Very cool skateboard video, deftly produced using only cut up photographs superimposed on real life objects.

Skateboardanimation by Tilles Singer

Photograph by Cesare Naldi Mahout and Elephant - National Geographic
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Photograph by Cesare Naldi

Mahout and Elephant - National Geographic

From Life.com: “In the 65 years since LIFE’s Alfred Eisenstaedt captured this scene amid the joyous chaos of August 14, 1945, his “V-J Day in Times Square” has become one of the most famous photographs ever made. Showing a sailor planting a kiss on the lips of a nurse as happy New Yorkers look on — shortly after the surrender of Japan effectively, finally ended World War II — the image has entered America’s and the world’s popular, shared consciousness in a way that very few photographs ever have. Today, it remains the picture that, for millions, serves as an elegant visual shorthand for the notion, “War is over!” On June 20, 2010, Edith Shain, the woman in the photograph (or, at least, the woman widely believed to be in the photograph … read on!), died in Los Angeles at the age of 91. But the story of the picture, and of the remarkable man who took it, never grows old.” A Sailor, a Nurse, a Legendary Kiss
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From Life.com:

“In the 65 years since LIFE’s Alfred Eisenstaedt captured this scene amid the joyous chaos of August 14, 1945, his “V-J Day in Times Square” has become one of the most famous photographs ever made. Showing a sailor planting a kiss on the lips of a nurse as happy New Yorkers look on — shortly after the surrender of Japan effectively, finally ended World War II — the image has entered America’s and the world’s popular, shared consciousness in a way that very few photographs ever have. Today, it remains the picture that, for millions, serves as an elegant visual shorthand for the notion, “War is over!” On June 20, 2010, Edith Shain, the woman in the photograph (or, at least, the woman widely believed to be in the photograph … read on!), died in Los Angeles at the age of 91. But the story of the picture, and of the remarkable man who took it, never grows old.”

A Sailor, a Nurse, a Legendary Kiss

Source: LIFE

From nationalgeographic.com: “View From the Top of the World Photograph by Barry C. Bishop Not many people have had the opportunity to look down on the peaks of the Himalaya, but this 1963 picture from photographer Barry Bishop gave proof that Americans had finally reached the summit of Mount Everest. Bishop’s teammates became the first Americans to summit Everest on May 1, 1963.”
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From nationalgeographic.com:

“View From the Top of the World

Photograph by Barry C. Bishop

Not many people have had the opportunity to look down on the peaks of the Himalaya, but this 1963 picture from photographer Barry Bishop gave proof that Americans had finally reached the summit of Mount Everest. Bishop’s teammates became the first Americans to summit Everest on May 1, 1963.”

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High State of Repairs

There are certainly worse jobs out there than doing maintenance work on this high tech beast.

Feeling Quite Small

Photo: nasa.gov

This is one hell of a view (click photo to enlarge).



Lake Huron Hit By Iceman

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A very frozen Lake Huron



From Kid World to Photo World

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Artist Yeondoo Jung translates the sparkling imagination emanating from kid drawings into photographs.








Via swissmiss



Britney Spears Video

Ok, here’s a little surprise for you, click to see the latest Britney Spears video, but don’t read the rest of this post until you’ve seen it, ok?

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Fast Food: Ads vs. Reality

Great set of photos showing advert-perfect photos with real life images next to them.



Link: Fast Food: Ads vs. Reality.