Because CCD imagers are linear, image processing may be used to subtract away the effects of light pollution, which has increased the popularity of astrophotography in urban areas.

Up until the 1990s, SLR was the most advanced photographic preview system available, but the recent development and refinement of digital imaging technology with an on-camera live LCD preview screen has overshadowed SLR's popularity.

A perfect ground for editing, viewing, and sharing digital photos and graphics, the Internet ’ s ever-increasing growth and popularity in turn provides the same success for the field of digital imaging.

Non-invasive imaging has gained popularity as the imaging equipment has become available for research use from clinics.

The Amiga provided a significant upgrade from 8-bit computers, such as the Commodore 64, and the platform quickly grew in popularity among computer enthusiasts.

A cappella is gaining popularity among South Asians with the emergence of primarily Hindi-English College groups.

Beltane regained popularity during the Celtic Revival and is still observed as a cultural festival by some in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man and among their diasporas.

For many reasons, including its age and its popularity among Western militaries, it is one of the most universally known card games in existence.

Franjo Tuđman's government started to lose popularity as it was criticized ( among other things ) for its involvement in suspicious privatization deals of the early 1990s as well as a partial international isolation.

Although Latin Jazz is most popularly associated with artists from the Caribbean ( particularly Cuba ) and Brazil, young Mexican Americans have played a role in its development over the years, going back to the 1930s and early 1940s, the era of the zoot suit, when young Mexican American musicians in Los Angeles and San Jose began to experiment with banda, a Jazz-like Mexican music that has grown recently in popularity among Mexican Americans such as Jenni Rivera.

The therapeutic approaches of Albert Ellis and Aaron T. Beck gained popularity among behavior therapists, despite the earlier behaviorist rejection of " mentalistic " concepts like thoughts and cognitions.

Today, Chiang's popularity in Taiwan is divided along political lines, enjoying greater support among Kuomintang supporters.

These stories found popularity not only among young children but adults as well.

During the time of Nazi Germany ( 1933 – 1945 ), the Nazi Party enjoyed particular popularity and support among the town's population.

With the advent of modern science fiction from the 1950s to the present day, Flatland has seen a revival in popularity, especially among science fiction and cyberpunk fans.

The wide popularity of The Whole Earth Catalogs, starting in 1968, was quite influential among the younger, hands-on, activist generation of the 1960s and 1970s.

From the outset, this new republic held that film would be the most ideal propaganda tool for the Soviet Union because of its widespread popularity among the established citizenry of the new land ; Vladimir Lenin, in fact, declared it the most important medium for educating the masses in the ways, means and successes of Communism, a position which was later echoed by Joseph Stalin.

Many original freestyle artists, and DJs such as Jellybean, Tony Torres, Raul Soto and Roman Ricardo, were of Puerto Rican ancestry, which was one reason for the style's popularity among Latino Americans and Italian Americans, especially in the New York City area.

The return of prosperity gave the Nazi Party enormous popularity, with only minor, isolated and subsequently unsuccessful cases of resistance among the German population over the 12 years of rule.

This service — which many users saw as a way of firmly establishing their online identities — was a significant factor in DALnet's popularity and afforded the network a distinctive reputation among IRCers.

In this way free love currents and other radical lifestyles such as naturism had popularity among individualist anarchists.

On his return from Siberia in 1917 he enjoyed great popularity among Moscow workers as a lecturer.

The popularity of golf is also gradually increasing among the masses and many clubs in Karachi like Dreamworld Resort, Hotel & Golf Club, Arabian Sea Country Club, DA Country & Golf Club are providing finest golf facilities to the citizens of Karachi.

The Free Patriotic Movement, The Kataeb Party, also known as the Phalange Party, the National Bloc, National Liberal Party, Lebanese Forces and the Guardians of the Cedars ( now outlawed ) each have their own base among Christians and it's controversial as to which group has the largest popularity.

It has since gained popularity among fans of other clubs around the world.

However there has been no evidence so far and as a result it was believed that it was act of the new government to get their popularity and support among the civilians.

His wide popularity among both Hindus and Muslims made his leadership possible ; he even convinced the extreme faction of Muslims to support peaceful non-cooperation.

During this time it was sometimes said that MUD stands for " Multi Undergraduate Destroyer " due to their popularity among college students and the amount of time devoted to them.

Upon the sudden appearance and massive popularity of Dungeons & Dragons from TSR, the company turned its attentions to role-playing games, seeking out and producing systems created by amateurs and freelancers.

Viols were second in popularity only to the lute ( although this is disputed ), and like lutes, were very often played by amateurs.

With the resurgence of 2D animation and its booming popularity, free and proprietary software packages have become widely available for amateurs and professional animators.

The interest in birdwatching grew in popularity in many parts of the world and it was realized that there was a possibility for amateurs to contribute to the professional biology.

In the Russian-speaking world ( primarily Russia and Ukraine, but also the Baltic States, Central Asia, and Russian communities abroad ) socionics has grown significantly in popularity, and is now a topic of discussion among large numbers of amateurs, as well as a group of a few hundred professionals.

The Advanced Photo System was an attempt of a major upgrade of photographic technology for amateurs, but was soon overtaken by the popularity of digital photography.

This is currently the only fronton in New England and paradoxically, may indicate a potential resurgence of the sport in the region, given the popularity of this amateur facility, at which current and former professionals, seasoned amateurs, and those new to the game appear to regularly play.

The early popularity of color " slides " among amateurs went into decline after the introduction of automated printing equipment started bringing print quality up and prices down.

Short film making is growing in popularity as equipment becomes cheaper and more amateurs are making movies.

However it has declined in popularity since the 1980s and now stage rallies are probably generally more popular with amateurs.

He continued to paint scenes set in Italy, as well as England and Wales, and his death in 1782 came just as large numbers of artists began to travel to Wales, and later the Lake District and Scotland in search of mountainous views, both for oil paintings and watercolours which were now starting their long period of popularity in Britain, both with professionals and amateurs.

This carbine ( under $140, about $15 more for a deluxe grade ) has an 18-1/2-inch barrel and was obviously inspired by the popularity of last year's Model 760 pump with a short-barrel.

The impression has nevertheless been given during these three days, despite Mr. Rusk's personal popularity, that the United States delegation came to Oslo in a somewhat tentative and exploratory frame of mind, more ready to listen and learn than to enunciate firm policy on a global scale with detailed application to individual danger spots.

The popularity and reputation of the cricket series has led to other sports or games, and / or their followers, using the name " Ashes " for contests between England and Australia.

" Amazing Grace " saw a resurgence in popularity in the U. S. during the 1960s and has been recorded thousands of times during and since the 20th century, occasionally appearing on popular music charts.

Though wine ( vino ) has traditionally been the most popular alcoholic beverage in Argentina, beer ( cerveza ; the Italian birra is frequently used ) in recent decades has competed with wine in popularity.

His music today has regained some modest popularity via recordings.

Today the language has declined in popularity along with the Amiga computer for which it was written.

The popularity of Internet cafés has fallen in recent years, as most users prefer to access the Internet from home or work.

This benefit has contributed to its popularity in cryptographic software.

An extension that has gained significant popularity since 2003 is Satisfiability modulo theories ( SMT ) that can enrich CNF formulas with linear constraints, arrays, all-different constraints, uninterpreted functions, etc.

Maland has identified it as triggering Chaplin's decline in popularity, and writes, " Henceforth, no movie fan would ever be able to separate the dimension of politics from the star image of Charles Spencer Chaplin.

Recently the use of recycled materials as concrete ingredients has been gaining popularity because of increasingly stringent environmental legislation.

With the growing importance and influence of China's economy globally, Mandarin instruction is gaining popularity in schools in the USA, and has become an increasingly popular subject of study amongst the young in the Western world, as in the UK.

In the past decade, mountain bike racing has also reached international popularity and is even an Olympic sport.

Vermicomposting has gained popularity in both these industrial and domestic settings because, as compared to conventional composting, it provides a way to compost organic materials more quickly ( as defined by a higher rate of carbon-to-nitrogen ratio increase ) and to attain products that have lower salinity levels that are therefore more beneficial to plant mediums.

The popularity of the chupacabras has resulted in it being featured in several types of media.

The popularity of curry houses in Britain has encouraged a number of publications aiming to show how the curry house cuisine, as opposed to authentic Indian cuisine, can be recreated at home.

Ditka's success and popularity in Chicago has led him to land analyst roles on various American football pregame shows.

By far, the best known representation is the animated Wile E. Coyote, Super Genius, whose popularity has spread the three-syllable Spanish pronunciation of the word coyote throughout English-speaking North America.

Cheerleading's increasing popularity in recent decades has made it a prominent feature in high-school themed movies and television shows.

The popularity of websites that allow members to upload their own movies for others to view has created a growing community of amateur computer animators.