Schn828's Most Recent Replies To Comments

"Unfinished" Church St. George's Bermuda

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:00:35 Z

by lostinthetriangle ""Unfinished" Church St. George's Bermuda These ruins are a protected historic monument and part of the St. George's World Heritage Site. Work commenced on this intended replacement for St Peter’s Church in 1874 but bickering within the Anglican community coupled with severe storm damage caused the project to be abandoned. My Primary School was located next door, I remember a hurricane in the early 70's that ripped off what little of the roof remained. As the structure is made of soft Bermuda stone, left to the elements, time, wind, rain and Hurricanes had caused a lot of damage. The National Trust hired a stone mason in the 90's to do extensive work on the property just to prevent further damage and erosion."

David_Bermuda 4 months ago

Hi. Would you please mind removing the 2nd paragraph of the description. It is copyrighted content from the Bermuda4u website.

Martello Tower: Inside & Out

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:30:40 Z

by lostinthetriangle "This is still a work in progress (out of memory error) then I can add some more detail. Until then, enjoy! "F" full screen "P" point cloud...give it time to load! use the "View Synth in Direct3D Viewer" for the best full screen point cloud experience! There is a Martello located at Ferry Reach in St George's Parish. It was completed in the 1820s. Martello towers (or simply Martellos) are small defensive forts built in several countries of the British Empire during the 19th century, from the time of the Napoleonic Wars onwards. They stand up to 40 feet (12m) high (with two floors) and typically had a garrison of one officer and 15-25 men. Their round structure and thick walls of solid masonry made them resistant to cannon fire, while their height made them an ideal platform for a single heavy artillery piece, mounted on the flat roof and able to traverse a 360° arc. A few Martello towers were surrounded by a moat for extra defence. They were used throughout the 19th century, but became obsolete with the introduction of powerful rifled artillery. Many have survived to the present day, often preserved as historic monuments."

dubleelvis Over 1 year ago

This is a synth to spend time with very rewarding. a good model of how to get the best out of synthing. quite fun to go up the stairwell look outside then go back down Dubleelvis

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."

jimcseke Over 1 year ago

Beautifully surreal. I had to think of something else to write other than "wow!" and the words do fit. You did a great job with the transitions. Before viewing, I wondered what Orbital Propulsion had to do with flowers on the side of a street. Excellent choice for a title. I didn't realize how detailed the point cloud could be. I see now after viewing this, that I have to slow down my "orbital propulsion" a bit.

Tadmor Lake's Shoreline Circuit: Expanded

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:25:33 Z

by Nathanael.Lawrence

Nathanael.Lawrence Over 1 year ago

I actually am currently struggling to synth the same number of images together with another synth (Deep Wood House: South Lawn) because they overlap so much and each image has many features. The only real success I have had as far as getting the entire length of the shoot represented is to split the entire sequence in half by selecting only the odd numbered photos and the even numbered photos. All other attempts to synth even half of that set have crashed and burned for me so far.

The problem with using every other photo is that there are some parts which snap apart because you are missing crucial transitional shots, so I'm planning on coming back to that synth later today - still using mostly just the odd numbered images (the more synthy of the two halves) but adding a few evens in weak points where the point cloud fractured before.

Boba Fett mask

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:50:53 Z

by robert_sprout

EdLee Over 1 year ago

:) Nice poster, too! :)

Pololu Valley - Kite Aerial (KAP)

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:30:43 Z

by tbenedict "This KAP flight was the first time I'd used an AuRiCo automatic rig controller in the air. As a result the images follow a much more predictable pattern than my manually controlled flights. Unfortunately I had some noise issues with my AuRiCo on this flight from some older servos on my rig, so the pattern wasn't 100% predictable. A number of shots had to be removed, so there may be holes. Equipment Used: Kite - 6' rokkaku Line - #200 braided dacron Rig - Brooks BBKK and AuRiCo Controller Camera - Nikon Coolpix 5600"

tbenedict Over 1 year ago

Sweet! Hey, thanks for the info and the example, K. I can get 1.2 second interval on the shots, which shouldn't be bad, but I'll have to keep the speed of my car down. The car-top mount is all ready to go, but I'll have to wait for now. There's a big weather system over us right now, and it's raining.

Time to play with Photosynth in the studio!

Cologne Cathedral - Kölner Dom, Germany

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:20:50 Z

by Fred_Oxford "To achieve 100% synthy taking over 300 photos of this cathedral is incredible! The point cloud also turned out really interesting considering that no overview shot could be taken from a high point nearby. Particularly pleasing was the way Photosynth constructed the rounded end of the cathedral viewed from the Philharmonic end. Best viewed on Full Screen mode - press "F" on your keyboard sadly although the synth is 100% the point cloud is nothing like the cathedral really is...a mystery is the only way to describe it...anyway... enjoy!"

Fred_Oxford Over 1 year ago

thank you - I guess if I had the opportunity to do it again I would do a lot quite differently...

Rifle Lamp 3D first attemp

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 03:52:59 Z

by whiteninjazx6r

Pierrot21 Over 1 year ago

To make a synth you must change the angle of view: walking around, up and down