On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 07:16:44PM -0600, steve harley wrote:
On 2015-03-28 17:35 , Larry Colen wrote:
Set of photos showing construction here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157651606646662/
of course the image a kaleidoscope produces is pretty deterministic, at
least if the
On 2015-03-30 23:51 , Larry Colen wrote:
True, but I find I do a lot of composition by aiming the lens other than
axially. A friend of Zab's does digital kaleidoscope art. A bit of google
and I found her web page:
http://www.annespalter.com/
i like some of her more asymmetrical work; the
Fun stuff. It works!
Paul via phone
On Mar 29, 2015, at 10:33 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
I was showing the kaleidoscope to a friend today, here's a shot that I think
turned out fairly well:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/16766284937/
Larry Colen wrote:
My
It's a lot bigger than I expected. Used to hold them one handed when I
was a small kid, it was fun:) You've got some nice photos!
On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 1:35 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
My kaleidoscope has gone from proof of concept to prototype. Projects
like this are very good
Attila Boros wrote:
It's a lot bigger than I expected.
My first one used mirrors that were 4x12 but I couldn't fit most of my lenses
inside.
Also it didn't have a long enough aspect ratio for a lot of focal lengths.
Used to hold them one handed when I
One reason I needed wood on the
On 2015-03-28 17:35 , Larry Colen wrote:
Set of photos showing construction here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157651606646662/
that's a fun project; i have shot through a small kaleidoscope (with my old
point and shoot) and simply cropped the photo, with enjoyable results;
steve harley wrote:
On 2015-03-28 17:35 , Larry Colen wrote:
Set of photos showing construction here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157651606646662/
that's a fun project; i have shot through a small kaleidoscope (with my
old point and shoot) and simply cropped the photo,
I was showing the kaleidoscope to a friend today, here's a shot that I
think turned out fairly well:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/16766284937/
Larry Colen wrote:
My kaleidoscope has gone from proof of concept to prototype. Projects like
this are very good in exposing the
Thanks to all for the comments and suggestions.
Tom Reese wrote:
hi Larry, interesting project. You might want to put some kind of
compressible material between the wood and the mirrors. With your
current design, the mirrors could break if the wood shrinks during a
This would have been a very
For best results you will want a first surface mirror to prevent
ghosting from what would otherwise be a reflective front and back
surface. Discarded copy machines are nice sources for kaleidoscope
mirrors. They contain several matching (high quality) mirrors that are
on pretty thick glass (not
Larry,
Good pictures and I especially appreciate the 'how to' diy photos.
Regards, Bob S.
On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 6:35 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote:
My kaleidoscope has gone from proof of concept to prototype. Projects
like this are very good in exposing the shortcomings in both my
Bob Sullivan wrote:
Larry,
Good pictures and I especially appreciate the 'how to' diy photos.
Thanks Bob.
A lot of that is in case I need to make one again, part of that is
because as Engineers, that's what we do, we make the first one, so that
people can use our instructions to go into
My kaleidoscope has gone from proof of concept to prototype. Projects like
this are very good in exposing the shortcomings in both my table saw and my
carpentry skills.
Fortunately, North glass accidentally cut an extra mirror, because I broke one
of them this morning. Also my attempt at a
hi Larry, interesting project. You might want to put some kind of
compressible material between the wood and the mirrors. With your
current design, the mirrors could break if the wood shrinks during a
period of low humidity. You could eliminate the problem if you rotate
the wood so the grain runs
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