Thumbs and Ammo posits the idea: would it be funny to replace guns with thumbs up in stills from movies?
YES!
The Adjustable Cosmos
I am just in love with this animated short that imagines an early space program.
From the video description:
"In the fifteenth century, three worthies come together to tackle the Emperor's disastrous horoscope. They lift themselves to space in their medieval vessel, braving the terrors and wonders of the of the Ptolemaic universe, to reach for the stars..."
Based on a short story by Adam Browne
Norwegian, Scottish and Icelandic Landscapes
Kilian Schoenberger’s beautiful images of the Norwegian, Scottish and Icelandic landscapes.
Timelapse: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park from sea to summit
QT Luong a prolific National Parks photographer covers the lava hissing into the ocean at sea level to the peak of Mauna Loa at 13,700ft.
Sound Visualized in Sand
brusspup on YouTube creates these fascinating patterns called Chladni figures by pouring sand on a metal plate connected to a speaker and tone generator. Different frequencies create different patterns of sand on the plate, higher frequencies creating more complex figures.
This is Shanghai: A Rob Whitworth and JT Singh Timelapse
Shanghai has been growing as a city for at least a thousand years. The neon signs and skyscrapers are fairly new.
Pilot/Photographer Karim Nafatni Stunning Cockpit Views
Being a photographer AND a commercial pilot gives Karim Nafatni some great opportunities to capture these outstanding images of the cockpit.
Fitzcardboardaldo: Cardboard Homage to Fitzcarraldo
Fitzcardboardaldo (above... beware the sound is pretty loud) is the work of puppet designer and paper crafter Robin Frohardt. The short video, an all cardboard homage to Fitzcarraldo (below) was shot and edited by Robin with special help from Nick Chatfield-Taylor.
From Wikipedia:
Fitzcarraldo is a 1982 film written and directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski as the title character. It portrays would-be rubber baron Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an Irishman known as Fitzcarraldo in Peru, who has to pull a steamship over a steep hill in order to access a rich rubber territory.
Aerial Photos of Rural Landscapes
An architect by trade, Alex MacLean has photographing the rural landscape since 1975 as his way of performing site analysis.
MacLean:
“There’s nothing like flying in a small aircraft with the window open and watching the dramatic and quickly changing landscape evolve. You can go from a dense urban area to wilderness in a matter of moments”.
See also Kite Aerial Photography
Kenyan High Schoolers Doing The High Jump The Hard Way
In the town of Mosoriot in Kenya, two high school athletes compete in the high jump. Without a mat to land on, the usual Fosbury Flop isn’t an option.
They land on their feet. Unreal.
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Steampunk Insect Cyborgs by artist Mike Libby
Artist Mike Libby based in Portland, does not work with endangered species—he imports the insects he works with from licensed dealers from Brazil, New Guinea, Texas, Africa, and even China.
See also Macro Insect with Drops of Water on their Heads
Behind the Scenes of LightSpin with Eric Paré
We saw LightSpin about a month ago and were blown away with the meticulous effort and clarity of vision from Eric Paré that were needed to achieve the effect. As promised, here is the Behind The Scenes video.
From the project page:
"This is the story of how I managed to take half a million pictures of contemporary dancers in the dark using light-painting, stop-motion and bullet-time techniques."
Also see the full video »
An Abandoned Chemical Tank, Sound Installation by Zimoun
Via Zimoun’s artist statement:
Using simple and functional components, Zimoun builds architecturally-minded platforms of sound. Exploring mechanical rhythm and flow in prepared systems, his installations incorporate commonplace industrial objects. In an obsessive display of simple and functional materials, these works articulate a tension between the orderly patterns of Modernism and the chaotic forces of life. Carrying an emotional depth, the acoustic hum of natural phenomena in Zimoun’s minimalist constructions effortlessly reverberates.
Timelapse of 30 Hour Drawing by Paul White
Johnny Blank caught a 30-hour timelapse of Australian artist Paul White creating pencil drawing of a crashed vehicle.
Robot that 'Draws' in 3D
From the project page:
"MATAERIAL is the result of the collaborative research between Petr Novikov, Saša Jokić from the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) and Joris Laarman Studio. IAAC tutors representing Open Thesis Fabrication Program provided their advice and professional expertise. During the course of the research we developed a brand new digital fabrication method and a working prototype that can open a door to a number of practical applications. The method that we call Anti·gravity Object Modeling has a Patent-Pending status."
Historic Map Sculptures Made of Relevant Documents
Matthew Picton’s most recent works are sculptures are made from texts or sheet music that are in some way significant to the city. Jerusalem (above and detailed below) is of The New Testament, The Torah, The Armenian Bible and The Koran; Las Vegas in 1972 is fluorescently painted pages from Hunter S Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Dresdenin 1945 using sheet music of the score of “The Ring” by Wagner; and Lower Manhattan from headlines that accompanied the 2001 World Trade center bombing and DVD covers of the film “Towering Inferno” also book covers of the novel The Plot Against America by Philip Roth, just to name a few.
See also Book Collages that Tell a Story
Others include the great fire of London, Venice, Moscow in 1812 (under the destruction by Napoleon), London during the Blitz, and Coventry.
Dancing Water: Cymatics Art Installation by Sven Meyer & Kim Pörksen
Sven Meyer & Kim Pörksen created Sonic Water, an art installation exploring cymatics.
Pörksen explains:
“Cymatics is like a magical tool that unveils the substance of things not seen. Sound does have form, and you can see that sound can affect matter and cause form in matter. So maybe in the beginning there was sound, which shaped all matter. Indeed, we think sound has a fundamental influence on the formation of the universe itself.”
Check out the behind the scenes video after the gallery.
Supercut of Dancing in Movies set to Daft Punk's Get Lucky
HuffPo UK put out this fun supercut of dancing scenes in movies through the decades and set it to Daft Punk's Get Lucky.
Get the track »
Why We Point Our Most Expensive Cameras Out: The Beauty of Space Photography
Astrophysicist Dr. Emily Rice, Hubble Image Processor Zolt Levay and Astronomer David W. Hogg were brought together in this video by PBS to talk on why it's so beautiful and how it's so important to take photos of space.
