Tag: webcam

The Webcam of downtown St. John’s is a delight

I love this webcam so much I decided to post it here so more people can know about it. It’s a camera provided by the CBC that focuses on downtown St. John’s in Newfoundland, Canada.

It’s a perfect webcam if you ask me. The setting is as picturesque as anything. There is just enough activity happening to make it seem real (as opposed to a still photo): cars go around constantly, birds fly by, and occasionally you’ll see a boat in the harbour.

CBC has other webcams, but this seems by far the best. Check it out if you have a minute. It’s perfect especially for anyone from Newfoundland feeling homesick.

Webcams! Still going! Still a great idea!

If you were around during the early days of the World Wide Web, you remember webcams. People would point a camera at something like the sky or a coffee pot and others would use their browser to check it out.

You might be thinking no one does that any more, but if you did, you’d be wrong!

To see what I mean, go here. That is specifically for the Northern Lights, but if you scroll down you can see many others as well.

Still a nice way to see the world without leaving your room.

 

 

How to look better for your webcam

Sure, you can get a better webcam. But if you spend any time on web conference calls, it pays to read this, too: Strobist: How to Improve Your Cheapo Webcam’s Picture Quality. For example, following the article, the image that the webcam produces goes from the bluish one on the right to the better looking one on the right.

Well worth reading.