Tag: Light

Zapplight: The Miracle Bug Killer

Rory Bristol

Every summer, homes all across America are invaded by one of the most hated creatures on the planet: the mosquito. The many solutions for these pests can be expensive, odoriferous, and unsightly. The cure for my unwanted pests came in like thunder from the gods: The Zapplight lightbulb. This simple indoor bulb has eliminated not only the mosquitoes, but also the Miller moths and clothes moths we fight with year-round.

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A Camera Called Light

Anton Olsen2

The Light L16 camera is a novel approach to photography. Each press of the shutter fires up to 10 of the 16 cameras simultaneously capturing a range of exposures and focal lengths that are then processed into a perfectly exposed photo up to 52 megapixels. This gives the L16 many features we’d expect from an SLR camera, like depth of field, great low-light performance, and more pixels. The L16’s features can also produce stunning HDR (High Dynamic Range) images where both bright spots and shadows reveal their details, something your DSLR will need 3 or more rapid exposures to accomplish.

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Photography Snapshot: Why is Light Important?

Helene McLaughlin

Over the next few weeks, I’m going to share a number of lessons dealing with the essentials of photography, some of the science behind the images, and products that are likely to make your pictures easier or better. This first lesson will deal with the basic properties of light and the most basic ways to capture that light. Future lessons will talk about the exposure triangle: aperture, shutter speed and ISO.

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