BRUSSELS FLOWER CARPET Photograph by Gaston Batistini The first Brussels flower carpet took place in 1971 on the Grand-Place by the landscape architect E. Stautemans. Since then there have been 18 flower carpets and they have appeared every other year since 1986. The main component of every carpet is the begonia. A…
For the first time in nearly four years of running this site I will be travelling with limited access to Internet (I shuddered just typing that). Thus I am unable to provide the typical Shirk Report you’ve enjoyed for the past 196 weeks. In lieu, I have created a special one-time Animated Animals edition.…
LANDING WITH STYLE Photograph by Shoayb Hesham In this fantastic composite photograph we see 18 different skydivers landing with style for Skydive Dubai. The photograph by Shoayb Hesham earned him first prize in HIPA (the Sheikh Hamdan International Photography Award). According to comments on his Facebook page, Shoayb combined 18 different photographs…
“Under the sun, everyday is a good day. Another good day, Fukumaru” – Misao 12 years ago, Miyoko Ihara started taking photographs of her grandmother, Misao. Miyoko wanted to leave a living proof of her. One day, her grandmother found an odd-eyed kitten in the shed. She named the cat “Fukumaru” in hope…
THE JAGGED CLIFFS OF NA PALI Photograph via Love These Pics The Nā Pali Coast State Park encompasses 6,175 acres (2,499 ha) of land and is located in the center of the rugged 16 miles (26 km) along the northwest side of Kauaʻi, the oldest inhabited Hawaiian island. The Nā Pali coast…
A spectrograph is an instrument or program that is used visualize the sound spectrum (a more detailed explanation can be found here). Additionally, there are also programs (such as Coagula and Metasynth) that allow users to easily convert any image into an audio file (you can even find a video tutorial on YouTube). Musicians…
Canada’s Strongest Tornado Ever Photograph by Justin Hobson The Elie, Manitoba Tornado was an F5 tornado that struck the town of Elie, Manitoba, Canada, (40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Winnipeg) on June 22, 2007. While several houses were levelled, no one was injured or killed by the tornado. Two well-built homes…
Evol is a German artist currently living and working in Berlin. Born in Heilbronn, Germany, he attended the Kuopio Acadamy of Arts and Crafts in Finland and has a degree in product design from HFG Schwäbisch Gmünd in Germany. Evol has had solo exhibits in Germany, Belgium, China and the United States. While his…
LIVING INSIDE YOUR COMPUTER Designed by Newsmaker @ modding.ru Designed by user ‘Newsmaker’ on Russian PC Case mod forum modding.ru, we see the insides of an old PC converted into a tiny living room. The miniature furniture (complete with a rug that really ties the room together) is perfect, but the functional…
Across four decades since 1972, Landsat satellites have continuously acquired space-based images of the Earth’s land surface, coastal shallows, and coral reefs. The Landsat Program, a joint effort of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), was established to routinely gather land imagery from space. The result of…
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