Millimeters matter
We’re never going to solve the bees all dying off if we keep throwing tiny pies at them… Link.
Imaging
HOW TO – Build a one pixel digital camera using and old Mac
Bpwagner writes – We have all heard of Macquariums, and I have even built a few, but have you ever heard of a Mac Pinhole Camera? Here is how I built one for International Pinhole Camera day (4/29/07). I just know there is an old Mac sitting in your basement… go ahead, it is time […]
Maker Faire: Kite Aerial photography
For anyone who likes kites and photography, make sure to check out MAKE author Cris Benton’s demonstrations of Kite Aerial Photography at the Faire: Who needs satellite photography? Get a kite’s-eye view of what’s happening down below. See how you can make your own aerial photography apparatus at home. Cris Benton will illustrate the evolution […]
String tripod
ShoeBlade writes – This is an old photographers trick. Sometimes referred to as a string tripod or string bipod or string monopod. Also known as a chain tripod, bipod, etc… This device is used to stabilize a camera in order to get clearer pictures at a slow shutter speed. The advantages to a string tripod […]
Staring at the Sun, now in 3D
Peter writes in – It’s a huge disappointment: the best eye candy on earth causes blindness. And it’s a little hard to see, even as our closest star. Enter NASA, with the solution: the first-ever stereo three-dimensional images of the sun. You’ll need red-and-cyan glasses, which you can buy or make. (See NASA’s great guide […]
Take control of your lens cap!
Here’s a clever way to store your lens cap with a bit of velcro – Link.
World’s first camera
Spluch writes in – The World’s first camera is currently on display in Capital Museum, Beijing, for an exhibition that presents the history of photography through Nicephore Niepce museum collections. CCTV.com-世界首臺照相機在首åšå±•å‡º[圖] – [via] Link.
