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Rashad Alakbarov Paints with Shadows and Light This is kind of flying all over the internet right now, but I couldn’t resist sharing. Artist Rashad Alakbarov from Azerbaijan uses suspended translucent objects and other found materials to create light and shadow paintings on walls. The jaw-dropping light painting above, made with an array of colored airplanes is currently on view at the Fly to Baku exhibition at De Pury Gallery in London through January 29th. (via art wednesday, fasels suppe) Switzerland Switzerland In June 2011, we spent a week in Switzerland, flying into Geneva, with an initial stop in Montreux, followed by a picturesque stay in Wengen, located above the Lauterbrunnen valley. The alps provided a stunning backdrop to explore the area. During our stay in Wengen, a small village that is accessible by train or foot, the main sound heard was cow bells. The village of Wengen where we stayed in an alpine chalet/hotel, above the Lauterbrunnen valley. Lauterbrunnen below, with its iconic waterfall. The train system in Switzerland is excellent. The train to Jungfrau. In the village of Lauterbrunnen. Another scene from Lauterbrunnen. Alpine cable cars rise into the fog above Wengen. The lakeshore village of Brienz. Brienz. Lucerne. Alpine village of Murren. Artist H.R. Besides cows, goats and sheep tend to be outfitted with bells. A cog train at Kleine Scheidegg. Riding the train from Kleine Scheidegg back to Wengen offered stunning valley views. © 2013 John Miranda

Le moteur 3D de vos rêves Le moteur 3D de vos rêves On va commencer la journée avec un peu de poésie dans ce monde de brute. Et cette fois, la poésie, c'est un moteur de jeu qui nous l'apporte. Le moteur Outerra propose tout simplement de créer des planètes entières et de s'y balader de l'espace jusqu'au plancher des vaches sans temps de chargement ou décors (murs) artificiels. Les petits gars qui développent cette techno sont capables, une fois la planète modélisée, d'y mettre des routes, des véhicules, ou tous types d'objets 3D qui respectera les lois de la physique en vigueur sur la planète. D'autres images et vidéos sont visibles ici. [Source] Vous avez aimé cet article ?

Clever Ads Billboard Here is a series of brilliant billboard ads dedicated to promoting science in Vancouver, by Science World Museum in collaboration with Rethink Canada… World museum – Rethink Canada The Best in Bird Photography: 50 Crystal Clear Bird Shots Bird photography is among the most popular types of nature photography. This is no surprise, considering the fact that they live all over the globe, they can be very colorful and come in different shapes and sizes. Immortalizing birds in photos can be quite challenging – specialized skills and equipment are required – but the outcome is definitely worth it all the effort and investment. Today’s 50 images showcase is dedicated to the ones that love nature, to the photographers that want to get inspired and learn more in this field of art, or simply to the ones that love beauty. The Wall Puffins Flying above Dover Pelican Mirror Lesser Kestrel The Last Drop Colourfull Spring The Hunter The Mask The Flying Fortes Every Day is Sushi Day… Air Born Widowbird Confrontation The Scream Gotcha! Gaze Bombycilla Garrulus The White and the Blacks Red-Footed Falcon Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Spring Lots of Colors The Dancing Bird Bird Toucan Bird Love Bird – Yellow Yellow Bird Follow Me! Birds – Africa Alive Cold Birds Love on Brach

15 Mind-Blowing Featured Images by NASA The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is home to the United States’ largest organization of combined scientists, engineers and technologists that build spacecraft, instruments and new technology to study the Earth, the sun, our solar system, and the universe. They are also home to some of the most amazing images, visualizations and videos NASA has to offer! Please do yourself a favour and check out their incredible Flickr page which has thousands of images with wonderfully detailed descriptions. Below is a collection of 15 mind-blowing featured images from NASA. Enjoy! 1. The STEREO (Ahead) spacecraft caught this spectacular eruptive prominence in extreme UV light as it blasted away from the Sun (Apr. 12-13, 2010). 2. This is a mosaic image, one of the largest ever taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope of the Crab Nebula, a six-light-year-wide expanding remnant of a star’s supernova explosion. The orange filaments are the tattered remains of the star and consist mostly of hydrogen. 3. 4.

Weird and Wacky Furniture By Straight Line Designs EmailEmail Straight Line Designs is a one-of-a-kind workshop that has been operating out of Vancouver, British Columbia for the past 25 years. In addition to installations, sculptures and private commissions, designer Judson Beaumont and his staff of eight full-time craftspeople have designed and constructed a variety of wacky cartoon-style furniture and projects for public institutions and children’s exhibitions throughout North America and abroad. Website: StaightLineDesigns.com 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.Daddy Long Legs Mt Roraima, Brasil, Guyana and Venezuela (pic) Hubble's Most Mind Expanding Photos of the Universe The just-turned-21 Hubble Space Telescope has spent its entire life taking photographs of such enormous, otherworldly things that words stop working. And the events in its photographs happened so long ago, notions of time stop working too. But don’t speak, and forget about the time. 1 — The Red Spider Nebula The powerful stellar winds of this nebula, located in the constellation of Sagittarius, generate waves 100 billion kilometers high. Source. 2 — The Omega Nebula Here, a bubbly ocean of glowing hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur gas mingle in the extremely massive and luminous molecular nebula Messier 17. Source. 3 — The Pleiades A dark interstellar cloud ravaged by the passage of Merope, one of the brightest stars in the Pleiades star cluster, at a relative speed of roughly 11 kilometers-per-second. Source. 4— Saturn Using special image processing, astronomers created a crisp, extremely accurate view of Saturn, highlighting the planet’s pastel colors. Source. 5 — Two Spiral Galaxies Source. Source.

Glass Bottles: Upcycled & Repurposed As Home Decor Glass bottles - whether milk bottles, wine bottles, beer bottles, either new or old - whether recycled into one of the clever ideas shown below or just simply displayed on a sunny window sill - are one item that has stood the test of time and are still very much popular in home decorating. Take a look below at these photos of what some creative and innovative folks have done with bottles and I think you'll agree! Milk bottle chandelier (above) by Bonne Plat Beer bottle chandelier What do you think? 106 of the most beloved Street Art Photos – Year 2010 | STREET ART UTOPIA More info. More info. More Banksy on Street Art Utopia. More info. More of this on streetartutopia.com. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info. More info.

Kepler mission discovers first planet orbiting two stars Artist's concept illustrating Kepler-16b, the first planet known to definitively orbit two stars (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle) Image Gallery (2 images) In news that conjures up visions of Luke Skywalker looking wistfully at the twin sunset of Tatooine accompanied by a stirring John Williams score, NASA's Kepler mission has detected the first planet orbiting two stars. Although scientists have theorized for decades that circumbinary planets were possible and previous research had hinted at their existence, the discovery of Kepler 16b is the first time the theory could be confirmed. Observations from the Kepler space telescope showed that the brightness of the system dipped even when the stars weren't eclipsing one another, which hinted at a third body. Using the changes in their eclipse times, the scientists were able to measure the gravitational pull exerted on the stars by the planet, which provided a good indicator of the mass of the third body. About the Author

Animated Short Movies » Life-Changing Arts Movie shorts, or short animations are a unique form of art, which can inspire and enlighten just like any other art form. Sometimes even more so. Here is a selection of inspiring, or for some reason animated short movies, here shown in their original full length. Thanks to all the visitors who have contributed with their detailed suggestions! That is why there are now two pages of great animated shorts! If you think there is a short animated movie that should be added, let us know which, and why. The below movies are not sorted in any particular order. French Toast Written and directed by Fabrice O. The Lady and the Reaper Written and directed by Javier Recio Gracia Get Out By Charlotte Boisson, Julien Fourvel, Pascal Han-Kwan, Tristan Reinarz and Fanny Roche Granny O'Grimm Directed by Nicky Phelan, produced by Brown Bag Films Oktapodi By Julien Bocabeille, Francois-Xavier Chanioux, Olivier Delabarre, Thierry Marchand, Quentin Marmier and Emud Mokhberi Big Buck Bunny Life Line Created by Tomek Ducki

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