GigaPan robotic panoramic camera device

* Creating a panoramic experience *
Richard Taylor tries out the GigaPan http://gigapansystems.com robotic camera device which builds hundreds of pictures into a panoramic experience. http://gigapan.org
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/programmes/click_online/8004657.stm
Most Popular
http://gigapan.org/searchGigapansList.php?keywords=&sort=popular

Partners

GigaPan was developed by Carnegie Mellon University in collaboration with NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group, with support from Google

Epic 100 now available to fit larger point and shoot digital cameras and smaller DSLR cameras
 
The GigaPan Epic 100 comes with fully integrated software, the GigaPan Stitcher, which automatically combines photos to create gigapixel panoramas and uploads them to GigaPan.org. Specially designed to fit larger point and shoot cameras, the Epic 100 is also compatible with several small DSLR cameras. The Epic 100 can support a camera and lens combination of up to 3 lbs. See below for a complete list of features. For a list of compatible cameras visit our camera list.

For a camera to fit on the GigaPan Epic, it should be no more than approx. 111 mm wide (left to right) and 45 mm deep (front to back)

For a camera to fit on the GigaPan Epic 100, it should be no more than approx. 148 mm wide (left to right) and 69 mm deep (front to back)

Video Reference for Gigapan Users
http://gigapansystems.com/site-three/videos/youtube-video-tutorials-2/youtube-video-tutorial-4.html

History of Photography

http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photographers/photography-timeline.html?source=email_photo_20090416&email=photo

Mile zero: Chelyabinsk, Russia

DSC_7052, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

This is the mile zero post for the region. All distances on regional maps are measured as starting here

These images were taken from atop the highest building in Chelyabinsk, Russia and show the panorama, size of the city and some of the many factory around the town. Photo by George Lessard

Call For Submissions / CONTACT Photography Festival

Call For Submissions / CONTACT Photography Festival 2009 / Contact918 / Toronto, ON / Deadline Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009
 
For CONTACT Photography Festival 2009, 918 Bathurst is launching a new initiative called CONTACT918

918 Bathurst is a new centre supporting culture, arts, media and education in downtown Toronto, Canada. We are an inclusive centre that supports academic, artistic, health, personal and professional career programming with an emphasis on personal development.  As a facility for educational opportunities, cultural exchange and special events, we invite people, groups and organizations to contact us with program ideas to be held in our venue. 

For more information visit us at: www.918bathurst.com
918 Bathurst St. Toronto, ON M5R 3G5. 416-538-0868

What:  Contact 918
Where: 918 Bathurst St. Toronto
When: May 9, 16, 23, 30, 2009
Time: 12 - 4 pm

Theme: Still Revolution
Photographers should submit images that will explore the ever-evolving manifestations of photographic imagery that influence the way we see the world today.  CONTACT918 creates an international online forum for photographers, and will be launched live as a digital projection for the Contact Photography festival. It emerges as an exciting digital playground that connects photographers and communities by linking the virtual with the physical.  Live rotating projections will occur every Saturday in May, showcasing the images that have been submitted by a global network of photographers.  Photographers are invited to upload images at www.contact918.com to be included as part of a slideshow, which will run at 918 Bathurst for the month of May 2009. 

918 Bathurst is a new centre supporting culture, arts, media and education in downtown Toronto, Canada. We are an inclusive centre that supports academic, artistic, health, personal and professional career programming with an emphasis on personal development.  As a facility for educational opportunities, cultural exchange and special events, we invite people, groups and organizations to contact us with program ideas to be held in our venue.

To become part of CONTACT918 or for more information visit us at: www.918bathurst.com or contact us at: info@contact918.com  
918 Bathurst St. Toronto, ON M5R 3G5. 416-538-0868
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GEORGE LESSARD
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http://www.ceso-saco.com
Follow my Russian trip on my Overseas Blog at
http://mediamentor-overseas.blogspot.com/
See my interview on Russian TV here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtlEjNTb3Tw
See my pictures here..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/george-lessard/sets/72157613820810814/

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Etcetera:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/george-lessard/sets/459582/

My Public Bookmarks: http://del.icio.us/themediamentor

Member:
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Canadian Artists Representation / le Front des artistes canadiennes http://www.carfac.ca/
Canadian Artists Representation Copyright Collective http://www.carcc.ca/

Muntada' "Slogans"

Muntada' "Slogans", originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

Slogans
Muntadas
1987, 8:35 min, color, sound

Slogans is a visual deconstruction of advertising slogans, a literal and metaphorical illustration of the disintegration and loss of meaning of information in the contemporary "media landscape." Appropriating text from a series of familiar print advertisements — "Choose Your Weapon," "Play to Win," "Talk is Cheap" — Muntadas enlarges, digitizes and overlays words until they devolve into abstract mosaics. Accompanied by a banal muzak soundtrack, this display of text as image demonstrates advertising's insidious transformation of language into empty signifiers.

Images: Canadian and U.S. advertisements, 1986-87. Music: Ray Conniff's Greatest Hits. Technical Assistance: George Lessard, Caterina Borelli.

Worldwide photo competition to focus on new ways to portray gender

Worldwide
photo competition
to focus on new ways
to portray gender

Posted on: 18/02/2009

Fellowships and Awards, Photojournalism

Deadline: 01/05/2009

Region: Worldwide

Photojournalists and amateur photographers can now submit images that
"challenge conventional understanding of 'femininity' and
'masculinity' and help to break the mold of male-female 'divide'" to a
photo competition.

The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) is hosting
the photographic competition, "Portraying Gender." Winners will be
awarded cash prizes that range from US$500 (first prize) to US$200.

The competition is an effort of WACC in collaboration with the online
photo service Flickr. To be submitted, photos must be uploaded on
Flickr.

To learn more and to submit photos go to Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/wacc2008/

Digital Photography Tools from The Light's Right - Photoshop Actions

Digital Photography Tools from The Light's Right
http://www.thelightsright.com/view/tlr_tools_menu

TLR B&W Conversion is a Photoshop action set for making high contrast, Ansel Adam's like B&W images from a color image. It automates the tasks for converting to B&W.
http://www.thelightsright.com/TLRBWConversion

TLR Clarity Enhancement builds on the ideas of Michael Reichmann, Thomas Knoll, and Mac Holberts of Nash Editions. It provides an effect similar to the Clarity slider in Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Camera RAW. Hence the name, TLR Clarity Enhancement.
This is a form of creative sharpening that provides a general contrast boost in the middle tones. The result is more "pop" and "snap" for your photos. It's great for reducing the effects of haze.
http://www.thelightsright.com/TLRClarityEnhancement

TLR Color Enhance
This is a creative color enhancement action set from The Light's Right Studio: a Photoshop action set that make it easy to creative enhancements to the colors in your image. The effects in TLR Color Enhance use Layer Sets to keep your layers organized.
http://www.thelightsright.com/TLRColorEnhance

TLR Image Resizer
The TLR Image Resizer is an action set for adjusting the size of your digital images. The action set is based on a technique known to advanced Photoshop users. If you increase the size of an image in small increments, the artifacts are reduced, making it possible, in many cases, to enlarge digital images to poster size and still have a sharp image.
http://www.thelightsright.com/TLRImageResizer

TLR Sharpening Toolkit
This is the original sharpening action set from The Light's Right Studio: a Photoshop action set that make it easy to obtain professional sharpening of your digital images. TLR Sharpening Toolkit is a Photoshop CS action set for sharpening RGB, CMYK, L*a*b, and monochrome images.
http://www.thelightsright.com/tlrsharpeningtoolkit


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INDrum_YIR_Montage_CMYK

INDrum_YIR_Montage_CMYK, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

Inuvik Drum Year in Review 2008 montage by George Lessard for Northern News Services Limited for http://nnsl.com

YK_YIR_MONTAGE_CMYK

YK_YIR_MONTAGE_CMYK, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

2008 Yellowknifer Year in Review Montage by George Lessard for http://nnsl.com

DCDrum+YIR_Montage_CMYK

DCDrum+YIR_Montage_CMYK, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

Deh Cho Drum 2008 Year in Review Montage by George Lessard for Northern News Services http://nnsl.com

NNEast_YIR_Montage

NNEast_YIR_Montage, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

Nunavut News Northeast Year in Review Montage by George Lessard for Northern News Services Limited 2008 http://nnsl.com

NNWest_2008_YIR_Montage_CMYK

NNWest_2008_YIR_Montage_CMYK, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

News Northwest 2008 Year in Review Montage by George Lessard for Northern News Services http://nnsl.com

On the web 2008 Yellowknifer "Year in Review"

On the web 2008 Yellowknifer "Year in Review", originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

On the web 2008 Yellowknifer "Year in Review" montage by George Lessard for my employer, http://nnsl.com

Grinch_Wellsie_George_Christmas_2008

Grinch_Wellsie_George_Christmas_2008, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

Grinch, Wellsie and George wish you Merry Christmas from Yellowknife, NWT and a Happy 2009 !

My Dakota 4X4 decked out for Christmas 2008

My Dakota 4X4 decked out for Christmas 2008, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

My 1991 Dodge Dakota pickup truck decked out in Christmas decorations picked up from the St Patrick's church weekly bazar for six dollars.
DSC_6601

"Urban Art in Yellowknife, 2008 - The Berries"

"Urban Art in Yellowknife, 2008 - The Berries", originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

"Urban Art in Yellowknife, 2008 - The Berries"

"Urban Art in Yellowknife, 2008 - The Berries", originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

DSC_6485-v2

DSC_6485-v2, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.

Therapy Dog Program

Kathy Beaupre and Rillie

The Therapy Dog Program is run by St. John Ambulance in Yellowknife. Any dog of sound temperament can become a Therapy Dog, regardless of size or breed, once they pass the St. John Therapy Dog test. All volunteers must be able to make the commitment of time to visit on a regular basis. They must also be willing to participate in a screening process, which includes a police records check.

1. Beijing, China


2. Butare, Rwanda


3. Bhubaneswar, India


4. Arviat, Nunavut, Canada


5. New Delhi, India


6. Kolkata (Calcutta), India


7. Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada


8. La Paz, Bolivia


9. Sainte-Adele, Quebec, Canada


10. Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada


11. Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada


12. Montreal, Quebec, Canada


13. Salluit, Quebec, Canada

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