Archives for the 'Photography' Category
Stopping By The Salton Sea At Sunset
I was heading home from an inspection in El Centro the other day and decided to take the route through Imperial Valley. While passing the Salton Sea, I noticed the reflection of the setting sun on the water and several birds. I’m still trying to get used to my new digital SLR so I thought [...]
24 January 2009 | General, Photography | Comments Off
How Not To Transport A Ladder
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24 May 2008 | Construction, Experts, General, Inspections, Photography | Comments Off
Bay Bridge Deck Replacement Time-Lapse Photography
A section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge’s upper deck was replaced in one large operation over the Labor Day weekend. This is truly an amazing engineering feat. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission that oversees the project captured the event using time-lapse photography and posted it on their site. Below is a screenshot:
“So smooth, it was [...]
18 September 2007 | Construction, General, Photography | Comments Off
Today’s Theme: The End Of Things
Three construction related links – stretching back to 1837 and looking toward the future:
A chapel in London carried a ingenious technological advancement that I didn’t even know existed. The church features a hydraulic coffin lift to facilitate funerary service.
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This article features a series of photos that document the demolition of a nuclear facility [...]
22 May 2007 | Construction, General, Photography | Comments Off
High-Dynamic-Range Photography: A Guide
Previously, shccinc.com featured an example of HDR photography that documented the Tokyo skyline. There is a whole group or pool on Flickr comprised of HDR imagery. This article from Popular Science goes one step further and explains a DIY method for producing beautiful HDR images using a digital camera and off-the-shelf commercial software or even [...]
13 May 2007 | General, Photography, Technology | Comments Off
Plane on the roof
This comes from the flickr stream of one known as phrenologist. This is a picture of a replica of a Sopwith Camel posed on the faux runway atop a building in Manhattan.
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18 March 2007 | General, Photography | Comments Off
Slideshow of New York’s Bridges
The New Yorker recently posted a collection of photos from the archives of some of the bridges in New York. These pictures were taken between 1900 and 1930. This is a unique glimpse into some great construction projects from nearly 100 years ago.
Link to Slideshow, from digg
6 March 2007 | Construction, Photography | Comments Off
Amazing HDR Image Of Tokyo Nightscape
HDR, or high dynamic range imagery is a relatively new concept that is taking the photography world by storm. These hyper-realistic images are actually composites of multiple photos or images that are combined in digital imaging software to extend the dynamic range of the subject in a manner that is similar to the way a [...]
17 January 2007 | Photography, Technology | Comments Off
