35 Explosive Examples of High Speed Photography - Flash Web Design and... Posted by J. Luzatto on 02/09/2010 in Photography | ∞ We have shown you examples of many types of photography, from kinetic to infrared to long exposure, and now we would like to share something a little different: high speed photography. This technique can require expensive equipment, skill and specific calculations in order to achieve the perfect image. Today we are featuring a few amazing photographers who will capture your attention with their works of art.
You will see high velocity pellets at a complete stand still as particles extrude from the fractured glass ornaments filled with liquids and Jello. Map your running routes. Plan routes before, or create route maps in... - StumbleUpon. National Geographic’s Photography Contest 2010. A supercell thunderstorm rolls across the Montana prairie at sunset. (Photo and caption by Sean Heavey) Salvation. Appreciate life to save the world. Earth_night.jpg from nasa.gov - StumbleUpon.
The Hamilton Pool Nature Preserve in Texas. Oct 3, 2011 Located approximately 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Austin, Texas, the Hamilton Pool Preserve is a historic swimming hole which was designated a preserve by the Travis County Commissioner’s Court in 1990.
Grafitti lane. TreeCamping_ROW702991308.jpg from bing.com - StumbleUpon. Tomita01.jpg from designboom.com. High Speed Liquid and Bubble Photographs by Heinz Maier. It never ceases to amaze me: just when I think I’ve seen every possible permutation of an artform or technique—be it figurative sculpture, stop motion animation, or in this case, high speed photography—somebody comes along and manages to do something radically different.
German photographer Heinz Maier says that he began taking photographs less than a year ago in late 2010. 6a00d8341bf8f353ef0153926fecce970b-pi from blogs.com. Funny: pic of the day - StumbleUpon. Population Seven Billion - Alan Taylor - In Focus. The United Nations Population Fund estimates that in one week, on October 31, 2011, the world's population will reach 7 billion.
Just 200 years ago, there were only 1 billion people on the planet, and over the next 150 years, that number grew to 3 billion. But in the past 50 years, the global population has more than doubled, and the UN projects that it could possibly grow to 15 billion by the year 2100. As the international organization points out, this increasing rate of change brings with it enormous challenges. Meeting the basic needs of so many will mean growing, shipping, and distributing more food while providing more clean water, health care, and shelter -- all without inflicting too much further damage on our environment. [42 photos] Use j/k keys or ←/→ to navigate Choose: A baby gestures minutes after he was born inside the pediatric unit at hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on October 21, 2011.
50 Images from National Geographic`s 2010 Photo Contest. Writen by Bogdan / Comments Off on 50 Images from National Geographic`s 2010 Photo Contest This is one of the most anticipated annual photo contests.
The deadline for the submissions is on November 30th so if you have an interesting photo, submit it. Below you can see 50 images collected from different categories. An Indian wrestler smears mud on his head before starting wrestling in Kolkata, India, March 30, 2010. 59464_0_908x756.jpg from nationalgeographic.com - StumbleUpon. 1126.jpg from moeysphotography.com. Beautiful Planet - Oh I so want to go to the ISS! Indian Ocean Maldives “The sunny side of life” is a catchphrase used to attract tourists to the Maldive Islands.
Well it certainly looks heavenly from the ISS. Time to order a large drink, you know, one with a lot of fruit and a little umbrella, then stretch out on a hammock and just enjoy life, watching what I can only imagine a marvelous sunset. Image Credit: NASA/ESA, Russian Federal Space Agency, Maxim Suraeva and Oleg Kotov I for one am very pleased that the astronauts on the ISS (heroes in my humble opinion) keep sharing images of our beautiful planet with the rest of us.
The privilege of viewing earth from space is only granted to a very select few. The real kick is, we’ve seen images like this before, created in special effect studios in Hollywood. . [34 pictures] Hint: Use “J” and “K” keys to navigate from picture to picture. Pacific Ocean Hawaii Aloha! Aurora Australis, New Zealand I do not think I have ever seen the Aurora from inside the Aurora itself. Image credit: NASA/ESA. Thunderheads-over-the-grand-canyon-29000-1316793561-1.jpg from buzzfed.com. Aurora_vetter_900.jpg from nasa.gov - StumbleUpon. Beautiful Places to Visit - Part 2. The island nation known as the Seychelles can be found in the Indian Ocean off the East coast of Africa, North of Madagascar.
There are 115 islands in the archipelago. Seychelles has become a popular tourist destination, thanks to its stunning tropical beaches and interesting wildlife. Popular activities include diving, fishing, sailing, and laying around on amazing white sand beaches. Visitors can find any range of accommodation on the main islands of Praslin, La Digue or Mahé, as well as a variety on outlying islands. Once a backpacker’s secret, Thailand’s Phi Phi islands exploded onto the tourist map after the release of The Beach , a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio that was filmed on one of the islands.
Southwest of Sri Lanka in the Laccadive Sea lies a paradise like no other, the island country of the Maldives. Bucks-climbers. Spending their lives in the mountains climbing, mountain goats reach this incredible virtuosity, excelling in this mastery of many other animals that seem more suited for this purpose.
A herd of alpine goats, or IBEX At the 50-foot near-vertical dam Cingino in the Italian Alps. Eloquent Pixels.