thats amazing! i love the concept.

so coool!
well done!
best!

nice job..i've been wanting to try this since seeing it somewhere too.....very cool

Get a mac man! I am sure that Toshiba is already obsolete!

I had the same reaction when just tonight I was sent the website indicated as my URL.

I thought, "How fun that would be!" Though I finish the term papers first.

(cute mousepad, btw.)

Awesome. A couple of ideas: You could also hide the desktop icons and put the taskbar at the bottom on Autohide. To hide the icons, right mouse click on the desktop. Hover the pointer on Arrange icons by, and remove the checkmark from Show desktop icons. You may need to click on the desktop to get them to go away. To autohide the taskbar, right mouse click on the taskbar, choose properties, and place a check mark in the Autohide the taskbar. Again, awesome!

Yet another fantastic photo!! I love it.

Cool example of the idea.

You have a lot of pens!!

haha i like this.. very cute. =D

Worked out pretty well, I saw this the first time on www.engadget.com some weeks ago.

Amazing!
Thanks, Sam, for bringing this to our attention; and for the meticulous work you've done to produce today's example.
I would not have thought of this possibility; if I had, I would have thought it could not be done because "nobody is that good or that thorough". What does that say about what you have done?
It would be interesting to know more about the background of the Transparent Screens Pool.
Well done, Sam!

Creative shot, I like the picture on the laptop and than take a picture of that!

Perhaps I don't get around much but I've never seen this done before! Great idea very well executed.

Greate Photo! Really original!

Good execution. The contrast and color on the laptop picture fits very well into the scene. What kind of tripod head is that? Looks like a damn nice one :)

Not an original idea...but very beautiful.

Maybe not original, but very cool none the less.

haha, may not be orignal, but i think your's was done the best.

That is so cool. I love it!!

Sam, aside from the left side of the screen (batman's shoulder, whatever is in front of him, and the speaker), this is perfect. Looks fun!

ha ha - this is brilliant. nicely done - the background lines up perfectly.

I spot a Stikfas :]

The objects in the screen are exactly the same size as the real ones. Awesome. I like the contrast between the cold weather outside (that the window is fogged) and the warmth inside the room (the yellow gives a sense of warmth).

(sorry my English is not so good)

this is awesome. how many times did it take you to get the perfect shot on your desktop? can you explain that process?

Although, as you say, it wasn't photoshopped...I reckon it'd be sooo much faster to do just that, and the result would look no different - perhaps except for the windows icons and start bar. I guess the idea of not photoshopping something is viewed as superior in some way...perhaps so. At any rate, nice job, it looks fantastic and it all lines up really well. Makes you look twice, and then even thrice...

Yea, but did you clean up the desktop first? I wish my desktop (not to mention my view) looked like that. :)

It is an original idea. Just not yours. A pleasing photo regardless.
Take care-
Mark

Did you clean your desk to take this shot or are you always this neat? :D

Nice shot though, I love the idea of transparent screens.

Best Regards,

your idea was great!

Am especially in love with your egg yolk. =3
You have a captivating workspace indeed!

So, Sam, are we ever going to see the Loreo in action at [ ddoi ]?

That's wicked. Loved the idea!

Ryan,
I'm not sure how using Photoshop would speed up duplicating this effect. You would still need to take a photo of whatever was behind the laptop.
I don't think you're fully grasping the concept.

You say it say gloomy. Still the colours are so bright, rain on the window notwithstanding. Like your mousepad ;)

i love everything about this photograph! from the image, to your mousepad...to your beautiful green walls! keep up the great photos! you're such an inspiration!

i heart that mousepad. :)

nice shot btw. i saw this on flickr and have been wanting to try it.

Nice gear... that lens set you back a bit! Did this for an April Fools post. http://www.matt.dunmores.com/pad/archive/2005_04_01_PAD_archive.shtml#111241766057641125

great shot! :) but i must admit.... i want that batman over there! ;)

wooo edible mousepads are yummy.

batman of the future whoops ass, but there's no school like old school.

interesting, i like.

did you just acquired that "L" lens? or you just don't put images taken with that lens on DDOI? i notice that all images (or at least all the great images that i curiously hovered my mouse over to see the camera info) in this site were all shot with the drebel and the kit lens, which always amazes me. if my observation is correct, then i won't abandon my kit lens soon =)

thats fucking beautiful!!!! ahhhh amazing!! i want oneeeeeeee>_<

the meme of this days. I do the same in this photo.

Heh yeah I saw this on other gadget sites. It works best if you have a laptop, since its easier to move the screen out of the way. Nicely done. Personally I dont have that much time on my hands right now, but I'm sure if I was really bored some day during the summer I'd give it a try.

I LOVE YOUR MOUSEPAD... and the photo too, i found the idea very interesting, and the composition too... there's something about colors that look warm even when you say that there have been two snowy days in a row

A port in the storm; your visual logic always is : )

i live in a beautiful area & caught myself wondering how you might see the vertical poplars sailing by my car on the way home one evening.

btw: toronto's tourist industry owes you big time!

captain haddock! i haven't seen that old seadog since childhood. oh the memories...lying sprawled out on my stomach on the floor of my room, my sister and i surrounded by tintin books when it was raining outside. i have to admit that it took me a second to get to the transparent screen part of the image- i was captivated first by the captain.

once again something that made my day. I really like this photo. Great job!

sweet! first time i've seen that. additional comments: cool, we have the same laptop, and also, haven't your eye doctor told you not to put your screen against a window as this will ruin your eyes ;-)

Send us an update when it is sunny outside and rainy and gloomy on the computer!!

Hmmm...very surprised to see you are not using a Macintosh!

Great effect. It's like I'm looking through the laptop. Looks transparent. Very nice.

Very clever - nice one Sam

Ryan... yes the effect may be easier to do in photoshop, with two pics and an overlay... but when you look at it in person, it's still just a laptop. With the transparent effect, even in person.. your co-workers, friends, etc. will notice the effect... pretty cool.

Very well done Sam, the only thing that doesn't line up properly is Batman.. .looks like he had one donut too many... :)

Wouldn't mind seeing more of these..

Justin

I see u did buy that Dark Knight Returns figure after all!

Wow that's freaky, I have *exactly* the same laptop. Different wallpaper mind you.

Original or not, the pic is excellent :)

The belgium painter René Magritte explored this theme in the 30's...but instead of a laptop, a canvas!
Very interesting!

I guess u must have 2 laptops and 1 USB pen, right? assuming ur Camera USB wire isn't long enough

great job ! what's you'r camera model ?

Wow.... very clever. A real fun photo to explore and ponder.

Yeah I have seen this concept done before, but I have to say that I've never seen it look as good as this. Very well done... great shot.

STIKFAS ! ! ! ! !

yep..its really nice indeed. The concept is really cool..awesome.

very smart.

Halo!
Check this out!
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YAY captain haddock!