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labs

Photos of Labs at Night Show a Spooky, Soulful Side to Science

Science lab night-time routine goes like this: the experiment concludes, equipment winds slowly down. You rub bleary eyes, stretch your stiff neck, hit "save" on the data for analysis tomorrow. Then you deal with the forest of coffee mugs, flick the light switch and bumble out of the door. But the lab's still there: racks of equipment that can't be turned off humming, shining in the glow of its own LEDs... The technical bounds that give us our gadgets happen in these places of science, thought and, as it turns out, a kind of weird beauty when everyone's gone for the night. And that's the subject of this amazing photo set over at Seed Magazine. Check out the link for the full set: it'll get you thinking, or possibly reminiscing (it certainly did for me.) [Seed Magazine via Wired] Photos: Noah Kalina.

9:15 AM on Thu Jul 24 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,415 views, 10 comments

Latest by stallionz: Nice pic of Stanford Linear Accelerator though. While it's 2 miles pale in comparison to the LHC, it makes for a nicer pic being a linear collider. more »

photography

Phase One P65+ is First Full-Frame Medium Format Photo Sensor, Packs a Gaudy 65 Megapixels

Last week Hasselblad was holding down the largest-sensor-available title with its 50MP H3DII-50, but now Phase One's P65+ digital back matches the size of a standard piece of 645 film at 40.4 X 54.9mm—a first for digital sensors—for a final resolution of 65 megapixels. But if you're guessing it'll cost you, you guessed right. More »

10:03 AM on Mon Jul 14 2008
By John Mahoney
6,335 views, 23 comments

Latest by james-42: @Dook_In_The_Urinal: Especially one that's not very good, but very expensive. more »

science fiction

Incredible Photography of Sci-Fi Fans in their Native Habitats

When you see a guy dressed up like Spock at a Star Trek convention, it's actually pretty normal. But as the excellent documentary Trekkies pointed out, it's a lot more odd when these fans wear the clothes home...and don't take them off. Photographer Steve Schofield has an amazing gallery of British science fiction fans dressed up at home in his collection "Land of the Free." We wasted far too much of our day appreciating these photographs. And we recommend that you do, too. [Steve Schofield via Neatorama]

10:40 AM on Thu Jul 10 2008
By Mark Wilson
24,899 views, 64 comments

Latest by n/a: Fail more »

photography

Photos of Highway Billboards From Below Reveal Death Star Corridors of Doom

When they're not screaming at you to pull off for discount cigarettes, fireworks and porn (at least when you're near the Indiana border), highway billboards are apparently busy looking like menacing space station hallways from below. High-watt chemical lights under night skies make for some fantastic captures, as Slovakian photographer Branislav Kropilak has discovered. Bravo. Hit the jump for a few more, and his site for the rest. More »

7:30 PM on Wed Jul 9 2008
By John Mahoney
9,222 views, 23 comments

Latest by tehdahl: @vbjay: Whoa. Deja Vu. more »

cameras

Hasselblad H3DII-50 has 50-Megapixel Sensor, Double the Largest 35mm Sensor

The new H3DII-50 from Hasselblad packs in Kodak's 50-megapixel sensor. This measures 36mm x 48mm, and is thus double the size of the largest 35mm DSLR sensors, and even more than double the sensors used in low-mid range DSLRs. The sheer size of the sensor means it takes about 1.1 seconds per frame, but clearly you're sacrificing speed for professional ultra-high quality. It's got a 3-inch screen, integrated CCD cooler and can shoot up to ISO400. There's no word on pricing, so you'll have to wait until closer to its October launch to find out how much cash it'll cost you (rather a lot.) [Hasselblad]

6:20 AM on Tue Jul 8 2008
By Kit Eaton
5,418 views, 23 comments

Latest by fudged71: @discounteggroll: I hope that was a Malcolm in the Middle reference :) more »

photography

Bisected Lenses Are Mechanically Intricate Yet Poetically Utilitarian

While it's not uncommon to get a glimpse into the intricate inner-workings of fine watches, it's rare that we get the same opportunity to see what's under the hood of classic cameras. Here's a bilateral slice of a Leitz lens that was part of a 1930s Leica camera—sitting over a plain red backdrop, its stoic mechanics border on high art. Taken from the Deutshes Technikmuseum Berlin, Wired has a whole gallery of gorgeous photography photography. Hit the link and enjoy. [Wired and DTMB]

11:30 AM on Mon Jun 30 2008
By Mark Wilson
10,146 views, 31 comments

Latest by n/a: these cutaways are always so interesting more »

rumor smashed

Nikon D700 Shots Revealed as Fake

Darnit darnit—that's what you'll be saying if you're an eager Nikon fan, waiting for the new mid-range D700 DSLR. Those shots we showed you in our previous rumor post? Yep: faked. Over on NikonD700.com they've got a link to the original pre-Photoshopped image on Flickr. It's of a D300, and is clearly of a higher quality and resolution than the D700 fake. See below for the full pic. More »

7:35 AM on Fri Jun 27 2008
By Kit Eaton
10,525 views, 9 comments

Latest by Yifkong: @ Aanidaani - so true. It's the spec sheet that matters, and I'm willing to bet we'll see faked "internal memo" with the details any day now. more »

photo hacking

Image Fulgurator Does Real-World Hacking Of Other People's Photos

According to Merriam Webster, fulguration means "the act or process of flashing like lightning" and that's kind of the principle behind artist Julius von Bismarck's device. It's a reactive flash image-projector...or, to put it another way, a real-world hack of other people's photos. Sounds sinister, looks sinister...works great. Adapted from a flash gun and an old SLR, it senses the flash of someone's camera, and then quickly illuminates itself, projecting images or text onto the object that was being snapped. The video of bemused tourists in Berlin, peering in confusion at the screen of their digicams is priceless. More »

9:40 AM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By Kit Eaton
25,555 views, 56 comments

Latest by Human Bomb: @Human Bomb: *"for clashing a political statement with bad techno" Excise the "being". more »

spy sats

Photographer Puts 189 Non-Existent Spy Satellites on Show

"Yesterday up in the air I snapped a sat that wasn't there"— so might photographer Trevor Paglen say about his show at the University of California at Berkeley Art Museum. It's a series of photos of 189 secret satellites: the ones that officially "don't exist." Dubbed The Other Night Sky the photos are time-lapse images of the snoop-sats moving through the night sky, made with a custom star-tracker. Apparently it's his attempt to draw similarities between government secrecy and Galileo's historic tangles with the Catholic church. Found with the help of an amateur astronomer, each photo is of a named spy sat, and they're quietly beautiful—if you can forget the eerie spying aspect. The show runs until September 14. [Wired]

12:40 PM on Mon Jun 23 2008
By Kit Eaton
10,034 views, 48 comments

Latest by AndersonBMX: i cant wake up at 5:30 am to take a good picture of the ISS and this guy finds 189 satellites? i'm feeling so donw... more »

cool

3D GIFs Made from Old Stereo Cards Are Stupidly Simple, Effective

Joshua Heineman is obsessed with old stereo cards, those old photographs from the 19th century that contained two different views of the same subject to give the illusion of depth. He converts them into pseudo-3D GIF images that can be seen without glasses, on your monitor. The method is extremely simple, and while the jerking result may seem silly, surprisingly, it works: More »

5:46 AM on Thu Jun 19 2008
By Jesus Diaz
29,288 views, 62 comments

digital forensics

Spot Faked Photos Using Light Sources, Eye Positions

With all the Apple fakes being tossed around the internet in the hours leading up to WWDC, how can us unassuming consumers figure out what's real and what's not? Luckily, Scientific American has got our backs with several ways photo editing masters spot a fake photo. More »

10:00 AM on Sun Jun 8 2008
By Elaine Chow
33,587 views, 22 comments

science

The Birth of a Virus, Photographed for First Time

We've long used various methods, such as cell freezing, to analyze the rise of viruses as they convert happy cells into destruction production facilities. But now, for the first time ever, scientists have found a technique to watch viruses grow in real time. As Rockefeller University virologist explained, "This is the first time anyone has seen a virus particle being born." More »

3:40 PM on Tue May 27 2008
By Mark Wilson
26,416 views, 38 comments

flashy

Presslite Vertex Makes Photo Flash Bouncecard More Flexible

Watch a professional photographer closely, and you'll see they sometimes modify the light coming out of their flashgun with a bit of white card held on by elastic bands. It's a simple way of scattering the flash to give even light coverage of a subject, and this new Presslite Vertex gizmo offers a more controlled way of doing the same thing. It's got a couple of adjustable vanes that let you send the flash light in almost any direction—including forwards and backwards at the same time—as the vid clip shows. More »

6:28 AM on Fri May 23 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,525 views, 14 comments

Latest by Kareem King: @Buttermaker: Well put. DIY light mods all the way. more »

not so digital cameras

Grass Photography Grows Your Snapshots

Photosynthetic photography is by no means a new technique, but it's certainly new to us. By placing a "canvas" of grass in a darkroom and shining light on it that first passes through a film negative, artist/scientists have been able to tweak the chlorophyll levels of blades of grass and create living photographs. Their permanence is fleeting, but the effect is quite remarkable. This piece is Mother and Child, hit the jump for Sunbathers. More »

12:30 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By Mark Wilson
15,809 views, 59 comments

eye-fi

Eye-Fi Announces Explore, Share and Home Models

Not so long ago we reviewed the Eye-Fi, a 2GB SD card that adds Wi-Fi to any digital camera. Now the company is expanding their product line with the Eye-Fi Explore ($129), Eye-Fi Share ($99) and the Eye-Fi Home ($79). The big news? Eye-Fi is now supporting hotspots and geotagging with the Explore. More »

12:01 AM on Mon May 12 2008
By Mark Wilson
9,724 views, 25 comments

photography

Photograph-to-Digital-Picture Converter Sounds A Lot Like "Scanner"

Goofy gadget masters Hammacher Schlemmer are back at it again with a Photograph-to-Digital-Picture Converter that takes your old paper snapshots, and well, digitizes them. Now we know what you're thinking—isn't this just a scanner with a more complicated name?—and at first, I was inclined to agree. But digging deeper I found that this may not be a bad specialty box for $150. More »

3:30 PM on Tue Apr 22 2008
By Benny Goldman
7,565 views, 21 comments

photographer fashion

Overpriced Re:Vision Bracelets Were Once Overpriced Camera Lenses

For the photographer with a sharp eye (for recycling) come these innovative bracelets from Australian designer Craig Arnold. Called the re:vision line, these premium-priced baubles are assembled using the discarded lens casings of some of the world's most well-known camera brands. (I swear I spotted a Minolta in there somewhere.) The bad news is that these hacked-up lens hand-me-downs are priced from around $175 to $250, and come complete with wear and tear from their previous owner. Certainly not cheap, especially when you consider that hacksaws, hammers and your friend's brand new Nikon D60—conveniently "borrowed for the weekend"—are so readily at hand on the cheap. [re:vision via Boing Boing]

10:00 AM on Sun Apr 20 2008
By Jack Loftus
4,913 views, 17 comments

Latest by BigDanInTX: My sister-in-laws boyfriend would LOVE this!! And, they did a great job on them, too. more »

digital cameras

Underwater Camera Rig Sends Photos Around the World in Seconds

Alain Bernard of France broke a record last week when he swam the 100m freestyle in 47.60 seconds at the European Swimming Championships. At the same time, underwater photographer Wolfgang Rattay broke another far geekier, and therefore far more important, record of his own using a voyeuristic remote controlled underwater camera rig. More »

2:01 PM on Sat Mar 29 2008
By Jack Loftus
17,232 views, 18 comments

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