Thumbs In Place of Guns

Ryan Nance March 15, 2013

Thumbs and Ammo posits the idea: would it be funny to replace guns with thumbs up in stills from movies?

YES!

Sculptures of Staples into Organic Forms

Ryan Nance July 31, 2013

Artist Jerry Bleem uses found materials and thousands and thousands of staples which give them organic looking forms structure and hold them together.

"Ordinary, non-precious, discarded materials are what I most often use in my work. Botanic forms and the human body have strongly influenced my work. I also draw upon humanity's long history of making containers for both practical and symbolic purposes."

See also Hand-crafted Chaotically Organic Ceramics

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Star Wars Parkour - Jedi Free Running

Ryan Nance July 31, 2013

Behind the Scenes: http://youtu.be/04gT9sh51rg Stunt Coordinator Ronnie Shalvis http://full.sc/167b53U Jeremy Parkour http://www.youtube.com/user/JeremyCarpenterPK Jedi Free Runners Jeremy Carpenter http://www.youtube.com/user/JeremyCarpenterPK?feature=watch Sinjin Cooper Directed by Cameron Manwarring Edited by Josh Kump http://www.youtube.com/user/LunarBeardisco Videographers Camera 1: Cameron Manwarring Camera 2: Jorden Nash Camera 3: David Oakes BTS: Matt Cutler Sound Effects by David Visual Effects by Zeb Jackson http://www.youtube.com/vizibilityzero also, thanks to Consulting Virality for helping with my channel.

Who needs F/X?

Fun and stylish Star Wars themed parkour video.

Witty Wild Animal Photo Manipulations

Ryan Nance July 31, 2013

French photographer Thomas Subtil has this witty and charming photo manipulation series "Hakuna Matata" with wild animals from Kenya as its stars.

See also Zoo Fashion Photos

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Paintings of Van Gogh Animated

Ryan Nance July 30, 2013

An Italian designer and animator, Luca Agnani has created a short film, Van Gogh’s Shadow, with more that a dozen Van Gogh paintings with a touch of animation and movement.

Luca Agnani // Digital lighting, 3d & Visual Mapping http://www.131076.com Real Painting http://www.131076.com/van-gogh 1. Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries 2. Langlois Bridge at Arles, The 3. Farmhouse in Provence 4. White House at Night, The 5. Still Life 6. Evening The Watch (after Millet) 7. View of Saintes-Maries 8.

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Bodyscapes: Photos by Carl Warner

Ryan Nance July 30, 2013

Using human parts to create stunning landscapes, photographer Carl Warner's project titled "Otherscapes."

See also The Form of the Body

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Beer Labels Brought to Life

Ryan Nance July 30, 2013

Trevor Carmick, a Boston-based video editor/graphic artist, has an amazing side project: Beer Labels in Motion, If only we could get these for real on the the labels. Only a matter of time, I am sure.

See also Hypnotic Animated GIFs

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The Beauty of Sea Slugs from Alexander Semenov

Ryan Nance July 30, 2013

We've seen some amazingly vibrant shots of jellyfish from Alexander Semenov, and here he brings us equally gorgeous sea slugs.

See also Gorgeous Underwater Photos of Vibrant Jellyfish

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The Sky Behind: Photo Project from Manuel Cosentino

Ryan Nance July 26, 2013

Italian photographer Manuel Cosentino returned to photograph the small building from the exact same location for nearly two years for his Behind a Little House Project.

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Hypnotic Art GIFs

Ryan Nance July 26, 2013

UK-based artist and graphic designer Mat Lucas runs a Tumblr of experimental art called 89—A.

See also Awesome Animated Nature GIFs

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Sad Spaghetti Monster

Ryan Nance July 25, 2013

French artist Theo Mercier's piece, entitled Le Solitaire. Not really spaghetti, but instead silicone coated cords and two large, blue eyes

"He one who is showed, who is watched, he is unique and alone because he is a monster. It tells a lot about the idea of exposure."

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Bokeh Explosions

Ryan Nance July 25, 2013

www.xenondesigns.net Gear: Canon 550D, 50mm f/1.8, some gunpowder Music: Thomas Newman - Arose Support me! http://tinyurl.com/k8ko28u

Creating bokeh (ボケ) while shooting fireworks sure is gorgeous.

See also Long Exposure Fireworks

Astounding HD of Plants and Insects Magnified Thousands of Times

Ryan Nance July 24, 2013

Amazing HD Footage of Plants and Insects Magnified Thousands of Times SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/Oc61Hj Incredible new high definition moving footage shows everyday plants and insects magnified thousands of times. Photographer Stefan Diller uses high-powered microscopes and computer software to create the fascinating films. He spent three years perfecting the painstaking process at his laboratory in Wuerzburg, Germany.

German photographer Stefan Diller has created HD footage with microscopic images of plant and insect life. The tech, nanoflight, is “a revolutionary new way to visualize structures of the microworld,” and can" move a virtual camera in eight degrees of freedom around the specimen.”

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97 Year Old Master of MS Paint

Ryan Nance July 24, 2013

Hal Lasko, better known as Grandpa, worked as a graphic artist back when everything was done by hand. His family introduced him to the computer and Microsoft Paint long after he retired. Now, Grandpa spends ten hours a day moving pixels around his computer paintings. His work is a blend of pointillism and 8-Bit art. Meet 97-year-old Hal Lasko, The Pixel Painter. Director: Josh Bogdan (joshbogdan.com) Director: Ryan Lasko Editor/Writer: Josh Bogdan Director of Photography: Topaz Adizes (topazadizes.com) Original Music: Jarrod Pedone Original Music: Tyler Brown hallasko.com

From the video page:

Hal Lasko, better known as Grandpa, worked as a graphic artist back when everything was done by hand. His family introduced him to the computer and Microsoft Paint long after he retired.

Now, Grandpa spends ten hours a day moving pixels around his computer paintings. His work is a blend of pointillism and 8-Bit art.

Meet 97-year-old Hal Lasko, The Pixel Painter.

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Timelapse of the Dakota Night Sky (and Wyoming's Devil's Tower)

Ryan Nance July 24, 2013

If you have ever been in a wide open landscape the most interesting thing isn't necessarily the landscape itself, but what you see coming over the horizon. Growing up in South Dakota the landscape itself can be beautiful at times, but that doesn't compare to what the sky can do, especially at night. Combine that with the landscape, and it makes for great photo opportunities. More information and stills at http://dakotalapse.com/2013/06/horizons/ Watch the 30 minute feature on Vimeo On Demand https://vimeo.com/ondemand/horizons Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Defiance, Battlestar Galactica, etc) once again helped me with some original music for the video. This time he suggested adding vocals to the mix. Brendan McCreary and his band (Young Beautiful in a Hurry) did just that. They came up with “I Forever” The single is available on iTunes http://tinyurl.com/pgrq45p , Amazon and other online sources. I shot Horizons from April - October 2012 mostly in South Dakota, but also some at Devils Tower in Wyoming. From the rugged Badlands, the White River valley and the Black Hills, the horizons seem to endlessly change. Download the 30 minute long Horizons feature at http://dakotalapse.com/2013/06/horizons-feature Photography and Editing – Randy Halverson Production Assistants – River Halverson and Kelly McILhone Color Correction - Jeff Zueger - Spectrum Films Sponsors: Dynamic Perception – The Stage Zero and Stage One dollies were used in many of the shots. I can't recommend them enough for a quality product at a low price. http://www.dynamicperception.com/#oid=1005_1 Borrowlenses – Throughout the summer I got some great Canon and Zeiss lenses from Borrowlenses to use in the shoot. They have great service and every lens performed flawlessly. So if you ever want to try out a lens ,or just need one for an special shoot, give them a try! http://www.borrowlenses.com Granite Bay Software – I try to avoid flicker in sunset or daytime timelapse while shooting. But sometimes it is unavoidable. I used GBDeflicker to smooth out the flicker in some of the sunset timelapse. http://www.granitebaysoftware.com/ Equipment Used Canon 5D Mark III, sometimes with a 2nd from Borrowlenses.com Canon 5D Mark II Canon 60D I used a variety of lenses, many from Borrowlenses.com Canon 14, 16-35, 24-70, 50 F1.2, 70-200mm lenses Zeiss 21, 25, 35mm lenses Nikon 14-24mm with Novoflex Adapter Available in 4K Digital Cinema Contact for licensing footage, shooting rates or anything else. Randy Halverson dakotalapse@gmail.com Follow: Facebook http://www.facebook.com/dakotalapse Twitter http://www.twitter.com/dakotalapse

Randy Halverson shot this amazing nightsky timelapse in South Dakota and in Wyoming near the Devil's Tower. Just stunning.