Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Muzorama.
Muzorama is a short surrealistic animation film based on the universe of French illustrator Muzo.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
The World Trade Center Tightrope Dance.
Philipe Petit didn’t realize that going to the dentist in 1968 would change his life. But, after seeing an article about the construction of the new World Trade Center towers in New York City, Petit became obsessed. After spending six years planning and researching, Petit decided the time was right to string a 140 foot steel cable between the “Twin Towers” (1,368 feet of the ground mind you) and step off the ledge. He spent 45 minutes on the wire, crossing between the towers 8 times. The police were dispatched to arrest him as soon as they realized what was going on, but Petit continued to enjoy himself on his wire until the threat of a helicopter plucking him off the wire (and rain) helped him end his tightrope dance. He was taken into custody and the incident is still referred to as the “artistic crime of the century”.
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Petit
Labels:
architecture,
body,
creative,
curious,
interesting,
new york,
photo,
photography,
pictures,
rain,
scary,
sculpture,
street,
world
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
The oldest known color photograph: 1872.
Before the Autochrome process was perfected in France, this photograph of a landscape in Southern France was taken. No, it is not hand-tinted. This is a color-photograph. (Note: It was published in a Time/Life Book entitled "Color" in 1972, "courtesey of George Eastman House, Paulus Lesser.") You are looking at the birth of color photography seven years after the American Civil War. 130 years ago this view of Angouleme, France, was created by a "subtractive" method. This is the basis for all color photography, even today. It was taken by Louis Ducos du Hauron who proposed the method in 1869. It was not until the 1930's that this method was perfected for commercial use.
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