lighting as well as see some eye catching images of a retro swimwear pinup theme. See more of my work at www.BTSphotography.com Video Rating: 4 / 5
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR MY MONTHLY NEWS LETTER: eepurl.com Pick up an “OH SNAP” T-Shirt! kreativevuetv.spreadshirt.com Follow me on these social outlets: www.un-WIREDTV.com http www.twitter.com www.instagram.com KreativeTechLA.blogspot.com http ================================================= Today’s video will explain Exposure Compensation and its affect it has on your images. Although you may have never thought to use Exposure Compensation previously, your ongoing attempts to produce better images will inevitably lead you to explore this features ability. The first thing you need to know about Exposure Compensation is that it is NOT available in all pro shooting modes (ie M,AV,TV,P). To be more specific this feature is not available in “Manual” mode. So what does Exposure Compensation do? This feature will allow you to adjust the exposure manually when your camera tends to underexpose or overexpose your image, since shooting in these modes may often give you an improper exposure. As a point of interest, each expert shooting mode on your “Mode Dial” takes away one ability that manual mode would otherwise give you full control of. For example, “AV” mode allows you the ability to dial your aperture and ISO to what ever setting you wish, allowing your camera to judge what shutter speed to use automatically. Whereas “TV” mode will allow you to adjust your shutter speed and ISO to whatever setting you wish and allow your camera to adjust the aperture automatically. This is … Video Rating: 4 / 5
www.facebook.com www.twitter.com Been wanting to try off camera lighting? On this episode we take a look at a cheap wireless trigger for Nikon, Canon and more! Equipment used in this video: Cowboy Studio Wireless Trigger – amzn.to Nikon D7000 – amzn.to Nikkor 50mm F1.4 – amzn.to Video Rating: 4 / 5
This Afternoon i took My Canon 600D to the woods to do some filming with my Canon Efs 10-22. It was around 5 pm and the sun was coming down allready giving me some cool light situations. I used my 3 stop nutural density filter and most was shot between 100/200 iso. Filmed at 25f at 1080p in my flat preset i use in my camera. Color corected and edited in Adobe Priemere CS 5.5 Please Enjoy Jacques Camera used: www.amazon.com Lens Used: www.amazon.com ND Filter Used: www.amazon.com Video Rating: 4 / 5
Fantasmas (Phantoms) Image by chooyutshing
This public art display is at Raffles City Shopping Centre for the Singapore Biennale 2008. This work is created by Issac Montoya, a rainbow-coloured portrait of a young woman screams from a large scale photograph. Layered within are two more images that are revealed once one looks through red and blue filters.
The initial image is one taken is familar and friendly.
Open Book Image by Original Bliss
Soul Journal Entry April 14, 2009
Happy Birthday to Me!
CES 2013: We got a chance to get our hands on a near-to-production example of Fujifilm’s X100S, to fill-in the details we couldn’t cover in our preview. The button layout of the camera is now finalized and the camera’s focus and manual focus systems are fully working (and rather impressive), so read our hands-on article to find out how big a difference that little ‘S’ makes.
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