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IOTW: Reclining nude

Bruce — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:50:26 +0000

This shot was taken at Dune 45 in the Namib desert, where the heat can play tricks with your mind. Click thumbnail to enlarge image Reclining nude, Namib desert Want to see more from IOTW? Click here for an archive view.

IOTW: Treeforms

Bruce — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 13:34:27 +0000

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No politics this week; an uncomplicated natural scene instead—or is it an alien landscape? My notes The muted tones of this image were captured at Sesriem, not far from the world-famous Dune 45 in Namibia. We were there in 2002. I walked out from the campsite into the open expanse of parched grassland, enchanted by the silhouettes made against it by the dark bark of the low trees. The oxidized sand making up the dunes in the distance helps create a landscape that is decidedly alien in appearance. Enjoy. Click thumbnail to enlarge image Treeforms at Sesriem, Namibia Your notes Do you have a favourite alien landscape? Do you find this one easy on the eye? Want to see more from IOTW? Click here for an archive view.

Making VCDs and SVCDs

Bruce — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 18:20:18 +0000

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If you have a DV camcorder and a CD (not DVD) burner, aside from exporting your footage to VHS tape, how can you share your movies with others? Video CD (VCD) or Super Video CD (SVCD) may be the answer... How do the formats compare? Using Nero 6 on the PC I created a VCD and a SVCD containing footage in both 16:9 and in 4:3 format. I then attempted playback on a PC, a Mac, a consumer DVD player, and extraction and conversion to alternative video formats on a Mac. VCD VCD has a 352 x 288 resolution at 25 frames per second (PAL) , MPEG-1 encoding at fixed bitrate, allowing approx. 70 mins of video, discs are playable on almost all DVD players, quality approximates that of VHS tape. On Windows, RealPlayer v.10 and Windows Media Player v.9 both recognized the difference in 16:9 vs 4:3 aspect ratios during playback; neither player displayed the disc menu. On Windows, WinDVD v.4 recognized difference in 16:9 vs 4:3 aspect ratios during playback and displayed the disc menu. On the Mac, VLC recognized the difference in 16:9 vs 4:3 aspect ratios during playback but didn't display the disc menu. On the Philips DVDR890/051 DVD re-recorder I could extract footage from the VCD (using Gumby) and convert it to other formats on the Mac. SVCD SVCD has 576 x 480 resolution at 25 frames per second (PAL), MPEG-2 encoding at a variable bitrate, allowing approx. 35 mins of video at highest quality, discs are playable on many DVD players, quality approximates 2/3rd that ...

The desert landscapes of Namibia

Bruce — Tue, 20 Apr 2004 06:58:23 +0000

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If you like deserts, you'll like Namibia. There is enormous beauty in the dry, open landscapes that attest to the fact that here, less is more... Namibia is a very dry country in south-west Africa. In 2002 we camped at Sesriem in the Namib desert, surrounded by dry grassland that was interrupted by the dark and eery shapes of dormant trees: Treeforms One of these stumps had a distinctly demonic appearance: Demon in the wood From Sesriem tourists drive to Dune 45 to climb it and watch the sunrise. One of the last up I was first down, retracing our steps, and the sight of so many foot prints next to the undisturbed ripples made me feel momentarily sorry for having spoiled the beautiful patterns in the sand: Impact Still low over the dunes, the rising sun stretched our shadows across the sand, making for a somewhat comical sight as our disproportionately long legs descended the ridge of the dune as though we walked on stilts: Sandwalkers At the base of Dune 45 a dead tree took on human form as it was illuminated by the sunrise: Reclining nude At Elim Dune, also near Sesriem, the wind has sculpted a perfect curve. The smooth oxidized sand contrasts with the pallor and texture of the sun-baked grass: Perfect curve At Elim Dune the combination of sand, wind, and setting sun had created a serrated edge that would soon be destroyed by a dozen pairs of feet and backsides as we took up a position from which to watch the landscape change colour in the ...