Homemade Robots
View allAll Photos Tagged Automation
Junagah (Inde) - On ne va pas se raconter d’histoires, ce n’est pas du tout la photo que je voulais. En 2008, je venais de faire l’acquisition de mon premier appareil numérique et j’étais loin de le maîtriser.
Pour cette photo d’un tailleur qui attend le client, je voulais faire un portrait classique, mais assez large pour intégrer la machine à coudre. Elément qui à lui seul informe sur le métier de l’artisan. Une photo à priori facile à faire.
L’homme avait une bonne tête. Je me suis accoudé sur le comptoir de son échoppe ouverte sur la rue pour le photographier en légère contre plongée.
`J’ai fait - enfin, c’est ce que je croyais -, la mise au point sur le visage et j’ai déclenché.
De retour à l’hôtel, j’ai réalisé que ma photo était ratée. Comme les capteurs de l’autofocus étaient réglés, par défaut, en « multi-zones », l’automatisme a choisi de faire le point sur la partie de la photo qui lui semblait la plus importante. Ici, c’est la main. Résultat, comme j’avais une ouverture relativement élevée limitant la profondeur de champ, le visage qui était le plus important se retrouve… flou. Alors que dans mon esprit c’est la main qui aurait dû être floue pour mettre en valeur le visage.
Coup de chance, je trouve que cette photo fonctionne malgré tout. Je n’ai aucun mérite. C’est le hasard de l’électronique embarquée qui a fait le boulot.
En photo, il faut pourtant limiter les effets du hasard technique. Encore moins laisser l’appareil faire la photo à votre place. Si cette fois, ça a fonctionné, dans 99 % des cas la photo sera véritablement ratée.
Junagah (India) - We're not going to tell each other stories, this isn't the photo I wanted at all. In 2008, I had just purchased my first digital device and was far from mastering it.
For this photo of a couturier waiting for a client, I wanted to do a classic portrait, but with the sewing machine included. Element which in itself informs about the craft of the craftsman. A photo a priori rather easy to take.
The man had a good head. I leaned on the counter of his shop open to the street to photograph him in slight low angle. I did - well, that's what I thought - the focus on the face and triggered.
When I got back to the hotel, I realized my photo had failed. As the autofocus sensors were set by default to "multi-zones", the automation chose to focus on the part of the photo that seemed to be the most important. Here is the hand. As a result, since I had a relatively high aperture, limiting the depth of field, the face was found… blurry. Whereas in my mind it is the hand that should have been blurred to highlight the face.
Luckily, I find that finally this photo works anyway. But I have no merit. The on-board electronics did the job.
In photos, however, we must limit the effects of technical chance. Even less let the camera take the photo for you. If this time it worked, in 99% of cases the photo will really be a failure.
A fancy apartment building on Worthing seafront.
The white railings against a dark background reminded me of industrial machine belts.
Kinda creepy, but also kinda cool at the same time. They move, make noise and light up. Bits and pieces of this and that.
subZERO Festival in downtown San José, California.
Even though steel production has been relatively stable for last 30 years in U.S., labor has decreased by 42% due to automation, leaving towns like Gary, Indiana with neighborhoods like this.
Created in DDG Text 2 Dream using its "Artistic" Ai model.
Filters: PS Beta 2023, Topaz Sharpen Ai, Topaz Studio.
A bit of hand painting.
This began as all hot pink. I used the "Adjustments" tab set of filters in PS to bring in green/lilac tones, then added several layers of "difference" or "exclusion" on top. The final saturation and texture modifications are multiple Topaz Studio looks. I'm guessing that this is about 20 layers in total.
Thanks for your visit, faves, and kind comments.
Kinda creepy, but also kinda cool at the same time. Bits and pieces of things, put together so they move, make noises and flash lights. But probably not for the kids.
subZERO Festival in downtown San José, California.
Many, many Moons ago when I were a young apprentice the very first job we went on was taking down this pair of gates for restoration. Someone had managed to back their car into them. They were stripped, straightened and had some of the leafwork, the ovals and collars replaced (see detail) as well as the strip with the rosettes on down the middle put on. We also put the automation motors in the ground..
The headquarters of Rockwell Automation in Milwaukee, WI features two large industrial buildings, connected by a six-story skywalk and crowned with what was for 50 years the world's largest four-sided clock.
Automate the observatory with two telescopes is much more difficult than with one.
Here I'm imaging NGC 891 with both telescopes and then the humidity reaches the maximum threshold, so both mounts get parked and the roof is closed.
Sample shot for the Exposure.Detroit Woodward: Mile By Mile Project
The Albert Kahn designed Ford Model T Plant. Starting place of the mass production assembly line one turning out over nine thousand vehicles at its peak and raising standards of living for those fortunate enough to find work there.
Guemes Channel. Guemes Channel. "The Washington population of The Black Oystercatcher is estimated to be roughly 400 birds. This number is probably not significantly different from the historical population, as these birds require fairly specialized habitat, which is not evenly distributed. Oystercatchers are highly vulnerable to human disturbance, oil spills, and pollution of the intertidal zone. Numbers of Black Oystercatchers on the outer coast may be higher than in the past, in part due to decreased human disturbance resulting from lighthouse automation. Numbers in inland areas, however, have declined in response to increased human activity. The Northern Pacific Coast Regional Shorebird Management Plan has identified the Black Oystercatcher as a regional species of high concern."
"The Black Oystercatcher is restricted in its range, never straying far from shores, in particular favoring rocky shorelines. It has been suggested that this bird is seen mostly on coastal stretches which have some quieter embayments, such as jetty protected areas. It forages in the intertidal zone, feeding on marine invertebrates, particularly molluscs such as mussels, limpets and chitons. It will also take crabs, isopods and barnacles. It hunts through the intertidal area, searching for food visually, often so close to the water's edge it has to fly up to avoid crashing surf. It uses its strong bill to dislodge food and pry shells open."
First successful fully automated run. Other than hitting the power buttons the scope ran itself- from unparking to parking at the end. A bright moon, so I stuck with a trusty favorite the Perseus double cluster through the more forgiving 320mm fl apo.
I will also be able to "delay start" when darkness comes late (like in June) or when a target doesn't rise until after bedtime. I haven't tried yet, but the goal is to also be able to run multiple targets as darkness allows. A rare clear winter night around here is about 18 hours long, enough for 3 full imaging runs.
My point, certainly, is not to let the thing run while I sit inside and eat potato chips, more to give the flexibilty to do other things without having to babysit the imaging. Other things could be visual telescoping, going to the park for the view to the south, or I guess sitting on the sofa and eating potato chips.
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Astro-Tech AT66ED
Imaging Cameras
QHYCCD QHY163C
Mounts
Celestron Omni CG-4
Accessories
Astro-Tech .8x Reducer/Field Flattener · OnStep Telescope Mount Goto Controller · Rigel Systems Stepper motor
Software
Adobe Photoshop · Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP) · Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)
Acquisition details
Dates:
Sept. 5, 2022
Frames:
161×120″(5h 22′)
Integration:
5h 22′
Avg. Moon age:
9.28 days
Avg. Moon phase:
69.64%
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 6272151
RA center: 02h19m07s.2
DEC center: +57°06′36″
Pixel scale: 2.423 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 113.026 degrees
Field radius: 1.918 degrees
Find images in the same area
Resolution: 4528x3462
File size: 22.9 MB
Data source: Backyard
The second prototype for my latest Mindstorms project, which will hopefully become an automatic LEGO mosaic printer.
Info, commentary and video of it in action can be found in the video: youtu.be/r8OQDy29yJU
The latest update to my LEGO Mindstorms printer project, with the scanning functionality all working.
I'm not sure I can really call this a prototype anymore, since it is pretty much fully functional, but there is still work to do.
Info, commentary and footage of it in action can be found in the video: youtu.be/iyQCMP2kqs0
TMMI is the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana (TMMI) facility in Princeton, Indiana. They have been assembling Toyotas at this facility since 1998. Currently manufactured there are Sequoias, Siennas and Highlanders but they started with Tundra pickups such as this one shown 'exploded' in their Visitors Center. Also made here are the hybrid drivetrain Highlanders and those with right hand drive for export, especially to Australia.
There's an amazing amount of automation at this factory, but still a lot of people to make it work.