Super-fast camera can capture the movement of light

Photography is a field that has seen quite a few advancements since the very first camera photo was taken nearly two centuries ago. But nothing is quite as impressive as this high-speed camera developed (no pun intended) at MIT. At 1,000,000,000 (yes, that's one trillion) frames per second, it is so fast that it can actually capture light as it travels. Check it out:

Viewing fireworks from a drone

Note to President Obama: this is an acceptable (and awesome) use of drones...

Around the world in 360° degrees

Filmed in 36 countries over three years, this is the ultimate selfie:


Discover more at ModernMotoDiaries.com.

Stunning timelapse video of Yosemite National Park

Photographers Colin Delehanty and Sheldon Neill backpacked over 200 miles through Yosemite National Park, filming over the course of 10 months. They spent a total of 45 days in the park capturing the images in this video.


Read more about the project at ProjectYose.com.

Amazing 360° panoramic view of Paris from above the Eiffel Tower

From Gilles Vidal Photography. See it here.

Guy videos himself dancing across China

Jake Gaba spent 100 days in China as part of a school program to study Mandarin. Rather than simply snap a few pictures and post them on Facebook, he decided on a very unique way to share his travel experience...

Funny photo prank: Young girls turn into old men

Amazing video of a rotating supercell in Texas

Read about it here.

(via Colossal)

Amazing hyper-lapse video made with Google Street View

Everyone is familiar with time-lapse video, in which a stationary camera shoots frames at a slower speed and then strings those images together to create a scene that seems to fly by. A hyper-lapse video is very similar, but it takes the process one step further by adding camera movements, usually focusing on a particular point of interest.

A hyper-lapse video system utilizing Google Street View has been developed byTeehan+Lax, and it is definitely one of the coolest things I've seen in a long time. Check it out!


(via Kottke)

Food under an electron microscope

The Telegraph recently posted a gallery featuring photos of popular foods examined under an electron microscope. Here's an appetizing assortment:

Broccoli floret

Blueberry

Grain of salt

Strawberry

See more photos here.

Watch a man age 12.5 years in 8 minutes

Photographer Noah Kalina has been taking a picture of himself every day for the last 12-and-a-half years.

Curiosity's interactive 360° panoramic view of Mars

If you want to see what the Curiosity rover is seeing on Mars, click here.

Famous scenes recreated using Star Wars action figures

David Eger uses Star Wars action figures to recreate film posters, movie scenes, album covers, paintings, and famous moments from history.

View more here.

Beautiful abstract art from a broken Polaroid camera

You may want to think twice about throwing out that old, broken Polaroid after seeing these:

(via Co.Design)

Frame of mind

(via Now That's Nifty)

Throwable panoramic ball camera