Alex Wild on insects, science, and photography
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I have engineered a fair number of inexpensive DIY camera hacks. This one is by far the cheapest: it’s free! Simply place a drop of water on the phone’s lens, carefully turn the device over, and the suspended droplet serves as a liquid lens.
A personal blog by Illinois-based biologist and photographer Alex Wild.
Myrmecos- derived from the ancient greek word for "ant"- hosts Alex's musings about these and other little creatures that share our planet.
Questions? Email alwild [at] myrmecos.net; or follow @Myrmecos on Twitter.
There’s a diy laser application going the other direction. Shine your laser pointer through a droplet of water and you cast a large image on the wall with microscopic detail of the droplet contents….Best if you have something living in droplet…
example
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUB3uZwZydU
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