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Video Games vs Real Life
Published January 25, 2011 Art , Cool stuff , Illustration , Photography Leave a Comment
Marwencol – WWII at 1/6 Scale
Published November 18, 2010 Art , Cool stuff , Documentary , History , Photography Leave a Comment
“In 2000, Mark Hogancamp, was so badly beaten outside a bar in Kingston, N.Y.that he incurred a brain injury and woke up to a life he barely remembered. To rebuild his hand-eye coordination, deal with the mental wounds of the attack and because he could not afford therapy, Mark built a 1/6th scale World War II-era town in his backyard which he called “Marwencol.” Marwencol is the scene of fierce fighting but it contains an oasis, a bar run by Hogancamp, where enemies lay down arms and enjoy themselves, a raft of attractive barmaids serving them libations.After a few years, Mark started taking pictures of his miniature scenes and that’s where the story took a dramatic turn…”
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(via likecool via mymodernmet)
The Industrial Infinity of Kiev’s Metro Tunnels
Published November 1, 2010 Cool stuff , Photography Leave a Comment
Alien Plantlife Existing on Earth
Published October 16, 2010 Cool stuff , Photography Leave a Comment
“The Socotra archipelago is an isolated island chain in the Indian Ocean. One-third of the flora on Socotra grows nowhere else on the planet, including these curious dragon’s blood trees (Dracaena cinnabari).
Socotra, which is part of Yemen and 250 miles south of the Arabian Peninsula, built its first and only airport in 1999. Prior to that, the island was only accessible via cargo ship. The island’s isolation has given rise to unique flora and fauna, such as the bizarre Adenium socotranum, which resembles a giant alien pod with flowers growing out of it. But the most famous plant on Socotra is the pedestal-like dragon’s blood tree, which resembles a giant wooden mushroom.
These trees can still be found all over the island, but increasingly arid weather on the Socotra archipelago and the clearing of the trees for grazing are causing their numbers to dwindle.”
[Via i09 via Atlas Obscura]
Incredible high speed bullet photography by Dutch photographer Alexander Augusteijn.
“I am a photographer from the Netherlands, specializing in high speed photography. I use a normal flash to achieve very short illuminations. The most critical parameter in this kind of photography is timing, which is achieved by computer control of shutter, flash, valve, gun or whatever other device is used.
These kind of images require a lot of experimentation, dedication, patience and willingness to endlessly clean spill of liquids and debris from objects shot to pieces. Several hundreds of trial shots may be needed to get timing correct. After that, the process is pretty well controlled, and often half of the shots will be usable, with 1 out of 10 really interesting.”
