Here is a video of the new Lytro light field camera. It doesn't take very high resolution images, nor can it do video. However, it is very simple to use, and of course requires to focusing.
It is expected the technology behind it will steadily increase in the capability in the coming years so that the sensor will likely support high resolution images. The ability to take pictures without focusing makes this technology a natural for smartphones in the future, once the resolution technology catches up.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Time Lapse Video
Below is a beautiful time lapse video called Canyons and the Cosmos. If you click on the arrows on the lower left you can view it full screen.
Landscapes: Volume Two from Dustin Farrell on Vimeo.
Landscapes: Volume Two from Dustin Farrell on Vimeo.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Images from Rikk's Roadtrip
Rikk Flohr followed up with just this small sample of the many amazing images he got on his road trip. Remember these were taken as he traveled from tourist locations on the fly and not the result of research and taking the time to be in the right place at the right time.
Great job Rikk!
Great job Rikk!
Road Trip
I asked Rikk Flohr to give a presentation to the Crosstown Camera Club thinking he might help enlighten our group on one of his favorite subjects, Lightroom. Fortunately for the group, Rikk and I met to discuss his presentation and he told me about a road trip he had just taken.
He was scheduled to attend a relatives wedding in Las Vegas and a week or so later teach a class in Austin, Texas. He decided to make a road trip of it that ultimately covered over 6000 miles from Minneapolis to Las Vegas/Austin and back. He also made the choice to stop at many well and lesser known national parks to take some shots while out camping. His goal was to take the shots from the same locations as a tourist might, but with the hope he could produce some good work with the limited time he had to shoot at each location.
Although Rikk hadn't gotten through most of his images yet, he was able to show our group many from each location that he shot. Most of the images were spectacular despite the circumstances under which they were taken. Also, the stories behind each location made for an interesting program. I have emailed Rikk our club's thanks for the wonderful night, and hope he can send us some images for posting here later on. In the meantime, if Rikk decides to give a similar presentation at another club we'll let you know the time, date and location. It really was an interesting and entertaining program you should see.
To view more of Rikk's work, or register for one of his upcoming workshops, go to: fleetingglimpse. As of last night he had only one space available for the December Badlands tour, but a member of our group may already have snagged it by the time you read this. Otherwise, I understand space is still available for Rikk's workshop in Costa Rica. I've been there and would highly recommend it if you have the time and inclination.
He was scheduled to attend a relatives wedding in Las Vegas and a week or so later teach a class in Austin, Texas. He decided to make a road trip of it that ultimately covered over 6000 miles from Minneapolis to Las Vegas/Austin and back. He also made the choice to stop at many well and lesser known national parks to take some shots while out camping. His goal was to take the shots from the same locations as a tourist might, but with the hope he could produce some good work with the limited time he had to shoot at each location.
Although Rikk hadn't gotten through most of his images yet, he was able to show our group many from each location that he shot. Most of the images were spectacular despite the circumstances under which they were taken. Also, the stories behind each location made for an interesting program. I have emailed Rikk our club's thanks for the wonderful night, and hope he can send us some images for posting here later on. In the meantime, if Rikk decides to give a similar presentation at another club we'll let you know the time, date and location. It really was an interesting and entertaining program you should see.
To view more of Rikk's work, or register for one of his upcoming workshops, go to: fleetingglimpse. As of last night he had only one space available for the December Badlands tour, but a member of our group may already have snagged it by the time you read this. Otherwise, I understand space is still available for Rikk's workshop in Costa Rica. I've been there and would highly recommend it if you have the time and inclination.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Flooding in Thailand affect camera makers
Flooding in Thailand affects camera makers, some plants unrecoverable. We are linking to a post on "theonelinephotographer" that may be of interest to our members and readers. Mostly Nikon and Sony, but other Japanest companies have plants in the area that have been compromised.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
79th Wilmington International Exhibit
The Delaware Photographic society holds an annual competition it claims is one of the oldest and largest juried events of its kind in the USA. It is a member of the PSA as is our council. It is both a well known and well respected photography competition.
Click on the image below for more details, or go to WIEP.
Click on the image below for more details, or go to WIEP.
Alex Johnson Art Exhibit
Alex as you may know is a popular local area photographer who has been both a speaker and judge at some of our member clubs. He teaches a workshop on the North Shore in August (that I have personally attended and would highly recommend), but he also travels there a lot to shot personally as well.
Alex announced he is having his first ever photo exhibition that will include 16 of his best B & W images of the North Shore. Proceeds from it will go to the benefit Designwise Medical that designs medical solutions for children with unmet needs. The exhibit will be one night only, November 5th from 6-8pm at Alec's studio in Edina.
Below is the announcement. (Click on the image to enlarge the information)
You can also read more about the exhibit here: ACJOHNSON. I am already signed up and will see you there!
Alex announced he is having his first ever photo exhibition that will include 16 of his best B & W images of the North Shore. Proceeds from it will go to the benefit Designwise Medical that designs medical solutions for children with unmet needs. The exhibit will be one night only, November 5th from 6-8pm at Alec's studio in Edina.
Below is the announcement. (Click on the image to enlarge the information)
You can also read more about the exhibit here: ACJOHNSON. I am already signed up and will see you there!
Light Field Camera to Debut in Early 2012
You may have read our prior blog piece on a new type of camera that takes images as a "Light Field". The technology was developed over 15 years ago at Standford. The developer was working on bringing the technology to market under the name Lytro.
I had expressed an interest in the technology and signed up to test the camera when it became available. However, I was never contacted by the company to test their camera, and assumed it was still under development. I just received an email that indicates the cameras are going to be sold to the public early next year, but I can order one now and receive priority delivery. I guess that the companies interest in having people sign up to test it was to create of list of people who were willing to buy it instead! Despite that I signed up to buy one anyway.
In past communications Lytro wouldn't give any hint about how the camera would look, work or even how much it would cost. I now have that information, so here it is hot off the press:
It doesn't appear that the camera does video and I am not sure how you get the images off of the camera yet. It also doesn't seem to have a place for an SD or CF card. It is being marketed like an Ipod or Iphone in that it comes with 8GB or 16GB, and as the memory increases so does the price.
It is small, but the use of a square camera seems odd, and the LCD on the back looks very small.
It will be interesting to see if this is merely an interesting toy, or the start of a new type of camera technology.
I had expressed an interest in the technology and signed up to test the camera when it became available. However, I was never contacted by the company to test their camera, and assumed it was still under development. I just received an email that indicates the cameras are going to be sold to the public early next year, but I can order one now and receive priority delivery. I guess that the companies interest in having people sign up to test it was to create of list of people who were willing to buy it instead! Despite that I signed up to buy one anyway.
In past communications Lytro wouldn't give any hint about how the camera would look, work or even how much it would cost. I now have that information, so here it is hot off the press:
(Click on an image below to enlarge it)
It doesn't appear that the camera does video and I am not sure how you get the images off of the camera yet. It also doesn't seem to have a place for an SD or CF card. It is being marketed like an Ipod or Iphone in that it comes with 8GB or 16GB, and as the memory increases so does the price.
It is small, but the use of a square camera seems odd, and the LCD on the back looks very small.
It will be interesting to see if this is merely an interesting toy, or the start of a new type of camera technology.
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