Here are a small sampling of the latest photos I’ve taken on my trip to Thailand.
Category: Photography
I’m in Thailand!
I’m in Thailand for the next few weeks so posts will be a bit few and far between but trust me as soon as I get state side I’ll be posting like crazy. In the meantime I’ll be sending photos to my space on Flickr. You will be able to keep up with my photo adventure in the lad of smiles. Enjoy!
Review: Lensbaby 2.0
Very cool. A Lensbaby is quite simple in concept. Its a single lens on a flexible tube with a diaphragm (f stop). To use it you just look through the camera and move the lens to bring your subject into focus. The effects are pretty cool. Anyway, read the review and see if you want to have one of these neat accessories.
Aerial Stereoscopic Photos
This is cool, stereo photos taken from the air by using R/C airplanes.
DIY Macro Ring-Light
Time to hack up the Christmas lights!!! Funny thing is that’s the exact reason I bought a string of 60 white LEDs last Christmas, I knew I’d be cutting them up for a plethora of projects. This one looks to be quite handy, I have been having fun with shooting macro images with a reversing ring on an old 50mm lens. An inexpensive ring light would be most valuable for adding a bit of fill.
Own Your Own AWACS Plane
Hum, looks like it might be fun to play with. Here are the specs:
- Takes 26 digital pictures by radio control while flying
- AWACS appearance
- 55" wingspan
- Twin, electric-ducted fan jet engines
- Simple thrust vector steering control
- Push button camera control
- 1,000-foot flying range
- Additional rechargeable flight battery included
- Includes home and auto chargers
- E-Z Launch Takeoff System ensures expert launches
- Easy for beginners and fun for experienced flyers
- Digital camera is Windows compatible
26 images are a bit low, and the camera should be slung under the body of the plane. You want to see the ground, not the sky. Yeah, you lose the ‘AWACS‘ look but you get more funtionality. If your wanting to buy one of these just remember when it comes to R/C planes you get what you pay for. This plane has no control surfaces, the direction is controled by giving more or less power to one the motors on the wings. Want to turn right, you give more power to the left motor. Your not going to be pulling any fancy acrobatics with this craft. It also looks to be made out of foam so one arrested landing via a tree trunk is going to leave a mark. Buy extra wings and some tape. If you see one on a discount table someplace pick it up, but don’t pay full retail. If you just can’t wait to take pictures from the air of somthing give kite aerial photography a try.
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