These 10 Photos Were Taken With A Tiny $35 Computer
It might not look like much, but Charlie Galliher's entry is a picture of his last 8th grade Raspberry Pi class. "It's a Raspberry Pi tied to helium balloons tethered to the ground," he explains. His students built the operating system, made and ran the camera code, and downloaded the images — all in real time.
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Mike Cook on his microscopic photo: "Ever seen two plants having sex? The Spirogyia does. Here are two exchanging packets of cells. Note it is a s'Pi'rogyia."
![Mike Cook on his microscopic photo: "Ever seen two plants having sex? The Spirogyia does. Here are two exchanging packets of cells. Note it is a s](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-39432430,width-700,height-525,imgsize-481220/mike-cook-on-his-microscopic-photo-ever-seen-two-plants-having-sex-the-spirogyia-does-here-are-two-exchanging-packets-of-cells-note-it-is-a-spirogyia-.jpg)
Matt Inglis ran a wedding photobooth using just a camera and a Raspberry Pi.
![Matt Inglis ran a wedding photobooth using just a camera and a Raspberry Pi.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-39432432,width-700,height-525,imgsize-86599/matt-inglis-ran-a-wedding-photobooth-using-just-a-camera-and-a-raspberry-pi-.jpg)
Tommy Mintz used a Python program he created along with a Raspberry Pi computer and a RasPi camera to take this photo, a still from "Animation of the Automated Digital Photo Collage at Pier 62 #9."
![Tommy Mintz used a Python program he created along with a Raspberry Pi computer and a RasPi camera to take this photo, a still from "Animation of the Automated Digital Photo Collage at Pier 62 #9."](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-39432434,width-700,height-525,imgsize-156819/tommy-mintz-used-a-python-program-he-created-along-with-a-raspberry-pi-computer-and-a-raspi-camera-to-take-this-photo-a-still-from-animation-of-the-automated-digital-photo-collage-at-pier-62-9-.jpg)
"I like how the algorithm detects the movement of the shadow in the lower right corner," Mintz said. Check out the animation here.
This Lego-inspired picture was taken by James Mitchell from Berlin Germany.
![This Lego-inspired picture was taken by James Mitchell from Berlin Germany.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-39432436,width-700,height-525,imgsize-58854/this-lego-inspired-picture-was-taken-by-james-mitchell-from-berlin-germany-.jpg)
"Pictures taken with Raspberry Pi NoiR and the normal camera," said runner-up Artur Glogowski.
!["Pictures taken with Raspberry Pi NoiR and the normal camera," said runner-up Artur Glogowski.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-39432437,width-700,height-525,imgsize-769247/pictures-taken-with-raspberry-pi-noir-and-the-normal-camera-said-runner-up-artur-glogowski-.jpg)
Cristian Braüchy's Star Wars-themed photo nabbed him a runner-up spot.
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Jay Langhurst's runner-up entry "Garden at Dusk" fittingly includes a raspberry plant, though it's covered in snow.
![Jay Langhurst](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-39432443,width-700,height-525,imgsize-129845/jay-langhursts-runner-up-entry-garden-at-dusk-fittingly-includes-a-raspberry-plant-though-its-covered-in-snow-.jpg)
This bird-themed photo snagged Etienne Cochon a runner-up spot in the contest.
![This bird-themed photo snagged Etienne Cochon a runner-up spot in the contest.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-39432444,width-700,height-525,imgsize-259653/this-bird-themed-photo-snagged-etienne-cochon-a-runner-up-spot-in-the-contest-.jpg)
The grand prize winner, Andrew Mulholland, on his photo: "Here is my entry. It is a panorama taking robot made out of Lego and a Raspberry Pi with a camera module."
![The grand prize winner, Andrew Mulholland, on his photo: "Here is my entry. It is a panorama taking robot made out of Lego and a Raspberry Pi with a camera module."](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-39432446,width-700,height-525,imgsize-110703/the-grand-prize-winner-andrew-mulholland-on-his-photo-here-is-my-entry-it-is-a-panorama-taking-robot-made-out-of-lego-and-a-raspberry-pi-with-a-camera-module-.jpg)
Check out the rest of the photos Mulholland took with his Raspberry Pi—they're equally amazing.
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