Author: twistedsifter

June 17, 2012 at 12:34 pm

Beautiful Double Exposures by Andre De Freitas

Beautiful Double Exposures by Andre De Freitas

Andre De Freitas (aka Megatherium) is a photographer and illustrator from Lima, Peru. In his own words, Andre describes himself as follows: I studied in Full Sail University and got a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Animation. But oddly enough, the concept of stillness captured my imagination, and I focused more on illustration. Instead of…

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June 16, 2012 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day: The Honeybee’s Final Sting

Picture of the Day: The Honeybee's Final Sting

THE HONEYBEE’S FINAL STING Photograph by Kathy Keatley Garvey If you’ve ever wondered why honeybees tend to die after stinging someone this picture says it all. In an incredible capture by Kathy Keatley Garvey, a UC Davis Communications Specialist in the Department of Enomology, we see a bee stinging a person’s arm…

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June 16, 2012 at 2:43 pm

Award-Winning Beach House Surrounded by Trees

Award-Winning Beach House Surrounded by Trees

Under Pohutukawa is an award-winning beach house designed by Herbst Architects. It was recently honoured as Home NZ Magazine’s Home of the Year, 2012. The design is a breathtaking open-concept living space with beautiful wood finishings throughout. The beach house is located in Piha North in New Zealand. Below you will find a gallery…

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June 16, 2012 at 11:03 am

Travel Posters for People Staying at Home

Travel Posters for People Staying at Home

Caldwell Tanner from College Humor put together this series of travel-themed posters for people that aren’t going anywhere but downstairs for food. Sure visiting a land of natural beauty like Iceland sounds great and seeing aurora borealis is probably a rewarding experience, but Tanner somehow manages to make surfing the Internet, watching an entire…

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June 15, 2012 at 5:04 pm

Picture of the Day: Japanese Tea Plantation Near Mount Fuji

rolling fields of a japanese tea field near mount fuji in shizuoka japan

JAPANESE TEA PLANTATION NEAR MOUNT FUJI Photograph via 94svtcobra on Reddit Unfortunately I am short on information about this lovely picture that shows a tea plantation in Shizuoka, Japan as Mount Fuji looms in the background. I tried a reverse image search on Google and Tineye but it did not lead to…

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June 15, 2012 at 12:53 pm

Artist Turns Street Signs and Boxes Into Transparent Objects

street sign that looks transparent, shows trees behind sign as if see through

Cayetano Ferrer is a Los Angeles-based video, photography and sculptural/installation artist. Cayetano received his BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and his MFA from the University of Southern California in 2010. With two exhibitions in L.A and one in Dusseldorf, Germany, his future is looking bright. In the gallery below…

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June 15, 2012 at 9:40 am

The Shirk Report – Volume 166

The Shirk Report - Volume 166

Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find the 20 funniest images, 10 most interesting articles, and 5 most viral videos from the previous week of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles typically originate from Twitter, RSS and email; videos come from a variety of sources. Any suggestions? Send a note to…

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June 14, 2012 at 5:01 pm

Picture of the Day: Giant Pyramid of German Helmets from WWI in New York, 1918

Picture of the Day: Giant Pyramid of German Helmets from WWI in New York, 1918

Giant Pyramid of Captured German Helmets from WWI Grand Central Terminal, New York, 1918 Photograph by New York Central Railroad Pyramid of German helmets near Grand Central Terminal: black-and-white photoprint, ca. 1918: View of the employees of the New York Central Railroad, assembled in Victory Way, showing the pyramid of captured German…

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June 14, 2012 at 2:51 pm

Incredible Jewelry Made from Old Sterling Silver Forks

Incredible Jewelry Made from Old Sterling Silver Forks

Nick Greco is an artist that makes wonderful jewelry from old sterling silver forks. In the gallery below, you can see that he manages to use all parts of the fork for different looks and patterns. Most impressive are the beautifully manipulated fork tines which bend and curl in ways you won’t believe. From…

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June 14, 2012 at 10:21 am

8 Amazing Examples of Ramps Blended Into Stairs

8 Amazing Examples of Ramps Blended Into Stairs

Ramps can sometimes present challenges for designers and architects. They are useful (and sometimes required by law) for strollers, wheelchairs and any device with wheels for that matter. Aesthetically, they can sometimes be cumbersome and out of place with the rest of the design. In the gallery below we explore a series of ramps…

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