Robert Hooke, 1635-1703. Micrographia restaurata: or, The Copper-plates of Dr. Hooke’s Wonderful Discoveries by the Microscop. 1745
Take Impressive Photos With a Webcam
Astronomer Mark Thompson explains how you can have fun capturing images of celestial objects with a webcam and telescope.
Circling The Dead
Amazing landscape photography of Namibia by Marsel van Oosten.
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Earth Photography: It’s Harder Than It Looks
From my orbital perspective, I am sitting still and Earth is moving. I sit above the grandest of all globes spinning below my feet, and watch the world speed by at an amazing eight kilometers per second (288 miles per minute, or 17,300 miles per hour).
This makes Earth photography complicated.
Even with a shutter speed of 1/1000th of a second, eight meters (26 feet) of motion occurs during the exposure. Our 400-millimeter telephoto lens has a resolution of less than three meters on the ground. Simply pointing at a target and squeezing the shutter always yields a less-than-perfect image, and precise manual tracking must be done to capture truly sharp pictures. It usually takes a new space station crewmember a month of on-orbit practice to use the full capability of this telephoto lens.
Retro Package Design
Kyle Tezak designed this beautiful retro, vintage package design with sexy pin-ups for Mindy’s Hot Chocolate.
source: designworklife.com
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