Tilt-Shift Miniature-to-Life-Size Photography | WebUrbanist (13)
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It doesn’t take much to fool the human mind into thinking it’s seeing something other than reality. To the casual observer, the subjects of these photographs look like incredibly detailed miniatures. But if you look closer, you’ll see that this isn’t play time - these are real-life scenes made to look like tiny models through the magic of tilt-shift photography. Ronaldo Fonseca (images via: Ronyjux) The term “tilt-shift photography” refers to the method of tilting ...
7 Stunning Mountain and Cliff Dwellings (2)
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(images via: Casa Pauline and Nathan Snider and BurlingameBarley) We humans like a bit of adventure, as a rule. We drive fast, we hang glide, we even eat bacon with breakfast. But for the most adventurous among us, nothing is better than living in a dangerously precarious house. These houses are perched high on cliffs and mountains, giving their residents thrilling and, we would imagine, somewhat frightening views. (image via: Bornemania) Among the most famous ...
WebUrbanist Exclusive: Light Graffiti Artists MRI [16 PICS] (19)
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Call it lightpainting, light drawing, or light graffiti - whatever the label, the work of NYC duo MRI is fun, energetic, and chock full of awesome. Using a Canon 5D, a wide angle lens, 10-30 second exposures and lots of crazy lights, the team creates amazing images in which streaks and streams of light take center stage. WebUrbanist recently had the opportunity to talk to Michelle McSwain and Ryan Warnberg, the two halves of MRI, ...
21 Cleverly Mirrored Images & Reflected Photos (34)
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Photographers know countless methods to add interest to to their images through tricks of light, angle, color and more. One of the oldest ones in the book is to double the image with a reflection - to create a kind of mirror image of the original within the same frame. A well-planned reflection can display perfect symmetry or a uniquely distorted one that can be captured only a single time before it shimmers away. Bridges ...
5 Absurdly Cheap and Crowded Houses (+PICS) (2)
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(images via: Wikimedia and Wickedblog and House Alive! and Freshome) As the world’s population density climbs and cities become more crowded, it’s becoming necessary to fit even more housing into existing urban areas. Even in places where overcrowding is not an issue, home buyers are looking for housing that more ecologically friendly, use fewer resources and contain no wasted space. These concerns have given rise to some surprising new trends in housing: the extremely tiny ...
Abandoned Theme Parks, Theaters, Schools & Pools [50 PICS] (68)
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Abandoned places are great for letting the imagination run wild. Whether they were once used for housing or work, buildings and sites which have been forgotten and allowed to fall into disrepair are fascinating glimpses into the past. Some of the most haunting abandonments, however, are those that were once used to entertain and educate - filled with vast once-vibrant gathering and learning spaces. Abandoned Japanese Amusement Park (image source) Is there anything more desolate ...
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I love photos of abandoned places, I just wish there were some around the Atlanta area. In this article are pictures of the Splendid China park in Kissimmee, FL. I remember when that park was built and opened, but I never went.
我的行走生涯之四十一：一天七个专访，台北今夜不眠 (1)
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我的行走生涯之四十一：一天七个专访，台北今夜不眠 晚上九点多才离开台北分公司，一是因为做完七点的华闻大直播之后，发现新闻画面上有北京同事陈琳和央视主播柴璐被聚集在晶华酒店抗议民众的包围追打，急忙和香港总部董嘉耀通了电话，告知此事，也即时和陈琳通了电话，陈琳说目前正坐在警车内，柴璐也受到警方的保护，也和柴璐通了电话，表示了慰问。电话那边传来柴璐镇静的声音，说，请杨老师放心，我没事。 电视荧屏上反复播放陈琳和柴璐被包围推挤的画面，也看到陈琳对着镜头手比着胜利的V字，这孩子也有点大将之风，那天她告诉我，在101大楼前也和一个中年女子发生争执，那人对着她大喊，中国猪滚回去，陈琳回了一句，自小爸爸妈妈都教育自己，人不是猪！也不能随便骂人是猪。 陈琳和魏永林都是第一次到台湾，对台湾的一切充满了新鲜感，也开始有一些好感，并不是所有台湾人对大陆充满憎恨和偏见，这是他俩一致的看法，没想到却遭到如此粗暴的态度。对台北的观感显然已经蒙上阴影。 傍晚刚做完民进党主席蔡英文的专访，她看来并无法有效驾驭她的党员，民粹煽情一旦被无节制地鼓动起来，后果是极为严重的。国民党文传会主任李建荣在接受媒体访问时，强烈谴责民进党的脱序暴力行为，认为这是让台湾的民主化蒙羞。 午夜十二点之后，陈云林以及招待他的国民党主席吴伯雄等人，仍被堵在晶华酒店内部。 人群仍在聚集，甚至不愿散去，台北警方仍无法有效疏通，也使得陈云林等人无法顺利返回下榻处圆山大饭店。 这是陈云林访台之后发生的最严重的暴力冲突。 六个小时的晚宴，旷古奇闻。 吴伯雄这回不止设晚宴，也不能不设宵夜，但希望不要连第二天的早餐也要埋单。 给11月6日的马陈会蒙上了阴影。 今天下午将在台北宾馆见证马陈会，民进党据说将组织十万人包围马陈会的台北宾馆，难免会发生一些突发事件，需要打醒十二万分精神。 今天依然早起，按照事先的约定，先后在上午和下午做了八个专访： 台湾大学哲学系教授，台湾中国统一联盟副主席王晓波，前台湾陆委会主委，台湾大学国家发展研究所教授陈明通，前国民党文工会副主任，加州大学，台湾大学教授，曾在八十年代两度和邓小平，杨尚昆会晤，有关细节和往事，魏萼教授第一次对电子媒体披露，曾任国民党组工会主任，国民党中生代精英人物，党籍立委丁守中，立法院院长王金平，以及民进党主席蔡英文，从1993年采访新加坡第一次辜汪会谈，长期观察两岸关系的资深媒体人王铭义。 包括11月4日下午访问的亲民党主席宋楚瑜，国民党主席吴伯雄，以及即将在7日访问的新党主席郁慕明。基本上将台湾朝野具有代表性的重量级人士和不同政治立场倾向的政界人士作了一个面的梳理。 下午两点，驱车前往圆山大饭店，原本约定在圆山牌楼前和王铭义做一次专访，车子到了圆山大饭店第三道封锁线，守卫的警察居然手一挥，放我们通行，不知道是维安措施的漏洞，抑或是维安措施的“以民为本” 的张力展现。 这就是在圆山大饭店门前做了一个大陆海协会副会长孙亚夫专访，以及做了新党元老许历农，台北市议会前副议长李新的反映的新闻的由来。 我还是需要办理临时记者证，才能完成此行艰巨的采访任务。 陈云林访台，是两岸关系历史性的大事件，意义非凡，意义重大，作为新闻媒体似应有对此作出一个不同面向意见的采集，争取尽快和观众分享。 我也期待能让更完整的内容，在适当的电视时段分别作出介绍。 中午只是匆匆忙忙吃了一碗面，获知陈琳，柴璐已经脱险，肚子才觉得饿了。 一个人独自离开公司后，让计程车司机带到安和路的龟山岛海鲜店。一个人点了海蛎豆腐汤，豆豉小鱼炒苦瓜，白灼海虾，日本生鱼片，烤乌鱼子，又要了一瓶台湾啤酒，独自小酌起来，吃了个浑圆的饱，信步穿过临江街观光夜市，又走了一个多小时，才回到下榻酒店。 和朋友短讯分享了晚餐的丰盛，朋友做乍舌状曰：一个人连酒带菜六样，不会撑出毛病来吗？ 说真的，还有点撑，但外出干活，消耗大，需要有些补充。似乎又回到四十年前在乡下当知青的岁月。不过那时可没那么多好吃的，粗茶淡饭也忒香。 顾不上减肥了，为了这一次新闻现场采访评论的顺利，干的是力气活，不吃饱吃好不行。 多位台北朋友来电话关心，是否被堵在晶华酒店，是不是也被追打。一一回答，也一一感恩致谢。我身着带有明显凤凰标志的采访背心，从台北火车站横穿市区，走到东区，感觉还挺安全的。 当然也不能掉以轻心。 不免为明天台北宾馆的维安措施担心。 希望这种暴力冲突，不是今次陈云林访台的“豹尾”。 凌晨一点， 陈云林仍是夜归人。 一天七个专访，今夜台北不眠。
جمشيد مشايخي مستند زندگي «خسروشكيبايي» را آماده کرد (2)
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ژاله علو ، مهرانه مهينترابي، نيكي كريمي، مهرداد صديقيان، رامبد جوان، صدرالدين حجازي، بيژن بيرنگ، مهدي صباغزاده، مجيد جوانمرد،كيومرث پوراحمد و اصغر همت از جمله هنرمنداني هستند كه در اين مستند جلوي دوربين رفتهاند.
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Halloween has come around once more and geeks worldwide are rousing themselves from their basements and consoles to enjoy the best Friday the 31st has to offer. It takes a lot to scare, excite or even impress a geek, however… geeky Halloween pumpkins and costumes don’t just have to be good, they’ve got to be BLOODY great! (image via: StudentHacks, Cybernet News and Didomenico) Geeks come in all shapes, sizes, sexes and sub-genres, but computer ...
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Yvette said:
Firefox pumpkin near the top makes me happy.
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Nice :)
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Julie said:
A little late for Halloween but too geeky to not share.
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rambn said:
I do not condone Halloween, but here is my contribution, anyway.
3D Graffiti Art from the Best Street Artists (11)
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3D graffiti, whether it’s in chalk or paint, on walls or the street, represents a new way of combining the mastery of Renaissance art techniques with the gritty, ephemeral qualities of amazing street art. These 3D street artists gives graffiti a whole new meaning – one that departs from the conventional interpretation of graffiti as vandalism in the form of images and letters scrawled on public property. Artists like Kurt Wenner, Eduardo Relero and Tracy ...
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"McCain was so taken by this gag that we took this woman to three separate rallies in Virginia, North Carolina and Ohio." Uploaded Today 11 likes .
HTC Touch Pro Now Available On Sprint (1)
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If you’ve been waiting, wait no longer. The HTC Touch Pro is available at select Sprint retailers starting today, and will go Sprint wide on November 2nd. Expect to drop $300 after a 2-year contract and $100 mail-in-rebate for the 2.8-inch touchscreen, full QWERTY keyboard, 3.2MP device.
The Sub-Prime Primer (1)
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Due credit goes to Tim Walker over at Hoover’s Business Insight Zone, for pointing out the need for a sub-prime primer. However, as the parent of a four-year-old and a four-year-old who just inherited an additional $540 billion in bailout this week (on top of the $840 billion that everyone already knew about,) I felt the need to write a primer that speaks to them. Actually, any primer that speaks to them ought to start ...
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I personally think that Ike and his daughter need to turn this into a children's book.
12 Motion-Blur and Time-Lapse Photographers (6)
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Unlike freeze-frame photography that captures a tiny cross-section of a moment, time-lapse, long exposure and motion blur photography shows a series of moments. They can be a few consecutive microseconds, moments spanning several years, or anywhere in between. Rather than an ultra-fast shutter speed, time-lapse and motion blur photography use a very slow shutter speed or multiple images to convey time and/or movement. Motion blur photography often features one part of the picture in perfect ...
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