Showing posts with label photos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photos. Show all posts
Tiny bird feeds her 11 chicks on branch of tree
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| The family of long-tailed tits wait patiently for their next meal at the Fairburn Ings, West Yorkshire |
But these newborn long-tailed tits, lined up on a branch and clamouring for a snack, are among the lucky ones.
They have a nice home in an RSPB nature reserve at Fairburn Ings, West Yorkshire, where they won't be allowed to starve.
Other long-tailed tits have not been so lucky. The tiny birds have suffered in the long, harsh winter and numbers are down a quarter on last year.
Guinness World Record 2011 - World's most tattooed woman
Julia Gnuse - nicknamed the 'illustrated lady' - has 95 per cent of her body covered in ink, ranging from jungle scenes and cartoons to her favourite actors.
Miss Gnuse, from California, started getting tattoos on her legs after developing a skin condition called porphyria, which causes the skin to blister when exposed to sunlight.
She then turned her attention to her stomach, arms and back and before long was addicted to body art.
In an interview, Miss Gnuse said although the ink did not stop her skin from blistering, it covered up the scars and allowed her to be exposed to the sun.
'I did this for the reason of covering scarring from the blisters. They get as deep as three degree burn,' she said.
'I had a friend who is a plastic surgeon, who suggested tattooing my skin the same color to the scarring that I had, seeing if we can match my just pale-looking skin that I had.'
'That didn't work. We tried it. It was very difficult to match that. So I had the idea of a colorful tattoo, then I got hooked. I got addicted.'
Miss Gnuse said there was medication available for her condition, but said taking it could have placed her at risk of blindness.
Miss Gnuse, from California, started getting tattoos on her legs after developing a skin condition called porphyria, which causes the skin to blister when exposed to sunlight.
She then turned her attention to her stomach, arms and back and before long was addicted to body art.
In an interview, Miss Gnuse said although the ink did not stop her skin from blistering, it covered up the scars and allowed her to be exposed to the sun.
'I did this for the reason of covering scarring from the blisters. They get as deep as three degree burn,' she said.
'I had a friend who is a plastic surgeon, who suggested tattooing my skin the same color to the scarring that I had, seeing if we can match my just pale-looking skin that I had.'
'That didn't work. We tried it. It was very difficult to match that. So I had the idea of a colorful tattoo, then I got hooked. I got addicted.'
Miss Gnuse said there was medication available for her condition, but said taking it could have placed her at risk of blindness.
Spanish bullfighter nearly loses life
Recently, a tragedy occurred during a bullfight in Madrid, Spain: Well-known bullfighter [matador] Julio Aparicio was gored in the jaw by a heavily injured bull, with the bull’s horn protruding out from Aparicio’s mouth, the scene being extremely horrific.
Liu Zhu (刘著) photos
Cross-dressing boy entering singing contest, Liu Zhu (刘著)
Do you feel Liu Zhu is a guy or girl?
“Magical” iPad
iPad with an “all-in-one keyboard, case and stand”.
ClamCase will transform your iPad into a laptop.
The Bluetooth keyboard will connect with other HID compliant devices such as Sony Playstation 3, Tivo, and HTPC devices.
ClamCase says that it’ll be on sale this Autumn.
Photographer turns everyday images into mind-boggling works of art
A Swedish artist has turned the world on its head by taking images of everyday life and distorting them into mind-boggling works of art.
In one shot a man appears to pick up a tarmac road and drag it behind him like a sheet; in another a young man seems to be ironing his own body.
In all photographs everyday scenes are given quirky twists, offering the viewer a different take on reality.
Erik Johansson, 24, used a computer programme to manipulate his original pictures into mind-boggling pieces of art.
The artist said his crazy ideas just come to him after trying to perceive ordinary events differently.
He sets out with his camera with a concept already in mind, before snapping pictures of everyday situations such as a man cycling along a road.
He then manipulates the images on his computer to create mind-boggling effects.
Mr Johansson utilises the Photoshop programme to bend roads, distort human bodies and change the landscape of the countryside.
In one, a man picks up a road and drags it casually behind him like a sheet.
Another shows a perplexed cyclist staring down a chasm as the street drops off vertically before him.
A third depicts a normal-looking man ironing his own flattened body and another shows a labourer playing naughts and crosses in the road with a digger.
Erik, who lives in Gothenburg, Sweden, said: 'I get inspiration from almost everywhere. I actually get most of the ideas from things that happen in my daily life.
'To look at a situation in a different and unexpected way can sometimes generate ideas but the best ideas I get just come to me.
'Everything I do is very well planned. I almost never go out photographing without any idea about what I will do with the photos.
'Looking for the right place to shoot the photos is actually what takes up most of my time.
'The time required to put the photo together is very different depending on the photos that I have. It mostly takes between 10 to 20 hours, sometimes more.
'I like to change my photos in impossible and strange ways.
'From the beginning I started to modify photos just for fun, and I still think it is.'
In one shot a man appears to pick up a tarmac road and drag it behind him like a sheet; in another a young man seems to be ironing his own body.
In all photographs everyday scenes are given quirky twists, offering the viewer a different take on reality.
Erik Johansson, 24, used a computer programme to manipulate his original pictures into mind-boggling pieces of art.
The artist said his crazy ideas just come to him after trying to perceive ordinary events differently.
He sets out with his camera with a concept already in mind, before snapping pictures of everyday situations such as a man cycling along a road.
He then manipulates the images on his computer to create mind-boggling effects.
Mr Johansson utilises the Photoshop programme to bend roads, distort human bodies and change the landscape of the countryside.
In one, a man picks up a road and drags it casually behind him like a sheet.
Another shows a perplexed cyclist staring down a chasm as the street drops off vertically before him.
A third depicts a normal-looking man ironing his own flattened body and another shows a labourer playing naughts and crosses in the road with a digger.
Erik, who lives in Gothenburg, Sweden, said: 'I get inspiration from almost everywhere. I actually get most of the ideas from things that happen in my daily life.
'To look at a situation in a different and unexpected way can sometimes generate ideas but the best ideas I get just come to me.
'Everything I do is very well planned. I almost never go out photographing without any idea about what I will do with the photos.
'Looking for the right place to shoot the photos is actually what takes up most of my time.
'The time required to put the photo together is very different depending on the photos that I have. It mostly takes between 10 to 20 hours, sometimes more.
'I like to change my photos in impossible and strange ways.
'From the beginning I started to modify photos just for fun, and I still think it is.'
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| What a drag! Sensational photographer Erik Johansson shows a man pick up a road and drag it casually behind him like a sheet |
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| Flat out! A normal-looking man irons his own two-dimensional body |
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| Noughts and Crosses: An idle street worker takes on a digger |
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| The sky's the limit: A labourer lays a reflection on the road |
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| Walking in the air: A dog owner gives her lazy pet a lift with balloons |
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| Something fishy? Much like an iceberg, this island lacks the firmest foundations |
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| Water colours: An art lover sees her painting live up to its name |
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| Out there! A man appears to leap out of an apartment window |
Japan’s Crystal Brick House
Architects are often societal renegades with their own private visions and concepts of design. Close your eyes and picture rugged individualist Gary Cooper in the classic film The Fountainhead that was popular in the last century. After all, architecture is a statement of human progress, achievement and technology.
In keeping with usual visions and perspectives, consider this magnificent Japanese crystal brick structure that comes as close as any building can be to a custom-made, magical design that aims to please those who are paying for it.
Japanese architect, Yasuhiro Yamashita (Atelier Tekuto) aims to please his clients and loves the challenge of working with diverse people, materials and environments. This house was constructed with the idea that it would be as sunny and bright as the many crystals the client amassed as a hobby.
The glass blocks comprise the primary structure, which in itself is positively amazing. The actualization of this novel concept was the end result of collaboration with structural engineers, university experiments, construction companies and diverse manufacturing interests.
His thinking revolves around the concept of masonry; that is, architecture that stifles individuality and achieves totality by stacking identical objects on top of each other on the proposed structure. Glass block is not one of the more common elements used in masonry. More popular materials include: marble, granite, travertine, limestone, concrete block and tile.
Yamashita’s architecture conveys three concepts: society, the environment and function. In an effort to do his part in reducing the carbon footprint, he has become increasingly reliant on natural resources such as wood, soil and brick.
“I …create my architecture based on the system of society, the environment, the function, and the collaboration with people from various fields. … I now also focus on the relationship with other countries and regions. Recently I increasingly care for the environment by using natural resources… I continue to create new visions of architecture in different circumstances and places for the future”, says Yamashita.
In keeping with usual visions and perspectives, consider this magnificent Japanese crystal brick structure that comes as close as any building can be to a custom-made, magical design that aims to please those who are paying for it.
Japanese architect, Yasuhiro Yamashita (Atelier Tekuto) aims to please his clients and loves the challenge of working with diverse people, materials and environments. This house was constructed with the idea that it would be as sunny and bright as the many crystals the client amassed as a hobby.
The glass blocks comprise the primary structure, which in itself is positively amazing. The actualization of this novel concept was the end result of collaboration with structural engineers, university experiments, construction companies and diverse manufacturing interests.
His thinking revolves around the concept of masonry; that is, architecture that stifles individuality and achieves totality by stacking identical objects on top of each other on the proposed structure. Glass block is not one of the more common elements used in masonry. More popular materials include: marble, granite, travertine, limestone, concrete block and tile.
Yamashita’s architecture conveys three concepts: society, the environment and function. In an effort to do his part in reducing the carbon footprint, he has become increasingly reliant on natural resources such as wood, soil and brick.
“I …create my architecture based on the system of society, the environment, the function, and the collaboration with people from various fields. … I now also focus on the relationship with other countries and regions. Recently I increasingly care for the environment by using natural resources… I continue to create new visions of architecture in different circumstances and places for the future”, says Yamashita.
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