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Camera Glitches

Some (seriously) not working but interesting Android camera glitches.

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June 9th, 2013 at 12:35 pm

Cogs

“Cogs” by Germaine Krull, ca 1929 (via Pinterest via an unlinkable Facebook post)

May 12th, 2013 at 5:38 pm

USB Chips Being Attached

USB chip being attached by hand in a factory; via Bunnie Studios

May 6th, 2013 at 6:13 pm

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Air Movement Study

“Air Movement Study” by Étienne-Jules Marey (1901).

Via: Deja Vu

January 17th, 2013 at 9:45 am

Photographing Wood

Woman photographing wood for a really interesting database of wood and wood defects for computer vision.

September 22nd, 2012 at 7:52 pm

Curiosity Rover Looking at Crater Rim

Following with more desparately lonely media from the Mars rover Curiosity, this image is from the rover’s rear-facing Hazard Avoidance camera looking back at a crater rim.

High resolution: NASA

August 6th, 2012 at 5:52 pm

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0.1 Megapixel Argus Camera – First Images

Some of the first images using a very low-resolution Argus digital camera – these are taken in the lowest quality setting and produce some interesting color and shape patterns, almost like worms digging through the images.  Lots more after the break.

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July 16th, 2012 at 10:23 am

Cyanotype Preparations

Some experiments that will (ultimately) become cyanotypes later this week…

July 9th, 2012 at 3:24 pm

Paper Airplanes and Space

Not sure exactly what I’m looking at, but that it is part of a project by Samsung that released 100 paper airplanes from space.

Via: Wired

July 3rd, 2012 at 7:15 am

Camera Experiments

Continuing experiments for a camera project; the above images are captured by a 35mm SLR lens, projecting onto frosted plexiglass, and picked up by a cheap webcam.  The top is a toolbox across my studio, the bottom a fluke image captured when opening the box the assembly was housed in.

June 28th, 2012 at 10:56 am