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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Express Sloths

Posted by Miss Cellania in Funny on March 22, 2009 at 11:09 pm


This sign was spotted at the terminal for express trains to Gatwick Airport in London. Maybe they are trying to imply something? Link -via Buzzfeed

 
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Polar Bears in London!

Posted by Queuebot in Advertising, Arts & Crafts, Media, Odd News, Travel & Places on February 18, 2009 at 1:55 am


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The folks at Eden TV, a new UK-based natural history television network, celebrated its launch by building a 16-foot-tall of a polar bear and cub stranded on an iceberg. The sculpture was then set free to float down the Thames in an attempt to bring attention to the new network and to raise awareness about the polar bear’s dwindling habitat. 

– via inhabitat

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Star Wars: A Musical Journey Set to Launch

Posted by Queuebot in Arts & Crafts, Media, Movies & SciFi, Music on February 4, 2009 at 9:54 am

If there’s one thing Star Wars fans and non-fans can agree on its’ that the music for each film, composed and conducted by John Williams, is simply outstanding. The familiar tunes have transcended time to become some of the most recognizable and best scores in the history of cinema.

Lucasfilm and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra have teamed for Star Wars: A Musical Journey which is set to unveil in April at London’s O2 arena before blasting off on a European tour. The two hour show features clips from all six films, live narration and orchestration.





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Your Very Own Art Studio in a Subway Car

Posted by Queuebot in Architecture, Arts & Crafts, Car & Vehicle, Everything Else, Home & Garden on February 3, 2009 at 6:09 pm

London artists now have a solution to the dilemma of renting expensive studio space to work in. Furniture designer Auro Foxcraft purchased four old Underground subway cars for 200 pounds each and mounted them to a rooftop, creating some unique, affordable office space.

Located atop a warehouse in Shoreditch, London, Village Underground as it’s called, only costs artists 15 pounds a week. And while the roof is a work area for artists the warehouse below is used to exhibit their work.

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Breathtaking large-format pictures of London at night

Posted by Queuebot in Pictures on January 28, 2009 at 8:23 pm

The Big Picture, Alan Taylor's always stunning large-format picture blog for the Boston Globe, is featuring amazingly detailed bird's-eye views of London at night by photographer Jason Hawkes, a follow-up to a prior post. Acrophobics beware!

Jason shot these images with a camera attached to gyro-stabilized mounts from a Eurocopter AS355, hired out at around £1150 (GBP) per hour, using Nikon gear and either a 14-24mm or a 70-200mm lens. Even with that, the low light and heavy vibrations can make things difficult, Jason says "I often shoot tethered to my MacBook Pro to check the sharpness of the images whilst I shoot."

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Abandoned London

Posted by Alex in Travel & Places on January 2, 2009 at 2:51 pm


Photo: IanVisits [Flickr]

Inspired by a scene of abandoned London in the zombie horror flick 28 Days Later, Ian Mansfield of IanVisits blog decided to bike down to London early Christmas morning and snap a few photos. This one above is of Piccadilly Circus, in London’s West End, completely devoid of humans.

Link | More at Ian’s Flickr photoset

 
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Fire-Breathing Robo-Dog in London

Posted by Alex in Arts & Crafts, Car & Vehicle, Pictures on December 12, 2008 at 12:48 pm

Don’t Panic TV has a clip of "Larry" (actually LRRY-1), a fire-breathing robo-dog, like it’s straight out of Mad Max, roaming the streets of London. The contraption is built by Lyle of the Mutoid Waste Company. Link

 
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