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folhadespaulo: Fantasiada, menina interage com cangurus em...

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:44:08 -0400

Fantasiada, menina interage com cangurus em parque na Austrália; veja mais fotos: http://folha.com/131372 (Foto: Carters News/The Grosby Group)

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Sat, 18 May 2013 20:29:46 -0400

malcology: they will find this portrait 3000 years from now and...

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:26:48 -0400

malcology:

they will find this portrait 3000 years from now and create a religion out of it

htbthomas: My actual husband is Ben Wyatt.

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:26:40 -0400

htbthomas:

My actual husband is Ben Wyatt.

fdny: The Subway Simulator tunnel extension that was built at...

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:24:06 -0400

fdny:

The Subway Simulator tunnel extension that was built at the FDNY Fire Academy last year. Firefighters and EMS members train on this full-scale replica of an underground subway tunnel every day.

kontraptionist: Surely, one of Apple’s lawyers could find a way...

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:00:23 -0400

kontraptionist:

Surely, one of Apple’s lawyers could find a way to patent this device… if they haven’t done so already. BEHOLD! Method for smashing by non-human power. Imagine it - they could claim infringement every time a glass fell on the floor and we could argue whether the non-human force gravity broke it or the person who originally lifted it increased its potential energy, therefore it was actually the energy from the person. These are the questions that shape the future of technology.

The best of Robin in Batman (1966)

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:34:53 -0400

The best of Robin in Batman (1966)

prostheticknowledge: The Birth of the Pixel Look The New Yorker...

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:34:49 -0400

prostheticknowledge:

The Birth of the Pixel Look

The New Yorker article on early special effects in films which adopt the ‘computer’ look:

The rise of the pixel in cinema may feel like a recent development, but this year actually marks its fortieth anniversary. It began in 1973, with the release of a low-budget science-fiction film, Michael Crichton’s “Westworld.” The movie’s use of a digital effect for a total of two minutes—a now-routine process called pixelization, commonly deployed on Gordon Ramsay cooking shows to obscure a contestant’s cursing mouth—was the unlikely launching point of this revolution.

More films are discussed, and connects people who eventually worked for Pixar.

More Here

nevver: Never quit

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:34:27 -0400

nevver:

Never quit

lauphing-bronie42: siriusstark: awkwardsituationist: 98 year...

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:32:14 -0400

lauphing-bronie42:

siriusstark:

awkwardsituationist:

98 year old dobri dobrev, a man who lost his hearing in the second world war, walks 10 kilometers from his village in his homemade clothes and leather shoes to the city of sofia, where he spends the day begging for money.

though a well known fixture around several of the city’s chruches, known for his prostrations of thanks to all donors, it was only recently discovered that he has donated every penny he has collected — over 40,000 euros — towards the restoration of decaying bulgarian monasteries and churches and the utility bills of orphanages, living instead off his monthly state pension of 80 euros.

there’s still good in this world

this man is more amazing than most people in the owrld.

whiskersesq: I’ve been playing Hunger Games and such with Kanye...

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:51:43 -0400

Goodnight, Kanye

whiskersesq:

I’ve been playing Hunger Games and such with Kanye watching over me

thetumblr-thisisatumblr: I suppose you’re all wondering why...

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:49:42 -0400

thetumblr-thisisatumblr:

I suppose you’re all wondering why I’ve gathered you here today

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Sat, 18 May 2013 15:45:31 -0400

gutsanduppercuts: Wong Fei Hung (Jackie Chan) trains in the...

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:00:14 -0400

gutsanduppercuts:

Wong Fei Hung (Jackie Chan) trains in the Eight Drunk Gods style in Yuen Woo Ping’s 1978 classic, “Drunken Master.”

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Fri, 17 May 2013 21:15:20 -0400

gutsanduppercuts: An amazing (and amazingly busy) Thai poster...

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:09:42 -0400

gutsanduppercuts:

An amazing (and amazingly busy) Thai poster for “Drunken Master.” It’s great to see that it actually uses the film’s original title, “Drunk Monkey in the Tiger’s Eye.”

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Fri, 17 May 2013 21:09:27 -0400

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Fri, 17 May 2013 20:48:45 -0400

“Make a radical change in your lifestyle and begin to boldly do...

Fri, 10 May 2013 21:00:18 -0400

“Make a radical change in your lifestyle and begin to boldly do things which you may previously never have thought of doing, or been too hesitant to attempt. So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservation, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. If you want to get more out of life, you must lose your inclination for monotonous security and adopt a helter-skelter style of life that will at first appear to you to be crazy. But once you become accustomed to such a life you will see its full meaning and its incredible beauty.”

photojojo: Phillip Stearns electrocutes unexposed instant film...

Fri, 10 May 2013 20:00:20 -0400

photojojo:

Phillip Stearns electrocutes unexposed instant film with 15,000 volts.

He also pours various household chemicals (like bleach) onto the prints to make the colors and corrosion you see. The process is about as beautiful as the end result. You can watch how it’s done here.

We asked Phillip a few questions about his process:

What inspired you to apply electricity to film as opposed to just chemicals?

My explorations were guided most by what materials I had available. A big batch of this instant color film was being thrown out, presumably by a photographer in my building transitioning out of analog film. Two years ago, I received a batch of neon tubes and high voltage ballasts to drive them. After tinkering with interrupting the process of developing the film (after exposing to light) and discovering the painterly qualities such physical manipulations produced, I started to think about how else I work with the film.

Through experimenting with digital cameras a couple of years prior to these experiments in film, I became aware of Hiroshi Suigimoto’s work of subjecting photopaper to electric discharges and thought that I could try something similar with the neon ballasts and the color film itself.

How did you go about making sure your process was actually safe to do?

I caution, again, this is not safe. No one should try this on their own, unless assisted by a qualified electrician trained in dealing with high voltages, and a physician. Death by electrocution is quite real.

Any other tips or comments you have for photographers who want to explore analog or digital experiments?

Look at what you have around you. Use it differently. Look for potentials that exist just beyond, hidden within the normally prescribed perception of things. Play, but be smart about it. Be safe.

Film Electrocuted with 15,000 Volts of Electricity