Have you ever wondered how Stormtroopers spend their free time? Apparently they do more than prance around in fruity outfits. This massive collection of photos over at Fresh Pics gives us an insider’s look at the secret lives of Stormtroopers.
Looks like the dark side has a don’t ask, don’t tell policy.
I’m one of those guys who brings a camera with him wherever he goes. I don’t think about it as much as I should, but I imagine I can make people pretty uncomfortable by snapping photos of them when they least expect it. Some people get pretty antsy when I whip out my point-and-shoot. And I guess I can’t blame them.
That’s why these Photographer Disclaimer T-Shirts might become an essential piece of my wardrobe. These shirts warn the public that I might be apt to whip out a camera at any moment. So if you don’t like flash photography, you might want to steer clear. The “Beware of Photographer” ($30) and “Flasher” ($24) tees are both available from RedBubble.
Disappointing isn’t it? I assumed that you’d just click a photo and out would fly a massive fist. But, nope, this concept is a lot more harmless. A lot less of your enemy’s blood is included. Instead of the satisfying snap of your bully’s nose, YOU snap a picture, YOU punch the damn camera, YOU take the punch-out photo out of the device and hand it to the subject.
So yeah, this camera involves a lot of action from you that doesn’t involve running in the opposite direction of the cops. Snap the shot, shove in a piece of paper, punch, and the camera turns any image into a punched design with a digital copy also stored for good measure. Hope this thing is durable. Sometimes I don’t know my own strength.
Used as a promotional device for the film, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the Robotize Me website allows you to take your face and plaster it in the face hole of a Transformer of your choice. I chose Bumblebee, but their are a variety to choose from over at the site.
This might be on the older side, but frankly, I don’t care. I hadn’t heard of it so there’s a good chance some of you haven’t either. Feel free to post links to your creations in the comments. Check out the original photo of me after the jump. My image is no longer mysterious!!! AHHH!
There’s nothing that can’t be made more exciting by adding robots and aliens. That definitely includes boring, old vintage postcards.
Flickr user Frano Brambilla uploaded a set of manipulated photos, featuring vintage post card scenes with a little added zesty flavor of sci-fi. There’s nearly 30 of these shots over at Flickr.
So here’s the deal. Apparently, the Thai people really, really love pandas. They love pandas so much that they are willing to paint their national animal, the elephant, to look just like over-sized smelly versions of the cuddly bears.
Keepers of Thailand’s Ayutthaya Elephant Kraal threw some paint on five of these huge rodentphobic mammals and paraded them through the streets, much to the pleasure of the Thai school children. Some seen to think that the elephant keepers have gone a little too far. But I look at it this way, at least these elephants aren’t being processed for meat, skin and ivory. I think the elephants look pretty happy considering. More pics after the jump.
While amateur photographers have long enjoyed the luxury of the WiFi-enabled Eye-Fi SD card, pros will be happy to know that there’s finally a solution available for them. For $150, you’ll cop a 4GB SD card that supports WiFi uploading, the ability to choose which pictures go where and RAW imaging support. Gizmodo reviewed it and says it’s great, so if you spent over $2000 on a digital camera, it may be worth a look.
Do you mind that your children and grandchildren might befriend perverted robots into their inner circles? Here is an example what their childhood memories might look like.
Though I always imagined there would be less grandma-sweaters and more jet packs in the future. That’s pretty disappointing.
Either the Japanese government has something against tripod manufacturers or the photography industry has been pulling the wool over our eyes for a century. A group of Japanese scientists from Nishi Lab of the University of Electrocommunications have determined that photos taken with cameras that are anchored to a tripod typically have more camera shake.
A new tool that determines camera shake by measuring the effects of shutter vibration and mirror slap has concluded that SLR cameras on a tripod can actually shake more than when handled manually. The shaking can lower resolution by as much as 75%. You’d expect a statistic like this with a DIY tripod, but a real piece of gear?
