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Tuesday, 09. December 2008
New News Stories in Photographs
The recent "acqua alta" (high water) in Venice, Italy reached a depth of 1.56 meters (5 ft, 1 in.) on Monday - the deepest flood in 22 years, and the fourth highest flood level in recent history, claimed Venice's Tide Center. The water began to subside on Tuesday, while residents and tourists made their way through the city, hip-waders or not - one man even took the opportunity to ride his wakeboard through Piazza San Marco (until police stepped in). Although this flood was severe enough for the mayor to ask tourists to temporarily stay home, Venetian floods are fairly routine, several occurring every year, and residents usually take it all in stride.Venice under Water (25 photos total)
Photographer Mike Hettwer has been kind enough to share with us some of his photographs depicting what remains of the Green Sahara. About 9,000 years ago, a very wet climate prevailed in parts of the Sahara Desert called the Neolithic Subpluvial period. Lasting several thousand years, this Green Sahara was home to many grassland and woodland animals as well as humans. While on an expedition for dinosaur fossils with paleontologist Paul Sereno in Niger in 2000, Hettwer discovered a burial area containing hundreds of skeletons from two distinct cultures, each thousands of years old - the Kiffian and Tenerian.
Green Sahara (17 photos total)
And don't miss the Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar 2008
Friday, 28. November 2008
LIFE photo archive hosted by Google
Over 10 million images in total - will soon be available on a new hosted image service from Google, Time Inc. has announced. Ninety-seven percent of the photographs have never been seen by the public.The LIFE Photo Archive featured on Google will be among the largest professional photography collections on the Web and one of the largest scanning projects ever undertaken.
Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.
LIFE photo archive
Temple of Emerald Buddha' seen from across the river - Bangkok, Thailand
Starfish
Some people have aquariums ... she shows you the real thing!
Her site has over four thousand underwater photos of fishes and invertebrates, reptiles and marine plants. Also: Travelogs and description of dive sites with maps and links to photos.
Starfish by Teresa Zubi. (English and German)
Saturday, 15. November 2008
Will Pearson: Panoramic Photographer London
Will Pearson is a London-based panoramic photographer. He has been taking panoramic photographs, stereographic images and virtual tours for more than a decade - both in London and around the world. His photography encompasses architectural shots showcasing sculpted lines and dynamic buildings to Shanghai skylines, to the wild landscapes of the American desert and windswept Cornish beaches.
Will Pearson: Panoramic Photographer London
And don' miss his 360 Virtual Tours and his Gigal Pixel Panoramic Images! Just scroll down the site!
Birdphotos
I have been a birdwatcher for most of my life.My motives are limited to birds, and the few larger animals I meet on my way. All birds fascinate me, but I love the owls and hawks in particular. I see birdphotography as a way of documenting the birds life, more than an art-form. Therefore I strive with my photos, to show the birds behaviour and in particular I pursue action-photos.
Bird Photography by Helge Sørensen from Denmark.
Friday, 07. November 2008
Rarindra Prakarsa Photography
Golden Moment
He lives in Jakarta, Indonesia.
He is a semipro photographer and has a very impressive portfolio.
All photos with beautiful lighting, nice composition, fantastic colors.
Superb!
Rarindra Prakarsa Photography
Lake Situ Gunung, West Java
Saturday, 01. November 2008
Pixolu - Find what you Imagine
This search engine for images is different to all others. Once you search an image you can refine your search by once again making another search using that image as a key. And there is no end, you can keep drilling down unless you find a more accurate match. It uses Yahoo, Flickr and Google.Lets make it more clear: First search an image with a keyword (e.g Rose), then select the one you like. Now use that image to search again and get better results, you get roses which are similar to the image you selected.
Oh, and on clicking of the image you can find the details i.e. the exact url and size of the image.
Pixolu - Smart search engine for finding images.
A project by the FHTW - Fachhochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin - University of applied Sciences.
Ah - and don't miss their ImageSorter, an image browsing application, which allows an automatic sorting by color, date taken, name, or size.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2008 is Steve Winter.I've been stalked by jaguars in Brazil, charged by a 12-foot grizzly in Siberia, and trapped in quicksand in the world's largest tiger reserve in Myanmar. I have flown over erupting volcanoes and visited isolated villages where residents had never before seen a blond foreigner -- or a camera.
Windmills in Eastern Germany
This documentation tries to list all still available windmills in eastern Germany. It was created from 1992 to 1998. After an analysis of historical maps and literature, as well as countless excursions, still 704 windmills in all possible preservation statuses could be found and photographed. The pallet reaches from a heap of rubble, up to affectionate restored, still grinding systems. It shows varietys of windmill types in all modifications, the aesthetic charm even of a ruin and in addition, the problems of the monument protection of a not longer used technology.Windmills in Eastern Germany by Reinhard Krause
And don't miss the quite excellent portfolio of photographer Reinhard Krause.
Saturday, 25. October 2008
Cesar Fernandez WildNature Photography
Young Hippos
From the grandeur of the unspoiled landscape
to the smallest details in texture, patterns and colors,
earth is an infinite gallery of fragile, priceless
art’s masterpieces.
Have you see them?
They are out there… all around us!
Open your eyes and let your imagination run Wild
let the colors of dawn lighten your senses,
let the magic of Nature conquer your spirit.
Spectacular galleries:
Cesar Fernandez WildNature Photography
37 galleries and 796 images online.
A Lesser flamingo resting in the shallow waters of lake Magadi
creating a perfect reflection of itself.
Ngorongoro crater, Tanzania.
Saturday, 18. October 2008
Mountain Photography
Pala Reflection , Dolomites, Italy
The earth is a big place with lots of variety, but in my opinion it doesn't get much better than relaxing next to an alpine lake, surrounded by towering mountains and wide views. One goal of my photography is to record and communicate some of those moments of paradise in nature. Also more generally, I want to show the purity, grandeur and uniqueness of mountains and perhaps inspire people to appreciate and respect the remaining wilderness for themselves.
Mountain Photography by Jack Brauer
Plitvice Waterfalls, Plitvicka Jezera, Croatia
Saturday, 11. October 2008
Perroquet
Born out of a lifelong fascination with science photography and nature documentaries, Parroquet showcases a body of work by fashion photographer Sølve Sundsbø, comprising eight film shorts and a selection of photographs. Keen to produce imagery that didn’t fall into the traditional genres of photography, this project’s central focus is the parroquet, a type of small, slender, long-tailed parrot.
Perroquet
One thing more beautiful than the photographs are the eight slow-motion film shorts on the website; epics of the perroquets in flight. Beautiful colors!
Friday, 03. October 2008
Waterdrop Macros
Waterdrop Macros is an ongoing project by photographer Brian Valentine (more than 14'000 (!!!) macro photos in his album) that features stunning macro images of flowers viewed through water drops, using a technique that Brian explains in a Flickr macro discussion group.
However he does it, I know you will agree that the vividness and intensity of these images is astounding!
(via Jaf Project)
Saturday, 27. September 2008
LAPP - Light Art Performance Photography
The light art performance photography (briefly LAPP) is a new technique in the lightart scene. It's a one-short long time bulb exposure Photography, performed additionally with movement of light.Jan Leonardo Wöllert has been developing this new technique for about two years. No one is as proficient in this new art form as Jan and his partner Jörg Miedza. Here you can view a small selection of their most beautiful work:
LAPP - Light Art Performance Photography.
