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Grandeur Lost: The Modern Ruins of Abandoned Detroit | WebUrbanist
Detroit is arguably one of the most fascinating modern cities in the world. This is thanks to the city’s unique balance between its former identity as a manufacturing mecca and its current state of sectional abandonment and iterative renewal. It is neither deserted nor wholly occupied, but exists in tension between destruction, creation and everyday […]
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BBC News – Gigapixel camera offers super sharp shots
A camera capable of creating images with “unprecedented detail” has been unveiled by US engineers. The prototype machine – dubbed AWARE2 – is capable of of taking pictures with resolutions of up to 50 gigapixels, equivalent to 50,000 megapixels, according to the team from Duke University in North Carolina. It works by synchronizing 98 tiny […]
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Models’ Faces Split and Mirrored Down the Middle
Models’ Faces Split and Mirrored Down the Middle. Photographer Wendelin Spiess created this series of images for the latest edition of USED magazine. Spiess took photographs of models, split the faces down the middle, and mirrored them. They say human beauty has a lot to do with facial symmetry — perhaps models’ faces are more […]
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Behind the scenes at a McDonald’s food photo shoot
Behind the scenes at a McDonald’s food photo shoot. Why does McDonald’s food look so much better in the ads than at the restaurant? Watch as the director of marketing for McDonald’s Canada buys a Quarter Pounder at McDonald’s and compares that to a burger prepared by a food stylist and retouched in post by […]
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Design You Trust – Design Blog and Community
Design You Trust – Design Blog and Community.
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Girl takes photo of herself every day for 5.5 years. — ClickFlashWhirr.me
A daily photo project. See all the photos at http://clickflashwhirr.me / ramblings @clickflashwhirr 26/09/2006 – 28/05/2012 Girl takes photo of herself every day for 5.5 years. This is amazing. How long will she keep it up? I imagine the project running for decades and being passed down to children/grandchildren. How amazing would it be to […]
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Explosions in the Sky: Postcard from 1952
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Leap Motion
Hello, Leap Motion. Say goodbye to your mouse and keyboard. Leap represents an entirely new way to interact with your computers. It’s more accurate than a mouse, as reliable as a keyboard and more sensitive than a touchscreen. For the first time, you can control a computer in three dimensions with your natural hand and […]
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ThinkGeek :: Recesky Twin Lens Reflex Camera Kit
This is great. ThinkGeek :: Recesky Twin Lens Reflex Camera Kit.
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Erik Johansson: Impossible photography | Video on TED.com
Erik Johansson: Impossible photography | Video on TED.com. How appropriate. Stacy and I were talking over lunch today about creating dreamlike landscapes and capturing a bit of the surreal that comes to us in dreams. Check out Erik’s portfolio at http://alltelleringet.com/.