The moon, always a nice foto

Monday, 7.09.2009

The moon fotographed with a 300mm lense

The moon fotographed with a 300mm lense


A simple 300mm lense is enough to see a log of details of the moon at a distance of more than 300000km.

How fast is a rain drop falling?

Saturday, 5.09.2009

How fast is a rain drop falling?

How fast is a rain drop falling?


The foto was exposed with 1/500s. The hight of the foto is about 20cm. This means that the velocity is about 25m/s. The rule: velocity in m/s is 6 times the diameter in mm seems to fit.

Free fall illuminated with neon light

Sunday, 30.08.2009

Falling of a piece of chalking

Freier Fall


The foto was taken with 1/3s exposure. As the neon light flickers at a frequency of 100Hz on sees the falling white object with interruptions.

Interference at a spider net

Sunday, 16.08.2009
Interference at the thin threads of the spider net

Interference at the thin threads of the spider net

Interference at the thin threads of the spider net.