New project

A while back, I decided to do a new product.  The new product is to write the businesses hours, write down phone numbers, write down addresses, and take photos. They are then published through Google's Places search section.  For example, I did the post office here in town because of two reasons: finding the phone number was difficult and finding time to go down there when its open is usually difficult.

Originally when this place was searchable on Google, it had improper naming, there was no phone number, no buisness hours, no photos, not even an address was listed!  By having this in place, it would help people from around the area to not only get their business across to people online, but also consumers don't have to drive out to find these places and find that they are closed.

Mount Pleasant Street Viaduct model complete!

Its been a while since I submitted a model.  This particular model is the first bridge model I have ever created.

I gave up the first time around in making it, but afterwards went after the project again.  The bottom isn't exactly as the original, but it appears similar on top.

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=db1383c48415d0a4c5c7c95b8218678a

Super Moon and more

I haven't posted in here for a while so here are the updates that I and what future things I will be doing.

First, I observed the Super Moon last night.
http://youtu.be/HR6PLbj5Ekw
http://youtu.be/aX8Ppp_Nr_g
http://youtu.be/kMFvYMeKNDk

Also, starting June 5th and 6th, Venus will start its transit nearby Earth at Sunset, which we are able to see it passing by.
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/tran/TOV2012-Fig01.pdf

As for the aerial project, I found a much cheaper camera mount with a quadcopter, capable of carrying 10-15 pounds.  I may look into purchasing it fairly soon.

Recently, I've been listing businesses into Google Maps, such as their proper names, addresses, updated photos, even times and days of which they are opened and closed.

As for building model projects, I'm leaving it on hold for a while.

Back from Arizona

I came back Sunday afternoon from Arizona.  We just barely missed the snowstorm that rolled into Flagstaff.  Photos and video will be uploaded soon, however there are a few things that needs to be done before it can happen.

Trip to Arizona

From March 10-18, I'm attending a Sociology class in Arizona.  I'm planning to take some photographs and videos during the trip.  I'll upload the photographs on my Deviantart account, which is located here on this link.  http://vernancelet.deviantart.com/

As for the video footage, that will specifically be uploaded on a different website called Vimeo.  The website gives the owner the rights to the video.  YouTube, on the other hand, gives the owner rights to the video as well as to YouTube themselves.  This doesn't mean that all of my content will be uploaded on Vimeo.  The YouTube content is specifically for modeling and panorama projects.  You can find my account following this link.  https://vimeo.com/user10665955

New updates and posts

Its been a while since I posted something on this blog.  Here are the updates so far for each of the projects.

-The City Hall model that I'm currently working on hasn't been touched since the last time I posted.  I may find some time eventually to finish the rest of it.

-The aerial photographs that I'm planning to do may be changed.  The reason why is because I think I may have some issues in regards to windy conditions, expensive equipment, and lack of time.  If there is a way I can ride in a passenger plane to take photos, I may look into doing so.

-The three-building model that I was working on a while back was actually the Lincolnville Motel that I was secretly working on.  I haven't worked on it since my last posting of it on the blog.

Those are the things that is going on currently with those projects.  The other projects, such as Oak Street school also hasn't been touched.  I would like to finish those models, but I lack the time and energy to do so.  Hopefully when it warms off and the semester starts winding down, I can start working on the models a bit more.

I have a project that I'm meaning to work on editing, which was a recording of a certain 'event' that happened back in October.  I won't say much about it, but I'll post an image that may spark some interests.  It was taken from the newspaper's website and I managed to get into the shot.

City Hall (WIP)

I'm currently working on a model of City Hall using photos that I had taken a few days ago.

Long time no see

Its been a while since I have been posting on this blog.  I've been busy with some school-related matters.  I hope everyone had a nice holiday break and New Years celebration.

You're probably wondering what I have planned for 2012.  I have a few ideas of what is in store for this year, as well as trying a couple of new ideas.  One of the new ideas is creating aerial video of the city using a video camera and a remote control helicopter.  There isn't many (or probably no) aerial footage of the city.  I'm currently looking into finding a decent enough helicopter that can help with the process.