Received: from opus.hpl.hp.com (opus-fddi.hpl.hp.com) by jr.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.24/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA014513823; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 13:17:04 -0700 Return-Path: <hangtime@elnino.engr.sgi.com-DeleteThis> Received: from hplabs.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.24/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA014343822; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 13:17:02 -0700 Received: from sgi.sgi.com (SGI.COM [192.48.153.1]) by hplabs.hpl.hp.com (8.8.6/8.8.6 HPLabs Relay) with ESMTP id NAA11916 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 13:17:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (cthulhu.engr.sgi.com [192.26.80.2]) by sgi.sgi.com (980327.SGI.8.8.8-aspam/980304.SGI-aspam: SGI does not authorize the use of its proprietary systems or networks for unsolicited or bulk email from the Internet.) via ESMTP id NAA00499 for <@sgi.engr.sgi.com:wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 13:12:47 -0700 (PDT) mail_from (hangtime@elnino.engr.sgi.com-DeleteThis) Received: from elnino.engr.sgi.com (elnino.engr.sgi.com [198.29.104.45]) by cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) via SMTP id NAA94852 for <@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com:wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 13:12:44 -0700 (PDT) mail_from (hangtime@elnino.engr.sgi.com-DeleteThis) Received: (from hangtime@localhost) by elnino.engr.sgi.com (950413.SGI.8.6.12/960327.SGI.AUTOCF) id NAA22088 for wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis; Fri, 23 Oct 1998 13:12:40 -0700 From: "Chris Rowe" <hangtime@elnino.engr.sgi.com-DeleteThis> Message-Id: <9810231312.ZM22086@elnino.engr.sgi.com-DeleteThis> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 13:12:40 -0700 In-Reply-To: Ken Poulton <poulton@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> "Re: Coyote Alert" (Oct 23, 12:27pm) References: <199810231921.MAA13152@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> X-Mailer: Z-Mail (3.2.3 08feb96 MediaMail) To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re: Coyote Alert Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> Just see
> http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Ken_Poulton/weather/coyote_buildings.jpeg
>
>
It's kinda funny how they took that picture from a wide angle to make it seem
like those big-ass buildings are far away in the background, barely bigger than
the windsurfer. If they showed a windsurfer anywhere near those buildings, or
had used a telephoto lens for the same shot, the sailor would look like an ant
getting stomped by a sneaker. It just kinda pisses me off becuase when i first
saw that picture a minute ago, it fooled me too, and the only way to really
understand the impact of those buildings is to be familiar with sailing there,
and the layout of the whole area. Any third party who looks at that picture
will ask, "what's the big deal?", on account of that clever picture.
Perhaps if there's a photoshop guru on this list he/she could re-do that
picture to make the windsurfer appear dwarfed by the buildings like he really
would be. Or maybe re-take the photo and cut-and-paste in that same building
they used. Something to show just how huge those buildings really are. And
maybe show a more typical day at Coyote, when there's a couple hundred sailors!
Chris.
-- Chris Rowe Silicon Graphics, ASD Product Design 650-933-8732 -----------------------Hannibal: "I love it when a plan comes together." The A Team
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