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The Dark Side of Oz. National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 - Alan Taylor - In Focus. National Geographic is currently holding its annual photo contest, with the deadline for submissions coming up on November 30. For the past nine weeks, the society has been gathering and presenting galleries of submissions, encouraging readers to vote for them as well. National Geographic was kind enough to let me choose among its entries from 2011 for display here on In Focus. Gathered below are 45 images from the three categories of People, Places, and Nature, with captions written by the individual photographers. [45 photos] Use j/k keys or ←/→ to navigate Choose: Many people pilgrimage to Uluru, but what is seen there often depends on where you've come from. Eruption of the Cordon del Caulle. Beluga whales in the arctic having fun. This is a streetcar in New Orleans traveling back towards The Quarter on St.

This image captures almost 6 hours of climbing parties on Rainier going for the summit under starry skies. Russia, polar region of West Siberia, Tazovsky Peninsula. Multicolr Search Lab - Idée Inc. Split Family Faces. Cousins: Justine, 29, & Ulric, 29 How much do you and your family members really look alike? Quebec, Canada-based graphic designer and photographer Ulric Collette has created a shockingly cool project where he's exploring the genetic similarities between different members of the same family. By splitting their faces in half and then splicing them together, he creates interesting new people that are sometimes quite normal looking and other times far from it.

He calls this series Genetic Portraits. (Did you notice that Ulric, the photographer, is one-half of some of these pairings? Update 1: We got in touch with Ulric to ask him a few questions about this really intriguing series (that just happened to go viral). Update 2: What happened after Split Family Faces went viral? Mother/Daughter: Francine, 56 & Catherine, 23 Sisters: Catherine, 23 & Veronica, 29 Daughter/Mother: Veronica, 29 & Francine, 56 Sister/Brother: Karine, Dany & XX years, 25 years Brothers, Christopher, 30 & Ulric, 29.

Design Ideas and Tech Concepts - Toxel.com. Putting A Camera On Hoola Hoop. Awesome people hanging out together. BEST of BTS | photography by Angus R Shamal. A self portrait of Stanley Kubrick with his daughter, Jack Nicholson and the crew @ the set of The Shining. A selection of some of the most awesome Behind-the-scenes shots I’ve seen from some famous movies found at aintitcool.com. Back when set designs were huge and hand made, when special effects where mechanic and photographic and film stars were risking their lives on the set. on the set of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis — the actress inside the Maria robot taking a breather. The Empire Strikes Back - filming the Crawl. Rebel Without A Cause — James Dean, Natalie Wood and director Nicholas Ray.

Sesame Street Requiem for a Dream — Jennifer Connelly strapped into a SnorriCam. The Gate (1987) — Giant special effect set. © Craig Reardon The Birds (1961) — Tippi Hedren with Hitchcock. Rio Bravo — Hawks and Angie Dickinson set of Alien. Ghostbusters. Superman on the set of Mothra (1961) - special effects director Tsuburaya Eiji Dr. Tron (1982) — David Warner and Bruce Boxleitner fuck around in costume.

Understanding 9/11: A Television News Archive. Netflix Envelope Doodles. Admit it, you've done it. You've taken a Sharpie to a Netflix envelope and doodled the heck out of it. Not just once, but a multitude of times. You've then imagined the expression of the postal worker as the envelope passed through their hands, all with a wide grin on your face. Here are some fun examples of people who publicly admit to doing just that. Above drawn by jovino.

From around the web: Above by: jovino Above by: Kill Taupe Above by: {heart} Above by: Garrett Miller Above by: Hugo Seijas Above by: okat Above by: maddieb Above by: Scott Snowden Above by: Sherry Thurner Above by: Joe Justus Above by: Ryan Bucher Above by: Marsha Baker Above by: Audrey Coleman Above by: Lain 3 Above by: Saybel Guzman Above by: Jonathan Palmisano Above by: Julie Zarate We've received so much love for the Netflix post, that we've dedicated an entire mini-site to it. Picassa Webalbum Integrator (PWI) HiddenColors.com. 1984 comic. Brooks Shane Salzwedel : Prints. Photographer Turns his 91-Year Old Grandma into a Superhero to Cheer Her Up. A few years ago photographer Sacha Goldberger found his 91-year-old Hungarian grandmother Frederika feeling lonely and depressed.

So to cheer her up, and put a spark back into her life, he turned her into a superhero! He took a series of awesome photographs of her wearing costumes in unusual superhero type posses. "Grandma reluctantly agreed, but once they got rolling, she couldn't stop smiling. " Frederika isn't only a superhero in these photos, but she was a real hero during World War II. Here's her story... Frederika was born in Budapest 20 years before World War II. These photos are great, and they definitely put a smile on my face. The Art of Mark Brown. The models who were used in “American Gothic” standing by the painting. Little People – A tiny Street Art Collection | Street Art Utopia.

Decadent Lifestyle. Roberto Ferri - Galleria quadri e dipinti. FOUND Magazine | Find of the Day. (Image) - Zupa pomidorowa. Charterhouse of the Transfiguration. Information Is Beautiful | Ideas, issues, knowledge, data - visualized! Under the Button. What if Matrix was shot in the silent films' era on yay!everyday.

The perfect high. Seize the Day. Seize the Day by Derek Lin Here's a puzzle for you: What do you see in this grid above? What do you think it represents? Okay, it's not a difficult puzzle. The answer is "one year. " The columns represent days and the rows are the twelve months of the year, so each day of the year occupies one square.

"Okay," you ask, "so what's the big deal? " When I look at this grid I get a chill because I'm used to thinking about one year as a long time. This grid is the layout of a typical table blotter calendar that you can find in any office supply store. In any event, confronting the grid and contemplating its meaning is a sobering experience for me. How many more grids do you have? If I am lucky. When you see it this way, you come to the inescapable conclusion that, indeed, life is too short. Ten Strange Places. BoredStop.com. Марионетки-гиганты (32 фото) » ZizA.Qip.rU. Релакс! Популярное Интересное Приколы Фотография Видео Демотиваторы Женсовет Гаджеты Ещё Сменить фон История просмотров Марионетки-гиганты (32 фото) Интересное интересное 10.06.2009 13:59 Город Нант, расположенный на западе Франции на время превратился в грандиозную сцену с огромными марионетками.

Масштабы просто поражают. Поделиться Читайте нас в социальных сетях Вконтакте Facebook twitter surfingbird закрыть из Фото: Из Сети Знакомства я парень ищу девушку Гороскопы Близнецы Природная тяга Близнецов к общению получает в этот день достойную ответную ... Алина Имя древнегерманского происхождения, его смысл можно перевести как благородная. ... Овен Отличный день для расширения кругозора. Тигран Др. © РБК, 2013 Реклама Мобильная версия Соглашение Помощь Обратная связь.

The Quest For Every Beard Type | Jon Dyer's Blog. I’ve been growing a beard every winter for some years now, and every spring, I try to see how many facial hair variations as I can check off from the chart of facial hair types. So far, over 2.4 million people have been following along. Listed below are descriptions of 44 facial hair types including examples of the 39 42 variations that I’ve been able to attain so far.

Enjoy! A La Souvarov A sideburn / mustache combo where the sideburn curves downward toward the corner of the mouth and then curves upward into the mustache. Status: Complete (2008) The Anchor A beard without sideburns that extends along jawline and is styled into a point. Status: Complete (2007) Balbo A wide version of the goatee accompanied by an unconnected mustache. Cantinflas The complete opposite of the toothbrush, this mustache is comprised of the two ends of a typical mustache. Status: Complete (2013) Chin Curtain Status: Complete (2004, 2011) Chin Strap Status: Complete (2011) Chin Puff Copstash Standard Dali Ducktail El Insecto. 20 Scary Old School Surgical Tools. A quick glance at our gallery of some of history’s gnarliest surgical tools will definitely make you thankful for just how far our industry has progressed throughout time. Browse through images and descriptions of surgical tools dating as far back as the 1600’s – a time when surgery was definitely not for the squeamish.

You might think your HMO plan is scary, but at least it doesn’t use these vintage surgical instruments…hopefully. Amputation Knife (1700s) Knives used for amputations during the 18th century were typically curved, because surgeons tended to make a circular cut through the skin and muscle before the bone was cut with a saw. By the 1800s, straight knives became more popular because they made it easier to leave a flap of skin that could be used to cover the exposed stump. Amputation Saw (1600s) While some surgeons chose to flaunt their wealth with elaborately decorated saws like this, the crevices in the intricate engravings proved to be a breeding ground for germs. These people exist -Part IV (29 photos. Interesting High-speed Video Clips. Subliminal Messages - Hidden Subliminal Image Samples - Do you get the hidden subliminal message?

Everything. Tree Men. Adamshooka.jpg (JPEG Image, 560x423 pixels) Girl stuck in Pittsburgh airport overnight shoots epic horsing around video. Exploding Perseid Meteor 20100812-EarlyAM. DataLife Engine > Версия для печати > <a href= de la naturaleza (20 fotos)</strong></a> Maker Profile - Kinetic Wave Sculptures on MAKE: television. A Supremely Awesome Stuntman. Good Watertower, EVIL WATERTOWER. Many, many years ago, these two watertowers used to be friends, great friends.

But after the Good Watertower got her beautiful new paint job and her snazzy Plover logo, the Evil Watertower became angry. The Good Watertower has serviced Plover with drinking water for a number of years and is loved by her customers. The Evil Watertower has worked for a factory all his life, where he has been abused, and even worse in his eyes, taken for granted. The Evil Watertower then started conspiring to take over the factory and the world. Then, he will no longer be ignored and taken for granted.

These plans have been put in motion and should not be taken lightly. Have you ever misplaced your keys, or forgotten something at the grocery store? Vai avanti .com by rafaël rozendaal, 2006. Todd Lamb Notes From Chris Gallery. Welcome to the “ Notes From Chris” gallery. These are notes that I post around New York City from a mysterious man named Chris. Chris wants to do tedious things with people. He also has lots of problems. “ Notes From Chris” is a project started by Todd Lamb in 2008. See a YouTube video of the notes being read on stage in NYC and an interview in the Village Voice .

See a video about them on Rocketboom and a selection of them on Funny or Die .