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Infinity, Marina Bay Sands – A Video Exploration

metarand — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 04:28:13 +0000

Here is a video tour of the Infinity Pool from my recent stay at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore:

HIGH DEFINITION VERSION:

Marina Bay Sands, Singapore: A Photo Essay

metarand — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:55:17 +0000

Last week I spent a few days relaxing in Singapore and stayed at the Marina Bay Sands. Even before I arrived I anticipated that my passion for photography would emerge. Upon arrival it didn’t take me long to haul out my iPhone and begin capturing some of the awesome views that presented themselves. I hope you enjoy these pictures:

Salvador Dali in Singapore

metarand — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:10:38 +0000

During my visit to Singapore this last week I was fortunate enough to spend some time wandering around the Dali Exhibition at the ArtScience Museum, Marina Bay Sands.

I was even more delighted when I was told I could shoot as many pictures as I wanted so long as I didn’t use a flash. Needless to say I took advantage of the opportunity:

These photos were shot on an iPhone4 in HDR.

The University of Sydney in HDR

metarand — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:15:36 +0000

I’ve been spending a lot of time on the beautiful campus of The University of Sydney recently and decided to share some of my photos. These were shot using an iPhone4:

A Day At Bondi with Aquabumps

metarand — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 07:13:26 +0000

Hugely inspirational to any (and many) waterman, Eugene Tan has kept us “in the water” with his excellent photography for over a decade. Entirely focused on Bondi, with occasional Mentawai or Bali sojourns, Aquabumps, as he is known, has a 40,000 strong following.

He’s now released his first book – check out the video below:

‘A Day At Bondi’ Aquabumps Book by Eugene Tan from Aquabumps on Vimeo.

Stockframing the Future: iPads and 3-D Typography

metarand — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:38:55 +0000

Simply brilliant work by Berg:

Making Future Magic: iPad light painting from Dentsu London on Vimeo.

Apple’s iPad: Changing Business Models from April 3rd…

metarand — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:44:20 +0000

This is a game changer:

If you haven’t factored this into your business yet, you’re already on the endangered list!

The Bay Area: Time Lapsed

metarand — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:17:55 +0000

It’s been a few months since I headed back from the Bay area to Sydney. The following time lapse video sure makes me miss it:

Another Cloud Reel … from Delrious on Vimeo.

iPhone Emerges As Clear Cameraphone Leader

metarand — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:34:47 +0000

Back in August I posted a chart from Flickr showing the most popular cameraphones being used to post photos. It’s instructive to compare these charts again some four months later. The iPhone has torn open a huge chunk of white space from other cameraphones. It will, however, be interesting to see how the slight dip in the last week trends.

iPhone Image Recognition: Snap And Tell

metarand — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:40:21 +0000

Wouldn’t it be great if you could take a picture of a book someone is reading in your local coffee shop and before the sugar sinks into your cappucino you have all the data on it and where you can buy it.

Or similarly, what if you could snap a billboard as you hurtle down the 101 (preferably with someone else driving) and before you reach your destination you’ve already pulled up more details on the concert being advertized and bought tickets.

Palo Alto-based SnapTell has the solution. Their image matching technology handles real life photos snapped on the majority of cell phones and parses these against a growing database of products. They are also able to extract text from pictures and use this to drive search.

The company has recently launched an iPhone app – read Jason Kincaid’s review.