Category: Archive

November 12, 2012 at 6:50 pm

Picture of the Day: The Eye of the Drain

Picture of the Day: The Eye of the Drain

THE EYE OF THE DRAIN Photograph by Liammm on Reddit Certainly a contender for ‘perfectly timed’ photo of the year is this shot by a Redditor named Liam, who took a seemingly mundane photograph of a sink full of soapy water draining itself. Why Liam was even taking such a random shot…

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November 12, 2012 at 10:44 am

Colossal Wooden Spheres Made from Interlocking Wood

Colossal Wooden Spheres Made from Interlocking Wood

Lee Jae-Hyo is a famous Korean artist and sculptor. Born in 1965 in Hapchen, Korea, he received his BFA in Plastic Arts from Hong-ik University. Lee works primarily with wood, steel, stone and nails, creating incredible organic-feeling sculptures with textures you just want to touch. In the mind-blowing series of wooden sculptures below, Lee…

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November 11, 2012 at 6:10 pm

Picture of the Day: Bridge to the Unknown

Picture of the Day: Bridge to the Unknown

BRIDGE TO THE UNKNOWN Photograph by StrapOnPhildo on Reddit In this great capture by Reddit user StrapOnPhildo, we see the photographer’s friend venturing across an abandoned logging bridge just as it begins to snow. According to highestbridges.com, this is the Vance Creek Bridge near Shelton, Washington, USA. It is purportedly the second…

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November 10, 2012 at 8:16 pm

Picture of the Day: The Maroon Bells of Colorado

Picture of the Day: The Maroon Bells of Colorado

THE MAROON BELLS OF COLORADO Photograph by Tom Cuccio Sifter reader Tom Cuccio submitted this wonderful photograph of the Maroon Bells in Colorado. The photograph was taken at ‘first light’ on October 26th after an early season snow storm. The Maroon Bells are two peaks in the Elk Mountains, Maroon Peak and…

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November 10, 2012 at 2:31 pm

The Most Liked and Retweeted Photo in History

The Most Liked and Retweeted Photo in History

On November 6, 2012 at precisely 11:15pm ET on Facebook and 11:16pm ET on Twitter, Barack Obama, the President of the United States of America, posted the photo above with the caption, “Four more years.” As of November 10, 2012 @ 1:30pm ET, the Facebook photo has 4,306,739 ‘Likes’, 577,941 shares and 207,747 comments;…

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November 9, 2012 at 5:58 pm

Picture of the Day: Snowmobiling the Norway-Sweden Border

Picture of the Day: Snowmobiling the Norway-Sweden Border

SNOWMOBILING THE NORWAY-SWEDEN BORDER Photograph by haqbar on Reddit In this incredible photograph by haqbar on Reddit, we see a rider preparing to snowmobile across a section of the Norway-Sweden border. The 1,200 pixel tall image is reminiscent of the popular ‘wait for it‘ pic. The photo above was taken in February…

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November 9, 2012 at 3:45 pm

The Most Adorable French Bulldog on Instagram

The Most Adorable French Bulldog on Instagram

Professional food photographer Sonya Yu is the proud owner of Trotter, the most adorable French Bulldog on Instagram. With almost 16,000 followers on Instagram alone, Sonya delights her fans with pictures of her adorable dog dressed up in various costumes. When she’s not snapping pics of Trotter, Sonya is busy taking mouth-watering food photography.…

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November 8, 2012 at 7:39 pm

Picture of the Day: A Cabin That Floats

Picture of the Day: A Cabin That Floats

A CABIN THAT FLOATS Photograph by Marcus Peabody Spotted in Perry Creek, by the island of Vinalhaven in Maine, USA, is this amazing custom-built floating cabin. This is definitely the coolest ‘small space’ I’ve seen since the school bus conversion posted a couple weeks back. The photograph was taken by Marcus Peabody…

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November 8, 2012 at 10:59 am

10 Famous Quotes About Art

10 Famous Quotes About Art

It’s been a while since I’ve done a ‘famous quotes‘ compilation so I went through a series of art-related quotes last night, and these are the ten that really resonated with me. If you have any personal favourites to add, let me know in the comments! If there are enough I can update the…

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November 7, 2012 at 5:36 pm

Picture of the Day: London Twilight

Picture of the Day: London Twilight

LONDON TWILIGHT Photograph by David Iliff on Wikipedia Taken on April 7, 2006, this beautiful photograph shows the famous London Eye as viewed from the rear. It’s a 6 second exposure taken with a Canon 5D and 24-105mm f/4L IS lens at 24mm, f/4 and ISO 50. The London Eye is a…

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