I know I haven’t posted for quite some time, but that is because I have been working hard on finishing up my finals. That includes designing an online portfolio, writing a paper, writing a journal, and two projects. The first project I finished is for QTVR:

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As promised, here is a Flash way to interact with the 360 panoramas. Select any of the three pictures, click and drag to pan up or down, and watch as they go all the way around.

Now we’re getting into the 360 views that the class title “QTVR” promises. I went to take pictures of water falls at Stony Brook about 40 minutes away with Pat. Be sure to check his out as they are extremely cool! Below are just my images. I’ll be sure to get back to you when I have them in Flash interfaces next week.

The assignment for project 2 was to make a photo montage. It should reveal many sides of a subject. I chose as my subject squirrels. But my interpretation are that they are a bit parasitic. You see, my neighborhood in Rochester is becoming overrun by squirrels. They are constantly on yards, in trees, and far too often: in trash cans. Every green plastic barrel seems to have a squirrel-sized hole chewed into it. Maybe we’re being overrun by clever hungry squirrels… but the point is they’re everywhere!

Did you guess correctly? Project 1 was a series about connections.

I’m taking a digital photography class this quarter called QuickTime Virtual Reality (QTVR) which does not use QuickTime at all, as it is an out-of-date technology. But still, we use Flash and it does the same sort of simulation. I didn’t realize I wanted a break from things so badly, but now that I have the opportunity to get out and take photographs it feels great!

Here are the results of project 1: three photographs with a theme. Can you figure out the theme? I’ll post tomorrow with the answer.