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

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

2 - The 8-bit Games

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

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

1 - Map of London Olympic Venues

With the Opening Ceremonies just minutes away, this interactive map of the Olympic Venues in London should come in handy.​

​There is also a great gallery of photos and images of the venues

CGI IMAGE OF THE LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC STADIUM AT SUNSET

​AERIAL VIEW OVER THE OLYMPIC PARK

VIEW OF THE EXCEL CENTRE AND THE NORTH GREENWICH ARENA