Pre-Restoration Scan Recently we acquired a very rare WW2 vintage torpedo motor from Deeper Dorset‘s very own Grahame Knott. The motor is unusual; instead of the typical 4-cylinder radial configuration this example is an experimental 2-stroke 8-cylinder radial engine. As far as we know the engine was never put into production, but there are a Read more about More Than One Orthophoto[…]
Need 3D? The 3D hosting site we use to display our work has been offering models for sale for a while. With the two iBooks (see below) now published and a trip to Scapa complete and processed finally there was time to take a closer look. Sketchfab is not the only site offering 3D models for Read more about Models for Sale![…]
Last Roll of the Dice At 23:32hrs on the28th of October 1918 the Flotta Mining Hut triggered the remotely controlled minefield that guarded Hoxa Sound, thus sealing the fate of the submarine U.B.116 and her crew. U.B.116 had departed Heligoland early on the morning of the 25th with orders to attack the Royal Navy base Read more about 100 Years Ago Today – The Sinking of U.B.116[…]
3D Work in Scapa At least once a year we take the long drive north to Orkney and Scapa Flow for a week of diving onboard the MV Valkryie. The Flow has been used as a military base during both world wars and the German High Seas Fleet was interred and scuttled there in 1919. Read more about Scapa Flow – The Results[…]
Slope Analysis As we have discussed before Digital Elevation Models help us understand subtle changes in depth (or height) of the subject. We also think they are art in their own right. Tucked away in the 1.4 release of Agisoft Photoscan Pro is a preference that adds slope analysis. The colours applied to the model Read more about DEMS – Another View[…]
Atlantis at Alikanas Late last year Simon found himself on the island of Zakinthos, Greece, in the company of a film crew. The job was to scan the seabed of Alikanas Bay and capture what locals believe to be the remains of a long-lost town. The job went very well indeed. The weather and visibility Read more about Media Work – Looking for Atlantis[…]
The Most Boring Model on the Internet Its never a good idea to test software capabilities when the pressure is on to deliver a job. The manual may well claim everything works out of the box but its a high risk strategy. Which is how we came to find ourselves standing in a field flying Read more about Rolling Shutters and Boring Models[…]
Tips and Tricks Keeping with the theme of recent posts about light, we have some tools available in Photoscan available to us. Like any tool, its useful to know when to apply them and when the outcome might not be quite as we hoped for. Here’s a screen grab of a model as processed with Read more about Photoscan and Light[…]
Orcalight A few weeks ago we shared the news that the Orcalight Seawolf had been upgraded. The original single battery canister and light head was returned to Shane at Orcalight for modifications. A second light head and improved batteries were in the upgrade and the intention was to improve the coverage of light when working with a Read more about Let There Be Light Part II[…]
Time to Train For those who want to know more, Simon Brown of Deep3D is holding a photogrammetry training course. Organised in conjunction with Tim Clements and Vobster Quay Inland Diving the three day course will run from the 11th to the 13th of May. Three days discovering the basics of photogrammetry, discussion about cameras and Read more about Photogrammetry Training[…]