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
There are so many truly remarkable places to visit. Here is a great collection of some lesser know ones.
In the spirit of all the sports happening right now, Gav and Dan come up with slightly more entertaining version of tennis. Follow Gav on Twitter - https://twitter.com/GavinFree Follow Dan on Twitter - https://twitter.com/DanielGruchy Shot at 2500fps with a Phantom Flex camera.
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....
Sarah, an 11-year-old cheetah at the Cincinnati Zoo, set a new world speed record this summer during a shoot for National Geographic magazine. She first earned the title of world's fastest land mammal in 2009 when she covered 100 meters in 6.13 seconds, breaking the previous mark of 6.19 seconds set by a male South African cheetah named Nyana in 2001.
Wow!
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.
The same kind of slow-motion camera used in Olympic instant replays is put to better use filming water balloons shot directly at Conan.
In an Olympic mood....
The skies of a desert at night are like no where else. This series is from Patrick Hamilton.
1. Public art is an amazing enterprise, and when it is in one of my favorite Manhattan parks (I'll definitely get Madison Square Park and this installation as a backdrop in our next 5 things Travel Edition) and made by an electrical engineer, it is one of my favorite things http://bit.ly/dqMsU5 2....
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.
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.
Featuring swimmer Ryan Lochte, sprinter Tyson Gay, and the USA swimming team.
http://bit.ly/RazorGold On Friday, July 27, just as the world finished watching the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, Procter & Gamble and Gillette staged an unforgettable event to wish Team USA a great start to The Olympics.
A list of awesome & easy tips and tricks you may have never thought of. In this video we cover the following topics: 1. Fixing a warped screw 2. Make your own DIY Stylus 3. Natural Paint Remover 4. Unclogging shower head naturally 5. Cleaning windows with coke 6.
More Awesome & Easy tips and tricks you may have never thought of. In this video we cover the following topics: 1. Using Alternate Batteries 2. Combat Stinky Shoes 3. Find out how much propane you have 4. Cut through plastic packages quick! 5. Pack like a Pro 6.
"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. "
Leica Camera presents a new video, which was created in partnership with Magnum Photos. It shows the story of Jonas Bendiksen photographing extreme skiing at the foot of Mont Blanc, under the toughest conditions, using the Leica S2.
What a fun interactive way to explore the physical data of this year's Olympics. Yay BBC Olympic Body Matcher.
Yao Ming
“Michael Light is a San Francisco-based photographer, bookmaker, and pilot whose focus is the environment and how contemporary American culture relates to it.”
Wait, wait! This is I what I always thought dubstep sounded like: angry androids arguing over fluorescent juice.
Join this lovable crew of droids as they solve their differences the only way dubstep robots know how. A 3d animated short set to music by Nostalgia. More info: http://www.fluxelmedia.com/fluxelmedia/projects/Dubstep_Dispute/Dubstep_Dispute.html Nostalgia: http://www.facebook.com/dnbnostalgia Full Length Track: http://soundcloud.com/nostalgia/knights-of-cydonia-nostalgia-dubstep-remix
4×5-inch field camera and a 100+-year-old Petzval lens.
“Each black-and-white portrait was exposed onto black-and-white photographic paper, processed in a darkroom and scanned into a computer.”
Behind the Scenes with LA Times photographer Jay L. Clendenin during his portrait shoot with 5 time Olympian, shooter Kim Rhode Produced for the Los Angeles Times, Shared copyright | Margaret Cheatham Williams and the LA Times 2012
Here are the sports you'll see at this summer's big sporting event, in a glorious 8-bit montage. Produced by Flikli (http://flikli.com) Sports represented: Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Beach Volleyball Boxing Canoe (Slalom) Canoe (Sprint) Cycling (BMX) Cycling (Mountain Bike) Cycling (Road) Cycling (Track) Diving Equestrian Fencing Football (Soccer) Gymnastics (Artistic) Gymnastics (Rhythmic) Handball Field Hockey Judo Modern Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Swimming Synchronized Swimming Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Trampoline Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo
Now if I could get this as a game for my SNES, I'd be really happy.
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.
http://www.theartofwargraphicnovel.com/ THE ART OF WAR: A GRAPHIC NOVEL will be published by Harper Perennial, the literary fiction imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, on July 31, 2012. Written and storyboarded by Kelly Roman and illustrated by Michael DeWeese, the book adapts Sun Tzu's iconic text into a story set in the near-future when financial markets are militarized and China is the dominant economy.
