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How stone poses became a surreal project – BBC News
What started as a whim seven years ago has become a major project for a London-based photographer. Source: How stone poses became a surreal project – BBC News
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Tagged Art, construction, creatives, Culture, nature, photography, Technology, UK
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The Phenomenon Of “Crown Shyness” Where Trees Avoid Touching | Colossal
Crown shyness is a naturally occurring phenomenon in some tree species where the upper most branches in a forest canopy avoid touching one another. The visual effect is striking as it creates clearly defined borders akin to cracks or rivers … Continue reading
Giant Dabs of Thick Oil Paint Captured as Hyperrealist Colored Pencil Drawings | Colossal
Australian artist Cj Hendry (previously) tricks the eye with her hyper-realistic drawings, works that recreate the appearance of thick swabs of brightly colored paint. To achieve the dimensionality and sheen of fresh oil paint she layers dry pigment atop colored … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, comparison, creatives, Culture, Life, nature, photorealism, rhythm, sculpture
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Treetop Experience Observation Tower by EFFEKT
Copenhagen-based architectural firm EFFEKT has designed this 600 meter treetop walk connected to a 45 meter tall observation tower located in a preserved forest one hour south of Copenhagen, Denmark. Source: Treetop Experience Observation Tower by EFFEKT
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Tagged Art, construction, creatives, Culture, infrastructure, Life, nature, sculpture, Street Art, Technology, travel
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(3) 12 Bar Blues – Piano Duet with Peter the Elephant – Thailand – YouTube
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Tagged Art, comparison, Culture, dance, Elephant, Music for Elephants, nature, percussion, rhythm, Thailand
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Larger-Than-Life Hyperrealistic Portraits Rendered in Graphite and Charcoal by Arinze Stanley | Colossal
Nigerian artist Arinze Stanley works with graphite and charcoal pencils on large sheets of cartridge paper to render enormous portraits of his subjects. Spending upwards of 200 hours on an artwork, Stanley agonizes over the most minute details of each … Continue reading
Thousands of Birds Photographed Atop Snow-Laden Trees in Downtown Portland, Oregon | Colossal
One evening last week, C.S.I. Walker Berg of the Portland Oregon Police Bureau looked out a window on the 12th floor of the Justice Center to discover an incredible sight: trees freshly covered in thick white snow were covered in … Continue reading
Photographer Nicky Bay Documents Mirror Spiders Adjusting their Silver Plates to Appear More Reflective | Colossal
For the last several years Singapore-based photographer Nicky Bay (previously here and here) has been documenting the life of the mirror spider, an unusual arthropod whose abdomen is covered in bright reflective panels that appear almost metallic. Bay recently noticed … Continue reading
Frigatebirds | Azimuth
Frigatebirds are amazing! They have the largest ratio of wing area to body weight of any bird. This lets them fly very long distances while only rarely flapping their wings. They often stay … Source: Frigatebirds | Azimuth
This Man Rescued These Foxes And Now They Won’t Leave His Side | Bored Panda
Fantastic Mr. Fox may have been a work of fiction, but as you can see from these pictures, this man from Country Kilkenny, Ireland is most definitely the real thing. Source: This Man Rescued These Foxes And Now They Won’t … Continue reading
Massive Coral Reef Discovered in the Amazon River — FOX40
American and Brazilian researchers collected this sample of coral. (Courtesy: Lance Willis/UGA) (CNN) — The Amazon River, known for its array of wildlife from pink dolphins to flesh-eating piranhas, has revealed a new treasure — a massive coral reef that … Continue reading
First Laboratory Evidence Explaining Zika Induced Microcephaly.
The first set of experiments which demonstrate how the Zika Virus manages to create microcephaly in infants have been published. Previously the link between the two was purely speculative and circumstantial, now it is beginning to be proven. The Zika … Continue reading
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