Photographer: raphael guarino

clipped from 1x.com Photographer raphael guarino From Bavarian Forest, Germany

Photographer: Magda Berny

clipped from 1x.com Photographer Magda Berny From Poland

Onexposure - 1x.com - Photo: ... by Magda Berny

Photographer:
Magda Berny


© Magda Berny

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Reussenstein

clipped from 1x.com Reussenstein © Franz Schumacher Location: Swabian Alb Photographer: Franz Schumacher Equipment used: EOS Mark II

Rectal Foreign Bodies: Case Reports and a Comprehensive Review of the World's Literature

clipped from www.oddee.com «Rectal Foreign Bodies: Case Reports and a Comprehensive Review of the World's Literature» (D. Busch and J. Starling; Madison, Wisconsin; 1986) "The study reports, among other items: a beer glass, a suitcase key and a magazine" The citations include reports of, among other items: seven light bulbs; a knife sharpener; two flashlights; a wire spring; a snuff box; an oil can with potato stopper; eleven different forms of fruits, vegetables and other foodstuffs; a jeweler's saw; a frozen pig's tail; a tin cup; a beer glass; and one patient's remarkable ensemble collection consisting of spectacles, a suitcase key, a tobacco pouch and a magazine.

USB Airplane Fan

clipped from www.oddee.com USB Airplane Fan The aviators out there can now keep cool during their flight simulator sessions in front of the computer, using this USB Airplane Fan ($17.95). Cool man, cool!

The World Islands: man-made islands in the form of a world map

clipped from www.oddee.com The World Islands: man-made islands in the form of a world map Ever wish the world was smaller? The World is a man-made archipelago of 300 islands in the shape of a world map. The World is being built primarily using sand dredged from the sea. Each island ranges from 23,000 m2 to 84,000 m2 (250,000–900,000 square feet or 5.7–21 acres) in size, with 50–100 m of water between each island. The development will cover an area of 9 km in length and 6 km in width, surrounded by an oval breakwater. The only means of transport between the islands will be by boat and helicopter. Prices for the islands will range from $15-45 million (USD). The average price for an island will be around $25 million (USD). Dredging started in 2004 and as of March of 2007 The World is around 90% complete. According to the National Geographic Channel (The Best of Megastructures) the overall price for the World is $14 Billion US Dollars.

PETRA: stone structures carved into rocks

clipped from www.oddee.com PETRA: stone structures carved into rocks [Wiki] Petra ("Rock") lies on the slope of Mount Hor (Jordan) in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. It is famous for having many stone structures carved into the rock. The long-hidden site was revealed to the Western world by the Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in 1812. It was famously described as "a rose-red city half as old as time" in a Newdigate prize-winning sonnet by John William Burgon. Burgon had not actually visited Petra, which remained accessible only to Europeans accompanied by local guides with armed escorts until after World War I. The site was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 when it was described as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage."

The Church of Euthanasia

clipped from www.oddee.com The Church of Euthanasia "Save the Planet, Kill Yourself" The Church of Euthanasia (CoE) is a dadaist organization started by Rev. Chris Korda in the Boston, Massachusetts area of the United States. According to the church's website, it is "a non-profit educational foundation devoted to restoring balance between Humans and the remaining species on Earth." The CoE uses sermons, music, culture jamming, publicity stunts and direct action combined with an underlying sense of satire and black humor to highlight Earth's unsustainable population. The CoE is notorious for its conflicts with anti-abortion Christian activists. According to the church's website, the one commandment is "Thou shalt not procreate". The CoE further asserts four principle pillars: suicide, abortion, cannibalism ("strictly limited to consumption of the already dead"), and sodomy ("any sexual act not intended for procreation").

Tiger's Nest Monastery (Bhutan)

clipped from www.oddee.com Tiger's Nest Monastery (Bhutan) Taktshang is the most famous of monasteries in Bhutan. It hangs on a cliff at 3,120 metres (10,200 feet), some 700 meters (2,300 feet) above the bottom of Paro valley. Famous visitors include Ngawang Namgyal in the 17th century and Milarepa. The name means "Tiger's nest", the legend being that Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) flew there on the back of a tiger. The monastery includes seven temples which can all be visited. The monastery suffered several blazes and is a recent restoration. Climbing to the monastery is on foot or mule. Photo: Leo Palmer

45 Beautiful Motion Blur Photos

clipped from digital-photography-school.com 45 Beautiful Motion Blur Photos By Vailancio Rodrigues and Smashing Editorial Team Photos taken with a camera do not represent a single moment of time. Due to technological constraints these shots stand for some scene over a brief period of time. This time frame depends on the camera’s shutter speed. In motion blur, any object moving with respect to the camera will look blurred or smeared along the direction of relative motion. Motion blur is frequently used to show a sense of speed. You can artificially achieve this effect in a usual scene using cameras with a slow shutter speed. Also Adobe Photoshop can be used for this purpose, though sometimes images may look unnatural and unprofessional. You may want to take a look at resources provided in the end of the article — they show how one can add the motion blur effect in photos. Beauty of Motion Blur

Sophie - Gap by *andrewfphoto on deviantART

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Flying Without Wings

Flying Without Wings, originally uploaded by isayx3.

clipped from unionesarda.ilsole24ore.com L'Aquila si è spostata: di 15 centimetri Lo spostamento complessivo di circa 15 centimetri della zona attorno a L'Aquila, la più colpita dal terremoto del 6 aprile scorso, risulta dai dati rilevati dai satelliti Cosmo SkyMed, di Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (Asi) e ministero della Difesa, analizzati sia dalla società e-Geos (Asi-Telespazio), sia dall'Istituto per il Rilevamento Elettromagnetico dell'Ambiente del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Irea-Cnr). Le immagini diffuse dall'Asi sono la combinazione interferometrica delle immagini rilevate dai satelliti prima del terremoto (23 marzo) e dopo (8 aprile). Lo spostamento del suolo è stato evidenziato con strisce di colore diverso, dal giallo al blu, ognuna delle quali corrisponde a uno spostamento di 15 millimetri. Nell'area più colpita dal sisma, quella intorno a L'Aquila, si concentrano ben dieci frange, indice di una deformazione pari, complessivamente, a circa 15 centimetri.

Is it a rickshaw or a car?

clipped from www.freep.com Is it a rickshaw or a car? GM sees PUMA in the future JUSTIN HYDE/Detroit Free Press NEW YORK — Having conquered the world of passenger vehicles, General Motors Corp. showed off its vision of future transportation today that’s either exciting or frightening, depending on whether one cares about driving. GM and Segway unveiled the Project PUMA, a two-seat rickshaw minus a rick that uses the Segway’s electric systems to glide around on two wheels. Capable of carrying 700 pounds in a frame about half the size of a Smart car, the PUMA (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility) can spin on a pin and “bows” to let passengers in and out. The PUMA — a name that suggests someone at GM or Segway may be a hard-core Hillary Clinton supporter — can hit 35 miles an hour and travel 35 miles on a charge. The mockup vehicle had no creature comforts beyond seat belts, but GM vice president of research Larry Burns says the PUMA could “fundamentally change how we move around cities.”

clipped from desk08.customize.org Welcome to Desktopography Designers and developers spend about 90% of their waking life in front of a computer so the most appealing genre for a wallpaper would be one that has beautiful design mixed with the all important aspect of being outdoors. What we see everyday can affect our mood and state of mind, enhance your desktop with a wallpaper creation from desktopography and feel the essence of nature and the outdoor existence on your computer. Bring tranquility to your desktop, feel the wilderness and give your background a breath of fresh air..