Tag: close up

August 25, 2015 at 12:30 pm

Whale Watcher Captures Unbelievable Close-Up of a Breaching Humpback

Whale Watcher Captures Unbelievable Close-Up of a Breaching Humpback

A whale watcher in the Bay of Fundy captures an amazing close-up video of a humpback breaching just meters from the boat.

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June 29, 2015 at 11:14 am

So Nikon’s Newest Digital Camera Can Zoom In on the Moon

So Nikon's Newest Digital Camera Can Zoom In on the Moon

The sky is no longer the limit. Check out the insane zoom on Nikon’s Coolpix P900 as it captures the moon in remarkable detail.

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June 19, 2015 at 1:13 pm

Playing Vinyl Under an Electron Microscope

Playing Vinyl Under an Electron Microscope

Ben Krasnow of Applied Science makes a stop motion animation of a phonograph needle in an LP groove using an electron microscope.

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June 17, 2015 at 7:13 pm

Amazing Slow Motion Close-Ups of Exploding Plants

Amazing Slow Motion Close-Ups of Exploding Plants

The incredible footage makes up for the terrible sound effects.

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June 10, 2015 at 5:38 pm

Picture of the Day: The Galaxy Inside a Flower

Picture of the Day: The Galaxy Inside a Flower

Photographer Nomi Oranchuk took this beautiful shot of a black velvet petunia at Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island, Canada.

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May 22, 2015 at 1:17 pm

Lighting Candle Smoke in Super Slow Motion

Lighting Candle Smoke in Super Slow Motion

If you’ve ever relit a candle by igniting the smoke, this is what it looks like in super slow motion. Oh yeah, and a brief explanation why 🙂

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May 20, 2015 at 11:52 am

The First 21 Days of a Bee’s Life Condensed Into 60 Seconds

The First 21 Days of a Bee's Life Condensed Into 60 Seconds

Photographer Anand Varma captured the incredible 21 day transformation from bee egg to larvae to pupae to adult, unveiling the breathtaking timelapse as part of a recent TED Talk. Varma raised bees in his backyard — in front of a camera — to get an up close view. The project, for National Geographic, gives…

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May 18, 2015 at 11:13 am

Picture of the Day: A Miniature World Inside a Bottle

Picture of the Day: A Miniature World Inside a Bottle

Photograph by kidgalaxy on reddit Reddit user kidgalaxy discovered a tiny terrarium inside an old bottle while he was cleaning his yard. The surprisingly crisp close-up was taken with his smartphone. The cameras on these devices are getting truly remarkable! It appears to be an old beer bottle and the longer neck creates a…

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May 13, 2015 at 2:04 am

Picture of the Day: The Surface of a Strawberry

Picture of the Day: The Surface of a Strawberry

Photograph by ALEXEY KLJATOV Blog | Flickr | Facebook | Google+ | deviantART | 500px | Tumblr | Prints In this remarkable macro photograph we see a close-up of three individual seeds on the surface of a strawberry. On Flickr, photographer Alexey Kljatov explains that the photo was created by: “Focus stacking + averaging…

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April 15, 2015 at 6:48 pm

Guy Captures Crazy Close-Up Footage After Getting Caught in Tornado’s Path

Guy Captures Crazy Close-Up Footage After Getting Caught in Tornado's Path

On 9 April 2015 a powerful EF-4 tornado barrelled through northern Illinois. Sam Smith, a businessman from North Carolina, was travelling from Minnesota to Indianapolis when he got caught in the tornado’s path. Smith says he had never experienced this type of weather so wasn’t sure what the safest course of action was. He…

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