With some Arduino-controlled automation you can make photography much more interesting, and a great example of the synergy between the two has been documented by Frederick Ford with his camera slider device. His slider is a dual-rail horizontal device which is mounted upon a camera tripod and gives the user much more control of the camera's position.
The slider uses an Arduino-controlled stepper motor and timing belts to move the camera along as required. This enables some interesting photography, and in conjunction with time-lapse exposures - the results are breataking... consider the following video of examples:
For details on making your own version of the slider, visit Frederick's instructable page. And for more, we're on facebook, twitter and Google+, so follow us for news and product updates as well.
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