Speed Links for 06-02-2009

speedlinks In this edition: sending your camera to space, your flash to more than two and half meters upwards. And also keeping your gear protected, attaching lenses to lenses and to TLRs.

Teens capture images of space with £56 camera and balloon
Telegraph.co.uk
One of the projects I have seen. A bunch of kids sending a P&S into space and coming back with great results.
10 Tips When Using dSLRs in High Humidity
JMG Galleries
rain, sea, storm - keep your gear protected
Ring light 4.1: fiber optic TTL ring flash
Fuzzcraft
A nice project about DIY fiber ring light. A great mod for 10€ plus you'll get anyone to pose in front of this future looking flash, just out of curiosity.
HOW TO: Combine that old TLR with a DSLR for Retro Visual Sensation!
Liquid In Plastic
A great post showing how to DIY a twin Lens Reflex into a digital camera
Moving Fast….
Joe McNally
Joe McNally kicks ass with high speed desert Kong Fu and dancer images. All with just a gazillion small strobes
The Sky is Blue and So Is the Ceiling
My Flash Diffuser Is BIGGER Than Yours
PRESSLite
Two articles that show you how to make better use of your presslite vertex.
Reversed 50mm - a dedicated Macro lens
insecta
A great intro into reverse lens macro photography. And having just posted the Back To Back Couplers post, you can make it even cheaper
The LongArm and MetalHead - Taking Your Speedlite To New Heights
pixsylated
A great combo - LongArm and MetalHead will get your flash anywhere as long as it is 50 feet up in the air
Shooting Portraits like a Pro On a Budget
digital-photography-school
Alexis Godschalk masters a studio with nothing but some bedsheets and some foam core boards. Who says you need a flash?