Adobe buys RawShooter engine: Digital Photography Review

Adobe buys RawShooter engine: Digital Photography Review

Researchers develop prototype system to thwart unwanted video and still photography

Researchers develop prototype system to thwart unwanted video and still photography

Could this be countered with some kind of one way filter?

Road Interrupted - Day 2

April 22 around noon - South Avenue at Broad Street, looking northwest 

Road Interrupted - Day 2

April 22 around noon - machines at work 

Road Interrupted - Day 2

April 22 around noon - press reports refer to this as the corkscrew, helix, or ramp 

Road Interrupted - Day 2

April 22 around noon - inspecting the work 

Road Interrupted - South Avenue Parking Ramp Collapse

This afternoon portions of the lower three rings of the ramp exiting the parking garage at South Avenue and Broad Street in Rochester collapsed. The following six images (taken by me) document the scene about three hours after the event, between 7:30 and 8:00 p.m. Friday night.

A Google map showing the location is here. The top of the parking ramp is the circular object in the upper center of the satellite image.

News coverage from Google News is here

looking east on Broad Street from the intersection with Exchange Boulevard  

the view looking northeast from the south side of the War Memorial, just east of Court Street and Exchange Boulevard 

from the walkway on the east side of the War Memorial, between Court and Broad  

from near the Rundell Library, just north of the intersection of South Avenue and Court Street  

the ramp is on the northeast corner of South Avenue and Broad Street; this is from one block south  

looking north from the corner of South Avenue and Court Street  

Thanks Kirby

1991 World Series Game 6 home run call on WCCO

Goodbye Yellow Box - New logo for Kodak: Digital Photography Review

New logo for Kodak: Digital Photography Review

Konica Minolta withdraw from camera business: Digital Photography Review

Konica Minolta withdraw from camera business: Digital Photography Review

Nikon to focus on digital: Digital Photography Review

Nikon to focus on digital: Digital Photography Review

..."Nikon will discontinue production of all lenses for large format cameras and enlarging lenses with sales of these products ceasing as soon as they run out of stock. This also applies to most of our film camera bodies, interchangeable manual focus lenses and related accessories.."

APP.COM - NJ Transit dumps ban on photos of trains

APP.COM - NJ Transit dumps ban on photos of trains: "NJ Transit dumps ban on photos of trains"

Nikon Ending Production for Most Film Lenses and Bodies

DPReview posts Nikon press release dated January 12, 2006

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06011201nikon_news.asp

..."Nikon will discontinue production of all lenses for large format cameras and enlarging lenses with sales of these products ceasing as soon as they run out of stock. This also applies to most of our film camera bodies, interchangeable manual focus lenses and related accessories.."

I was driving down Clinton today and trying to get a visual of how high the storm surge (from Katrina) would be in Rochester. Here's a try (thanks to the Mt. Morris dam (and our longitude) I don't need to worry too much. 

PBS Pres Pat Mitchell Visit to Rochester - Large DN! Turnout

Pat Mitchell, the president of the Public Broadcasting System, was in Rochester on June 8, 2005. While driving in downtown I noticed long lines of people along both sides of Monroe Avenue. They are Democracy Now! supporters, out to let Norm Silverstein and Pat Mitchell know how much they like the program and that they would like it even better on the local NPR or PBS station.

This is near Monroe and Broad, looking south. Supporters lined each side of the street into the distance. 

A closer look at the west side... 

A closer look at the east side. People are holding a long, long banners, containing copies of postcards they have sent to the local station (WXXI) as part of their effort to persuade them to carry Democracy Now! 

people were in good spirits along the line 

a close-up of a section of the banner. The postcards have a checkbox for membership and 'I would like to hear Democracy Now on WXXI AM 1370 . (personal info was fuzzed in program) 

And the Raging Grannies gave a spirited send-off to those attending the rally as they headed into the discussion 

The discussion was informative and moved along. Pat Mitchell's remarks were very similar to those she gave at the National Press Club on May 24, something like her stump speech on issues for PBS as they move forward.

More coverage of her visit can be found at:

• Link to Google News articles (hope this keeps the links up as the D&C moves things around)


• The City led with a cover story on the future of public broadcasting this week


• Richard Freeman has a great article on the event at Rochester Indy Media, really capturing the feeling of the rally and discussion.

Video and Audio

(Note: This is a bit of a mismash of formats for the video and audio. These files aren't optimized. The initial Raging Grannies video was around 60 meg in the native camera format so this at least cut it down some. All these files play on in the Quicktime player, version 6.5.2.)

• Click here to view a ~12mb video (mp4 format) of the Raging Grannies spirited rendition of 'We Want Democracy Now!'


• Listen to Pat's comments (in .mov audio only format, ~1.5meg) following the 'walkout in protest' by about a third of the audience. Her thoughts on 'political equivalency' are worth consideration


• Closing comments by the PBS president (in .mp4 video format - about 4 meg )

Norm (Silverstein, WXXI President & CEO) and Pat 

While cruising at FL370 on a Wednesday flight from Atlanta to Rochester I decided to get a photo of the cloud cover below and blue above, with the nicely backlit sun. As I was composing the shot I noticed something in the frame and thought 'what luck' and started zooming. In this first shot the twin engine is 9 o'clock to me, on a heading of 030 to our 360, and we are overtaking him quickly. I'd guess no more than ten seconds elapsed from this one to the last. 

overtaking him now, he is about 8 o'clock relative to me 

The zoom is full out (370mm equivalent on the S5100) here and trying to keep him centered. 

The last shot, I was in the aisle seat on a Canadair 700 and was shooting over my sleeping neighbor.  

And this is the last shot zoomed in a little 

Weather info could go dark

Weather info could go dark

Is it too good to last? -- I knew there was a reason I've been saving off those classic FPUS3's from McLaughlin in Buffalo.

The thing is Accuweather, Wx Channel are in it to make money, not to serve people who really enjoy reading the AFDs, climo summaries, and the latest meso scale discussions from the SPC.

'Going dark' is a good phrase to use -- shutting this off will just shut off another avenue for people to enjoy our resources and general research, and all the long term benefits that accrue from those pursuits.

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Hello World

It is a cool, rainy spring evening ( 003 OVC 3/4 R-F 42/42/33007/994) with John Coltrane's 'I Want to Talk About You' on the box - as good a time for a blog to be born as any.

I came this way via Picasa, so much of the content will be photo related.

Cheers