Fridaygram: student photographers, space video, shuttle sights
By Scott Knaster, Google
Developers Blog Editor
As regular Fridaygram readers know, at Google we love to get students involved in coding and
other pursuits. For example, last fall we announced the
Google Photography Prize,
which was open to student photographers around the world. More than 20,000 students from 146
countries submitted entries in the few months the competition was open.
A panel of judges whittled these entries to 100, and then to 10 finalists. You can read more
about the competition and see a slideshow of the
amazing
work of these photographers.
Photo by Sasha Tamarin
Let’s move from still photos to video – and out into space, with a look at what video creator
Alex Rivest calls "
the
best view in the solar system". This video shows what astronauts see from the
International Space
Station, from various points of view. When you watch this video, you can really see
what Alex means. And it kind of makes you want to go check it out for yourself.
As long as we’re already out in space, we can’t resist a final mention of one of our favorite
Fridaygram topics, the
U. S. Space
Shuttle. Earlier this week, shuttle Discovery was flown to its new home at the
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, producing some
incredible
sights before arriving. Happy retirement, Discovery.
On the land or in the sky, Fridaygram posts are just for fun. They're designed for
your Friday and weekend enjoyment. Each Fridaygram item must pass only one test: it has to be
interesting to us nerds.
