Archive for December, 2005

Golden Gate from Alcatraz

27th December 2005 by eamonn 3 Comments

Golden Gate from Alcatraz
Originally uploaded by Tolka Rover.
It was a wet, windy, gloomy day out on Alcatraz.

Using Film-Making Techniques to Synthesize Compelling Video Shows from Consumer Photographs

19th December 2005 by eamonn 1 Comment

This is what I worked on last year.
“We describe a software architecture that combines storytelling and cinematographic techniques to guide consumers in creating compelling video shows from their photographs. The software implementation of this architecture could run in cameras, consumer appliances, PCs, or web services.”

Visited States

16th December 2005 by eamonn No Comments

Thanks to Visited States and Visited Countries for these maps of all the U.S. States and countries I have visited.

I still have a lot of the world to see!

War, “The Price of Freedom”?

4th December 2005 by eamonn No Comments

War, "The Price of Freedom"?
Originally uploaded by Tolka Rover.
The slogan for the “Americans at War” exhibition at the National Museum of American History is a bit simplistic. The wars covered in the exhibit included ones that were not really about freedom: the Spanish American war which was [...]