Fred_Oxford's Most Recent Favorites

Lily - Red Rum

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:16:35 Z

by Fred_Oxford "The idea was to try to develop a good point cloud.... but despite the shallow depth of field the lines predominate. To create some dynamic this pot of lilies has been photographed progressively over the past week...this means that it has been ever changing...with at least one new flower opening each day. The weather has also changed, bringing a different mood to each shoot. Not placing the pot in exactly the same spot each time has led to an illusionary point cloud...increasing the intensity of the bright red and orange against the stone paving. Click P, grab the rotation tool (doughnut in Direct 3D Viewer - and a better point cloud!) and view from the side..."

The Hall of Prayer for a Good Harvest, Temple of Heaven Beijing

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:00:31 Z

by Fred_Oxford "The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests is one of Beijing's symbolic constructions, and the most famous temple in Beijing. This sequence was shot late afternoon in May 2009, the light reflected off the shiny gold surfaces increasing the difficulty of synthing the sequence. Nevertheless, based on the number of photos it did not work out too badly"

General Sherman Tree

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:34:19 Z

by chase.carlton "The General Sherman Tree in Sequoia National Park"

Bing Launch at the Seattle Center

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:54:51 Z

by bingsynther "The Bing launch event at Seattle Center. These shots were all taken from a helicopter. Press "p" or hold down "Ctrl" to check out the point cloud!"

Lily

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:10:15 Z

by Lily "This a lily my mom has in her garden. Check out the point cloud on this synth."

Killeshin Old Church Ruins

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:47:30 Z

by The.Rev "Ruins of an old Chapel from the 19th century in Killeshin, County Carlow, Ireland"

Orbital Propulsion (Gravity Assist)

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:02:22 Z

by Nathanael "The cover to this synth does not appear anywhere in it and is actually the work of the wonderful Jessica Blaine Gildersleeve. My snapshots are not worthy of the name photography next to her photos, but when thinking of which photo to use for the thumbnail her 'Delectable' came straight to mind. Please enjoy the point cloud. You can reveal it by holding the Ctrl key or alternately by using the [P] key to toggle from photos plus points, to points only, photos only, and back again. The title refers to the method of using the gravity of a planetary body such as a planet or moon to propel a spacecraft onward with it's intended trajectory. Imagine your camera as the satellite or spacecraft and any object in the scene as the planetary body whose gravity you will be taking advantage of (after a quick orbit) to propel yourself to the next object of interest. This seems to work extremely well and while it is not a very complex concept (take a circle of photos around everything you care about synthing and take photos on the way between them) very few people take advantage of it. Admittedly it does require quite a few more photos than the typical panorama type approach but the results are almost universally better in terms of fitting things into space correctly."

Nine Dragon Screen Wall, Forbidden City, Beijing

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:36:06 Z

by Fred_Oxford "This huge glazed screen wall which faces the Huang Ji Men in the Forbidden City in Beijing, was constructed when Emperor Qianlong renovated the Ning Shou Gong (Palace of Peace and Longevity). The detail on the relief sculpture makes this an interesting "2D" synth. This sequence was captured using a Canon 5D Mk II, with a Canon EF 24-105mm USM L4 IS lens, during a visit to Beijing in May 2009."

Sunset over the Dead Sea

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:20:00 Z

by Fred_Oxford "this worked out great considering that these photos were taken back in 2003. best viewed by scrolling through the images using the "period/fullstop" or "." on your keyboard!"

Mika And Herself // 3D Magic Trick // Go Game

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:28:04 Z

by EdLee "See the Point Cloud for the trick. :) This idea hit me a while ago. You can clone as much as you want, limited only by hardware... and the graciousness of the model :) The board shows my favorite pro game, played by Fujisawa Shuko (藤澤秀行, White) and Nie Wei Ping (聶衛平, Black) on Nov 20, 1988. It's a beautiful game because Nie sacrificed his 5 stones in the center for the huge lower right framework -- the level required for this superb judgement is amazing. Fujisawa: June 14,1925 - May 8,2009."