The Palatine (Rome)	Stonehenge

I have quite a bit of fun with my Connectix QuickCam and PowerBook on vacations. As there's no film and no developing cost, taking shots is effectively free. Thus, I took tons of low-res greyscale shots. Fun fun fun!

Connectix also has a page on the web, which links to lots of other shots from other people playing with the camera.....

• From the Leonardo di Vinci museum in Vinci, Italy.
• From the Palatine in Rome, Italy.
• From the Utopian Society museum in Vinci, Italy.
• From the Vatican museum.
• Assorted shots from New Mexico
• Hill-top fort, England
• Long Barrow, England
• Charging the powerbook, in England
• Yet more shots from England
• Maidenhead, England
• Sanctuary, England
• Stone Circle, Avebury, England
• Stonehenge, England
• Tony and Maria's flat, London
• Wadworth Beer, England

Ceiling at the Vatican	The Utopian Society Museum
Waiting for the train in Maidenhead	The Palatine

In general, I've found that the QuickCam has trouble when there's too much light, and the shots taken outside are frequently washed out. Having a black-and-white PowerBook with a grey-scale camera is also a problem (gotta get a color PowerBook and a color QuickCam; maybe next paycheck....).

Fortunately, I've gotten a few hot tips from people surfing the web. See the travel page for more info....

Greyscale gets really trashed by NetScape. So--if it looks like the greyscale is only about 3 shades, try pulling it into another viewer; the shots are much better than what NetScape is showing....

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