Monday, November 9, 2009
Sunday fun: light painting
Got a rainy Sunday morning? Let’s do some light painting:
Ingredients:
- a dark room (but not too dark, to avoid tripping over the camera)
- a small light (I’ve used my wife’s night reading light)
- a tripod
- a camera with “B” exposure, or at least 10 seconds exposure (Canon 1000D)
- a remote shutter with exposure lock (hand made)
- a three years old daughter (fun guaranteed :)))
Parameters: ISO 100, f3.5 - f10, manual focus set with light on in the room.
Additional fun: use colored films to change light color (saved for the next rainy Sunday morning).
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
The Wiggles / Top Gear Quick Conversion Chart
This chart is designed to support parents in the process of explaining to their children why sometimes they prefer to watch Top Gear instead of The Wiggles.
Why Greg matches with the Stig? Because he is the one “doing the driving” (Toot toot, chugga chugga).
PS: I have used Greg as the yellow wiggle because here in Italy we are still watching old episodes, and Sam has not yet replaced Greg in the quartet.
