Archive for October, 2011
What the Heck is Metamerism?
October 31st, 2011 | 
Author: If you’ve gotten serious about printing your images, especially with pigment based inks, you’ve probably come across the term "metamerism." You probably also know that ink manufacturers do their best to minimize the problem, yet everyone still talks about it. But do you really understand what the term even means?….
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New images of Bavaria – Liberation Hall
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A New Post From Darryl Treadwell http://GlobalEyeImages.com/portfolio/TreadwellImages New Images posted for the Befreiungshalle – Liberation Hall. This memorial was ordered to be built by King Ludwig I as a memorial to his people for his victories over Napoleon during the Wars of Liberation. The memorial is itself a beautiful building that is set on a hill and over looks the town of Kelheim located in Bavaria, Germany. There are river cruises that one can take on the nearby Danube (Donau in German) river which is situated below the monument. On the cruise passengers will be able… |
Hunter Valley Rainforests
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A New Post From Laurie Bartlett http://GlobalEyeImages.com/portfolio/LBartlett Have just published a lightbox to complement my Gallery on Rainforests. This Lightbox contains a quick selection of images taken in Temperate rainforest in the Hunter Valley. Please take a look and enjoy. If you are interested in any images, or have any queries, then please get in touch. |
A New Gallery for Temperate Rainforests
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A New Post From Laurie Bartlett http://GlobalEyeImages.com/portfolio/LBartlett Temperate rainforests are interesting places. Camps and group activities enjoy hiking, exploring, swimming and other activities while learning at the same time. |
Estuary, Tuross Head, NSW
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A New Post From Leonie Bourke http://GlobalEyeImages.com/portfolio/LeonieBourkePhotography I have posted a new lightbox with images from a beautiful coastal estuary at Tuross Head, NSW. Pelicans and seagulls congregate in the shallow waters near the fish cleaning tables hoping for scraps. |
Lytro: Very Cool, and not Like Any Camera You’ve Ever Used Before
To say the least, when Silicon Valley startup Lytro announced their new light field camera this past June that allows you to refocus images after the fact, I was intrigued. Now that they are available for preorder, I’m even more so. But just how does the darned thing actually work?….
Floriade, Canberra 2011
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A New Post From Leonie Bourke http://GlobalEyeImages.com/portfolio/LeonieBourkePhotography I have posted a new lightbox on Canberra's Floriade 2011. This month-long festival is Australia's premier celebration of Spring. |
Views from Nockan Crag Scotland
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A New Post From Michaela Perryman http://GlobalEyeImages.com/portfolio/MPerryman Knockan Crag is renowned internationally due to the important geological feature that was first identified there. It is also one of the most important sites for understanding how the landscape of Northern Britain was formed. The rocks at and around Knockan Crag also record the last 3000 million years of history for the landmass that we now know as Scotland. Its Gaelic name is Creag a Chnocain, meaning crag of the small hill, and is very suggestive of the rugged and wonderful scenery of the… |
Nether Largie Stone Circle
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A New Post From Michaela Perryman http://GlobalEyeImages.com/portfolio/MPerryman Nether Largie standing stones are located southeast of Temple Wood stone circle and are composed of four menhirs, arranged in pairs an approximately 70 metres apart, with a single menhir in the middle. Around which are seven smaller stones and one fallen one. Another menhir is one hundred metres to the northwest leading towards the circle. Alexander Thom toured this site with Magnus Magnusson in 1970 in a BBC television documentary called Chronicle : Cracking the stone age code. He suggested… |
Steinacleit Circle
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A New Post From Michaela Perryman http://GlobalEyeImages.com/portfolio/MPerryman Steinacleit is a prehistoric archeological site in the Outer Hebrides.The site consists of an array of boulders which marks what is left of a chambered cairn. There are ten large stone slabs surrounding the central mound. Folk legend of the Outer Hebrides states there was probably a battle field near the location. The site is 50 feet in diameter and oval in shape. The age of the site is debatable and according to different sources ranges from 1800–1500 BC or 3000–1500 BC |
