Monthly Archives: November, 2012

Canon 7D, Getting Started

Before you jump into making movies of your own, let’s go over some of the basic settings you’ll use in order to ensure that you’re getting the quality you want. VIDEO QUALITY The fi rst setting that’s important to understand is...

Rocket Science: Acceleration

Building the Game The Black Hole game is based on most of the code we’ve developed in each of the previous hours of the book, and there really is no single previous hour that gets more credit than others since...

Canon PowerShot G12, 2nd Curtain Sync

You’ve probably noticed there are two flash synchronization modes in the G12: first curtain and second curtain. When your camera fires, two curtains (yes, similar in theory to curtains you’d find in front of a window) open and close to...

Using IronPython with Mono

What Is Mono? Mono (http://www.mono-project.com/) is a run time along the same lines as the .NET Framework, and it includes much of the functionality of the .NET Framework. In fact, with each release, Mono gets a bit closer to .NET...

Canon 7D, Patterns and Shapes

Geometric patterns are visually appealing and can be found almost anywhere you look (Figure 8.14). You see patterns not only in fabricated objects but also in nature, where some of the most beautiful and balanced patterns appear. You can also...

The Physics of Gravity

Simulating Gravity Gravity is an interesting phenomenon of physics. Every moment of every day, you are literally falling inward toward the center of the earth. The surface of the earth keeps you from falling farther, but the same force that...

Canon EOS 60D, Patterns and Shapes

Geometric patterns are visually appealing and can be found almost anywhere you look (Figure 8.13). You see patterns not only in fabricated objects but also in nature, where some of the most beautiful and balanced patterns appear. You can...

Canon PowerShot G12, Flash and Glass

If you find yourself in a situation where you want to use your flash to shoot through a window or display case, try placing your lens right against the glass so that the reflection of the flash won’t be...

Using IronPython for Application Testing

Understanding Why You Want to Use IronPython for Testing Every testing technique you’ve ever used has some drawback. For example, if you include debug statements in your code, you must ensure that you perform a release build to remove the...

Canon 7D, Point of View

One thing I love about photography is that I get to show the world what I see, and it’s always fun to try photographing a subject from a different point of view to see what I can create. You...
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