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A professional photographer switches to the Nikon 1 System

A professional photographer switches to the Nikon 1 V2 system and ends up selling his D800. Here’s why and how he did that:

This article outlines some of the reasons why I love shooting with the Nikon 1 camera system

Source: why I love shooting with Nikon 1

I also shoot both the Nikon 1 V2 and the Lumix GH-n cameras. I like both formats a lot, and especially like the Nikon 1 as it enables me to travel with a tiny camera kit yet get great photos.

Use the free Microsoft Research Image Composite Editor to create panorama photos

Microsoft Research makes their Image Composite Editor available for free. Use the ICE to create high quality panorama photos by stitching together many photos.

This photo was created out of 34 photos taken on a 12 megapixel point n shoot camera – the end result, after overlaps and cropping, is a 78 megapixel image.

This is a size reduced 1920 pixel wide version of the original. On the original, I can just about zoom in to cars on the bridge. This photo was taken from the site of the Astoria tower, Astoria, Oregon, overlooking the Columbia River where it joins the Pacific Ocean.

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Some 2D and 3D Photos from Portland Mini-Maker Faire

Fused Machines showed off their 3D printer with CNC milling head project that is under development. This device is a 3D printer that can do additive manufacturing but also contains a milling head that does subtractive manufacturing. The combination can also be used to create very smooth finished 3D printed components which are basically “sanded” smooth by the milling head after printing.

Of course, I photographed this in 3D, shown here in red/cyan anaglyph format and also in cross-eyed (no glasses required) format. Click on any photos for a much larger version.

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Cross eyed viewing format.

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Portland State University students are aiming for space. This multi-year project is developing a highly advanced, controlled flight to 100 km space. The rocket also makes for a great 3D photo!

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Cross eyed viewing format

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Side by Side view for those with 3D monitors

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This solar car was built by high school students from Bend and Redmond, Oregon, and has competed in a national competition.

 

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Cross eyed viewing format.
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