How to Photograph Flowers
Preparation is key
Getting your gear together and in working order, choosing the right lens, having a tripod set up and then preparing to take the image. Pause and examine your subject before pressing the shutter. Some questions to ask:
- how to crop it – get in close or take a wider angle shot?
- what is the focal point/point of interest? Insect, stem, colour, texture, shape etc?
- what angle will you shoot from to get the best perspective?
- how much depth of field do you want?
- how is the subject lit?
- which flower is the best specimen for your photo?
- what distractions are there in the background and foreground?
- which is the best format to shoot in? (horizontal or vertical)
Blobo: game and exercise
Now that you’re bored with Nintendo Wii or Wii Fit that promise fun games, you start looking for alternatives. Or even unplugged Wii altogether.It’s just not that fun anymore.
Here comes Blobo, from a start-up company Ball-it. Blobo is the New Way To Play! Forget gamepads, joysticks and remotes. Blobo, created by globally awarded Ball-it in Finland, picks up from where the motion controlled consoles left off. This golfball-sized device with future sensor technology works with every PC and mobile. Initially offered with six Fun&Fit games, and much more to come.
Here’s a demo video to make you drool.
McAfee warns about 12 scams of Christmas
Retailers aren’t the only ones gearing up for the holiday season. Criminals are also out in force.
To highlight the increased crime during the holidays, security company McAfee has come up with the “12 Scams of Christmas” ranging from bogus electronic greeting cards that deliver malware instead of cheer to fake charities that steal your money and your identity.
It’s especially important to be extra careful this time of year, says McAfee’s David Marcus. “The bad guys know people are spending more time online, they’re paying more bills online so [the criminals] stand a chance of being a bit more successful this time of year.
WTF, I just want to learn game programming
I believe this is a general misconception about game programming. It is hard to blame anyone here. Let’s see, if you enjoy playing video games very much, and thus would like to create a simple one, it doesn’t mean you are able to do just that.
Game programming, in reality, takes a lot of math which you swore won’t touch it anymore since your high school. The programmer should have a deep understanding of math problem. Physics got a great deal in this, too. Imagine explosion of grenades, which is heavily calculated by the game engine. The calculation itself came from the code behind.
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