March 10, 2015 at 11:35 am

10 Central European Landscapes Inspired by Grimm’s Fairy Tales

10 Central European Landscapes Inspired by Grimm's Fairy Tales

“Brothers Grimm’s Wanderings” by Kilian Schönberger is the second part of a photo project that started with Brothers Grimm’s Homeland. On Behance, Schönberger adds: “The photos are inspired by the old fairtytales written by the Brothers Grimm. Therefore I’m searching places throughout Central Europe that echo the mood of those old stories. I think…

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March 10, 2015 at 10:27 am

Picture of the Day: Cardinal Levitation

Picture of the Day: Cardinal Levitation

Photograph by the_pride_of_VPI on reddit Reddit user the_pride_of_VPI on reddit captured this perfectly timed photo of a cardinal jumping and it looks as if the bird is floating or levitating above the rail. In the comments the photographer says he took the photo in Virginia with a Nikon D7000. Cardinals, in the family Cardinalidae,…

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March 10, 2015 at 9:59 am

Elderly Couples at a Seniors Disco Talk About Love

Elderly Couples at a Seniors Disco Talk About Love

“Young Hearts” is a short film about three couples—Hans (79) & Edith (76), Ellen (84) & Horst (77), Ralf & Kristin (both 73)—that have two things in common: after being together for 3, 16, and 51 years they are all still heavily in love. And every Monday, they attend DJ Michael Borge’s seniors disco…

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March 10, 2015 at 8:57 am

A Hyperlapse Tour of Austria Made from 5 TB of Footage Shot Over 2 Years

A Hyperlapse Tour of Austria Made from 5 TB of Footage Shot Over 2 Years

“A Taste of Austria” is the culmination of 2 years of extensive filming (2013-2015) of the Austrian cities and landscapes. Thomas Pöcksteiner and Peter Jablonowski of Film Spektakel shot over 600 time-lapses from over 5 TB of footage to create the mesmerizing hyperlapse above. Equipment used: + Dynamic Perception Stage One + Emotimo TB3…

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March 9, 2015 at 11:20 am

Chuck Jones’ 9 Golden Rules for the Coyote and the Road Runner

Chuck Jones' 9 Golden Rules for the Coyote and the Road Runner

Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner are a duo of characters from the Looney Tunes. The characters were created by Warner Bros., animation director Chuck Jones and they made their first appearance on September 17, 1949. To date, 48 cartoons have been made featuring these characters (including the three CGI shorts), the majority…

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March 9, 2015 at 12:13 am

Baby Cracks a Perfect Egg on Her First Try Ever

Baby Cracks a Perfect Egg on Her First Try Ever

Watch what happens when parents hand their 16-month old daughter an egg for the first time.

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March 8, 2015 at 10:52 pm

Artist Transforms Old Steel Bolts Into Evocative Sculptures

Artist Transforms Old Steel Bolts Into Evocative Sculptures

Tobbe Malm is an artist and blacksmith from Sweden and currently living in Norway. In a series entitled Bolt Poetry, Malm transforms old steel bolts he found in an old barn in Bergsladen, Sweden. Tobbe explains: ” I found them in a barn. They had been lying there for a long time and they…

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March 8, 2015 at 8:35 pm

Picture of the Day: Reflecting on Mountains and Fjords

Picture of the Day: Reflecting on Mountains and Fjords

Photograph by Aqwis on Wikimedia Commons A tranquil day in Western Norway captures the beautiful scenery of the Ulvikfjord Mountains reflected in the Hardangerfjord below. The main village in the area is Ulvik, which connects to the high mountain regions in Hol and Aurland. The landscape panorama by Aqwis was a finalist in the…

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March 8, 2015 at 7:53 pm

The Great Hermit Crab Shell Swap

The Great Hermit Crab Shell Swap

When a big, new shell washes ashore, hermit crabs congregate and position themselves from largest to smallest in a vacancy chain where everyone tries to upgrade to a bigger home. An excerpt from BBC’s Life Story Series (episode ‘Home’) and narrated by David Attenborough.

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March 6, 2015 at 3:33 pm

Picture of the Day: Just a Dwarf Mongoose

Picture of the Day: Just a Dwarf Mongoose

Photograph by Thesharkins78 on reddit In this adorable close up by reddit user Thesharkins78, we see one of the Dwarf mongooses (Helogale parvula) on display at the Small Mammal House at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington D.C. The Dwarf mongoose is much smaller than most other mongoose species (18 to 28 cm, 210…

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