Archive for Projects
PixelLapse Dolly V4
The PixelLapse Dolly project which I started in 2010 as a rough sketch on a piece of paper, grew into a working “personal” project in 2011 and in the process underwent a few transformations as I toyed with a variety of ideas and improvements. Version 1. A 2 metre Igus Drylin-W rail and glide, powered [...]
Arduino controlled strobe
I came across a website by Maurice Ribble which contains a wealth of information, cool projects and the “Camera Axe 5″ shield for Arduino – more about the shield in another post. What caught my interest was Maurice’s project on triggering a camera’s flash with sound and light. I had previously spent (wasted?) some [...]
Design. Deploy. Do.
Somewhere, I forget exactly where, I came across a design strategy which in essence promotes the following cyclic process : Design >> Deploy >> Do, and then back to the “Design” stage to rethink the concept based upon your experiences from the “Do” stage. This doesn’t necessarily mean that everything you tackle needs to [...]
Bang!
As promised yesterday, here is a shot from the first test with the function generator (project 2012-1) Setup as follows: Camera on tripod with shutter release cable and off-camera flash. Speaker enclosure (driver facing upwards) with red silicon rubber sheet stretched over the speaker driver opening. Circuitry set for low resonance (approximately 10Hz). [...]
Hold on tight 2012.
Back again after a long absence and this time around I’m going to dedicate more time to my blog. So, 2012 has finally arrived and this is going to be a phenomenal year for change and achieving goals; throw in a paradigm shift or two. Wishing everyone and their families all the very best [...]
