Legos on Hoth
Cool pics from Flickr user Avanaut. He describes the photography in this comment. [via The Brothers Brick]
Photography
Flashback: Make Your Own Sun
Ever have the perfect shot framed with the exception that the sun is in the wrong place? Not to worry — you can always fake it. Back in MAKE Volume 13, in the Upload imaging section, Charles Platt taught us the quick and easy way to make your own sun. Check it out. Make Your […]
Google Goggles mobile visual search
It was only a matter of time before Google came out with a visual search product. Google Goggles is geared towards the mobile market and allows anybody with the ability to snap a photo to receive relevant information.
How-To: Mount a video camera in a model rocket
James Yawn’s site Recrystallized Rocketry has lots of great information about DIY rocketry, including this great tutorial about mounting a video camera. This hot pink rocket is called the “sugar rush,” because it is powered by Yawn’s homemade potassium nitrate/sugar rocket fuel. [Thanks, Kenneth!]
Weekend Project: Macro Photography On a Budget
Pringles-can lens extender produces dazzling ultra close-ups for peanuts. Thanks go to Haje Jan Kamps for the original article in MAKE, Volume 06. To download The Macro Photography On a Budget video click here and subscribe in iTunes. Check out the complete Macro Photography On a Budget article in MAKE, Volume 06 and you can […]
Weekend Project: Macro Photography On a Budget (PDF)
Pringles-can lens extender produces dazzling ultra close-ups for peanuts. Thanks go to Haje Jan Kamps for the original article in MAKE, Volume 06. View the PDF of this project. and then subscribe to MAKE Magazine for other great projects you can do over the weekend.
PCB collage screensaver via Flickr feed
Jeff of mightyOhm uses OS X’s built-in RSS screensaver to keep up with the Printed Circuit Boards Group he admins on Flickr. Of course the feature will work with any Flickr feed (including our own). Commenters on Jeff’s post point out that Picasa can be used for similar results on Windows machines. Nice – this […]
