I finally figured out how to edit the default Blog templates.
NOW we have a photo related blog with, get this:
Bigger higher resolution Photos.
The post just before this is the first example. I'm trying to decide about re-scaling all the previous posts, but since we haven't gotten to any real 'fire for effect' photography yet, I'm not sure it's worth the bother.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Mo'Puter, Mo'Bettah Edit?
OK so here's the theory: With a 15MB RAW file size *per frame* and many projects likely to require combinations of several frames, I'm going to need a fairly well, gnarly computer to keep up. Besides it's a fun project and I already found some chump to buy the old one. So we do a little research to try and work out the best bang-for-the-buck in PC parts these days, order a few parts, and start hooking things up. Here's where it at now. Yes there will be a case to put it in, but not during the testing phase.
So far it's just your garden variety 4GHz 8MB Four processor core i5 based PC with a fairly quick video card. The real tweek to the system is those two little hard drive kinda things on the right. Usually the slowest thing in your PC, the thing you end up waiting on the most is the hard drive. PC's have been improving at a rate such that they're about 10x faster over the last 8 years. Hard drives have only improved about 2x. That's about to change.
The new Solid State Hard Drives (SSD) can, when correctly connected and set-up outperform 'regular' spinning type hard drives by a BIG margin. Here's an example, the 'regular' drives are on the top and the new SSD's on the bottom.
The new Solid State Hard Drives (SSD) can, when correctly connected and set-up outperform 'regular' spinning type hard drives by a BIG margin. Here's an example, the 'regular' drives are on the top and the new SSD's on the bottom.
This is the set of tests where at 2x to 3x difference they are CLOSEST, other tests like Random Read have the difference at more like 100x. It really does make a difference.
There must be a downside, yes?
You're right. They are of relatively small capacity and quite expensive. That seems to be changing quite quickly though.
There must be a downside, yes?
You're right. They are of relatively small capacity and quite expensive. That seems to be changing quite quickly though.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
His and Hers Camera Comparison
OK. This posting isn't supposed to be wonderful photography. This is just supposed to show you the difference between M's camera/accessories and S's camera/accessories. See if you can detect a trend.
So, the bag on the left is M's and the one on the right is S's. Hmmmm......
The tripod on the left is M's and the one on the right is S's.
The three lenses on the left are M's and the ones on the right are S's.
The camera on the left is (you guessed it) M's and the one on the right is S's. Have you figured out the trend yet?
The whole package together. Left - M's....Right - S's. You should see the printers!
Michael's collection (including his printer) runs somewhere around $2000 and Shannon's collection (including her printer) runs around $400. It should be interesting to see what the photos are going to be like!
So, the bag on the left is M's and the one on the right is S's. Hmmmm......
The tripod on the left is M's and the one on the right is S's.
The three lenses on the left are M's and the ones on the right are S's.
The camera on the left is (you guessed it) M's and the one on the right is S's. Have you figured out the trend yet?
The whole package together. Left - M's....Right - S's. You should see the printers!
Michael's collection (including his printer) runs somewhere around $2000 and Shannon's collection (including her printer) runs around $400. It should be interesting to see what the photos are going to be like!
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