/learn/learning-center/stem-academy/stem-projects/b/blog/posts/raspberry-pi-educators-road-test-time-lapse-crystals-2So the start to this term did not quite go to plan. In the first week of term I was hampered in my progress by an OFSTED inspection and then the following week I was afflicted with a bout of appendicitis. This resulted in an admission to hospital anden-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/learn/learning-center/stem-academy/stem-projects/b/blog/posts/raspberry-pi-educators-road-test-time-lapse-crystals-2Mon, 19 Jan 2015 20:28:48 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:8fd78d24-232e-4725-b5df-1a1a6c8e7c7fDAB1<p>Very interesting project.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Have you considered using polarized light to highlight the crystals?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>How big are the camera pictures in bytes?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You can also take an old 35-mm camera lens and reverse it to allow your RPi camera to do macro photography.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I just might have to buy one of these kits to play with.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thanks</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=19726&AppID=195&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">