One Thousand Portraits From Barcelona

Posted by Alex in Arts & Crafts, Travel & Places on July 20, 2009 at 1:10 am

Earlier this year, photographers Eamon Lane and Carlo Nicora spent one weekend to photograph one thousand people (Flickr) on the streets of London. They asked the same question more than 1,500 times and succeeded in capturing an image an average of every 40 seconds.

Now, Gerard Franquesa and Sergi López Graells took the idea to Barcelona (Flickr, first image NSFW in a WTF kind of way, though – you’ve been warned) in hope that the idea will then spread to other cities around the world).

It’s kind of like people watching from the comfort of your own home: Link – Thanks Gerard!

 
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Cocaine and LSD in the Air of Spanish Cities

Posted by Alex in Crime & Law, Travel & Places on May 14, 2009 at 2:00 pm

If the residents of Madrid and Barcelona, Spain, seem a little bit high, that’s probably not because they’re high on life. Instead, it may just be because of the cocaine and LSD found in the air. Yes, you read that right:

A new study has found the air in Madrid and Barcelona is also laced with at least five drugs – most prominently cocaine.

The Superior Council of Scientific Investigations, a government institute, said on its website that in addition to cocaine, it found trace amounts of amphetamines, opiates, cannabinoids and lysergic acid -a relative of LSD – in air-quality control stations in the cities.

But authorities say that the amount is so miniscule that there’s no reason for alarm: Link (Photo: cuellar [Flickr])

 
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Ride Through the Streets of Barcelona in 1908

Posted by Queuebot in Car & Vehicle, Travel & Places, VideoSift on March 28, 2009 at 10:09 pm


[YouTube - Link]


Filmed from the front of a trolley, this 7-minute film evokes what life was like before automobiles and trucks dominated the streets.

– via darkroastedblend

From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Minnesotastan.

 
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Tilt-Shift Time-Lapse Photography of Barcelona

Posted by Alex in Travel & Places, Video Clips on December 11, 2008 at 8:41 pm


Tilt-Shift Barcelona from joja on Vimeo.

Ali posted
a couple of really neat videos of tilt-shift+time-lapse photography before on Neatorama. Here’s something along the same line: this time, it’s Barcelona by Vimeo user joja.

It looks unreal: Hit play or go to Link [Vimeo] – Thanks Tekno Tronik!

 
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