Kidlapse - Make a Movie of Your Child Growing Up

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Saturday, May 29, 2021.

Kidlapse - Make a Movie of Your Child Growing Up

Kidlapse is now live. This is a service I've been working on that uses machine learning to recognize faces and then rotate and zoom you so get pretty good alignment between each photo. You upload one photo per month and Kidlapse then creates a timelapse movie of your child growing up. If that sounds like something you'd be interested in sign up and give it a try.

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Transit of Mercury

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Monday, January 20, 2025.

Transit of Mercury November 11 2019

Detail from Transit of Mercury November 11 2019

The transit of Mercury on November 11, 2019 shot from San Francisco, CA with a Sony RX10 IV with an ND5.0 filter (and a better filter adapter than this one).

This photograph captures a mesmerizing celestial event, the Transit of Mercury, where the small, dark silhouette of the planet Mercury is visible against the vast, glowing disc of the sun. The sun dominates the frame as an enormous, luminous orb, its edges softly blurred, suspended in the velvety depths of space. In the upper right quadrant, Mercury emerges as a minuscule, yet profound presence, a solitary black dot that contrasts starkly with the sun’s warm, golden hue. This image is a tapestry of scale and solitude, revealing the grandeur of the universe through the interplay of light and shadow.

The composition is minimalistic and powerful, evoking awe through its simplicity and cosmic scale. The central placement of the sun adheres to classical composition techniques, offering a sense of balance and focus crucial for astronomical photography. The use of high contrast accentuates Mercury’s diminutive size relative to the sun, emphasizing the vastness of space. Technically, the photo excels with its precise exposure, capturing the sun’s brilliance without overexposure. However, while the minimalism is a strength, it might limit viewer engagement due to the static nature of the image. A dynamic interplay of planetary motion or sunspots could enhance visual interest, providing more context and detail.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Transit of Mercury #photo #sun #mercury #transit #solar #sanfrancisco Photo and zoomed in detail of the transit of Mercury shot from San Francisco, CA with a Sony RX10 IV. )

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Bangalore Timelapse

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Saturday, February 19, 2022.

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Dawn to dusk 60 frame per second timelapse of Bangalore (Bengaluru) in Karnataka, India. Shot on a GoPro Session from the 10th floor of the Sheraton Grand Hotel over two days.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Bangalore Timelapse #timelapse #video #bangalore #india (Bengaluru), Karnataka, India 60 fps dawn to dusk timelapse. )

Fleet Week 2019 Air Show

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Monday, January 20, 2025.

Fleet Week 2019 Air Show

Fleet Week 2019 Air Show

Fleet Week 2019 Air Show

Fleet Week 2019 Air Show

Fleet Week 2019 Air Show

Fleet Week 2019 Air Show

Blue Angels, United 777, a Patriot passing Treasure Island and an F-35 wtih a P-51.

This photograph captures a breathtaking moment from the Fleet Week 2019 Air Show, featuring a formation of four U.S. Navy jets painted in striking blue and gold. The planes are captured mid-flight, arranged in a tight diamond formation that showcases both precision and power. The clear blue sky provides a serene backdrop, against which the bold yellow lettering of "U.S. NAVY" on each aircraft stands out prominently. The wings of the jets overlap and intersect, creating a dynamic patchwork of lines, angles, and colors that draw the viewer's eye across the image.

The composition of this photograph is a stellar representation of both symmetry and tension. The tight cropping emphasizes the intricacy of the formation, allowing the viewer to appreciate the skill involved in such close aerial maneuvers. The use of a fast shutter speed ensures crisp focus, capturing the motion of the jets without any blur. This choice conveys the speed and exhilaration of the air show. What stands out most about the photograph is its ability to convey movement and energy solely through composition and contrast. However, one possible critique could be that the tight cropping, while effective in showcasing the formation, leaves little room for the viewer's imagination to wander into the sky beyond. Overall, the photograph is a commendable capture of aerodynamics in action, infused with both vibrancy and precision.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Fleet Week 2019 Air Show #photo #fleetweek #sanfrancisco #ggb Photos from the San Francisco Fleet Week 2019 Air Show. )

Fleet Week 2019 Parade of Ships

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Saturday, February 19, 2022.

Timelapse of the 2019 Parade of Ships at the San Francisco Fleet Week. Includes the USS Somerset, USS Zumwalt, USS Princeton and USS Charleston.

Timelapse of the 2019 Fleet Week Parade of Ships in San Francisco, California.

Ships include the USS Somerset, USS Zumwalt, USS Princeton and USS Charleston.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Fleet Week 2019 Parade of Ships #timelapse #video #sanfrancisco #fleetweek #ggb San Francisco Fleet Week 2019 )

Book reviews for September 2019

Blowback (Scot Harvath, #4) by Brad Thor

Blowback (Scot Harvath, #4) by Brad Thor

3/5

 

Takedown (Scot Harvath, #5) by Brad Thor

Takedown (Scot Harvath, #5) by Brad Thor

3/5

 

How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States by Daniel Immerwahr

How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States by Daniel Immerwahr

5/5

 

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

3/5

 

Blackbirds (Miriam Black, #1) by Chuck Wendig

Blackbirds (Miriam Black, #1) by Chuck Wendig

4/5

 

The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal

The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal

3/5

 

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Autumnal Equinox 2019

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Sunday, May 3, 2020.

Book reviews for August 2019

C# Machine Learning Projects: Nine real-world projects to build robust and high-performing machine learning models with C# by Yoon Hyup Hwang

C# Machine Learning Projects: Nine real-world projects to build robust and high-performing machine learning models with C# by Yoon Hyup Hwang

5/5

 

Digital Marketing in an AI World: Futureproofing Your PPC Agency by Frederick Vallaeys

Digital Marketing in an AI World: Futureproofing Your PPC Agency by Frederick Vallaeys

4/5

 

The Redemption of Time: A Three-Body Problem Novel by Baoshu

The Redemption of Time: A Three-Body Problem Novel by Baoshu

3/5

Not bad, a few moments that are a little too fan fic but overall has the tone and scope of the original.

 

The Expert System's Brother by Adrian Tchaikovsky

The Expert System's Brother by Adrian Tchaikovsky

3/5

 

The Lions of Lucerne (Scot Harvath, #1) by Brad Thor

The Lions of Lucerne (Scot Harvath, #1) by Brad Thor

3/5

 

The Possession (The Anomaly Files #2) by Michael Rutger

The Possession (The Anomaly Files #2) by Michael Rutger

4/5

 

Path of the Assassin (Scot Harvath, #2) by Brad Thor

Path of the Assassin (Scot Harvath, #2) by Brad Thor

3/5

 

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ITHCWY Newsletter for August 2019

Generation three thousand of a genetic algorithm learning to draw a hummingbird

SFO has just banned bottled water. Why not Coke?

In need of a simple tool to de-duplicate and sort photos and videos into year and month folders on Windows? Check out PhotoSorter.

Rebuttal of an op-ed in the NYT on the simulation hypothesis.

More on simulation. Have we proved this isn't true? No. Also - what does analyzing the physics of Conway's Game of Life tell us?

New project: generate a timelapse of a kid growing up from a set of any photos (uses machine learning to spot and align faces). Check it out at kidlapse.com.

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