Category: My Artistic Endeavors

My journey deeper into photography, art-making, filmmaking. Practiciing the craft that makes my creative juices flow.

  • Another 720p to 4K GigaPixel AI Demo

    Just shot something quick a few hours ago. Wanted to show how awesome AI enhancement can be. On the left is the original 720p screenshot. On the right is the upscaled to 2160p (aka 4K) screenshot. Impressive as hell, innit? But pay close attention to what the AI got wrong. Notice the extra hair it generated on my palm and forehead. LOLOL. And the patches under by eyes are extremely ghoulish and exaggerated. But it was able to detect my chapped lips, so that’s incredible as hell.

    Notice how the word “Michigan” doesn’t quite look right. But this is only for a few frames, so in motion it doesn’t matter at all. You wouldn’t even catch it. But a human would be able to figure it out. Otherwise, yes, very impressive.

  • Glorious 320×240 Resolution Returns!!!

    It’s starting to resemble something more familiar, innit?

  • SDXM 3D Game Engine Progress LOL

    Getting very good performance. Confident will get 30fps when it’s ready to run. Right now it’s only chewing on “simple” graphics.

  • AI Upscale Side By Side Compare 720p To 4K

    A demo comparison between original 720p video upscaled 6x using Topaz Gigapixel AI and Topaz Sharpen AI.

  • Northern Lights Green Bay, WI Oct 10 2024

    By Chongchen Saelee www.eastfist.com

    By Chongchen Saelee www.eastfist.com

    By Chongchen Saelee www.eastfist.com

    The colors are off because I had to pull them out with Photoshop. By eye, of course, it’s very faint, but you can see the “streaks” against the pitch dark night sky. The camera however saw it in the liveview on my Nikon D3200 as a red/pink rainbowish looking thing. Used a prime lens. That’s why you need specialized equipment like a huge lens for night photography. These weren’t even long exposures either. Look at all the motion blur stars! LOL

  • Jan 2024 Heavy Snow Blizzard

    Some HD video of heavy snowfall/blizzard here in Green Bay, WI from Jan 9, 2024 and Jan 12, 2024. Shot with Nikon D3200. Full resolution 24 megapixel images just for you to brag how sharp my telephoto lens is.

  • Feral Kitty Taking A Shit

    Feral Kitty Taking A Shit
By Chongchen Saelee

Feral kitty taking a shit
Feral kitty taking a shit
In the cold November breeze

It's sniffing around the grass
It's clawing at the dead fallen leaves
Then it takes a squat to do its dirty deed

O, you wouldn't want to catch that whiff
The balmy November air mixed in with
Spicy smelly nutty cat shit

  • Happy Murican Independence Day 2023 Out Hur


    Oh no, you didn’t. We macking out hur coz we free, y’all.

  • Nikon D3200 DSLR Auto-Focus Mode Is Impressive!

    Shoulda mastered the full Auto-Focus Mode for my Nikon D3200 DSLR. Didn’t know I could get such good results. These were captured with a heavy ass telephoto lens, hand-held, and the stupid robins were moving all over the place! You gotta set those damn camera settings right and be ready to shoot. Shot from inside my dimly lit living room through the grimy glass backdoor. Impressive results!

    (BTW, I realize the cooked little bird might be misconstrued as one of the robins, but it ain’t. It’s just a baked hen, I happen to be cooking and eating around the same time the critters come out to eat in my backyard today)

  • Nikon D3200 DSLR Practice: Hibiscus Flower

    It’s that time again, folks! Practice time using my trusty old Nikon D3200 DSLR. Watering Mom’s plants this morning and I witnessed the hibiscus flower had bloomed. Had to give it a go. Check these out!