More optics links we hope you will like… Today’s batch:OFH’s optics for the holidays:
The atmospheric causes of winter halos: Explained by the always-excellent “Atmospheric Optics” site.
Bokode:You’ve seen “bokeh” blur, distant out of focus points of light in hundreds of Christmas light photographs – but have you read aboutBokode, a method of encoding information as a function of ray angle?
Heart-shaped bokeh:A DIY photography trick to make your ownheart-shaped bokeh
Magical storefront lights:A winter stroll past lighted storefronts may reveal seemingly endless reflections.How does that happen?
Check out this guy:He used his knowledge of optics to create a 15 foot tall laser reindeer at his home.
Comedy bonus,Conan O’Brien introduces a must-have lighting product!Rublight(NOTE: OFH was not consulted in the design of Rublight, if we had we would have offered suggestions for fixing the color non-uniformity)
Know some good ones we missed? Send us a comment and we’ll credit you in a future email.
Best Wishes in 2013!
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