Posts for: russelray
Mar 27, 2020 06:45:31 #
SX2002 wrote:
Hi Guys, br Can anyone help me...I want a png of m... (show quote)
I did a quick one for you. There is some chromatic aberration showing up in some areas of the picture, so do to a great job on this would require substantially more time. Maybe you can use this one. Note that UHH displays just about anything as a JPEG, so even though the picture has a white background, I stored the original, so the download is a PNG with a transparent background. I'm retired and in self-isolation due to COVID-19, so if you want a cleaner version, let me know. It probably would take a couple of days.
Mar 27, 2020 06:42:51 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Why the focus on PNG? A PNG is just a JPEG with a lossless compression when the file is repeatedly edited and saved.
What is the original file capture format coming out of the camera? When the image file is edited, what tool is being used? The capability of this edit tool controls how easily you can be extracted from the background and then simply saved into any useful format for merging with a different background, while maintaining the most amount of original image data.
What is the original file capture format coming out of the camera? When the image file is edited, what tool is being used? The capability of this edit tool controls how easily you can be extracted from the background and then simply saved into any useful format for merging with a different background, while maintaining the most amount of original image data.
A PNG is more than just a JPEG with lossless compression. PNG files can have transparency whereas JPEG cannot. Any transparency in a PNG converted to a JPEG will be white.
Mar 24, 2020 12:37:57 #
mwoods222 wrote:
I have a website "woodywud.smugmug.com"
My question is this
My ship gallery has 3612 pictures
My tugboat gallery has 1490 pictures
landscape 198
Stuff gallery 86 pictures
My question is mainly my ship pictures. How many pictures of the same topic is too much.
I average yearly hits is 150,000
Any suggestions on weeding some out or starting a new gallery for 2020
My question is this
My ship gallery has 3612 pictures
My tugboat gallery has 1490 pictures
landscape 198
Stuff gallery 86 pictures
My question is mainly my ship pictures. How many pictures of the same topic is too much.
I average yearly hits is 150,000
Any suggestions on weeding some out or starting a new gallery for 2020
I asked that question of a high school friend 5 years ago since he was into computer science (he now is a graduating senior at Cal Berkeley with a 4.0 GPA in computer science and a job offer on his desk of $120,000 annually). At the time I was trying to create a web site with all my favorites on it, which probably would have been in the tens of thousands. I wanted people to have a choice. He said, "Don't give them that many choices." and pointed me to Hick's Law and The Paradox of Choice. Consequently, I don't have too many choices for any one month, but I rotate each month to provide new stuff.
Feb 29, 2020 06:07:36 #
I have 10696. I actually thought it would be higher.
Feb 27, 2020 10:33:13 #
Shutterfly
PuzzlesPrint
Portrait Puzzles
Walmart
Printer Studio
Create Jigsaw Puzzle
Ravensburger
Collage
Venus Puzzle
Staples
JigsawPlanet
bitsandpieces
lpfpuzzle
The only one I have tried so far is Shutterfly. I ordered two 1000-piece puzzles (actually 1014 pieces). Sadly, one was missing 6 pieces and the other was missing 4 pieces. They gave me credit and I ordered two more 1000-piece puzzles to replace them. Sadly, one was missing 3 pieces and one was missing 7 pieces. They gave me credit again but I have not used it yet. I was so disappointed in Shutterfly that I have not tried the others, and I moved on from wanting to create puzzles for my Clients to creating posters, tiles, calendars, and other stuff. I'll probably get back to puzzles in a couple of months, but I am giving up on 1000-piece puzzles. I'll see what happens with the 500-piece puzzles.
PuzzlesPrint
Portrait Puzzles
Walmart
Printer Studio
Create Jigsaw Puzzle
Ravensburger
Collage
Venus Puzzle
Staples
JigsawPlanet
bitsandpieces
lpfpuzzle
The only one I have tried so far is Shutterfly. I ordered two 1000-piece puzzles (actually 1014 pieces). Sadly, one was missing 6 pieces and the other was missing 4 pieces. They gave me credit and I ordered two more 1000-piece puzzles to replace them. Sadly, one was missing 3 pieces and one was missing 7 pieces. They gave me credit again but I have not used it yet. I was so disappointed in Shutterfly that I have not tried the others, and I moved on from wanting to create puzzles for my Clients to creating posters, tiles, calendars, and other stuff. I'll probably get back to puzzles in a couple of months, but I am giving up on 1000-piece puzzles. I'll see what happens with the 500-piece puzzles.
Feb 26, 2020 10:23:43 #
Alaska Wayne wrote:
I have put in a zillion hours into a 650 image sli... (show quote)
Powerpoint. Very easy to use, very easy to insert MP4 files, etc. I have been using it since it came out, and I currently create dozens of shows each year both for myself, other people, and organizations.
Feb 7, 2020 13:34:01 #
GrandmaG wrote:
Thank you for that. Unfortunately, my iMac came with a small keyboard without the numeric keypad. Now I have a reason to buy the bigger keyboard! Lol
There probably are function keys (normally in blue) that create a numeric keypad for you.
Feb 7, 2020 13:24:33 #
Rongnongno wrote:
Funny how UHH users are searching 12:00 @ 14:00...... (show quote)
I know several thousand mathematicians throughout the world by means of my 47-year membership in The Fibonacci Association. I have never seen any of them use anything in nature as an example of fractals. simply because pure fractals do not exist in nature. The closest nature comes probably is the Romanesco broccoli and Orostachys 'Crazy Eddie." There are many things in nature that have some properties of fractals but those properties are more closely related to the golden segment, golden ratio, golden triangles, and golden spirals than pure fractals.
Feb 7, 2020 13:19:58 #
Rongnongno wrote:
*ahem*
At the beginning of the 20th Century, mathematicians Pierre Fatou and Gaston Julia discovered fractal patterns while looking at complex mathematical systems. Back then, these objects defied linear analysis; they were considered aberrations or scary mathematical monsters, with infinite depth and complexity. They weren’t very popular and were forgotten, until the late Belgium mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot discovered them again while working at IBM labs in Armonk, New York in 1980.
At the beginning of the 20th Century, mathematicians Pierre Fatou and Gaston Julia discovered fractal patterns while looking at complex mathematical systems. Back then, these objects defied linear analysis; they were considered aberrations or scary mathematical monsters, with infinite depth and complexity. They weren’t very popular and were forgotten, until the late Belgium mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot discovered them again while working at IBM labs in Armonk, New York in 1980.
Mandelbrot coined the term "fractal."
Feb 7, 2020 10:26:41 #
Feb 7, 2020 10:13:26 #
GrandmaG wrote:
If you are giving a class to potential photographers, they probably want to learn their complicated cameras. Based on that, I think you should remove this statement, “If you want a camera that does everything, get a point and shoot”.
Also, a set of pictures that demonstrates different apertures and different shutter speeds would be helpful.
My 2 cents worth (I miss the “cents” symbol)
Also, a set of pictures that demonstrates different apertures and different shutter speeds would be helpful.
My 2 cents worth (I miss the “cents” symbol)
On a PC, you can get the cents symbol (¢) by holding down the ALT key and hitting 155 on the numeric keypad at the right side of your keyboard. DO NOT use the numbers at the top of your keyboard. Make sure "Number Lock" is on. If 155 doesn't work, use 0155. 0162 also works, but 162 does not. If you use an Apple computer, I think it might be Option or Control rather than Alt.
Feb 7, 2020 10:11:05 #
Traveller_Jeff wrote:
A fractal is a graphic representation of data generated by a recursive mathematical formula, where the result on the right side of the = sign is then reinserted into the left side of the equal sign and the operation is repeated ad infinitum. As you gaze at the fractal and zoom in on any particular branch of it, the design of the branch looks exactly like the original design. Scale it up, scale it down, the fragments and the whole are look-alikes.
It's called "self-similarity."
Feb 7, 2020 10:10:30 #
newtoyou wrote:
Thank you. The digital world has confused the original meaning.
Feathers, ferns, our circulatory system, and more, to name a few,
Bill
Feathers, ferns, our circulatory system, and more, to name a few,
Bill
Those have features of fractals but are not fractals in and of themselves. What are in those are golden triangles, golden angles, and golden spirals developed from the relationships of the Fibonacci sequence of numbers.
Feb 7, 2020 10:08:17 #
Rongnongno wrote:
Actually is it is infinite pattern that repeats it... (show quote)
Actually, the term fractals was coined by Mandelbrot. Fractals don't exist naturally. Fractal features do, but those are far different from fractals themselves. Some things in nature come close with a great many fractal features, like snowflakes, Romanesco broccoli, and Orostachrys 'Crazy Eddie.' But the mere fact that nature is influenced by environmental features such as pests, diseases, light, rain, freeze, heat, etc., mean that a true fractal simply isn't going to exist naturally.
Also, don't confuse fractals with the Fibonacci sequence of numbers and the resulting golden ratio and golden spirals. The golden spiral is what you are seeing in sunflowers, cabbage, universes, hurricanes, and so much more. Even Twitler! (see picture).
There's an organization to which I belong called The Fibonacci Association which studies the Fibonacci sequence. Among our memberships are thousands of botanists, mathematicians, and botanist-mathematicians.
Russel Ray, author of "Nature's Geometry: Succulents" available at my Etsy shop with free shipping in U.S.
Feb 7, 2020 09:47:34 #
I also could not open the file. I suggest you turn it into a PDF. That file format has been around so long that it's kind of the default for documents like this.