How many pixels does a photograph really need?
The early HP LasetJet printers produced text and graphic output at a resolution of 300 dots per inch (dpi). Output from these printers looked sharp and a resolution of 300 dpi was standard for about …
Journal
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Changing seasons?
[a pet peeve]
Almost every culture in temperate latitudes has the four seasons we learnt as kids; Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Most of us, especially if we grew up in Europe, notice the seasons changing but we …
The Ken-Burns Effect
Anyone who has watched a documentary produced by Ken Burns will have noticed the way he brings old photographs to life. Instead of showing a large static photo on screen, he crops to a detail, …
Family Portraits
I read somewhere that almost 1.2 trillion photos are made each year using everything from cell-phones, digital cameras of every shape, size and complexity, to those who still insist that film is the only real …
Politics – who needs it?
I have read and listened to umpteen folks discuss how important the abortion issue is to the upcoming US election. To be honest, I feel like copping-out and deleting all electronic media sites (except those …
Quinn
I met Quinn yesterday. She is a young bull terrier (about two years old) who was recovered by caring members of a local police department. They contacted Texas Bull Terrier Rescue and I provided one …