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Innate Beauty of Majestic Wildlife Creatures. Photographer Marina Cano has fallen in love with the beauty of nature and its creatures.

Innate Beauty of Majestic Wildlife Creatures

The wildlife photographer, who is based in Cantabria, located in the North of Spain, has devoted three years of her life to a passion project that exposes the scenic and spiritual appeal of this world's natural environments. In her book Cabárceno, titled after the largest natural wildlife park in Europe, Cano captures stunning images of animals in their natural habitat. The innate beauty of these majestic creatures is revealed through Cano's touching and intimate portraits. It becomes apparent through her portfolio of work that there are a multitude of similarities between mankind and these "beasts" that we take for granted. Especially heartwarming are the photos that show a parent protecting its young, of which there are many. Marina Cano website via [Photography Office] A Showcase of Beautiful Bird Photography. Feb 27 2012 Nature photography is often more beautiful than photography featuring manmade subjects, as it presents us with the beautiful randomness of the world around us.

A Showcase of Beautiful Bird Photography

Some of the most stunning creatures within nature are birds. With around 10,000 species of birds, bird photography presents us with an endless variation of colors, patterns and visuals. Bird photography is particularly impressive because of the speed and agility of birds. Finding the perfect moment to capture their exquisite details can be near impossible. Below is a showcase of beautiful photography featuring birds. Beautiful Birds Wing Stretch by Jamie MacArthur A Bird by ~LaurenDSizzle The Ocean’s Mosquitoes by ~LaurenDSizzle Sparrow by ~AnaxofTheos. Jacob Sutton’s L.E.D. Surfer.

Digital Art Publishing House. High-Speed Photography Captures Art In Drops Of Water. Jim Kramer uses strobes, water coloring, and high-speed photography to create works of art.

High-Speed Photography Captures Art In Drops Of Water

Jim Kramer is an amateur photographer, but his subjects aren’t waterfalls or cityscapes. He narrows his focus on a natural process that most of us see everyday but rarely take notice of. He captures the beautiful shapes found in drops of water. His palette is made up of water coloring, and he uses liquids like glycerol and dishwashing soap to alter the water’s consistency. The Flickr photo has notes on Kramer’s setup, which one comment lauded as “technically impressing, creatively remarkable.” High-speed digital cameras capture beautiful shapes that result as droplets smack the water’s surface. Edge Bleed: This is a glycol crown shot on black plexi with a single drop of red food coloring on one side of the drop zone. Drop Collision: Red/Blue High Speed Water Drop Collision.

25 Inspiring Quotes Layered onto Landscapes Photos. “It’s great to be able to put a smile on so many people’s faces everyday," says Julian Bialowas, creator of 365, a year-long project.

25 Inspiring Quotes Layered onto Landscapes Photos

The Canadian graphic designer layers inspiring quotes that he stumbled upon in books, movies, newspapers, lectures and conversations onto gorgeous landscape photographs that he took in his hometown of Alberta, among other locations. "I attempt to incorporate designs and phrases which work well with the photograph," says Julian. "They usually end up showcasing how I felt on the days the photograph was taken, or at the time of creating the edited 365 piece. " If you love Julian's inspiring messages, you can pick up one of his prints over at our online art store, My Modern Shop. Julian Bialowas' website. In focus: Designer Mladen Penev. In this weeks “In focus”-post I have the pleasure to present the amazing work by Mladen Penev, a 31 year old designer from Bulgaria who’s now living in Austria.

In focus: Designer Mladen Penev

Mlanden mixes photography, retouching and CGI to make unusual and truly stunning artworks! WE DID IT ANALOG : stonetree. Intergalactic Collision: Star Wars & Day of the Dead. A long time ago in a country a lot like Mexico… computer artist John Karpinsky created a perfect mix of traditional culture and the galactic phenominon that is Star Wars. His gorgeous illustrations are so spot on it seems like this is how George Lucas originally intended them. His inspiration: “Star Wars was a large part of my childhood, which sadly passed long ago. This is my tribute to characters of my youth, an invitation to the celebration of that cultural phenomenon that shaped my life so long ago.”

For more of Karpinsky’s work, see his flickr or purchase prints at Etsy. Via: geek-art.net Known in some circles as the most amazing man in the universe, he once saved an entire family of muskrats from a sinking, fire engulfed steamboat while recovering from two broken arms relating to a botched no-chute wingsuit landing in North Korea. DOUBLE EXPOSURE PORTRAITS on the Behance Network.

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