Kiters

Robbie is a little disappointed when he gets a home-made kite for his birthday. He would really have liked a computer. But then he gets more than he bargained for with his new kite. Can it help him, though, to find out what is killing the fish and the seabirds and making the sea lose its sparkle? Will Osman, the sleeping giant who lies beneath the Gull Cliff, be able to help? And what about the seagulls who are always hanging around when Robbie and best friend Jace fly their kites? Or the strange old fisherman who seems to be dumping something nasty-looking into the sea? Robbie and Jace are swept into a world of danger, threat and magic as they try to find out what is spoiling their beautiful Gull Cliff Bay

Segmentation-assisted detection of dirt impairments in archived film sequences

A novel segmentation-assisted method for film dirt detection is proposed. We exploit the fact that film dirt manifests in the spatial domain as a cluster of connected pixels whose intensity differs substantially from that of its neighborhood and we employ a segmentation-based approach to identify this type of structure. A key feature of our approach is the computation of a measure of confidence attached to detected dirt regions which can be utilized for performance fine tuning. Another important feature of our algorithm is the avoidance of the computational complexity associated with motion estimation. Our experimental framework benefits from the availability of manually derived as well as objective ground truth data obtained using infrared scanning. Our results demonstrate that the proposed method compares favorably with standard spatial, temporal and multistage median filtering approaches and provides efficient and robust detection for a wide variety of test material

Visibility of sparkle in metallic paints

For suitable illumination and observation conditions, sparkles may be observed in metallic coatings. The visibility of these sparkles depends critically on their intensity, and on the paint medium surrounding the metallic flakes. Based on previous perception studies from other disciplines, we derive equations for the threshold for sparkles to be visible. The resulting equations show how the visibility of sparkles varies with the luminosity and distance of the light source, the diameter of the metallic flakes, and the reflection properties of the paint medium. The predictions are confirmed by common observations on metallic sparkle. For example, under appropriate conditions even metallic flakes as small as 1 μm diameter may be visible as sparkle, whereas under intense spot light the finer grades of metallic coatings do not show sparkle. We show that in direct sunlight, dark coarse metallic coatings show sparkles that are brighter than the brightest stars and planets in the night sky. Finally, we give equations to predict the number of visually distinguishable flake intensities, depending on local conditions. These equations are confirmed by previous results. Several practical examples for applying the equations derived in this article are provided.European Metrology Research Programme (EMRP) Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness(DPI2011-30090-C02) Comunidad de Madrid (CM: S2013/MIT-2790). The EMRP is jointly funded by the EMRP participating countries within the European Association of National Meteorlogy (EURAMET) and the European Union

Influencia del tamaño de pigmento en la distancia de detección del sparkle

XI Reunión Nacional de Óptica Día de la Luz; Facultad de Ciencias • Universidad de Salamanca 1 - 4 Septiembre, 2015; http://rno11.usal.es/programaSe diseñó un experimento psicofísico para evaluar la influencia del tamaño del pigmento de efecto en la distancia de detección del sparkle. Los resultados mostraron que a mayor tamaño de pigmento, mayor distancia de detección. Además, la correlación visual e instrumental (distancia de detección vs. grado de sparkle (SG)) sigue una relación lineal, sin embargo, no existe una relación lineal con el tamaño de pigmento: la distancia es máxima para un tamaño inferior al tamaño máximo.Peer Reviewe

Preliminary measurement scales for sparkle and graininess

Large effect pigments, widely used in various fields of industrial applications, produce characteristic visual textures known as sparkle and graininess, which need to be quantified by objective or subjective methods. The development of preliminary measurement scales for sparkle and graininess, whose recommendation is now under discussion in the International Commission on Illumination (CIE), is described in this article. These scales are absolute, linear and traceable to standards of optical radiation metrology. The main purpose of this article is to justify the convenience of adopting these preliminary measurements scales, showing clear evidence that they correlate well with subjective evaluations. Before standardization, these scales need to be validated with more experimental data, including different specimens and experimental systems from other research groups.This article was written within the EMPIR 16NRM08 Project “Bidirectional reflectance definitions” (BiRD). The EMPIR is jointly funded by the EMPIR participating countries within EURAMET and the European Union. Part of the authors (E. Perales and F.M. Martínez-Verdú) are also grateful to Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades for project RTI2018-096000-B-I00

Boston University Chamber Chorus, March 1, 1995

This is the concert program of the Boston University Chamber Chorus performance on Wednesday, March 1, 1995 at 8:00 p.m., at the Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. Works performed were Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 by Gabriel Fauré, Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30 by Benjamin Britten, Phänomen by Johannes Brahms, The Cherry Duet from L'amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni, "Sous le dome épais," from Lakmé by Léo Delibes, Two Choruses by Gioachino Rossini, and Neighbor's Chorus from La jolie Parfumeuse by Jacques Offenbach. Digitization for Boston University Concert Programs was supported by the Boston University Humanities Library Endowed Fund

The Chamber Chorale

Program listing performers and works performed