Archive for September 2007
Homebrew Space photography
Ever fancied taking photographs from space? One of my friends was recently telling me about how he was going to take photos with a camera suspended from a kite... but this takes things to a whole other level.
The basic recipe is:
1 x small helium weather balloon 1 x digital camera with interval shots 1 x small parachute, and a GPS trackerAnd what do you get (after a whole bunch of attempts)? Something like this...
and even this
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