Yearly Archives: 2014

May 29, 2014 at 12:59 pm

To Mark the End of Winter, Everyone in this Indian Region Flies a Kite

To Mark the End of Winter, Everyone in this Indian Region Flies a Kite

Photograph by SANDEEPA AND CHETAN Website | Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr | Flickr In the northwestern state of Gujarat, India, the festival of Uttarayan marks the day when winter begins to turn into summer, according to the Indian calendar. It is the sign for farmers that the sun is back and that harvest…

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May 28, 2014 at 6:12 pm

12 Highlights from the 2014 Nat Geo Traveler Photo Contest

12 Highlights from the 2014 Nat Geo Traveler Photo Contest

CONTEST CLOSES JUNE 30, 2014 The 26th annual National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest is well under way, accepting submissions until June 30th, 2014. Official categories include: Travel Portraits; Outdoor Scenes; Sense of Place; and Spontaneous Moments. The grand-prize winner will receive an eight-day National Geographic Expedition to Alaska for two aboard the National Geographic…

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May 28, 2014 at 2:01 pm

Artist Extends Photos Beyond Their Borders Using Colored Pencils

Artist Extends Photos Beyond Their Borders Using Colored Pencils

Jennifer Delaurenti is a fine artist specializing in the mediums of sketching and painting. Born and raised in Montana, she currently resides in Portland, Oregon. In an ongoing conceptual series, Delaurenti extends photographs beyond their borders using colored pencils. She then frames the finished composite blending photo and sketch into one hybrid artwork. The…

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May 27, 2014 at 8:19 pm

Picture of the Day: Strokkur Geyser on the Verge of Eruption

Picture of the Day: Strokkur Geyser on the Verge of Eruption

Photograph by HANSUELI KRAPF In this perfectly timed photo we see Strokkur, a famous geyser in Iceland, on the verge of eruption. Located in the geothermal area beside the Hvítá River (in the southwest part of the country, east of Reykjavík), Strokkur erupts about every 4–8 minutes and can reach heights of 15–20 meters…

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May 27, 2014 at 3:24 pm

15 Hyperrealistic Street Art Portraits by MTO

15 Hyperrealistic Street Art Portraits by MTO

MTO (short for Mateo) is a graffiti and street artist born and raised in France. Between 2006 and 2013 he lived in Berlin however his current location is unknown. Like many graffiti and street artists, personal and background information is sparse. Fortunately his incredible and well documented body of work speaks for itself. MTO…

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May 26, 2014 at 6:52 pm

Picture of the Day: A Thin Sheet of Snow Neatly Folding Over Itself

Picture of the Day: A Thin Sheet of Snow Neatly Folding Over Itself

Photograph by Cathy Hartt via 7NEWS, KGMH in Denver Cathy Hartt was out walking her dog on the morning of 12 May 2014 when she spotted this ‘snowslide’ in Montrose, Colorado that shows a thin sheet of snow neatly folding over itself at the bottom of a slide in Buckley Park. The photo was…

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May 26, 2014 at 4:44 pm

Takeshi Murata’s Hypnotic Liquid Metal Orb

Takeshi Murata's Hypnotic Liquid Metal Orb

At Frieze New York 2014, Ratio 3 debuted Melter 3-D (64 x 22 x 22 inches), a sculptural animation by Takeshi Murata. Presented as a single object under controlled lighting, Melter 3-D is a metallic sphere that produces the illusion of perpetual liquid flow across its surface. In an interview with Visionaire, Murata explains:…

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May 24, 2014 at 7:13 pm

This Talented Make-Up Artist Can Completely Transform Her Face

This Talented Make-Up Artist Can Completely Transform Her Face

Elsa Rhae is a self-taught make-up artist that transforms her face into a multitude of characters from movies, television shows and video games. She’s also a video editor, and you can see her remarkable transformations in her timelapse videos on YouTube. To see more from this multi-talented artist, be sure to check her website.…

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May 23, 2014 at 3:31 pm

Picture of the Day: Air Meal

Picture of the Day: Air Meal

AIR MEAL © Danny Green/National Geographic Swooping in for a landing, an Atlantic puffin brings a meal for its chick on Scotland’s Treshnish Isles. Puffin parents make up to eight food runs a day; each bird can grip 20 or more fish in its beak. The photo is part of the feature…

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May 23, 2014 at 9:34 am

The Shirk Report – Volume 267

The Shirk Report - Volume 267

Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find the 25 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles from Twitter, RSS and email; videos come from everywhere. Any suggestions? Send a note to submit@twistedsifter.com 25 IMAGES – FRIDAY!!! –…

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