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Photography, Still & Moving Pictures, Visual Languages/Analyses
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Monica Mirza
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April 12, 4:57 PM
You're welcome : I'm glad this scoop has you discover the "ET-strawberry" :-)
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On stumbleupon.com, XAXOR showcases "the best pictures online". Elena's are tagged "Photography" -have a look, some series are great ! Delete the scoop?
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"As a leader in capturing our world through brilliant imagery, National Geographic magazine sets the standard for photographic excellence." -------------- "A bio luminescence light show phenomenon was put on for a few privileged onlookers in Stanwell Park, NSW, Australia. It was like an underwater lightening storm as bolts of electric blue light shot vividly across the surface of the breaking waves. I shot it for a couple of hours with no other photographers in site." [Matt Smith] Delete the scoop?
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"We round up the most amazing, mind-blowing, spectacular, and jaw-dropping photos of planets, moons, galaxies, and nebulas from our perennially popular Space Photo of the Day gallery [...] This year has seen some amazing space photos, including gloriously shining dust in the Orion nebula, Saturn wreathed in rings and accompanied by its moon Titan, spectacular shots of Earth’s Arctic region, and an artful dust devil on Mars. Here we present our favorite shots taken in 2012 that show off the wonder and unbounded beauty of the cosmos." Delete the scoop?
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A series of snow crystals and snowflakes shot with a macro lens by the Moscow-based photographer Andrew Osokin. Stunning... Delete the scoop?
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Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo's tweet [ http://bit.ly/SDRLUe ] I started viewing several NBCnews site pages this morning... and happened to discover this one. It displays various kinds of illustrations related to space . Help yourself & pick some up in diverse categories : - web extra videos ; - eclipse images ; - series of photos illustrating space history... … and more ! These might well help illustrate ESL-EFL lessons for science series studesnts as they focus on the science & space field. … A feast for the eyes :o) Delete the scoop?
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"Ever wondered what the sharing patterns of a viral online image look like? Well, you're about to find out." "Following up on last month's map of the world's friendships on Facebook, we've released another visualization of relationships across social networks today. Called "Photo-sharing Explosions," these visualizations look at the different ways that photos shared on George Takei's Facebook page go viral once he's posted them." Delete the scoop?
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"A picture is worth a thousand words." -- Unknown Though the origin of this popular adage is unclear, one thing is clear : using photos with English-Language Learners (ELLs)..." Delete the scoop?
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La chaîne 'Sciences et Technique' du site ANSA.it propose des photographies de l'espace, astronomie, biotechnique, physique et mathématiques, énergie, sciences de la terre et des pôles, etc... Des photos surprenantes et belles ! Delete the scoop?
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"It's an amazing image: a beautiful sky and a toxic pond reflecting it... - I took this image from a helicopter, with a camera on a gyro' ... " © Edward Burtynsky Delete the scoop?
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A different country, a different day in July -the 14th... Bastille Day. No GIF, merely a photo of mine. Delete the scoop?
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We recently came across Jason de Graaf's incredible artwork via The Daily Mail. The Canadian painter created an astonishing series of hyperrealistic artworks that must be seen to be believed. Delete the scoop?
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As Chris Hadfield (NASA) says... the City looks lit up like a bulb : "the Statue of Liberty is clearly visible in the night from above". It's been a while since when I last hung around on the NASA website... well, it's still and always worth surfing on it : gorgeous photos :-)) Delete the scoop?
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From the camaraderie of the Tour de France to snipers in Syria, Sarah Gilbert selects her favourite pictures of the year Delete the scoop?
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The best photographs in news and culture from around the world Delete the scoop?
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Navid Baraty's website made my morning and 'The City' page is really worth visiting... well, so are all the others :o)
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Guardian photographer Martin Argles shares his tips on how to make your bonfire night photography go with a bang... Delete the scoop?
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"Come and see some of the most interesting pictures from around the world we live in today. We are by far the best National Geographic flickr group on the site. We filter our images so you will only see the best National Geographic pictures taken by the best photographers in the world." Delete the scoop?
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J.R.R. Tolkien was also an accomplished amateur artist. Friday is the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit. Turns out, J.R.R. Tolkien was also an accomplished amateur artist. He made drawings and painted color plates of some scenes from the novel. Here are seven beautiful illustrations he made, collected in The Art of the Hobbit. Delete the scoop?
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"[...] leading lines in photographic composition and paths, roads and tracks always feature prominently in such discussions. This collection shows what can be done with these subjects and a few even go outside the leading lines meme."
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“Je te regarde -est-ce que tu me vois ??” Mais oui, Marcus… je te regarde aussi ! Delete the scoop?
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At first I thought the pic had been 'photoshopped', but it hadn't...
These genetically modified strawberries are "pineberries" that look like strawberries as far as shape is concerned. Yet, their red has turned to white and their pips' yellow-green... to red ! Besides, they're said to taste like pineapples.
Such ice-age faded colour definitely contrasts with the 'classic' strawberry's red -guess which I'd rather crunch ? :o).