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Take macro photos with your cell phone

db — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:24:11 +0000

A recent article on diyphotography.net talks about the awesome idea of taking apart an old DVD burner, and using the lens to take macro photos with your cell phone's camera. I just couldn't resist trying this myself, but all I had was an old CD burner (not DVD). Nevertheless, the lens did the job well, and the photos I was able to take with the camera in my Motorola RAZR V3xx (1.3mp) turned out pretty great:
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Star Photos at Machu Picchu

db — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:54:06 +0000

Early in the morning on our way to Machu Picchu, I was able to take a few stunning sky photos. This was done by simply putting the camera on the ground, and setting the exposure to 30 seconds. Here are the photos, followed by copies of the photos that I've annotated with constellation names and lines.

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Inca Trail and Machu Picchu, Part 4

db — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:38:02 +0000

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Inca Trail and Machu Picchu, Part 3

db — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:35:30 +0000

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Inca Trail and Machu Picchu, Part 2

db — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:34:09 +0000

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Inca Trail and Machu Picchu, Part 1

db — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:29:33 +0000

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(Extreme) Camping

db — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:14:34 +0000

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Adult Swim Bump #1

db — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:14:50 +0000

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Paris, 2007

db — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 01:12:53 +0000

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Reykjavik, Gullfoss, Geysir

db — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 03:11:21 +0000

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