The three peasant girls were shot by the Russian photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky in 1909, who was renowned for taking the only known color photo of Leo Tolstoy, in 1908. This photo has no fancy effects, no Photoshop and no tricks at all. It was was taken using the Harris Shutter Effect, which occurs when a frame is re-exposed in red, green and blue filters. The Harris shutter is a strip device with three color filters, invented by Robert S. “Bob” Harris of Kodak.
Archives for 2010
Cobra Courier iPad Bag
This Cobra Courier XS bag($145) was designed for the iPad. It’s largest pocket is just large enough for your favorite tablet, and is padded to keep it safe. There is also room for a notepad, and front and rear pockets iPad charger, iPhone, wallet or pens.
Grove iPhone4 Bamboo Case
Grove has new bamboo cases, specially made for the iPhone 4. Prices are between $69 and $89.
Star Trek Enterprise Pizza Cutter
The Star Trek Enterprise Pizza Cutter from Thinkgeek. It is a $25 officially licensed Starship Enterprise Pizza Wheel for Star Trek fans.
Sony Ericsson LiveView
Sony Ericsson LiveView is a 1.3-inch OLED screen which acts like a Bluetooth accessory for Android 2.x (minimum 2.0) phones that’s said to function very much like a desktop widget. The gadget will display everything social media or phone related, so you won’t have to whip your smartphone out for every little things. As a bonus, it can be easily transformed in a nice watch!