After a trip to the firing range, we clean up the guns and then reload the magazines. The rounds are placed in a little plastic bowl to make it easier to grab a handful. I like the way the shiny brass and copper looks, so I took a picture.
Garden Topiaries in 3D
When we go to the Botanic Gardens, I usually do my nerdy thing and try to take panoramic images or get a pair of images that I can merge into a 3D anaglyph. I leave the artsy stuff to Verna.
A few weekends ago, I stood in front of these topiaries in the children’s garden and leaned to the left and then to the right; each time I snapped an image of the scene. If the lateral distance of the camera’s aperture is about the same as the human inter-pupil spread and the camera is held at the same horizontal angle and the same distance from the subject, then a 3D picture can be produced.
You will need red/cyan or red/blue 3D glasses. See Bob’s 3D Stuff page for details. Click on the image for the PNG Hi-resolution version, or, if you don’t have the 3D glasses, you can view the non-stereoscopic image here.
Ten Days to Go Until Halloween
And I’m seeing a lot of these in the supermarket and as decorations at homes in the area. These were growing at the South Coast Botanic Gardens a few weeks ago when I took this photo.
A Trip to the Coastline
Here’s a little slideshow I put together of some of the photos Verna took last Saturday in Palos Verdes.
Point Vicente Visitor’s Center Panorama
Usually, when we visit the Point Vicente Interpretive Center, my camera is pointed in the opposite direction from the Center. I thought that I would take a panorama of this nice facility and put it up as a supplement to the shots we take in the opposite directions. Click the image below to see the panorama in the image viewer.
Soaring
Another extraordinary day at the seashore. We were out running the usual Saturday errands when we diverted to Point Vicente for a few shots of the ocean and the lighthouse. While we were there, this California Brown Pelican came soaring by. Click for larger image.
