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Friends have asked for holiday suggestions for nutella, so I have designed an experiment that produced good holiday results.
1. similar to experiment #2, select a suitable oatmeal raisin cookie
2. pipette 30 grams of nutella carefully onto the cookie. whatever you do, don't use a spoon, because the nutella doesn't want to spread-- it wants to cling. to spoons, cookies, taste buds-- it's all very lovey-dovey and, perhaps, a trifle needy.
3. Also similar to the previous experiment, carefully place exactly no baconsalt, whatsoever, on the nutella
4. pour egg nog
5. play some holiday-themed music
6. swish the egg nog and enjoy its heady vapors. oh, did i mention the rum?
7. enjoy responsibly
8. make a setting for a friend
Connectivity and readymade.
Experimenting, manipulating and combining daily life objects in order to attempt, to force or to mystify a workable connection between them, at least to make it visible and/or possible. This exercise is to be considered as a warm-up, a first step towards a further installation or project.
Erg (École de Recherche Graphique), Brussels, Arts Numériques-Atelier (New media art), 2016-2017.
Professors : Marc Wathieu.
The experiment was to see which type of vinegar gave the greatest reaction with baking soda. Turns out the aromatic (balsamic) vinegar was the strongest reaction!
Esperimento: ho desaturato il cielo e agito sui contrasti e toni per renderlo inquietante. Ho schiarito l'erba e aumentato leggermente la saturazione.
Desatured the sky and maked hi contrast.
Experimenting illumination on my small office.
You can comment what is the colour you like most.
Enjoy…
Two screenshots from Bing Maps/3D cities in Windows 10
CROSSVIEW
To view 3D pics cross your eyes focusing between at the pictures until both images overlap one another in the middle.
Per vedere le foto in 3D incrociare (strabuzzare leggermente) gli occhi fino a che le due immagini si sovrappongono formandone una sola centrale.
Decided to try this vegetable smoothie in the blender thing after watching a video Mary Rambin posted about it recently..
It's not too tasty, but not that awful either.. Not bad for as healthy as it is though.
another HDR experiment :)
this time without a tripod and using only 3 exposures
this is Singapore's oldest fire station :)
the tower you see on the building was used as a lookout point in the old days to spot fires in distant areas because its the tallest structure at the time...now almost every building around this place is taller then this old station :)
my new workplace is just opposite of this old fire station, i shot this on my way to work this morning :)
align and HDR process with photomatix
toning and USM in PS
slight increase in color saturation :)
Andy loves all the sunshine that blares through the French doors in the afternoon. I thought I'd try the dreaded black-cat in the sun shot. It came out better than I had thought.
FOV: 3" wide.
On an aluminum tray, salt, sulfur were heated until the salt was melted. The frozen salt contained sulfide and possibly, disulfide ions. This was then added to a solution of sodium silicate and dissolved by boiling the solution.
To this solution was added another solution containing sodium chloride and aluminum sulfate. When they combined, a white precipitate formed. This was strained and dried, then melted with a MAPP gas torch.
Shown under UVc light.
Key:
WL = White light (halogen + LED)
FL = Fluoresces
PHOS = Phosphorescent
BL = 450nm,
UVa = 368nm (LW), UVb = 311nm (MW), UVc = 254nm (SW)
'>' = "stimulated by:", '!' = "bright", '~' = "dim"
Synthetic "Sodalite1"
19Sep2015
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18 Watt Triple Output UV lamp from Polman Minerals - Way Too Cool UV lamps
The Foucault pendulum of the Griffith Observatory.
The pendulum swings independently of the Earth's rotation. As the Earth rotates, the pendulum's direction will slowly change relative to the ground, here causing pegs to be knocked down one after another. This experiment demonstrates that the Earth rotates, and was devised by Léon Foucault in 1851.
Chemical experiments.
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An experiment in Photoshop.
Combined all color channels into a monochrome and then masked it on top of the original colored version and "erased" all the parts that were red to make that color really pop out.
I think it turned out quite well. :-)
Sandia researchers Alex Tappan (left) and Rob Knepper watch the detonation of a critical thickness experiment. The experiment typically uses less explosive material than the size of one-tenth of an aspirin tablet to determine small-scale detonation properties. The bench-top experiment is so small, researchers can stand next to the firing chamber with eye and ear protection.
Read more at share.sandia.gov/news/resources/news_releases/why-explosi...
Photo by Randy Montoya.
Acrylic paint on natural dyed cloth. Blogged: thenaturalsurface.blogspot.com/2014/07/experimenting.html
Experiments in Macro.
I’ve always been fascinated by the mini-universe of macro photography & have always been impressed by images of this inner world.
Recently I’ve started to dip my toes into this world & explore some new photographic possibilities.
Though I’m yet to dive right in & get really serious by purchasing a dedicated macro lens
But there are ways to get a taste of this type of photography without spending a lot of money.
Here are a few options that I’ve tried & my thoughts on the merits of each of them:
Note: Please don’t mistake this for a serious gear review as such - all it is is my personal opinion (no lab tests here!).
1. Extension Tubes.
These usually come in a set of 3 tubes which allow you to change the amount of magnification depending on which size tube you use.
By combining them together you increase magnification, so there’s a good degree of flexibility in this method.
I looked into purchasing Nikon extension tubes or other name brands like Kenko, but these are pretty expensive.
Especially when you consider there’s no optical glass in them - the tubes are essentially spacers to increase distance between lens & camera.
These top quality options do give you electronic metering & exposure & autofocus.
I went for a cheap generic option for about $25 on eBay & these work fine but you lose all electronic functions - so manual focusing & exposure.
I found these extension tubes to give good results but I found them to be a real pain to attach & remove from the camera & lens.
I have read on websites & forums that even with the top brands this can be an issue as well.
So in the end I tended to use other options more because of this hassle - patience is not one of my strong points!
2. Reverse Macro.
This by far the cheapest option to experience the world of macro - about 10 bucks & you’re up & running! It’s also very light & compact!
Reverse Macro involves using an adaptor ring to attach the lens to your camera in reverse to the normal method.
I used it with my Nikon 50mm f1.8D lens. It feels kinda weird but gives you good magnification.
Exposure & aperture setting is fully manual along with manual focus as there’s no electronic coupling between lens & camera.
I liked the results though its quite fiddly & at times it was too much magnification & I was unable to fit relatively small flowers in the frame.
I think I’ll use this method for smaller subjects where I want powerful magnification.
3. Raynox DCR-250 macro lens.
This an inexpensive lens attachment that fits filter threads of between 52 & 67mm. I picked mine up for about $40 (usually $70-80).
This lens is made in Japan & the glass seems to be optically pretty good.
The Raynox lens screws into an attachment which clips onto your lens so its pretty simple to use & you have full use of autofocus & electronic metering.
I thought the results were pretty good from this method & I found myself using it more than the other two options.
Getting Serious with Macro Photography.
I’ve done a bit of research into macro gear & techniques & here’s some tips from the experts:
Lenses.
I’m not going to go into lens choices as there’s plenty of resources on the net. Google is your friend.
General macro lenses fall into the 60mm -100mm range.
If your focus is on bugs that crawl or even flying insects consider a longer focal length of 150-180mm
The longer focal length gives you a longer shooting distance from your subject.
So there’s less chance of scaring off your prey or even worse getting bitten by it!
Focus Stacking.
Serious macro photographers use techniques like focus stacking to improve depth of field. Narrow d.o.f is a problem with macro work.
This technique involves taking multiple images with different focus points on your subject.
These images are blended together in software to improve sharpness of the image, though its not really a practical technique for things that move like insects.
Other Macro gear.
Some macro photographers use macro slider rails on their tripods. These rails give you very finely-tuned focusing which is critical for macro.
Macro ring flashes which attach to the front of lenses to help illuminate subjects are also popular with macro photographers.
Final thoughts.
I’ve enjoyed my brief experience with macro photography & can see myself buying a dedicated macro lens in the future.
It takes time to set up a good macro shot so it’s certainly taught me a thing or two about patience.
Macro is a lot of fun so get out there & get up close and personal!