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Senior graphics programmer at Cloud Imperium Games. Planetary photographer. Formerly at TT Games and Computer Science lecturer. Inept bassist.
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Stargazing shots from Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize.

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1970 cine film restoration experiments.

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1970 cine film restoration experiments.

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Experimenting with a movie restoration of my German grandparents from December 1970. This version uses the Project Starlight diffusion AI research preview from Topaz Labs, post-converted to 60 frames/sec from 16 frames/sec. The original 8mm cine movie scan was posted earlier.

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Experimenting with a movie restoration of my German grandparents from December 1970. Manually cleaned frames followed by AI denoising, enhancement and frame interpolation to 60 frames/sec. Original version posted earlier.

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Experimenting with a movie restoration of my German grandparents from December 1970. Original 8mm cine scan at 16 frames/sec. Processed version to follow.

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#StarCitizen is discussed on Radio 4 (around 21m 55s in).

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Brit Floyd don't cut any corners when it comes to putting on a polished show.

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This evening's entertainment.

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Wildlife photos from my recent Belize trip.

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Some wildlife shots taken around the New River, Belize.

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Spending a couple of weeks in Belize. I feel like I've stepped into a Far Cry game.

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A peek at our #Squadron42 music recording sessions at Abbey Road Studios.

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#Jupiter on Thursday 16 January at 20:30 UT. The Great Red Spot is leaving lots of turbulence in its wake this year.

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A quick 90 second look at #Mars on Thursday 16 January at 20:45 UT, before clouds appeared. The pale patch top right is the volcano Elysium Mons, discovered in 1972 by the Mariner 9 probe. With modern camera technology it's easily seen from the Earth.

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Jodrell Bank (12 km away) photographed from my attic office. 400mm lens.

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It seems the Switch 2 is a hand-held console with a screen and controllers, and plays Nintendo games. Thanks Nintendo. Full of surprises as always.

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I took a look at our neighbours #Mars and #Venus this evening, but imaging conditions were very poor.

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Some interesting clouds tonight.

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Frost today.

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The #Moon tonight. No telescope - just a 400mm camera lens.

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Around 28 years ago I worked on a research project relating to using VR to visualise crime evidence. We worked with the Greater Manchester Police and a delegation from the House of Lords visited us to discuss the work and consider legal implications. Everything comes around if you wait long enough.

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Time-lapse of #Jupiter, #Io and #Ganymede on 2 January 2025 at around 21:30 UT.

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#Mars on 2 January 2025 at 22:30 UT. 12" Meade LX200 / Player One Uranus-C camera.

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#Jupiter, #Io and #Ganymede on 2 January 2025 at 21:45 UT. 12" Meade LX200 / Player One Uranus-C camera.

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Some photos from 2024.

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Some photos from 2024.

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I captured a nice superior mirage when out today. Tynemouth, UK.

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tenet's on telly

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A major update to our #StarCitizen game was released today with a whole new star system to explore.

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After a month of cloud I took my first #Jupiter image of the season, with #Io transiting. 19 December 2024, 20:25 UT.

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Every Videogame From 1954. Happy Holidays!

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I am planning a trip to #Belize in 2025 and have put together a packed itinerary of forests, beaches and Mayan ruins. Hoping to photograph some exotic wildlife if possible.

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Free on the Epic Games Store today - the last published game I worked on. We spent many years developing a new engine for this game.

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Testing my new 400mm lens at Chester Zoo.

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Testing my new 400mm lens at Chester Zoo.

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A lovely focus on the soundtrack to the worlds we create. #StarCitizen

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Impressed by the macro performance of my new Tamron lens, tested here at 50mm.

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I invested in a 400mm camera lens - hoping to put it to good use on an upcoming trip to Belize. I found a nearby sheep to test it on.

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