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The 38 Most Haunting Abandoned Places On Earth. For Some Reason, I Can’t Look Away…

The 38 Most Haunting Abandoned Places On Earth. For Some Reason, I Can’t Look Away…
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Tarkovsky Films Now Free Online | Open Culture Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986) firmly positioned himself as the finest Soviet director of the post-War period. But his influence extended well beyond the Soviet Union. The Cahiers du cinéma consistently ranked his films on their top ten annual lists. Ingmar Bergman went so far as to say, "Tarkovsky for me is the greatest [director], the one who invented a new language, true to the nature of film, as it captures life as a reflection, life as a dream." And Akira Kurosawa acknowledged his influence too, adding, "I love all of Tarkovsky's films. I love his personality and all his works. Shot between 1962 and 1986, Tarkovsky's seven feature films often grapple with metaphysical and spiritual themes, using a distinctive cinematic style. You can now watch Tarkovsky's films online – for free. NOTE: If you access the films via YouTube, be sure to click "CC" at the bottom of the videos to access the subtitles. Would you like to support the mission of Open Culture? Related Content:

The 33 most beautiful abandoned places in the World 1. Christ of the Abyss, San Fruttuoso, Italy Via: en.www.lensart.ru 2. Via: photography.nationalgeographic.com 3. Via: reddit.com 4. Via: photoree.com 5. Image by David Gray / Getty Images 6. Via: onebigphoto.com 7. Via: baldeaglebluff 8. Via: leiraenkai.deviantart.com 9. 10. 15th century monastery, Black Forest, Germany Via: abandonedography.com 11. Via: natureknights.net 12. Via: panoramio.com 13. Via: theglobalpanorama.com 14. Via: www.fivelightsdown.co.uk 15. Via: commons.wikimedia.org 16. Via: nedhardy.com 17. Via: ruschili.35photo.ru 18. Source: i.imgur.com / via: reddit.com 19. 1984 Winter Olympics bobsleigh track in Sarajevo Source: flickr.com 20. 21. Source: lana-sator.livejournal.com / via: i.imgur.com 22. Source: logicalrealist / via: i.imgur.com 23. Source: flickr.com / via: i.imgur.com 24. Image by Dimitar Kilkoff / Getty Images 25. 26. Source: ebow.org 27. Source: ny.curbed.com 28. Source: alveart 29. Via: steampunkopera.files.wordpress.com

35 Beautiful Photography Shots for Inspiration Early this week, we published an article featuring different photography blog themes. Having a great theme for your photography blog is important, but one must not forget the most important aspect – updating it with beautiful photography. Photography is the art of creating still or moving pictures by recording radiation on a sensitive medium, such as a photographic film, or an electronic sensor. There are millions of amazing photographs online, today we are show casing 35 which we hope you will find inspirational. Hope you enjoy them. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 42. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35.

CEREDIGION FARMHOUSES Here I am driving in my car, covering many miles, crossing the Cambrian Mountains. And once parked, in a layby, as close to a footpath as I can, I then and only then, put on my winter walking gear. I am completely sealed in waterproof clothing. With me, my map. So here I am driving, in winter waterproof gear, ready to walk which may last, at most, 10 hours. If I’m honest with myself, I will believe I have experience a difficult day and once home I will feel a reward of hardship and that of strenuous exercise. It could be said ‘I haven’t got a clue’ and I confess ‘I haven’t got a clue’. I can confess though to finding some kind of happiness in these old hills and seeking out the few ruins that remain, hopefully learning something about them and those whom worked and lived there. For further information please read: 1.

12 outils web utiles au bureau Checkthis : – Cet outil vous permet de créer rapidement une affiche éphémère, sans devoir s’enregistrer. La page peut être partagée, commentée ou likée via les réseaux sociaux. Cet outil peut être utile pour partager facilement un message, par exemple via une affiche sur la journée du personnel, avec différentes personnes ne se trouvant pas au même endroit. Drupal : – Grâce à cette plateforme open source, vous pouvez créer un site pour votre entreprise, en y incluant notamment si vous le souhaitez des fonctions de bilinguisme, des workflows ou encore la gestion d’événements d’entreprise. Favsync : – Cet outil vous permet de partager des favoris avec vos collègues au sein d’un système collaboratif. Pearltrees : – Pearltress vous permet de découvrir, d’organiser et de partager des pages sur des sujets qui vous intéressent grâce à des « arbres à perles ». Image : Pinterest

22 Unbelievable Places that are Hard to Believe Really Exist Our world is so full of wonders that new and amazing places are discovered every day, be that by professional photographers or amateurs. Different geographical locations, climatic conditions and even seasons offer the widest variety of natural wonders: pink lakes, stunning lavender or tulip fields, breath-taking canyons and mountains, and other places you can hardly believe actually exist! [Read more...] Some of the pictures in this collection will be of all natural sights you can find while traveling around the world, while the others have experienced human interference – but even in these cases, the result of such collaboration is spectacular. No wonder that traveling in one of the best forms of recreation – even looking at these pictures takes your mind to far away places… And yes, all those of those places are real! Feel free to add more places in the comments under the article. Tunnel of Love, Ukraine Image credits: Oleg Gordienko Tulip Fields in Netherlands Image credits: dadi360

Beautiful Black and White Photography Advertisement Today, in the era of digital technology black and white often awake nostalgic feelings of the 20th century, the good old times when the television was just invented, when people read colorless printed newspapers and when people were just imagining cell phones equipped with photo cameras. But still, dozens of years later, many artists still use black and white photography for artistic purposes. It is one of the best and cheapest types of photography for the beginners to test their creativity. In this post we present beautiful examples of black and white photography — an update to previously featured showcase of black and white photography. Beautiful Examples of Black and White Photography Milo Alterio Emir Ozsahin danielsantiagosalguero Philipp Klinger Simon Pais-Thomas Aneta Kowalczyk Running Nowhereby Julien Legrand MustafaDedeogLu Elliott Erwitt MisterKey Andrey Vahrushew Let it Snowby WWWest Codrin Lupei Lucian Olteanu Drooper Stefano Orazzini LimpidD latoday onabibano soleildame Yanire Nick

Abandoned Architecture Photography | design tavern The Smoker by Kelly Crabtree Illustration in pen and art marker by artist, illustrator, and free spirit Kelly Crabtree from Saint Augustine, FL. kellymcrabtree.wix.com/kcart Rex The Stray – underground dog comic Rex The Stray, an underground comic about a deviant runaway dog styled by illustrator Christian Herr and writer Lee Noble. www.rexthestray.com And Drunk Dial Rex, on YouTube: Illustrator Marylou Farue Work from Marylou Faure, an illustrator living in London. more at www.maryloufaure.com Illustrator Joel Mackenzie Details » Captain Feline – Blending Pop Culture with Cats Captain Feline employs anthropomorphism to blend pop culture with cats. Details » Vertigo via: www.tradclyffe.co.uk Insekta Insekta is a collection designed by Italian studio Kreativehouse. Neon Nature – Louise McNaught Louise McNaught is a contemporary artist whom mixes painting and illustration. Illustration Lover Noddy Boffin

Totaljerkface.com - Home Of Happy Wheels - Happy Wheels Full Version Hello pals. I'd like to continue hosting the flash version of Happy Wheels as long as possible. With the loss of certain ad networks, I'm going to try out a few different ad formats on this site as I continue to attempt to regain some of the revenue that went missing. I'll be making a few minor changes here and there to see whatever works best. Nothing should be annoying. This heads up was the main reason for this news post. The discord server, which is now official at has been very helpful to me and the game. Though I would prefer to be silent, I feel obligated to say that I am still working full time on the sequel, and it's still reeeeeaally time consuming.

The 16 Reasons You Need To Drop Everything And Travel Right Now There’s a characteristic of our generation that can only be described as severe restlessness. I am not specifically referring to the number of friends you have who are prescribed Adderall; although that’s definitely another cultural trend I could discuss in length. What I’m talking about is a restlessness of the soul, the wandering spirit, a culture of nomads. We’ve been bred on this notion that we are going to do it differently than our parents; we’ll be adventurous, experience life to the fullest. We’ve sat over lunch with our friends choosing our post-graduation plans, always teetering over the line of what we knew as the safe choice and what we knew as the adventurous, spirited one. We talked about living in Brazil in a house by the beach, spending days on the hammock and driving taxis at night. We thought about moving to London, buying expensive rain gear and renting a studio on Piccadilly Circus. You’re young You’re more willing to take risks With less to lose, there’s more to gain.

10 Top Photography Composition Rules There are no fixed rules in photography, but there are guidelines which can often help you to enhance the impact of your photos. It may sound clichéd, but the only rule in photography is that there are no rules. However, there are are number of established composition guidelines which can be applied in almost any situation, to enhance the impact of a scene. These guidelines will help you take more compelling photographs, lending them a natural balance, drawing attention to the important parts of the scene, or leading the viewer's eye through the image. Once you are familiar with these composition tips, you'll be surprised at just how universal most of them are. Rule of Thirds Imagine that your image is divided into 9 equal segments by 2 vertical and 2 horizontal lines. Doing so will add balance and interest to your photo. Notice how the building and horizon are aligned along rule-of-thirds lines. Balancing Elements Leading Lines The road in this photo draws your eye through the scene. Depth

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