I've reached 10 models approved in google Earth !

Hurray ! Google has notified me that the models I've sent are adequate for the 3D layers in Google Earth !
if you search for "Capitola" In google earth you might just bump into them :) If you are in the neighbourhood I would really appriciate sending photos of the buildings so I may add additional texture information to them.

link for the Wharf 3D warehouse.

Wooopie ! another 3D model I've built has made it through to the 3D building layer in Google Earth !
I'ts one of the stores Perli and me visited during our honeymoon in Capitola.



comments are most welcome

סופת ברקים בשמי רעננה

חיבור הברקים מצילום זמן ארוך

כל 2 עד 5 שניות הופיעו אחד אחרי השני ברקים, תופעה מאד יפה אבל לא אופיינית למזג האוויר כאן.
אני חושב שזה מאפיין זריעת עננים, כי לאחרונה התחילו במסע זריעת עננים מאסיבי והאופי של העננים השתנה.
הנה קליפ קצר :

Another 3D model in Capitola

Added a neighbouring building to my Capitola collection

Dove's life

I found a dov'es nest on a tree right in front of my porch so I put the camera in timelapse mode (CHDK) and started shooting. I have no projector to have enogh light or nightvision and I'm using a 200mm zoom so I hope that the 2 eggs don't hatch during the night :)
shooting starts at about 8:00Am each day and finishes at about 5:30PM, a frame each 10 seconds.the camera is in Aperature mode in spot measureing to minimize the lighting difference. from the results I've noticed that the hole palm tree the dove resides on moves in a "breathing" motion, each day it rizes a bit and I guess each night it lowers. in day 2 i've noticed there's a branch that really doesn't help the view so I've cut it. in day 6 we had strong winds that shook the tripod a bit but it still runs! :)
started shooting: 03/03/2011, the first 6 days look like this (HD) :
1 day = 1 minute:

1 day = 20 seconds:


I'll keep an update each week.

Google has made my day

Google have just sent me a 200NIS voucher to use in Adwords as I see fit.
I'm not used to receiving printed mail other than bills and subpoenas, Since it's the first Email I've received from Google, I was quite shocked that they gave me such a nice gift, hope to use it wisely :)

Google Adsense made my day!

Solar Optimizer preliminary draft

After a longer than expected render I've come up with a preliminary draft which I'll keep abusing...
for more information about the study visit here

Sun view of the 2 trial array

An additional Idia rose while I was addressing this, that the dynamic panel could also be an additional reflector for the rest of the array, so for this experiment I've used only 2 panels, one stationary and one facing the sun.

Close up PV

and a parrallel video output you can view here:

a second version of 3 tracking panels here in this video: