General Rants


Resolution of the Human Eye in Megapixels

Deviantart.com has posted a very interesting article that calculates the megapixel rating, or amount of image data the average human eye can collect. It’s a lot - somewhere around 576 megapixels. Wow!
The average human retina has five million cone receptors and also a hundred million rods that detect monochrome contrast, which plays an important [...]

Kim Eng Teochew Opera Closes Down

Once, they performed for thousands. Now, only a handful show up. … … … The Electric Paper
Kim Eng (which means ‘Golden Eagle’ in Teochew) Teochew Opera, is one of Singapore’s most established troupes. A feast of sights and sounds, the Teochew Opera tells age-old stories and legends in dramatic form, [...]

Singapore IT Show 2007 Wrap-up

The 2007 IT Show here in [tag]Singapore[/tag] is over and it broke all standing records. Both Saturday and Sunday saw roads and parking garages jammed in the Suntec City area. The crowds were so thick that at one point on Sunday that upward escalators in the convention centre were reversed to prevent more people [...]

BIG·BOYZ·TOYZ at Singapore EXPO

The second BIG·BOYZ·TOYZ was held November 30th - December 3rd at Singapore EXPO. Exotic cars are difficult to bring into Singapore even for motorshows and exhibitions. Getting a Carnet de Passage for temporary importation requires a large cash bond. Organizers of car-related shows are forced to rely on the limited local supply of exotic cars. [...]

Comics for Photographers

Well, it was only a matter of time. Now, photographers have their own comic strip. A little humor will go a long way in this overly serious obsession we call photography! Drawn by Aaron Johnson who claims to be 40% photographer, 60% Photoshopper, What the Duck originated as a blog filler for a vacationing blogger. [...]