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Stunning Black and White Photography – Part 1
Black and white photography has a "classic" photographic look.
All photography was originally monochrome, most of these photographs were black-and-white. Most forms of visual technology start out in black and white, then slowly evolve into color as technology progresses. Even after color film was readily available, black-and-white photography continued to dominate for decades, due to its lower cost and its "classic" photographic look. (photos)
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Incredible Aerial Photography – Part 3
Aerial photography is photography taken from a point over the Earth. Aerial photography can be taken with cameras mounted on airplanes, kites, ballooons and satellites.
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Art, Science & Technology News
Amazing Ice Castles Grown With Geothermal Heating System
Winters in Minnesota are cold and the best way to get through the bone-chilling season is to have fun with it, just like Roger Hanson does. For the last four years the ice builder has been growing ice castles in his front yard with the help of his geothermal heating system, some fancy sprayers and a computer program he created himself. (Pics)
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Art, Crazy Stuff
The World's Smallest Aquarium
World's smallest aquarium.
The world's smallest aquarium measures 30x24x14mm and holds only 10ml of water. For reference, 5ml is one teaspoon, so the aquarium can only hold two teaspoons worth of water.
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Big Problems, Internet, Science & Technology News
Why Was Google Collecting the Last Four Digits of Kids' Social Security Numbers for an Art Contest?
Google could easily have guessed the remainder of the numbers from the other information they collected.
Google asked parents to enter the last four digits of their children's Social Security Numbers, as well as their city of birth and age, as a condition to enter a Google-sponsored art contest.
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Animals, Art, Crazy Photos, Crazy Stuff, Culture, Humor, Photo Perspectives
Top 10 Photos of the Week
"I don't have a solution but I certainly admire the problem"
"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." – – Douglas Adam
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Man-Made Rainbow Machine
Man-made rainbow
Typically Mother Nature decides when we get to see a rainbow. College professor and artist Michael Jones McKean isn't exactly the patient type, so he made a machine that generates two-story rainbows with the flip of a switch. (Pics)
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Analysis, Art, Historical Perspectives, New Discoveries
The Real Da Vinci Code? Expert Finds Secret Symbols in Mona Lisa's Eyes
This is not part of Dan Brown's novel. Researcher Silvano Vinceti— chairman of the Italian national committee for cultural heritage—has found a secret code in the Mona Lisa by scanning her eyes. A code that could reveal her mysterious identity:
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Amazing Photos Taken Without a Camera
Working in his darkroom and studio, Adam Fuss creates a series of daguerreotypes of butterflies.
Your DSLR might be great, but fancy image sensors aren't the only way to capture a spectacular image. A host of artists are producing great photography without hitting a single button. Their secret? Chemicals. Powerful chemicals. And serious talent.
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Amazing Chalk Art in 3D
These drawings are done in chalk by the Chinese artist Mr Hou. They were allegedly made to impress his son. Well he not only impressed his son, but the rest of the world as well. (Pics)
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Art, Crazy Photos, Photo Perspectives, Science & Technology News
12 Bizarre and Frightening Composite Photographs
Jim Kazanjian 2006
Veteran CG artist Jim Kazanjian has put together an excellent series of insane, somewhat terrifying composite scenes, like something out of a long, apocalyptic nightmare. Crumbling buildings, flaming wreckage—the images are gorgeously broken, but we're glad they're fakes. (Pics)
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Art, Crazy Stuff, Education, Science & Technology News
NYU Professor is Having a Camera Surgically Implanted in the Back of His Head
Wafaa Bilal of NYU
Students long have complained about teachers with eyes on the backs of their heads. A New York University photography professor is going one further by implanting a camera in the back of his head.
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