Snowing in Idaho
Posted in Aerial Photography, Flash on Dec 14th, 2009
We were up shooting before sunrise on Friday. ’nuff said.
Archive for the 'Flash' Category
Google Maps AS3 API V1.16 Tips
Posted in Flash on Sep 20th, 2009
I’ve been spending quite a bit of time developing a Google Maps Flash application over the past 2 weeks, and I’ve found solutions for what appear to be some common pitfalls.
Construction Progress Aerial Photography: Gowen Field Control Tower, Boise, Idaho
Posted in Flash on Apr 8th, 2009
This is a great project for me-I spent 14 years of my life in Air Traffic Control (terminal and enroute), and just yesterday was interviewed by our Fox affiliate, KTRV Channel 12, in front of this project.
Just How Close Was the 2009 PAPA, Int’l. Iron Photoshop Contest?
Posted in Extremely Extreme Photoshop, Flash on Feb 8th, 2009
I think it prudent to again publicly explain my scoring of the Professional Aerial Photographers’ Association, International 2009 Iron Photoshop contest.
Moire Matters & Photoshop Solutions
Posted in Color Science, Flash, Photographic Optics on Dec 31st, 2008
Moire is essentially a spatial patterning defect in digital images. It is caused by deconstructive misregistration of image details, which itself is due to the way CMOS and CCD sensors are configured.
AntiAliasing in Flash
Posted in Flash on Aug 21st, 2008
There are some points of contention and confusion when dealing with AntiAliasing in the Flash IDE relative to High Quality AntiAliasing. It’s even more complicated in the API.
Another Example of High Resolution Image Internet Access
Posted in Aerial Photography, Flash on Aug 2nd, 2008
Here is another zoomable high resolution aerial photograph demonstrating immediate access to image data at high magnification (these zoom to 100%-a perfect registration of image pixels to monitor pixels) without significant transfer delays even on modest connections (e.g. 256Kbps).
A Simple Exercise in High Resolution Image Internet Access
Posted in Aerial Photography, Architectural Photography, Flash on Jul 19th, 2008
Typically one must download an entire high resolution image in order to view the minutiae. Some of our files exceed 500MEG uncompressed, so use on mobile devices is obviated and use on even high speed connections is ponderous.
AS3: The “target” Property of an Event
Posted in Flash on Apr 12th, 2008
If you have an hour to chop down a tree, spend 30 minutes sharpening your axe. Knowing and employing the target Property of your Event is analogous to sharpening your OOP axe.
AS3: Literals
Posted in Flash on Apr 10th, 2008
Literals are values that are entered explicitly into the code without the use of formal OOP Constructors or Variables, and are present in that form at Compile Time