Comments for Digital Composting http://digitalcomposting.wordpress.com The decomposition of organic thoughts into a digital residue that, much like traditional compost (or manure, for that matter), may contain some trace nutrients… or may just smell bad. Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:33:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on The Gaiman Library by Genreville » Blog Archive » Looking for a Few Good Artists http://digitalcomposting.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/the-gaiman-library/#comment-590 Genreville » Blog Archive » Looking for a Few Good Artists Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:33:41 +0000 http://digitalcomposting.wordpress.com/?p=275#comment-590 [...] Scott Lefton (who designed the base of the 2004 Hugo Award, one of which you may recently have seen here) was kind enough to take lots of new photos of us this weekend, so we’ll have plenty of good [...] [...] Scott Lefton (who designed the base of the 2004 Hugo Award, one of which you may recently have seen here) was kind enough to take lots of new photos of us this weekend, so we’ll have plenty of good [...]

]]> Comment on About Ron Brinkmann by Brian Fischer http://digitalcomposting.wordpress.com/about/#comment-589 Brian Fischer Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:40:26 +0000 #comment-589 OK.. Doing color shift with polarizers, That is cool! (or warm) Got to love the geeky end of photography! Brian OK.. Doing color shift with polarizers, That is cool! (or warm)

Got to love the geeky end of photography!

Brian

]]> Comment on About Ron Brinkmann by ronbrinkmann http://digitalcomposting.wordpress.com/about/#comment-588 ronbrinkmann Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:53:01 +0000 #comment-588 Hey Brian, I didn't catch the PhotoFocus show but I've been doing the dual-polarizer trick for years. It's a good point about not using two circular polarizer's though (though you do get a bit of a color-shift using those... a colortemperature adjustment if you want :-) Hey Brian, I didn’t catch the PhotoFocus show but I’ve been doing the dual-polarizer trick for years. It’s a good point about not using two circular polarizer’s though (though you do get a bit of a color-shift using those… a colortemperature adjustment if you want :-)

]]> Comment on Water-cooled laptop stand – $6 by Tony Refurbished Laptops King http://digitalcomposting.wordpress.com/2008/04/30/water-cooled-laptop-stand-6/#comment-587 Tony Refurbished Laptops King Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:44:34 +0000 http://digitalcomposting.wordpress.com/?p=28#comment-587 it's true that most laptops get too hot to keep on your lap! In fact, the only laptop that has enough cooling to keep it on your lap all the time is the Dell Alienware M17x - I LOVE that laptop! :) I think your idea is awesome, and a very good alternative, but people should be carefuil not to completely block and cover the fan port with the rubber bottle. Tony. it’s true that most laptops get too hot to keep on your lap! In fact, the only laptop that has enough cooling to keep it on your lap all the time is the Dell Alienware M17x – I LOVE that laptop! :)

I think your idea is awesome, and a very good alternative, but people should be carefuil not to completely block and cover the fan port with the rubber bottle.

Tony.

]]> Comment on iPhone: The Perfect Camera? by George Hug http://digitalcomposting.wordpress.com/2009/02/14/iphone-the-perfect-camera/#comment-586 George Hug Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:36:21 +0000 http://digitalcomposting.wordpress.com/?p=173#comment-586 Well, what about the CHDK model. Open source "load into ram" software that doesn't require the computer to be attached. Pretty much anything a covered Canon P&S is physically capable of has been added, including writing your own scripts. I use it for timelapse, but there's also motion detection, bracketing of almost any conceivable type, live histograms, simultaneous JPG and RAW saves (in DNG format if you prefer), and the list goes on, and on. And all this for my dinky little $100 A590. It's too bad the 5DMkII doesn't have this flexibility. But it could. Maybe we just need the camera to have an API and some extra ram, and enough flexibility in the firmware design so that this kind of add-in functionality programming can be done by whoever wants to write it. Well, what about the CHDK model. Open source “load into ram” software that doesn’t require the computer to be attached. Pretty much anything a covered Canon P&S is physically capable of has been added, including writing your own scripts. I use it for timelapse, but there’s also motion detection, bracketing of almost any conceivable type, live histograms, simultaneous JPG and RAW saves (in DNG format if you prefer), and the list goes on, and on. And all this for my dinky little $100 A590. It’s too bad the 5DMkII doesn’t have this flexibility. But it could.

Maybe we just need the camera to have an API and some extra ram, and enough flexibility in the firmware design so that this kind of add-in functionality programming can be done by whoever wants to write it.

]]> Comment on About Ron Brinkmann by Brian Fischer http://digitalcomposting.wordpress.com/about/#comment-585 Brian Fischer Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:27:24 +0000 #comment-585 Hi Ron, I believe I'm the one that got the hole stacking polarizers to make an adjustable NB filter discussion going with an audio question in PhotoFocus. It became a hit because Scott and Rick got the answer wrong. The stacking works like a charm, but there's a ketch, you need to use a Liner on the front and a Circular on the back. Please pass on the word, Brian from Atascadero,CA Hi Ron,
I believe I’m the one that got the hole stacking polarizers to make an adjustable NB filter discussion going with an audio question in PhotoFocus. It became a hit because Scott and Rick got the answer wrong. The stacking works like a charm, but there’s a ketch, you need to use a Liner on the front and a Circular on the back. Please pass on the word, Brian from Atascadero,CA

]]> Comment on Invisible Pencils by David Martinez http://digitalcomposting.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/invisible-pencils/#comment-582 David Martinez Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:13:35 +0000 http://digitalcomposting.wordpress.com/?p=290#comment-582 +1 for shooting through fences :-D Great Illustration. +1 for shooting through fences :-D

Great Illustration.

]]> Comment on Invisible Pencils by Julieanne Kost http://digitalcomposting.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/invisible-pencils/#comment-581 Julieanne Kost Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:00:14 +0000 http://digitalcomposting.wordpress.com/?p=290#comment-581 This technique also works really well when photographing out of filthy airplane windows! This technique also works really well when photographing out of filthy airplane windows!

]]> Comment on Invisible Pencils by Lené http://digitalcomposting.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/invisible-pencils/#comment-580 Lené Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:21:06 +0000 http://digitalcomposting.wordpress.com/?p=290#comment-580 Thanks for the easy-to-understand explanation. :) Thanks for the easy-to-understand explanation. :)

]]> Comment on Invisible Pencils by rebeccaestark http://digitalcomposting.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/invisible-pencils/#comment-579 rebeccaestark Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:49:54 +0000 http://digitalcomposting.wordpress.com/?p=290#comment-579 I usually shoot wide open and forgot how dramatic the differences in apeture size can be. Thanks for the reminder! I usually shoot wide open and forgot how dramatic the differences in apeture size can be. Thanks for the reminder!

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