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An apparent bug with align_image_stack
In the current version of Luminance HDR (left), bracketed exposures appear correctly combined, but the images are often poorly align and show little evidence of corrective distortion.
Calling the align_image_stack command directly (right), produces what appears to be a better alignment, but introduces unexpected colour distortion.
The light power of R614 is seen on the slow approach back to the loadout and the end of their train, in prep to tie on and start loading their 110 car train with fresh Lynch 3 coal.
California National Guardsmen align tent poles as they build a mobile living quarter for troops at an Incident Command Post at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 17, 2025. The mobile living quarters, constructed in just one day, offers activated Soldiers and Airmen essential amenities for rest and hygiene, ensuring they are well-prepared for the demanding fire response missions in Los Angeles County. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Chau Le)
Regionally Aligned Forces soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team brief Command Senior Enlisted Leader Sgt. Maj. Bryan Zickefoose from U.S. Southern Command and Joint Task Force – Bravo senior leadership on recent partner nations training with Honduran military forces at Tamara, Honduras, May 18, 2017. The 2 – 153rd, 39th IBCT from the Arkansas National Guard is supporting the RAF mission with its host countries of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson/released)
The first event of Tennessee's commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War (2011-2015) held at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park in Nashville, Tennessee.
Friday Nov 12th 2010
Made by the sculptor Erasmus Grasser in 1480, the Morris Dancers rank among the most valuable items in the Münchner Stadtmuseum's collections. The name given to the figures most likely derives from leap dances developed by the Moors which were later performed at the major European courts.
The first recorded mention of Erasmus Grasser dates back to 1475. In a submission to the Munich City Council during that year, the guild of "Painters, Carvers, Embroiderers and Glaziers" sought to prevent the young sculptor from the Palatinate from being granted the status of "Master Craftsman". In their document, Grasser is characterized as a "disruptive, promiscuous and disingenuous knave".
Despite this, he evidently caught the eye with his innovative and unfamiliar style in Munich, and shortly afterwards was awarded a highly lucrative assignment from the city authorities. For the "Dance Hall" (now "Old City Hall") that Jörg von Halsbach had been building since 1470, Grasser made eleven coats of arms plus the symbols for the sun and the moon. In 1480 he received payment for his figures of sixteen Morris Dancers – part of a heraldic ceiling designed to historically legitimize Duke Albrecht IV of Bavaria's grandiose leadership aspirations. The conceptual design for the hall's ceiling was most likely created by Ulrich Fuetrer (1430-1496), a well-known painter, historian and writer. He had envisaged the arms of Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian (with its imperial eagle and the white and blue heart shield of the Wittelsbach dynasty) at the crown of the barrel-vaulted ceiling. This coat of arms, originally surrounded by a corona, was aligned cosmologically with the sun and moon images. The emperor’s new aspirations of leadership were represented by a frieze which, with almost one hundred other coats of arms, was designed to symbolize the entire planet. The Morris Dancers too, ten of which have survived until the present day, were originally part of this frieze. They stood on consoles at a height of five meters at the intersection between the walls and wooden ceiling.
The figures were removed to the safety of the museum in 1931 and the coats of arms in 1942 before the hall was destroyed in World War II. They have been replaced by copies in the hall which, following its restoration, is now used for municipal functions and banquets.
Sorry - this is the best I could do back in 2004, the last time I tried to take pictures of Mars at its closest approach to earth. I'm sure we've had other opportunities since 2004, but several stars have to align to even make the attempt. As distant and dim as Mars is from my back yard, even a little weather or cloud cover makes it a no-go.
But there's another chance coming up on the 12th, so I may try again. I think this was probably taken with my first digital camera, which was a Fuji point-and-shoot with a maximum 3 meg resolution and a massive 3x zoom capability. To get even this close required all of that technical capability plus way too much cropping, and it's so rough I never even posted it to go with my pictures of Venus.
We'll see if I can do any better in a few days, if the weather permits and it's not too cold or raining.. Mars will be a mere 59,703,891 miles away on January 12th, and almost at opposition to the sun, which should make it about as big and bright as it gets from here. So how hard can it be?
I know the picture is garbage, photographically, technically, but as food for thought, for imagination, it works for me. Imagine that we can see a planet 60 million miles away as Kamala might have said "With our own eyes - our OWN EYES!"
www.imamuseum.org/100acres/artists/typea
The artist collaborative Type A has created the sculptural installation, Team Building (Align), which will consist of two 30-foot-wide metal rings suspended from telephone poles and trees, and oriented so that their two shadows will become one during the annual Summer Solstice.
Then they put the original metal dog clutch coupling on the end of the gudgeon and aligned it with the existing dogclutch on the second shaft.
24, 25, and 26 May 2023, Barcelona – The Union for the Mediterranean, in collaboration with ANIMA Investment Network will organize a Conference on “Aligning investments with sustainability and corporate responsibility – The digitalization of impact measurement’’, in Barcelona (Palau Reial de Pedralbes) with the support of the German Development Cooperation and EBSOMED.
Investments, particularly Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), are intended to contribute to the socioeconomic development of host countries by creating decent jobs, generating income, favoring technology transfer and skills development, and boosting productive sectors and services, among other advantages. However, not all FDI necessarily positively affect environmental and social aspects when it comes to their own business model and impact.
Worldwide commitments, for example, the Paris Agreement on climate change, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Reporting, set out a series of principles and guidelines which promote environmental sustainability and social inclusion. In this framework, it is crucial for Business Support Organizations and Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) to scrutinize investment projects based on sustainable international standards to prioritize those which are economically profitable, environmentally sustainable, and socially inclusive.
In this context, this joint Conference will be the occasion to showcase several initiatives aiming at driving private investments towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals as well as to have an exchange on how to use concrete tools to assess their performance in terms of economic, environmental, and social effects.
This event is intended for participants from the UfM countries representing:
Public institutions, private sector and business support organizations
Investment Promotion Agencies IPAs
Investors and international financing and development institutions
Think tanks and Research Centers
The UfM will sponsor up to 30 participants from non-EU countries based on their profile and geographical and gender balance. Selected peopled will be contacted in due course.
Color photography from 1909, made visible digitally by Frank Dellaert, see www.cs.cmu.edu/~dellaert/aligned for more information.