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[via] Watch this beautiful short film by Alex Roman and prepare to be amazed. The entire film is computer generated, but looks so amazingly life-like that one could easily believe it’s celluloid based. I can hardly wait until computer games are this realistic. The modelling, lighting and ray-tracing are sublime. The film is accompanied by a great soundtrack — which is also an Alex Roman creation. I wonder how long this was in the making?
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Desktop Wallpaper of the Week: This cool HDR photo of a Mini in an underground parking garage makes a great desktop wallpaper. The vibrant red car really stands out in this grungy urban setting and the camera tilt adds a dynamism that would otherwise be missing. I love how the photographer has positioned the car behind the arrow — suggesting that she’s poised and ready to surge forward.
This photograph, taken by Travel Man, is available in a variety of resolutions on Flickr.
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Desktop Wallpaper of the Week:
Helsinki Railway Station. Taken in September, 2006. The railway station is a central landmark of Helsinki and features two sets of these large statues made out of Finnish granite. The blurring on the edges is created by using a Lensbaby lens and isn’t a digital effect.
This photograph, by Steven Miller, is available in a variety of resolutions at InterfaceLIFT.
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“Something for the weekend sir?”
If you’re a little bored this weekend why not check out some of these great websites? There’s some amazing content here and I guarantee that you’ll be able to kill a few hours with these exciting Internet destinations. Continue Reading…
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Desktop Wallpaper of the Week: I don’t know what it is that attracts me to them, but I love this kind of shot. The open road, the hint of speed, the light trails. It just makes me want to put pedal to the metal.
This wonderful shot, by Marcus W., is available in a multitude of sizes from InterfaceLIFT. So what are you waiting for? Give your desktop a boost.
Found on the Interweb. I just really like this photograph and thought I’d share it.
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There can’t be many street artists who have their own entry on Wikipedia. The pseudo-anonymous Banksy has one and it’s quite comprehensive too.
Banksy’s artwork is usually controversial, always thought provoking and great for prompting discussion. The message is usually anti-war, anti-capitalism and/or anti-establishment. He paints with stencils — which renders a surreal, almost photographic quality to his images.
I absolutely adore his style.
The ten images presented here need no further commentary. In fact, they’re better without it, so that your own interpretation of the message of each is untainted by mine. Enjoy!
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The English Russia website recently featured a terrific series of photographs taken in the city of St. Petersburg by the photographer Alexey Petrosian.
St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad) is one of those cities on my list of “Places to Visit Before I Shuffle Off the Mortal Coil.” The city was the capital of Russia until 1918, when Lenin removed the capital to Moscow following the Russian Revolution of 1917.
The port city of St. Petersburg is famous for its Palace Square, the Kazan Cathedral, Peter the Great’s Palace, the Winter Palace, the battleship Aurora (famous for her role in the October Revolution) and some of the most exquisite architecture in Europe.
Described as “parkour on a bicycle” by Jason Kottke, this video of street rider Danny MacAskill will blow you away. I have never seen such amazing control of a bicycle before. Keep you eye out for the amazed passers-by in the video - you can almost imagine what they’re thinking.
The network is littered with buildings that belonged to stations that closed their doors to the public because routes were changed and diverted, or because there was just too little traffic to make them viable. Here are some of the remnants of disused Underground stations that you can see on Google’s Street View of London. [via]
