Readings

You should be reading each set of Notes in full, and selecting some topics about which to do further readings. The readings and images linked to on this page are additional resources that everyone should review. Don't forget to update your reading journal (tentative description) when appropriate.

12/06:

  • Read the web page at http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~nowozin/autopano-sift/technicaldetails.html to get a general impression of how the SIFT algorithm works, and can be used to help automate panoramic stitching. NOTE: It has been slow to load today (Wednesday) so I put a local mirror copy HERE.

    11/13:
  • Read the following paper called Prototyping for Tiny Fingers from the Communications of the ACM, 37(4).

    10/19:
  • Read about the Cornell Box - it is an example of a simulated scene that is used in some experiments and class projects related to computer-generated images. Please explore this site and include it in your readings journal. I also found the web page of a student in a class where they generated several variations of the box - the images start at HW#5 on this page.

    09/20:
  • Read this article about exposure and then visit each of the following pages Edward Burtynsky's "Rock of Ages #1", Emmet Gowin's "Danville, Virginia", Henri LeSecq's "Chartres Cathedral", Wrobel Photo Arts' "Cedar Falls", and Apollo 8's "Earth Rise" and express your opinions on each image, paying special attention, though not restricting your comments, to exposure and contrast.