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Category Archives: Photo
October Thing-a-day, Day 7: Nikon Camera Intervalometer, Part 1
Please note: The library described on this page was originally written for an extremely old version of the Arduino software. I’ve modified the project to work with Arduino 18, the new version is here: NikonRemote.zip. Download and unzip in your … Continue reading
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October Thing-a-day, Day 6: Demonstration of Focal Length and Depth of Field
My instructor lectured about perspective and depth of field yesterday, and while I had already investigated the effects of aperture on depth of field and focal length on perspective, one thing that he mentioned (and I didn’t really believe) was … Continue reading
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October Thing-a-day, Day 5: Beer!
We made a double batch (10 gallons) of an oatmeal stout called C.K. Oatmeal Stoot. The plan is to keg half of it and bottle the other half. So come round in a couple of weeks if you want to … Continue reading
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October Thing-a-day, Day 3: Intersection (self portrait)
More experimentation with slow shutter speeds. The scene was exposed for 1.3 seconds, with me standing still during the process. I used a remote to fire the shot. The photo turned out ok, but it isn’t as interesting as I … Continue reading
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October Thing-a-day, Day 2: Minifig action
Here is another shot for my motion assignment. For lighting, I used an incandescent desk lamp through a few sheets of tissue paper, with a black light to highlight the light saber. To make the motion smoother, the minifig’s arm … Continue reading
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Demonstration of Aperture and Focal Length
The simplest things you can control on a camera are aperture, shutter speed and ISO (film) speed. Unless you are really trying to create a special look, you probably want to keep the ISO setting as low as possible to … Continue reading
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