Person of Interest

Have you seen the show Person of Interest?   Wired.com has an interesting article about 11 body parts defense researchers will use to track you.  Check it out at this web site:  http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/01/biometrics/?pid=1775&viewall=true

"Person of Interest is an American television crime drama broadcasting on CBS. It is based on a screenplay developed by Jonathan Nolan.^[1] The series revolves around a former CIA agent (Jim Caviezel) recruited by a mysterious billionaire (Michael Emerson) to prevent violent crimes in New York City. Season two premiered on September 27, 2012.^{[2]"   as quoted from Wikipedia.}

John Reese (Jim Caviezel), a former Green Beret and CIA field officer, is living as a derelict in New York City after the death of the woman he loves, and is presumed dead. He is approached by Harold Finch (Michael Emerson), a reclusive billionaire computer genius who is living under an assumed identity. Finch explains that after September 11, 2001, he built a computer system for the government which uses information gleaned from omnipresent surveillance to predict future terrorist attacks. However, Finch discovered that the computer was predicting ordinary crimes as well. While the government was not interested in these results, Finch is determined to find a way to stop the predicted crimes. He hires Reese to conduct surveillance and intervene as needed, using his repertoire of skills gained in the military and CIA. Through a back door built into the system, Finch receives a Social Security number for someone who will be involved in an imminent crime, at which point he contacts Reese. Without knowing what the crime will be, when it will occur, or even if the person they were alerted to is a victim or perpetrator, Reese and Finch must try to stop the crime from occurring." Wikipedia

Examples of Challenging Macro Photography

Preparing good video and photos can be a challenge.  Macro photography (extreme close-up photography, especially of tiny subjects) and its video  counterpart are even more difficult.  

Photographing flowers and insects clearly seem easy compared to shooting tiny shrimps and other sea creatures, especially when the photographer must also deal with current in the water and floating particles.  Some excellent quality images made by scuba divers are shared at Liquid Life Photography and LiquidGuru's Underwater Video Site.  Anyone who's into photography can appreciate the level of detail captured in these images without the benefit of tripods.  (What's your favorite critter?)