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3 - Rainbow walking bridge in Taiwan's Penghu

Ryan Nance August 7, 2012

Off the main island of Taiwan, there is Penghu. This stunning pedestrian bridge demonstrates the impact of a small technical addition on an environment: just some strips of multi-colored lights.​

​Magong on the island of Penghu in the Taiwan Straights

​Magong on the island of Penghu in the Taiwan Straights

via Colossal
In 5tilt Tags bridge, architecture, design
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4 - Truly Unique Travel Destinations

Ryan Nance August 7, 2012

There are so many truly remarkable places to visit. Here is a great collection of some lesser know ones.​

via My Modern Met
In 5tilt Tags nature photography, travel

5 - Slo Mo Fire Tennis

Ryan Nance August 7, 2012

The Slo Mo Guys seem to be on a roll. We did this in our neighborhood back when I was a kid, but without the DSLR, the slo-mo or the million+ youtube views....​

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via The Awesomer
In 5tilt Tags fire tennis, slo-mo, slow motion

1 - World's Fastest Cheetah

Ryan Nance August 3, 2012

​Wow!

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2 - If today's brands had vintage ads

Ryan Nance August 3, 2012

I am not sure exactly what the charm of these is. Perhaps it's a "look how silly we were!" feeling, or perhaps a straight up sense of nostalgia. Perhaps it is a tiny snitch uncanny. Whichever, charming and fun.​

via DesignTaxi
In 5tilt Tags ad, ads, design

3 - Conan's Slo-Mo Moments

Ryan Nance August 3, 2012

In an Olympic mood....​

via The Awesomer
In 5tilt Tags slo-mo, videos, conan, funny, slow motion

4 - Desert Night Skies

Ryan Nance August 3, 2012

​The skies of a desert at night are like no where else. This series is from Patrick Hamilton.

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via Faith is Torment
In 5tilt Tags photography projects, nature photography, night sky, deserts

5 things I learned today - TV - 2-2

Ryan Nance August 3, 2012
In 5tilt, video Tags photography projects, art, public art
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5 - Paper Metropolis

Ryan Nance August 3, 2012

Kiel Johnson and his trademark uses of  cardboard as material to erect very detailed cities, masks and objects has allowed him to travel the world under the giant creative wing of TED, the now international idea spreading speaking and activity series. 

via LA, I'm Yours
In 5tilt Tags models, sculpture, papercraft, maker
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1 - Illuminated Landscapes

Ryan Nance August 2, 2012

I feel that these photos from a series by Montreal-based photographer Benoit Paillé ​are begging to be made into an animated GIF. In fact let me do that now. See below. 

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via Colossal
In 5tilt Tags animated gifs, light painting, photography projects, landscapes
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2 - Holographic Water Show

Ryan Nance August 2, 2012

​Featuring swimmer Ryan Lochte, sprinter Tyson Gay, and the USA swimming team.

via PSFK
In 5tilt Tags london, swimmers, olympics, holographics

3 - Simple Life Hacks

Ryan Nance August 2, 2012
via One Cool Thing A Day

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In 5tilt Tags videos, life hacks
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5 - Multiple Exposure Olympians

Ryan Nance August 2, 2012
"And armed with Canon’s new DX camera that’s able to take 14 pictures a second, the robots are able to capture multiple-exposure shots of what the athletes actually do. "
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1 - Capturing extreme skiing

Ryan Nance August 1, 2012

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via PetaPixel
In 5tilt Tags photos, skiing, behind the scenes, videos
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2 - How do you and an Olympian compare?

Ryan Nance August 1, 2012

What a fun interactive way to explore the physical data of this year's Olympics. Yay BBC  Olympic Body Matcher.

Yao Ming​

Yao Ming​

via PSFK
In 5tilt Tags body, athletes, interactives, olympics, data
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4 - Stylish Aerial Photography

Ryan Nance August 1, 2012
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“Michael Light is a San Francisco-based photographer, bookmaker, and pilot whose focus is the environment and how contemporary American culture relates to it.”

via But Does It Float
In 5tilt Tags los angeles, aerial photography

5 - Dubstep

Ryan Nance August 1, 2012
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Wait, wait! This is I what I always thought dubstep sounded like: angry androids arguing over fluorescent juice.

via Public School
In 5tilt Tags music, animation, videos, funny, dubstep

1- A 100-year Old Camera for Contemporary Portraits of Olympians

Ryan Nance July 31, 2012

4×5-inch field camera and a 100+-year-old Petzval lens. 

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“Each black-and-white portrait was exposed onto black-and-white photographic paper, processed in a darkroom and scanned into a computer.”
via PetaPixel
In 5tilt Tags olympics, photography projects, photo gear

2 - The 8-bit Games

Ryan Nance July 31, 2012
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Now if I could get this as a game for my SNES, I'd be really happy. ​

via The Creator's Project
In 5tilt Tags 8-bit, illustrations, olympics, fun
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3 - The Art of War: A graphic novel

Ryan Nance July 31, 2012
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The Art of War, the classic Chinese text from Sun-tze (孫子) has a graphic novel reboot with some truly stunning visuals in The Art of War: A Graphic Novel.
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via Brain Pickings
In 5tilt Tags books, graphic novels, illustrations, literature, chinese
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