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Archive for January, 2014
4. Januar 2014
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Jan
Street Smart: Intelligent Motion-Activated Outdoor Lighting
05
Jan
[ By WebUrbanist in Gadgets & Geekery & Technology. ]
While we are all familiar with motion-detection technology in controlled indoor environments, the technology problem is much more complex when you add stray animals, wind-blown trees, weather-strewn debris and other dynamic variables into the mix.
This high-tech solution designed and developed by Tvilight involves eight sensors and includes recognition software that can distinguish people and cars from other environmental factors that would trigger normal detectors.
Recognition information is relayed between the various independent light posts to account for the trajectory and velocity of pedestrians and automobiles, allowing both reaction and anticipation. Fine-tuned control options allow off-hours intersections to have the lights turned down by 30%, and mostly-empty areas like parking lots to be dimmed up to 70%.
The statistics are staggering – cities, states and countries could save up to 50% on maintenance costs and 80% on energy by illuminating streets on an as-needed basis rather than continuously. In Europe, 40% of government energy spending is on street lighting, so cutting down the cost and pollution of lights can have an incredible impact.
Engineer and entrepreneur Chintan Shah’s company developed this dynamic system such that it can be applied to street lamps of all kinds, both new and old, in various places – sensors can be added to existing lights with traditional or LED bulbs. Already active in Holland and Ireland, Tvilight is looking to expand into the German, Canada and the United States.
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Intelligent Interstates: 5 High-Tech ‘Smart Highway’ Systems
Color-changing and glow-in-the-dark paint, mini windmill-powered lights, a lane that charges your car for you magnetically while you drive and more. Click Here to Read More »»
PhotoFuture: 13 Innovative & Intelligent Digital Cameras
Digital photography innovations have led to cameras that can capture images at the speed of light, see the world from the compound eye of an insect or describe … Click Here to Read More »»
Add-On Gadgets: 15 Cool Devices For Your Smart Phone
As smart phones become even more integral to our everyday lives, extra gadgets that increase their functionality just get cooler and cooler. These 15 add-ons … Click Here to Read More »»
[ By WebUrbanist in Gadgets & Geekery & Technology. ]
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How to Shoot Festive Lights from a Car
04
Jan
In keeping with the holiday season I found this video and thought it was not only a unique idea but very timely if you want to give it a go before all the lights come down.
How to shoot festive lights from a car!
Some of the things mentioned in the video:
- Vanguard Alta Pro 284CT Carbon Fiber Tripod Legs with Multi-Angle Central Column System
- Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens for Canon EOS SLR Cameras
Further reading on how to shoot festive lights:
- How to Create a Winter Wonderland Holiday Photo
- How to Take Beautiful Bokeh Christmas Images [With 39 Stunning Examples]
- 23 Christmas Lights Photos – With a Twist
The post How to Shoot Festive Lights from a Car by Darlene Hildebrandt appeared first on Digital Photography School.
We Are Nature: Stunning Combinations of Nature + Humans
04
Jan
[ By Delana in Art & Photography & Video. ]
Photographer Christoffer Relander combines nature and human faces to create preternaturally beautiful portraits. The double and triple exposures blend aspects of the natural world and the grace of the human form.
More than a few artists have compared the grace of nature and the beauty of humanity, but Relander’s interpretations imagine a world in which we, the animals, are as delicate and fragile as nature.
Many of the artist’s portraits add an extra dimension to the humanity of the subject. There are others, however, that all but erase the human portion of the composition. Leaves, branches and blossoms take the part of skin, veins and muscles.
The truly amazing part of Relander’s work is that he doesn’t use Photoshop to create these masterpieces of multiple exposures. He creates them all in-camera using a Nikon DSLR.
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Kate Macdowell Porcelain: Explorations of Humans and Nature
Kate Macdowell creates stunning porcelain that is aesthetically beautiful, but also full of depth, as her pieces explore the interaction of humanity and nature. Click Here to Read More »»
Primates: Humans in Their Natural Form [Somewhat NSFW]
We’ve come to think of humans as the masters of the planet, but individually we are still small and vulnerable. This lovely photo series captures our frailty. Click Here to Read More »»
Geometric Projections: Light Art Radically Reshapes Nature
Everyone knows there are mathematical patterns to be found everywhere in nature – though few such geometries are as explicit and dazzling as these. Click Here to Read More »»
[ By Delana in Art & Photography & Video. ]
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What The Duck #1083
04
Jan
We’ve come to the end of another week here at dpreview, and as our thoughts drift to weekend shooting opportunities, it’s time to take things a little less seriously. Aaron Johnson’s comic strip ‘What the Duck’ is just the thing, taking a gently satirical look through the lens of a photographically inclined waterfowl. You can find it published here (and in our newsletter) every week; we hope you enjoy it, and your weekend.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
21 Abstract Images of Christmas Lights
04
Jan
It’s well into 2014 now but hopefully you still have some festive feelings stirring inside you, eager to create something! Today let’s look at Christmas lights in a different way, simply as blogs of light. Just think what you can do with those blogs using some fun ideas with long exposures like zooming and moving the camera.
For some tips on how they might have done this here’s some reading on the subject:
- How it was Done – Zooming the Exposure
- 3 Tips for Creating Dramatic Images using Motion
- Impressionist Photo Techniques
21 Abstract Images of Christmas Lights
By Dave Wilson
By Alex Dram
By Kevin Dooley
By Kevin Dooley
By Kevin Dooley
By James Marvin Phelps
By Kevin Dooley
By cobalt123
By tanakawho
By Jon Matthies
By Dave Wilson
By Scott Mohrman Photography
By Ricardo Wang
By Steve Crane
By cobalt123
By Thomas Quine
By Dave Wilson
By Daniel Pietzsch
By Mrs eNil
By Visual Artist Frank Bonilla
By Keoni Cabral
By inabeanpod
By Steve Corey
By Mo
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Smartphones versus DSLRs versus film: A look at how far we’ve come
04
Jan
Just how far have we come since film? One photographer sets out to try and find the answers by comparing the results of several DSLRS, two leading smartphones and some Fuji film in both bright sunlight and low light conditions. See the results and judge for yourself at connect.dpreview.com.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
Challenge of Challenges: vote for the best shot of 2013
04
Jan
To showcase the talent and imagination shown by our Challenge hosts and entrants, we’re once again running a ‘Challenge of Challenges,’ to find the dpreview.com Picture of the Year for 2013 (yes, it’s a bit late, but we ran out of days before the holidays). We’ve whittled more than 1000 challenge winners down to a more manageable 25 – selected by the dpreview editorial team. We’re also trying out a completely new voting interface for the first time. Click here to jump straight to the voting page.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
Which is the best of the best? Vote for your product of the year
04
Jan
Last month you voted for the best gear in five categories, and now’s your chance to let us know which of the winning products was the most impressive. With almost 30,000 votes cast already we know that you’ve got plenty of opinions about which cameras and lenses stood out, but we want more! We want to know which one you thought was the absolute best. Click through for a look at the category winners from our five classes, and a chance to cast your vote!
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
Weekly Photography Challenge – Christmas Light Abstracts
04
Jan
By Ted Murphy
This week’s photography challenge is all about experimentation!
Try something new
Step out of the old comfort zone
Dare to be different
Dare to mess it up even!
I’m talking about creating abstract images, and there is no right or wrong. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and abstracts bring art down to its simplest forms: color, shape, and light. Couple tips for doing this:
- use a tripod if you want steady images (if you want zig zaggy then hand hold and see what happens)
- you’ll need long exposures, usually a few seconds long, to create light abstracts
- try zooming
- make it completely out of focus on purpose
- try moving yourself and the camera around during the exposure
- get out of your head that it has to be sharp and a focused, crisp subject and just let go and play!
By Joe Duty
By Chris Jagers
By inabeanpod
By Javier Alvarez
If you want to read about some techniques on how to get started, here’s a few ideas for you:
- 3 Tips for Creating Dramatic Images using Motion
- 15 Tips for Successful Fireworks Photography
- Nightscapes: Photographing the City at Night
- 5 Impressionist Photo Techniques
- 12 ways to add randomness and creativity to your photos
- Capturing the City in Motion
Weekly Photography Challenge – Christmas Light Abstracts
Okay, your turn! Let’s see you have some fun with this.
Share your abstract light images!
Once you’ve taken your ‘abstract light’ shots we’d love to see them in comments below. Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section as pictured below) and they’ll get embedded for us all to see or if you’d prefer upload them to your favourite photo sharing site and leave the link to them.
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