Jyoseph writes – “The following is a tutorial on how to create an extension tube / reverse mount for a standard 18-55mm lens using common plumbing supplies found at your local hardware store…Reversing the lens using a “reversing ring”. This special adapter attaches to the filter thread on the front of a lens and makes […]
Ka Nai’a’ writes – “A while back I saw someone had taken a webcam and changed it over to an InfraRed (IR) webcam. I had thought about doing that before but never did because I saw all these new webcams that had the IR LEDs on the camera and made it an IR webcam. Even […]
Calazon Enterprises made a fun stop motion LEGO movie, with an unhappy ending for a frog. When will the frog abuse craze end? – [via] – Link. Related: More LEGO stop motion videos – Link. Stop Motion Animation, the Easy Way. With iStopMotion, making Gumby is less pokey. MAKE 02 – Page 129.
Adrian writes – “A tutorial on how to make “spinning” photography of objects to large to fit on a turntable. All you need is a long piece of rope, chalk and a parking lot! (From the photographer who made the camera made out of Legos.)” – Link.
We’ve covered this hologram kit before, and so far the Makers out there have reported limited success, but it seems like a fun project I’d like to try – “The Design a Hologram Kit has everything you need to make your own transmission holograms – up to 20 of them. Each film plate is a […]
Nice home security how-to on Popular Science – “Networked cameras let you keep an eye on your stuff from any Web-enabled device, and you don’t have to be a security pro to install one. Here’s everything you need to know to watch your world” – Link.
Ian writes – “3D images created using Google Earth – an image is taken, then a second image slightly rotated to one side. These are then blended to create 3D photos. Some work well (I think St Helens is the best one) and some are not so good.” – [via] Link. Related: Callipygian 3D free […]
