Dutch designer Ruben van der Vleuten was curious to know how many people and steps were involved between mailing and receiving a parcel, so he decided to find out. He installed a tiny 3MP camera in a parcel, built a timer circuit using Arduino (a simple single-board microcontroller designed to control devices.) and shipped it to himself. The timer of the circuit was set to make a 3 second video every minute and make longer videos while the box was moving. Click through to watch the results.
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Whether they hold a cache of high-tech, Batman-style weaponry or just a quiet retreat from the kids, secret rooms can make anyone feel as if they lead a life of mystery and intrigue. A company called Creative Home Engineering designs incredible secret passage systems that are virtually undetectable, hiding private spaces behind bookcases, wine racks and ordinary-looking walls.
While many secret rooms involve replacing a regular door with a bookcase on hinges, Creative Home Engineering’s carefully designed systems contain hidden cavities with steel structural support, so they won’t begin to sag or scrape over time due to weight and humidity.
They’re also designed to blend flawlessly with the surrounding room. The key to security for any secret room, of course, is proper concealment. You could also get an optional vault door with a super heavy-duty locking system that can be integrated into your home security system. Other options include armored doors and biometric access control devices, like fingerprint scanners.
While armor-plated panic rooms with hidden surveillance aren’t exactly accessible to most of us, financially speaking, it’s fun to dream about creating an network of secret passageways in our own homes.
Hidden rooms and secret passageways are no longer only found in ancient castles and fantasy books. Beautifully subtle hideaways can now be purchased by anyone.
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In some cases the discovery of a secret room is a wonderful find but it can also be a twisted nightmare.
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Adorama Photography TV presents “How’d They Do That” featuring Ed Hidden. In this episode, Mark talks with Ed who shoots stock photography for iStockphoto. Ed will give some tips on shooting stock photos. He even talks about studiolighting.net and his podcast LightSource. For related articles and videos, go here: www.adorama.com Visit www.adorama.com for more videos!
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Glacier National Park suffers from no shortage of iconic vistas and formations. Hidden Lake lookout, above Logan Pass, is a place you can lose yourself taking in the iconic vistas and mountain peaks. Even the locals (Mountain Goats, Marmots and Bighorn Sheep) seem to stop to enjoy the views from time to time. They also seem to enjoy watching visiting photographers as I found out. The Mountain Goats (photos to come) might just surprise you by being right behind you and Marmots aren’t too shy about inspecting your gear. In fact on a previous trip to Glacier National Park a Marmot tried to take off with my tripod. Now that I think about it perhaps the locals here are closet photographers when no one is around
Special thanks to BorrowLenses.com as both of these photos were made using their Zeiss Distagon T* 3.5/18mm ZE and Canon 300mm f/2.8L IS USM lenses.
Hidden Lake – Glacier National Park, Montana
Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) – Glacier National Park, Montana
Photo Details:
(Top) Canon 5D Mark II, Zeiss Distagon T* 3.5/18mm ZE, 1/125 sec, f/10, ISO 100
(Bottom) Canon 5D Mark II, EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM, 1/320 sec, f/5, ISO 400
Lenses via BorrowLenses.com who I recommend highly!
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Hidden Lake, Glacier National Park
The illusion of movement with a record player. Watch as hidden animations come alive by using a specific frame rate and shutter speeds of a camera and RPM of a record player. To me this is one of the ultimate illusions. Definition of Illusion: something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality. I used a Numark turntable set to 45 RPM and the camera was set to 24 FPS. The shutter speed was set to around 840. With that combination of settings a 30 frame animation would appear to stand still. I used the slider to increase / descrease rpms which caused the images to move foward or backward. The sequence of the guy jumping on the blocks was the most difficult but turned out the best, in my opinion. The images of the guy jumping is me. I recorded myself jumping in the living room then took 30 frames from that footage and traced the images in photoshop and filled with black. Then printed out the 30 images and cut each one out. I used 30 wooden blocks and glued them to a piece of construction paper then taped the images of the jumping guy to the clear sheet and aligned them with the blocks. I also love the pac-man animation. It’s so simple but just has such a cool feel to see the mouth opening and closing. I’m giving away the record playing that I used to make this video. I bought it brand new for the video and have no need for it now. It’s the Numark TTUSB 0.00 value. Here are the rules: To be eligible to win you must: – Be subscribed to my …
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This lively RSA Animate, adapted from Dan Pink’s talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace. www.theRSA.org
Video Rating: 4 / 5