Finding Lena Forsen, the Patron Saint of JPEGs

Post by toolslive » Sun, Feb 17, 2019, 8:00 AM UTC

Jun8 wrote: post #28

In addition to lenna old timer image processing researchers would also have fond (depending whether your compression or edge detection algorithm worked correctly or not) memories of girl , cameraman , and barbara images as well as the infamous baboon ( https://goo.gl/images/4Js7YH ). I remember doing my senior thesis on 2D LPC in 1990 and since we did not know how to print images, in our report we just printed the pi…

Post by wyoh » Sun, Feb 17, 2019, 8:15 AM UTC

yawaramin wrote: post #37

patrickg_zill wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So all of the women who have been in Playboy have no agency? Maybe they shouldn't be allowed to vote then... ! Is it not also significant that she then was a model and became a "Shirley" at another company also?

No one said anything about the agency of Playboy models, only about the inappropriateness of using Playboy or other NSFW materials in professional environments making women uncomfortable. In the privacy of your own home, do whatever you like (legally). But don't bring it into the office!

Post by feanaro » Sun, Feb 17, 2019, 8:26 AM UTC

yawaramin wrote: post #44

v64 wrote: post #43

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So is the hangup that it was published in Playboy? What if the cropped non-nude version of the photograph first appeared in a mainstream publication, and then was appropriated by the imaging community afterward? Does that contextual difference change anything if we're still discussing the same photograph?

I don't know–it depends! It's difficult to talk hypotheticals. In the end it's all about the context.

Post by jabberthemutt » Sun, Feb 17, 2019, 8:31 AM UTC

rococode wrote: post #62

59nadir wrote: post #59

Lena Forsén* You'd think, having written a whole article about her, you'd be able to spell her name right. It's incredible to me how relaxed people in English speaking countries, particularly the US, are with removing and changing letters as they see fit. I remember seeing someone on Reddit, for example, who had named their kid Soren, after Søren Kierkegaard, completely ignoring that it's not even the same name. Do p…

Isn't that just how language works? When a name doesn't suit your language's writing system it's natural to adapt it in a way that's more accessible. English simply doesn't have an acute accent. It's why people in English speaking countries are named Michael (or one of the 50+ alternatives) instead of the original מִיכָאֵל, or why BBC reports on Chinese President Xi Jinping instead of Chinese President 习近平.

Post by saagarjha » Sun, Feb 17, 2019, 8:53 AM UTC

userbinator wrote: post #23

GuB-42 wrote: post #13

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It there a reason why these images "no longer represent the best examples for future research"? How is Lena inferior to the other "female" images? Lena seems to offer a good mix of highly detailed textures, smooth gradients and sharp edges. Maybe there are copyright reasons but Playboy seems to be fine with the use that the Lena image is made of.

Almost certainly pressure from the PC crowd... elaine.512 doesn't seem particularly pornographic, but perhaps she's from Playboy too (anyone know?)