Boy's Quest articles from April 2009

Boy's Quest archives from April 2009

Tips for taking great photos.
April 1, 2009... Picture this: A surfer surrounded by crashing waves, a wide receiver catching the football mid-air, or a burst of fireworks exploding over a lake. How do photographers get those images? Here are some photo tricks and inside advice that I've...

Do you see colors?(Science)
April 1, 2009... Your eye and your brain work together. In this experiment, you will fool your brain and see colors even though your eye is seeing only black and white! And there is an amazing fact about this optical illusion, but I'll tell you that after you...

Word search.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Look forwards, backwards, up, down, and diagonally to find the following words. Cross the words off the list. After all the words are found, the letters remaining will spell something about photography. CAMERA CANDID DARKROOM ...

Fred's world.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... My good old buddy Sam and I went to a photo studio today to get our pictures taken. Sam's owner, Sally, and my owner, Lisa, called it a portrait. We know it's a picture. First, they tried to dress us up, but we weren't having any of that silly...

The horse fell on the camera.
April 1, 2009... You are on a family vacation standing at the top of the Grand Canyon. The cloudless sky is brilliant blue. The rocky cliffs jutting out from the steep walls beneath you are different shades of rusty brown. Your dad takes the cell phone from his...

Perfect pet pictures.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Could your mutt be too magnificent for megabytes? Are you having trouble capturing your cat's inner-animal on film? Try these tips to tackling pet photography. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Keep it short. Work 10 to 15 minutes with your pet...

Say cheese!(Poem)
April 1, 2009... Gather 'round, Strike a pose. Tilt your chin, Smooth your clothes. Camera's ready, Zooming in. Click and flash - Let's try again. Dad just blinked, And baby sneezed. Next time, can't you Just say,...

Seeing things my way.(photography)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Photography is an important part of life today. Whether an image is captured digitally or on film, it can be printed and showcased worldwide to entertain, educate, and inspire. A picture can take the place of many words. By showing people...

Snapshot word search.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... If you like being a shutterbug, you must like taking photos. Can you find 15 words that spell photo in the camera puzzle below? (Hint: They may be found sideways, up, down, or on a diagonal.) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] written and...

Capture lightning.
April 1, 2009... A jagged saber of light flashes across the darkened sky. It is followed by a low rumble. This increases with intensity until it shakes the ground where you are standing. Lightning. Fascinating... yet frightening. Would you like to...

Learn to tie a constrictor knot.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... 1. Pass the working end of the line around the pole. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 2. Bring the end up, cross it over, the first turn and send it forward under the pole. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 3. Cross the working end over the...

Picture perfect.
April 1, 2009... Printers, programs, and pixels. Do you have to save up for a digital camera to be able to take good pictures? No way! Check out these tips for using 35-mm film. You never know what might develop. Film packages list an ISO rating,...

Adjust your point of view.
April 1, 2009... Have you ever taken a picture of a beautiful landscape, only to be disappointed because the photograph doesn't come close to capturing the grandeur you saw with your own eyes? Here are three types of views, along with guidance for when to...

Use the Camera Magnifier to take photos of bugs, coins, stamps, or anything at all tiny.(Workshop)
April 1, 2009... While it is fun to take pictures of big things like people, animals, and sunsets, it can be even more fun to take photos of tiny little things like bugs, coins, and stamps. This really easy-to-make Camera Magnifier will let you make a tiny...

Wacky cake.(Chef's CORNER)(Recipe)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... 1 1/2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoon cocoa (not instant) 1 tablespoon vinegar 1 teaspoon vanilla 5 tablespoons melted butter 1 cup water Turn oven on to...

Picture erfect.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... How well do you know terminology used by photographers? Choose from the following to answer these statements: angle, composition, dominance, flash, focus, lens, model, photographer, telephoto, tripod. -- 1. This is the person having the...

Better pictures.(SNAP)
April 1, 2009... Do you like to snap pictures? Would you like to improve your skills? Check out these foolproof tips for composing and lighting your photographs like a pro. They'll work with any type of camera too! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Let's start...

Fix this photo.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... How would you fix these problems? What would you do differently? Write the letter of the picture in the column on the right that shows the correction for each picture in the column on the left. 1 distracting elements in the background ...

Repeat after me.(COMPUTER QUEST)
April 1, 2009... How good is your memory? Try this game and find out! Watch the computer play four, colored keys, on the computer screen. The computer will continue to play while you see "Computer's turn" on the screen. Make sure you memorize the pattern...

Make your own photo CD.
April 1, 2009... Materials: * recycled CD disc * four matching plastic film containers [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * a reprint of your favorite photo * hot glue gun * craft glue * scissors * pencil * a drinking glass, diameter about 3 inches *...

Caught on camera.(Short story)
April 1, 2009... "I've got my digital camera," said Peter. "Brilliant, the story of our neighborhood in pictures. We can download them onto a map afterwards," said Michael. "That'll look great for our homework." "Let's start with our street and who...

Photographic Fun puzzle.
April 1, 2009... Find the 16 photography terms hidden in the puzzle. Search forward, backward, up, down, and diagonally. Leftover letters can then be written in order, in the blank boxes, to spell out a favorite photography saying. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

Photographer's notebook.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Creating a photographer's notebook is a fun way to experiment with taking pictures. See how clever you can be when you catch the world around you in print. Materials: * camera & film, or digital camera * access to developing or...

Two pictures in one.(Science)(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Have you ever seen one of the magic buttons that shows a picture, and when you turn it a bit to the side, it changes into another picture or appears to move? I have one that shows an eye that winks when you turn it back and forth. Did you ever...

Ticklers & Teasers.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Can you decode these words and phrases? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. 1 2. bridge troubled water 3. dribbledribble 4. footfoot 5. midmonkeydle 6. 7. 8. Ticklers & Teasers from page 48 Answers: ...

Photograph riddles.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... What do photographers eat for lunch? 1. How fast can a photographer take a picture? 2. What sort of insects live in a photography studio? 3. What do photographers like to watch on TV? 4. What did the doctor say to the...

Photograph funnies.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... 1. What did the silly photographer wear to protect his head from the sun? The answer, written in code, is: B MFOT DBQ 2. Why were the silly photographer's haunted house pictures blurry? The answer, written in code, is: IJT...

Mystery Picture Puzzle.(Brief article)
April 1, 2009... Mystery Picture Puzzle worm sock cat film case (2) ice cream cones battery corn shuck cd candle (2) lips (4) hearts dime digital card holder spoon flute tepee ...