SRLworld has an interesting camera accessory, since it requires a SLR camera, I’m guessing you activate it via the extend-o-pole or something… Great for short folks/peeping toms/paparazzi… (cost seems to be $58) – “With the Slik “S pole digital” you can capture shots from over fences and above barricades, and never be limited by crowds. […]
Back in the old days there wasn’t iMovie, well – there’s was in a way, but it was made out of wood, metal, glass and a lot of planning. Here’s how folks added titles and effects to their movies before drag-n-drop, Popular Science 1940 – Link.
Volunteerlabrat has a clever DIY 3D scanner you can make using a web camera and fairly simple rotating table (the 3D scanner script written in matlab to take the pictures on the site too)… [via] – Link. Related: Homemade 3D Scanner – Link. Project Splinescan – Cheap 3D scanning – Link.
Airliners.net has an incredible long exposure photo of a UPS plane taking off, it looks like a road in the sky… – “N306UP (cn 27759/622) Cleared for takeoff with a southbound turnout. Runway number and piano keys visible! [Canon 20D, 50mm f/1.8 MK-II] Taken @ Des Moines – International (DSM / KDSM)” [via] – Link. […]
Remember that camera gadget we posted about earlier today that takes photos of lightning? Turns out there is a DIY version if you want to build one yourself – Thanks Shadyman! [via] – Link Previous: Capture lightning with a digital camera (commercial version) – Link.
Bjoern writes – “The color field camera blends live video data with flickr images that match the color of the object in the center of the viewfinder. It combines a web cam and a 2.5” Color LCD screen in a vintage 1950s snapshot camera case. Inspired by the Flickr Color Pickr and RGBy. The Color […]
Sweet, here’s how to enable geotagging in iPhoto – “By slightly changing the InfoPanel.nib file in the iPhoto 6.0.5 app bundle, you can see how this hidden feature works. Check the step-by-step on how to do this here…” [via] – Link. Related: HOW TO GPS Tag Photos: Flickr, Mappr, Google Earth…. – Link. Flickr Geotagging […]
