As digital photography rapidly replacing the traditional film photography as the photography of choice for all but a few devoted professionals, post processing to enhance images such as denoising becomes increasingly an integral part of digital photography. In this paper we propose the multiscale total variation (MTV) and the multiscale anisotropic diffusion (MAD) algorithms for denoising. Both...

Before the invention of photography, the written and spoken word and artistic representation passed on the traditions of Japanese culture. The opening of Japan to international trade in 1854 and the Meiji Restoration in 1868 resulted in rapid modernization and profound cultural changes in Japanese life. At this time, the West brought with it the technology of photography ironically to record th...

INTRODUCTION Examination of the ocular fundus is a fundamental component of the general physical examination and critical to the diagnosis of lifeand sight-threatening medical conditions among patients with certain presenting complaints, such as headache. In addition, populationbased studies have shown the prognostic value of retinal microvascular findings in cardiovascular and neurologic disea...

This paper examines recent acclaim for professional embedded photojournalists who visually document the experience of US soldiers in Afghanistan using the popular mobile photo application Hipstamatic. These photos have stirred controversy among fellow journalists and cultural critics regarding the use of photo filters in Hipstamatic and similar app Instagram, their contribution to the de-profes...

Bushfircs are common in Australia. They cau:oemuch damage and considerable loss annually. However. some use could be made of these wildfires fer forest mapping if developments in colour and false-colour (colour infrared) aerial photography were more fully exploited. The advantages that colour and false-colour aerial photography have over pan~ chromatic minus-blue aerial photography are analyzed...

The photographic image has long been used in journalism to document events and circumstances, to attract attention, and to stimulate debate and action. That of itself implies that photography can contribute to change in the social and political climate, which in turn can have a powerful influence on public health. Whether or not photography is also an “art” form, with all the subtlety of expres...