352432_1246003810_large.jpg (JPEG Image, 1600x992 pixels) - Scaled (63. - StumbleUpon. Portrait Paintings Across Rows of Floppy Disks. When I was much younger, I used to save all of my computer files and documents on floppy disks. It's amazing how fast technology has improved since then. These days, I sometimes come across a few old disk but, other than letting them form dusty piles on my shelf, there isn't anything I can really do with them. Or so I thought. London-based artist Nick Gentry has developed a very interesting way of repurposing these old materials into fine works of art. He compiles rows and rows of solid colored floppy disks and uses them as the base for these beautiful mixed paint portraits.
The artists says his art is "influenced by the development of consumerism, technology, identity, and cyberculture in society, with a distinctive focus on obsolete media. " You can also check out more of his work here. Nick Gentry's website. - StumbleUpon. Cole rise. - StumbleUpon. - StumbleUpon. 21 Pictures That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity. National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 - Alan Taylor. 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. ImfDiffusion - NEWS / Amazing Nature. Remember the War - Remembering our heroes. - StumbleUpon.