Sphynctre's Most Recent Activity On Synths

Statue of Liberty - Deck 12

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:15:41 Z

"Obviously, this is the Statue of Liberty. This series of photos was taken from Deck 12 of the Carnival Glory sailing out of the port of Manhattan on June 18th. The weather was hot and hazy, with the normal smoggy foggy cloud around the city. With some color correction, I was able to get the pictures to clear up a lot, but still not really sharp. These were shot with my Nikon D300s, with the 18-200mm VR lens with most of these shots being fully extended. Sorry about the spots on the lens... I thought I had cleaned it sufficiently before heading out that morning. GO YOU ES OF AY!!!!"

rnalesnik Over 1 year ago

very cool!

Circular Church - Charleston, SC 1681

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:48:01 Z

"While walking around Charleston, we came across this very striking church with an equally impressive cemetary. I noticed that the sign on the gate said that visitors are welcome, so I went in. The Circular Church of Charleston is one of the oldest churches in the south, dating back to 1681. It's the site of the city's oldest burial grounds, dating to 1695. While touring the grounds, it's hard not to notice the unique circular design of the building. I also happen to be intrigued by old cemetaries, so I spent some time taking pictures. Enjoy =)"

briankknight715 Over 1 year ago

Wow! That was one of the best synths I have seen so far. I just started 2 or 3 weeks ago but. Your work is certainly inspiring

The Carnival Pride

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:49:20 Z

"This is a synth of the Carnival Pride cruise ship as it enters the Nassau Bahamas dock. I was on this ship a couple months ago, but it's hard to get exterior pictures of a ship that you're actually on. I was on the Celebrity Mercurt when these pictures were taken. The Mercury was already docked in Nassau as the Pride came in next to us. Ship Facts: Gross Tonnage: 86,000 Guest Capacity: 2,124 Total Staff: 930 Length: 963 feet Beam: 106 feet Cruise Speed: 22 knots"

madeeds Over 1 year ago

You did an excellent job.

Carnival Pride - Nassau Bahamas

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:01:00 Z

"Here's Nassau in the morning, while approaching the cruise port. The photos were taken over a period of about 30 minutes from many angles, so it got "smeared" a lot. It looks like the easiest way to navigate this synth is actually to press the period and comma keys on the keyboard to view the pictures in the order they were taken."

Nathanael.Lawrence Over 1 year ago

You could always hardwire the slideshow to play in filename order in the synth editor. Switching on 'Photo up', rather than 'World up' might not be such a terrible idea either.

I love that shallow water... such amazing colours.

Towel Elephant

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:11:22 Z

"We recently took a cruise on the Carnival Pride, and here was the first of 5 towel animals that we received before bed time. My kids didn't have the patience for me to synth the other ones. I have no idea how this will turn out. The light was low in the room, and I didn't want to use all of my batteries on hundreds of flash pictures... so many of them are blurry, and may not synth well. We'll see!"

MET360 Over 1 year ago

Cute!

Photosynth Pumpkin 2.2

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:56:14 Z

"While out shopping for pumpkins, I thought that I would celebrate my obsession for Photosynth with a little pumpkin tribute. After a quick search, it didn't look like there were any Photosynth inspired pumpkins, so here goes. Happy Halloween!!! Since this synth has two sets of photos (candle lit and exterior lighting), as you spin the pumpkin using the halo, you can see the flicker of the candle inside the pumpkin. This is the 4th version of the Photosynth Pumpkin synth. To see the original (399 photos), click on my name."

amn.hodge Over 1 year ago

Kill!

Photosynth Halloween Pumpkin!

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:57:44 Z

Nathanael Over 1 year ago

Wow. I was so jealous that I didn't think of this first when I first saw it.

Great stuff as usual, Tan!

9-12 March on DC - Tea Party

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:10:48 Z

"This was the 9/12/2009 March on DC. Photos ranged from the begining of the event (10AM) to the end of the event (4PM). There were a few organized groups that coordinated the effort, but probably half or more of the attendees were just regular people (like me) that came to DC with no affiliation or orgainization. Crowd estimates range from 50,000 to 2,000,000. There was a Park Service helicopter that flew over several times that day, and from reviewing past photos and Park Service estimates, I estimate that the crowd was between 300K and 500K attendees. The Million Man March from 1994 was aiming for 1 million people, and only hit 400,000. I think that this crowd was right around the same size. I have more pictures of solid crowds going for half of a mile down Constitution Ave. and Pennsylvania Ave. Regardless of the exact head-count, this was definitely one of the largest gatherings at the Capitol Building in history... but the mainstream media (not surprisingly) refused to cover it. The Park Service stated that "other groups" had taken out permits for the center mall area before us, and therefore pushed our groups out onto Constitution and nearby avenues. To me, this would seem like a simple way to make the crowd size appear smaller because "it didn't even fill the mall"."

Sphynctre Over 1 year ago

David, thank YOU (and your team) for providing a forum where I and others can document moments like this. You rock... and roll.

Robut777, I echo your sentiments. I also wouldn't actually nominate Beck for president. He's entertaining, and has some good points, but he's far from my ideal presidential candidate.

Face Study #01 - Point Cloud Density

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:53:33 Z

"Here's my first atttempt at synthing a person's face. My brother's the first person willing to let me photograph them to this extent."

Nathanael Over 1 year ago

Bam! Success!

Christmas Lights

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:41:15 Z

"I got this funny idea while looking at my tree one night. Of course, since I now look at everything with the duality of "real life" and "point cloud", I noticed that in the dark, my Christmas tree is already a point cloud! If I simply took enough pictures of the tree, the lights alone would recreate the point cloud that they already are! Funny, eh? It didn't work out as well as I thought because of the blur that the lights cause, and the fact that half of the tree blinks on and off every few seconds. Anyway, it's close enough =)"

Nathanael Over 1 year ago

I can totally relate to 'I now look at everything with the duality of "real life" and "point cloud"'. :)

Regardless of whether it was quite what you were hoping for the point cloud *is* very much beautiful. If there's a setting on your lights to have them stay on solidly, rather than blinking I think I'd try it the next time you've got a tree decorated. You might even through in a tripod just for extra clarity. I think that the result would be absolutely spectacular!

Give me a shout if you give it another go this year.