Skycam Images

Drew Carey at the Improv

Drew Carey at the Improv - Friday night we got tickets to the early show at the Improv, and saw Drew Carey, Sarah Silverstein, and four other comics. Sample from Drew Carey "You know , recently I had the same medical procedure as Vice President Cheney - Angioplasty with a stent - but in my case they left the heart in..."

Larry and Marie looking for Star's Houses

Yes, we drove around in Beverly Hills looking for Stars Houses. This is at Greystone Mansion - an estate turned into a park - worth a stop.

Stone and Water at the Getty

The Stone and water garden at the Getty - beautiful, stark, minimal.

LA from Getty

LA from the Getty museum. The Getty is a fabulous stone temple perched on a hilltop on the outskirts of LA - great view on a Friday night.

Garden at Getty

A Barrel cactus viewing garden at the Getty.

Oscar Setup

Setup for the Sci-Tech Oscar ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006

Marie in Hollywood

We did the tourist thing, and went to Hollywood and saw the walk of fame, and Grauman's Chinese Theater.

All Dressed Up

All dressed up and ready to go to the Awards Ceremony

In the Reception

Mary and David Hastings, and Marie with Oscar. David wrote much of the test bed and save and repeat move code for the first production Skycam, and took it on the set of "the Sluggers Wife".

Opening Ceremonies

The President of the Academy giving the opening remarks. Check Here for a pretty good description of the goings on.

Garrett and Award

Garrett Brown accepting the Distinguished Achievement award for his pioneering work on the Skycam.

The Award

The Distinguished Achievement Award

Me and Plaque

Larry holding the Award

Garrett Larry David

Garrett Brown and the programming team of Larry Cone and David Hastings that developed the software for the Skycam, the first 3D volumetric camera.

Marie and Larry

Marie and Larry having a great night in Hollywood

Cactus 1

Next day we went to the Huntington Library and Gardens - here is a cactus in the Desert Garden.

Cactus 2

Another interesting cactus photograph from the Huntington Library Gardens.

Marie Sunday Bill

Marie and two friends from Seminary - Sunday and Bill

Hwood Screening Room

On Sunday night we visited friends of Mary and David who live in a canyon behind Hollywood. He is a Director and lives with his family in a fabulous house. We viewed "screener" of "Family Stone", a DVD distributed to Academy members to enable them to view and evaluate films up for Academy Awards.

Guitars

Wall of Guitars in a Hollywood home.