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Bokeh

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Faisal

Background subtraction is a big problem in machine vision. The ability to somehow figure out which objects in an image are closer than other objects has many application. The simplest is in object segmentation and subsequent detection/recognition. Object detection refers … Continue reading →

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Platform Building (101)

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Faisal

To begin with, let me just clarify what I mean with the term “platform”. Here I am referring to a raised horizontal surface, not some computer science related environment. 🙂 Now that is done, let me proceed. I had a … Continue reading →

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Predict – Update – Repeat?

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Faisal

Chapter 1 : Travelling is like a Kalman filter. If you know what a Kalman filter is, skip to the next chapter, or just read on to make sure I did not make any mistakes. A Kalman filter is an algorithm … Continue reading →

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Rules are merely a suggestion…

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Faisal

“I told Jack that I will have to be back by 2 pm latest to catch my train. He said it will be okay.” “Jack tells lies to get customers. He is a bad man. You should not have listened … Continue reading →

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Aperture Control

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Faisal

This post is about the most important setting people with bridge/DSLR cameras do not know about. I will tell you why in a second, but first, some technical stuff: Aperture is the size of the area through while light passes on … Continue reading →

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Rule of Thirds

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Faisal

The very first time I went out with a camera and took pictures using a film roll with 36 pictures, only 14 pictures came out as I had hoped. My creative vision was too much for an old Yashica to … Continue reading →

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London 2012

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Faisal

Watch in full HD. 🙂 Details: London. I always wanted to go to London. Not to make fun of the guards, or ride in double-deck buses, but rather to judge it for myself. The thing is, I have met many … Continue reading →

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Color regions in black and white Images

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Faisal

Recently I saw a few photographs in a magazine where majority of the picture is black and white, except for a certain region which is in color. Few other examples of such images are used to show only one color, … Continue reading →

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Stop Motion

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Faisal

During the first week of September, as I was starting my second year of Masters, I was without a computer. Restless as I am, I just could not wait and not do anything for a week while my computer was … Continue reading →

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Iceland 2011

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Faisal

So I went to Iceland in November. The timing of the trip might seem unusual, but it looked perfect in so many ways. Firstly, we got really cheap flights, and we would have gotten even cheaper bus had we been … Continue reading →

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