A Reconfigurable Camera Add-On ...

... for High Dynamic Range, Multispectral, Polarization, and Light-Field Imaging 
More information: Home Page, view at YouTube:
       

Related: KaleidoCamera lens insert would give any DSLR Lytro-like powers

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NASA, SDO | Solar Dynamics Observatory

Our Sun (Sol) shown in various wavelengths (colour) of light from the NASA mission which will observe the Sun for over five years. The mission was launched on February 11, 2010, the solar observatory is part of NASA's Living With a Star program - SDO | Solar Dynamics Observatory

Examples, however the source link shows many more and interesting images with captions © NASA
  

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BBC News: How aerial photographs tracked down Hitler's flying bombs

At the height of WWII, as deadly German V1 and V2 rockets were fired from northern France towards the UK, a country house by the banks of the River Thames (London) became the centre of Allied attempts to discover the Nazis' test and launch sites. Code named: Operation Crossbow - © Copyright 2013 BBC News

... Watch the Video at BBC News ...

Related:

• Operation Crossbow - WiKi
• Operation Crossbow - History Learning Site 
• Operation Crossbow - 1965 Film (IMDB) review by Rotten Tomatoes  

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A QUAD or Flying Car, Actually, it's Both

                                    
'B' The Flying Car by B
   a KICKSTARTER Project 
  
Quote: 'B' is a revolutionary new remote controlled hybrid car-helicopter (QUAD) with a patent pending design. It is capable of driving across difficult terrain using its large rear drive wheels and when the obstacles become too big, simply take-off and fly over them.     

• Vertical take-off and landing.
• Able to transition on the move between driving, flying and back again.
• Up to 15 minutes of action on a single charge.
• HD (1280 x 720) camera on-board with recording capability.
• An experience which has not been possible within one package before.
• Durable construction that is designed with punishing terrain in mind.

 

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FREE Camera Tethering Software

digiCamControl
    DSLR camera remote control (free) open source software
 
"Remote control your camera from your Windows computer tethered via USB. See live view on your computer display. Trigger the camera from the computer or your tablet or smartphone. Control multiple connected cameras at the same time. Stacker (Focus Stacking) software to stack pictures."

• Additional Features
• Download Page
• Camera Support: Model list of supported cameras, Nikon or Canon only.

     
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Press: Tethering on the cheap: Free, open-source app controls your Nikon DSLR remotely

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FREE Photo Editors Redux

I don't think anyone would disagree when talking about FREE Photo-editing GIMP a popular open-source photo-editor would be first to make the list. Now entering the picture (sorry for the pun) is another choice, LightZone, un-bloated but powerful commercial package first released in 2005 but in 2011 suddenly shut down according to my source. However FAN interest was kept alive so Light Crafts released the source code under an open-source license. Downloads (v4.0) available for Windows, Linux and in the near future Mac OS platforms. In the meantime Mac OS users can choose the beta version of 4.0 or version 3.9.2
  

• LightZone Open-source (home)
• New Instructions for Downloading and Updating
  • New Windows V4.0
  • New Linux V4.0    
• Tutorials, how-to articles and videos
• Current LightZone RAW Profiles, look here to see if your camera is supported 

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Note: Due to sudden interest in LightZone the providers have reached their download limits therefor for now many can't download the software. More on this at We are being flooded 600+ new members in 24 hours. In short they ask us to be patient as they promise to remedy the downloading issues ASAP. Also for Windows users I quote: "The build is currently broken, but being recompiled with a new compiler. So you should be waiting anyway. We should have things fixed soon." 

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