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The Longest Photographic Exposures in History - The Latest - itchy i

The Longest Photographic Exposures in History - The Latest - itchy i
The tremendous popularity of this article with more than half a million (!) clicks in one month inspired me to contact the artist Michael Wesely himself. I felt there were questions by readers which I couldn't answer correctly without talking to Michael. And I also wanted to tell him how much his worked was loved and how many people saw it as an inspiration for their own works and lives. From the many comments I learned, that many of you were astonished by the beauty of the images but also by the technical aspects of their making. The fact that the light fell for up to 3 years onto the same negative strip without over-exposing seemed just too unbelievable. But Michael confirmed that he indeed created continuous, uninterrupted exposures over those long periods of time. Michael Wesely, Palast der Republik, Berlin (28.6.2006 - 19.12.2008), © Michael Wesely, Michael wanted to highlight that he also sees those lines as an indicator for something else. And this is what he was after - details.

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Sacred Sites: Places of Peace and Power Playing with Displace Filter in Photoshop I have been playing a lot with the Displace filter in Photoshop and I still get impressed with how powerful it is. Even though I have written some tutorials using it, I decided to try to recreate a different effect that I saw in one of the images submitted for the Daily Inspiration. It was a brick wall deformed like it was made of cloth. So in this tutorial, or a quick-tips I will show you how to create a curtain made of bricks or how to deform a brick wall as it was a curtain. Step 1 Open Photoshop and create a new document. Step 2 Let's import another image, now of a girl opening the curtains. Step 3 With the Lasso Tool (L) or the Pen Tool (P) select the empty white. Step 5 Now select the hands/arms of the girl and the curtains. Step 6 Move the brick wall layer so it will be in front of the girl layer. Step 7 Go to Layer>Layer Mask>Hide Selection. Step 8 Duplicate the girl layer and delete the girl using the mask of the bricks wall for reference. Step 9 Step 10 Step 11 Step 12 Step 13 Step 14

Aircraft Detection Before The Invention Of Radar | Before, Radar, Acoustic, Ears, Hearing Aircraft Detection Before Radar... I bet none of you ever saw this stuff before. How air attacks were detected before radar... Old time acoustic hearing aids Fan-Made Goonies Posters / Films / ShortList Magazine Not many films actually propelled us to leave the house as kids. Most made us feel pretty content to stay on the sofa, eating until we felt/were physically sick. But after a watch of The Goonies, we were desperate to run off and explore an adventure in the outside world. Even if all it resulted in was a set of grass-stained shorts and a pocketful of rocks, no film did more for kids health than this one. As some sort of thanks for not being morbidly obese, a collection of fan-made posters have trickled through and given us enough to get all nostalgic and misty-eyed over. You can find the artists at the bottom and we'd like to hear which is your favourite in the comments below. (Images: Daniel Norris, Jorsh Pena, Alvaro Arteaga, Phantom City Creative, Drew Millward, Brendan Schaefer, Johnny Cupcakes, Jerod Gibson, Sam Coyne and Kiersten Essenpreis. Tags: posters

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.

Photoshop Light Effect Tutorials I’ve selected various Photoshop tutorials that I’m liking at the moment for light effects, some have quite cool techniques on how to achieve the end result that can be applied to a million different designs (try and experiment with them), check them out below. You might also enjoy: Design a Vista Styled Wallpaper Windows Vista Aurora Effect Design a Vibrant Blackberry Inspired Ad NoPattern “Jumper” Effect Mysterious Lighting Effect How to Create Brilliant Light Streaks Creating a Mac-Type Background Luminescent Lines Create a Glowing Light Painting Effect Abstract Dust And Spray Effect Make a dreamy abstract background Digital Bokeh effect Abstract Lines Background Abstract Light Rays Drawing an Abstract Lightbulb How to create 3D abstract circles Comments Do you have any favourite tutorials that you have seen for light effects?

History Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.[1] History (from Greek ἱστορία, historia, meaning "inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation")[2] is the study of the past, particularly how it relates to humans.[3][4] It is an umbrella term that relates to past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of information about these events. Scholars who write about history are called historians. Events occurring prior to written record are considered prehistory. History can also refer to the academic discipline which uses a narrative to examine and analyse a sequence of past events, and objectively determine the patterns of cause and effect that determine them.[5][6] Historians sometimes debate the nature of history and its usefulness by discussing the study of the discipline as an end in itself and as a way of providing "perspective" on the problems of the present.[5][7][8][9] Etymology Description Historiography

Best Surreal Photoshop Tutorials One of the best uses for stock images like those here at StockVault is photomanipulation, namely, taking free photos and altering them to create a digital artwork or creative composition. There are a variety of styles that can be achieved, from abstract to fantasy, science fiction and landscape. In this post, you’ll find the best Photoshop tutorials to create a surreal and unique effect that will make your viewer want to look twice. Create an Out Of Bounds Photomanipulation in Photoshop Design a Surreal Desert Scene in Photoshop Make a Story Book Come to Life in Photoshop Castle in the Sky Photomanipulation Tutorial Skating in Magic Clouds Tutorial How to Create a Fantasy Banana Ship in Photoshop Photoshop Tutorial: Create a Surreal Turtle Image Create an Outstanding Out of Frame Horse Scene Create a Stunning Black and White Falling Scene in Photoshop The Creation of “A Life of Aquatic Sounds” Make a Surreal Outdoor 3D Scene in Photoshop Create a Cosmic Inspired Dreamy Scene in Photoshop

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