Philosophy
Edwin Herbert Land
May 7th, 1909 to March 1st, 1991
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What's that old joke? What is the equivalent term for hemorrhoids for Eskimos...Polaroids. Okay, I'll never write for Leno. Today is the birthday of Edwin Herbert Land who ushered in the second major revolution of photography next to George Eastman's insitu film in camera. Land was a remarkable individual with no formal educational degree who spent a lifetime working with light...from the practical to the theoretical [retinex theory of color vision].
Edwin H. Land [Wikipedia]
Color constancy [Wikipedia]
It's back...instant Polaroid photos
- Has Digital Photography Removed The Art?
A local paper is doing a piece on Einstein's Jewish Science and they sent a photographer to my office yesterday. Nice guy, I'm sure he's good at what he does. Put me in a few places in different settings and poses and laid on the shutter taking...
- The Land Of Misfit Toys
Somewhere out there is a land where Elvis sleeps comfortably on a ten mile high pile of all the socks that have disappeared from dryers the world over. Now, after the last couple of weeks, he has $1.1 trillion in stock and real estate wealth. Lest you...
- Bucks Behind Tut's Dig...george Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl Of Carnarvon
Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon [right] at the opening of King Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon June 26th, 1866 to April 5th, 1923 Somebody has to pay for...
- It's Back...instant Polaroid Photos
Polaroid instant film [and camera are back] for consumer appreciation. Actually it was never gone for the film was still made for professional purposes in 8 X 10 format. Nevertheless, relive the old days [like the revival of vinyl records] and add...
- "watch Mr. Wizard"--1954 Episode
As you recall, Mr. Wizard [Don Herbert] passed away last year and left, no doubt, an entourage of scientists behind. Things were, in retrospect, sillier and simpler back in the 1950s but nevertheless periodically offered science venues via the new medium...
Philosophy
Edwin Herbert Land...second revolution in photography
Edwin Herbert LandMay 7th, 1909 to March 1st, 1991
[Click to enlarge]What's that old joke? What is the equivalent term for hemorrhoids for Eskimos...Polaroids. Okay, I'll never write for Leno. Today is the birthday of Edwin Herbert Land who ushered in the second major revolution of photography next to George Eastman's insitu film in camera. Land was a remarkable individual with no formal educational degree who spent a lifetime working with light...from the practical to the theoretical [retinex theory of color vision].
Edwin H. Land [Wikipedia]
Color constancy [Wikipedia]
It's back...instant Polaroid photos
- Has Digital Photography Removed The Art?
A local paper is doing a piece on Einstein's Jewish Science and they sent a photographer to my office yesterday. Nice guy, I'm sure he's good at what he does. Put me in a few places in different settings and poses and laid on the shutter taking...
- The Land Of Misfit Toys
Somewhere out there is a land where Elvis sleeps comfortably on a ten mile high pile of all the socks that have disappeared from dryers the world over. Now, after the last couple of weeks, he has $1.1 trillion in stock and real estate wealth. Lest you...
- Bucks Behind Tut's Dig...george Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl Of Carnarvon
Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon [right] at the opening of King Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 1922. George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon June 26th, 1866 to April 5th, 1923 Somebody has to pay for...
- It's Back...instant Polaroid Photos
Polaroid instant film [and camera are back] for consumer appreciation. Actually it was never gone for the film was still made for professional purposes in 8 X 10 format. Nevertheless, relive the old days [like the revival of vinyl records] and add...
- "watch Mr. Wizard"--1954 Episode
As you recall, Mr. Wizard [Don Herbert] passed away last year and left, no doubt, an entourage of scientists behind. Things were, in retrospect, sillier and simpler back in the 1950s but nevertheless periodically offered science venues via the new medium...