Jaw-dropping PhotoSynth" demo
18Jun2007 09:17 AM Permalink
Thanks
to Libby for showing our Hedronists group this
amazing "Jaw-dropping PhotoSynth"
demo... Click on one
of the links under "Download this talk" to view
the video. I particularly was impressed with the
Notre Dame sequence, compiled dynamically as a 3D
model from thousands of existing online
photographs of varying resolution, analyzed for
how they all stitch together as a panorama as well
as a 3D model... impressive! ... I also hope the
hydrogen-powered BMW in the ad at the end is both
real and affordable (no vaporware, please!
Meanwhile, let's plan our
communities and lives so that we don't need to
travel so much! Our planet needs our
support!!!
Meanwhile, let's plan our
communities and lives so that we don't need to
travel so much! Our planet needs our
support!!!
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Great restaurant in Florence, Oregon
28May2007 05:24 PM Permalink
If you
happen to visit Florence, Oregon, check out
the Waterfront Depot
Restaurant. 541-902-9100.
We had a great seafood meal there last
weekend.
Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge
18Mar2007 07:56 AM Permalink
Today we celebrated a
friend's birthday with an outing to the
Klamath Basin National Wildlife
Refuge,
where we made a loop from Eagle Point to Klamath
Falls via Hwy 140, then down Hwy 97 to Miller
Island, Worden, The Bear Valley Refuge, Dorris,
and the Lower Klamath Refuge. Not only did we see
a bald eagle in flight, but tens of thousands of
Canadian Geese, Snow Geese, and an assortment of
ducks, egrets, herons, and many more species. A
perfect day for bird-watching even for novices
like me! Watching a flock fly low overhead in
drove after drove, hearing only the sound of wings
was a magical experience! Here's a photo of a tiny
portion of the population we saw with Mount
McLaughlin (which I had the pleasure of climbing
last summer) in the background.
A little cosmic perspective for humility ... and not
taking things too seriously!
13Mar2007 12:57 AM Permalink
Thanks
to a number of people who sent me this
visual exercise in cosmic
perspective... quite
humbling!
About the header graphic - Lake Wakatipu
29Nov2006 01:32 PM Permalink
A quick
update about the picture at the top of each page; a
few years ago, we visited the Queenstown area of New
Zealand and drove around a portion of Lake Wakatipu
with the Southern Alps in the background toward
Glenorchy, where we had lunch listening to Zorba the
Greek (just a few days after trying a bit of
Zorbing. You can see the
full image here .The scenery was
spectacular; no wonder they chose this area for
some of the Lord of the Rings filming... Wonderful
country, wonderful people ...