You don’t have to own a professional photo camera to take advantage of accessories such as filters. Many common cameras offer the possibility to attach filters in front of the objective.
Out of all kinds of photo filters, one makes it possible to photograph water in its depth: the circular polarizing filter. Polarizing filters allow only [...]
Category Archives: Hobbies
Take photos deep in water with polarization filters
April 27, 2007 – 9:52 am
The Muddy Volcanoes: unique in Europe
April 11, 2007 – 10:02 am
Would you like to take some good Martian or Lunar pictures? I’m not sending you in space, don’t worry! There is a spectacular place in Romania, at Berca, nearby Buzau, called the Muddy Volcanoes. This is a natural reservation very scarce in vegetation, where the soil is made of dried mud coming out from small [...]
Amazing trick which can bring you one year free hosting
March 24, 2007 – 4:44 pm
If you ever worked for a big company, then maybe you know those “team building” sessions which consisted mainly of playing all kind of games, more or less stupid, followed by wise debriefings, meant to consolidate the team and to make its members to better know each other. Yet, there was a series of games [...]
Practice 115 foreign languages online with native speakers
March 21, 2007 – 3:24 pm
If you ever tried to learn a foreign language, then you know how difficult it is to remember things when you don’t have the chance to practice. It is the normal way our brain functions: connections that are not used get loose and disappear, while connections used a lot tend to get stronger. But how [...]
How to make a solar compass
March 9, 2007 – 11:51 am
You need a watch, a needle (or a tiny stick) and this drawing, named BUSO by its inventor:
Place BUSO horizontally (very important!)
Place the needle (or stick) vertically on the drawing, on the spot corresponding to the current time (hour)
Rotate BUSO until the needle’s shadow overlaps the intersection spot between the mark corresponding to the current [...]
How to check if your photo camera can take infrared photos
March 7, 2007 – 5:09 pm
Infrared photography has many applications, such as cosmic photos, recovering texts of water damaged documents, quality checks for hidden material flaws, surveillance and public safety, or aesthetic purposes.
You would imagine that you need special equipment to take infrared photos. Well, for the “far” infrared spectrum (thermal light), indeed, you need it. But for the “near” [...]
How to convert your audio CDs to mp3 fast and free
February 23, 2007 – 3:14 pm
When it comes about music, we tend to prefer more and more the mp3 format. The main reason is convenience: mp3 files are detected as data files, thus allowing us to exploit at maximum the capacity of CDs. One CD can store up to 80 minutes of music, if written as such. This leaves more [...]
Publish yourself in 10 steps
January 21, 2007 – 7:06 pm
Having your own site is now a children’s play. Moreover, you can build your own brand online, by buying a domain name which represents you. There are a few steps to follow in order to create your presence on Internet:
Choose your domain name. You have two options: either you buy your own, or you use [...]
Chill Out in The Ice Hotel at Balea Lac
December 9, 2006 – 9:52 am
Starting last year, every winter, a special hotel is built at Balea Lac, in Romania. What’s so special about it? It is built entirely from ice: walls, corridors, pillars, decorations, everything is made of ice, including the beds. Yet, the temperature inside is about -4 degrees Celsius (you can’t expect to get to sleep in [...]
Online DVD Rental or Pay-Per-View
November 23, 2006 – 10:22 am
The newer system of online DVD rental has its upsides and downsides. This arrangement is for avid movie fans. In this system you more often than not do not pay for each DVD but instead pay a monthly fee for the DVD delivery service. With some plans as low as $9.99 a month with no [...]
