Learning more about how viruses spread and how to resist the spread, I found this Vox explainer a great resource to understand and to share.
Transient — Gorgeous Storm Chasing 4k Video from Dustin Farrell
Director of Photography Dustin Farrell (http://dfvc.com) created this compilation of the best of his storm chasing video from the summer of 2017.
And it is achingly gorgeous....
"Lightning is like a snowflake. Every bolt is different. I learned that lightning varies greatly in speed. There are some incredible looking bolts that I captured that didn't make the cut because even at 1000fps they only lasted for one frame during playback. I also captured some lightning that appear computer generated it lasted so long on the screen."
New Media Chinese Art from Yang Yongliang
Shanghai-based artist Yang Yongliang has taken the eyes and heart of the more traditional Chinese landscape and calligraphy, and invested it with the expressive ability of the newest technology and techniques, including digital manipulation, video and photography.
"As long as the characteristics don't change, the media you use to express the art doesn't matter."
I think these landscapes in Chinese Porcelain are pretty amazing, and I am absolutely in love with the video landscapes.
Here is a sample of the video referenced in the Creator's Project piece:
And a more recent one:
Ferrofluid Clock — Analog Digital
From the project page:
"Ferrolic was designed from a strong fascination for the magical material Ferro Fluid. The natural dynamics of this fluid makes that this display bridges the gap between everyday digital screens and tangible reality."
5 things I Learned Today TV - Season 4 Episode 10 Travel Edition
Counting down to our 5th anniversary
5 things I learned today
1. Oil bikinis in Surfrider's calendar http://5thin.gs/oLXZwp
2. Clever and creative city sound visualization http://5thin.gs/oNpP4h
3. Google Rorshach http://5thin.gs/quOXWC
4. DC in a gorgeous HDR time-lapse http://5thin.gs/p3EVTg
5. Amazing cakes http://5thin.gs/mSPV73
Short Video of Nan Goldin on Photographing Children
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Read MoreGlorious Drone Video of the High Arctic
With a DJI Phantom 2 drone, Peter Cox, a landscape photographer, recently visited Svalbard in the Greenland Sea
Drone Over Hong Kong
With their Discovery PRO first-person quadcopter Team BlackSheep captured the parts of Hong Kong, green mountains and bays and floating villages, not often captured.
Aerial Footage from Photographer Cássio Vasconcellos
We've seen Vasconcellos' Brazilian Scenes from the Air before, but here is a stunning video from his vantage point.
A Floating Football Pitch in Thailand and the Football Club That Built It
With no access to dry land, the kids on Koh Panyee, an iconic small fishing village built on stilts situated in the Phang Nga Province, decided to build their own floating football pitch after watching the 1986 World Cup.
Panyee FC is one of the most successful youth football clubs in Southern Thailand.
We first covered this amazing story in Episode 10 of Season 3 (video below).
Wyoming Wildscapes
One of the first websites I made as a User Experience Designer was the state tourism website for Wyoming. I'd never been to Wyoming, so I got a couple chances to go around the state. Not just beautiful, but beautiful in ways I'd never considered.
This video captures a lot of that.
Burning Man By Video Drone
Drones, drones, drones...
A quick 5 minute tour of burning man.
The Sugar Cube Mission
Georgios Papaioannou took a cup of coffee and made it an occasion for a miniature cinematic adventure.
City Series: Seattle
Synopsis:
"Inspired by the avant-garde city symphony films of the early 20th century, such as Paul Strand's "Manhatta" and Dziga Vertov's "The Man With the Movie Camera," CITY SERIES: SEATTLE paints a masterful portrait of the beautiful city of Seattle, Washington. Utilizing experimental editing techniques, time-lapse, and beautiful cinematography, the film explores the poetic mode of documentary film to convey the experience of this iconic, Pacific Northwestern metropolis.
Get the Music: Alone in Kyoto by Air.
3 - Foursquare Check-ins for 4 days in Tokyo and NYC
Each dot represents a check-in during this 96 hour period. Super fascinating to see the different types of check-ins ripple across the city as time of day effects the rhythm of all of these individuals in a fairly regular pattern.
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3 - Time Dance
Amazing short film titled "Choros":
A chorus of women are borne from the movements of a single dancer in this dreamlike "pas de trente-deux."
"Choros" premiered at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in 2012 and has gone on to play dozens of festivals worldwide. The film is currently broadcast in Europe by Canal+.
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5 - A Day in India
Such beauty. And such importance — the observant eye. Good cameras help too.
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APP of the Day - Vine
The makers of Twitter have release VIne. You get 6 seconds of video (and sound) to tell a bite sized story. A lot of the ethos of twitter, in video.
So slick and easy UI helps make this a fun little app. It will be interesting to see how well it lets me express and experience the things I want to express and experience.
You can find me through my twitter @rtsnance
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1 - Gorgeously Alien Ice
For nearly a century, the Fulton Market Cold Storage Company in Chicago has been accumulating ice and frost in its deep freezers. So when the building sold, there was a lot of defrosting to be done. Beautiful.
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4 - Distorted Time
Gideon van der Stelt collaged film fragments, superimposing them onto a paper model of the Dutch city of Utrect (where I was lucky enough to spend about half a year) in a video titled Verknipte tijden (Distorted Times).
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