On May 19, 2005, NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured this stunning view as the Sun sank below the rim of Gusev crater on Mars. This Panoramic Camera mosaic was taken around 6:07 in the evening of the rover’s 489th Martian day, or sol.
Sunset and twilight images are occasionally acquired by the science team to [...]
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Stunning Sunset on Mars
Thursday, 5 June 2008
Rainbow iceberg in the Antarctic
Sunday, 18 May 2008
While most icebergs are white due to tiny bubbles trapped inside, which scatter the light in every direction, some pick up a multitude of colours due to various natural phenomena.
Green stripes are the result of algae growing in the ice, while brown, black and yellow lines form as the ice sheets from which bergs are [...]
What is HDRI?
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
In image processing, computer graphics and photography, high dynamic range imaging (HDRI) is a set of techniques that allows a greater dynamic range of exposures (the range of values between light and dark areas) than normal digital imaging techniques. The intention of HDRI is to accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in [...]
Exporting photos from iPhoto to Flickr
Saturday, 22 March 2008
As an aspiring photographer, I use Adobe Lightroom for managing and editing all my photos. Recently, I’ve been taking a whole bunch of photos using my iPhone. It’s not a great camera but it isn’t shabby too!
So I wanted to move the photos off to Flickr but I did not want to import them into [...]
Valentine’s Day - Gift Ideas
Wednesday, 13 February 2008
Valentine’s Day is around the corner and for those who are celebrating it, have you got a gift for that special someone? If your answer is “NO,” well here are some great gift ideas from the folks at Photojojo.
Wishing everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day!




