Filled with optical fibers that run from one end of a poured piece of concrete to the other, these prefabricated blocks and panels effectively transmit light from one side to the other. Colors and light remain remarkably consistent from end to end, but with a natural variation from the pouring process that actually softens the [...]
Monthly Archives: March 2009
This is NOT a Photograph!
Saturday, March 28, 2009
This is one of hundreds of computer generated images on this website. As you select images to view from thumbnails on the homepage of the site, remember, they are NOT photographs. It amazes me what computer artists are capable of today.
Do You KNow This Artist?
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Thirteen of Adolph Hitler’s paintings, including a self-portrait, are going to auction. The paintings will be auctioned at Ludlow racecourse in Shropshire on April 23 and are expected to fetch tens of thousands of pounds. They are of flowers and landscapes. To see more of his paintings and the self-portrait, click here.
The Unique Vision of Al Magnus
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Al Magnus lives in Provence, in southern France. Like many artists I have met, he is also deeply interested in science (he has a PhD in physics/chemistry).
His photographs have a seductive tonality and draw you into his mystery. Visit his website by clicking here.
Olympus Bioscapes 2008 Winners Gallery
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Dr. Stephen Nagy of Helena Montana took the photograph of the redish circle with a blue background, above. It is of the Actinoptychus heliopetta.
Dr. Steve Lowry of Port Stewart, Londonderry, took the polarized light photograph of mature Larch wood (vertical pink bars).
Mr. Gerd Gunther, of Deusseldorf, Germany, took the differential interference contrast photograph of Trichodina [...]
The Curious Beauty of Infrared Photography
Monday, March 23, 2009
Because everyday objects reflect infrared in proportions that differ sharply from that of visible light, the tonal relationships are wildly unexpected. Such near-infrared techniques used in photography give subjects an exotic, antique look. Green vegetation becomes white, whereas human skin becomes pale and ghostly. The resulting images look alien.
Check out a gallery of images and [...]
Earliest Colour Photographs
Monday, March 23, 2009
Beginning in 1910 Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii used color photography to document the Russian Empire. He made black-and-white exposures with red, green and blue filters, then combined the images in his labto create a color image. To read more about his process and see more images, click here. More recently, the Library of Congress has purchased 1,900 [...]
ALex Castaneda
Monday, March 23, 2009
Alex Castaneda creates images with a classical historic beauty for the contemporary traveler. Alex is an illustrator and fine art student in Lima, Peru with a LOT of talent and a penchant for painting on Skateboards. He sells his work on the Esty website where his skateboards sell for $400. Write to Alex at castanedaalex@hotmail.com.