http://www.pdnphotooftheday.com/2009/03/628 I’ve Stumbled these wartime-era colour photos about eighteen thousand times, but as they are stunning, I am perfectly happy to see them again.
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English Russia & Leningrad Siege: Now and Then
http://englishrussia.com/?p=2235 A fantastic series of photos that superimpose WWII photos of Leningrad onto the same shots of the modern city. Reminiscent of Faulkner’s famous lines, “The past isn’t dead. It isn’t even past.”
Pictures of the Day – Photo Journal – WSJ
http://blogs.wsj.com/photojournal/2009/02/02/pictures-of-the-day-106/ Juxtaposition meets supposition: This photo appears directly below the Punxatawney Phil photo on what I thought was one of those single-page of single-news-item photos. It’s actually a single-page of multiple-news-item photos, thank God; My initial reaction was unease at the numbers of men who had lined up to hear a rodent predict the weather.
More of London from above, at night – The Big Picture – Boston.com
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/01/more_of_london_from_above_at_n.html London is not one of my favourite cities, but there’s no denying it’s beautiful in these shots.
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http://ziza.ru/2008/11/14/velikolepnye_momenty_iz_mira_zhivotnykh_60_foto.html While I try to avoid thumbing-up these pages of Russianly*-randomly-assembled images, but this one was just too good to ignore. *is it just me, or is the entire Russian Internet experience themed photoblogs?
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http://tedpushinsky.com/images/galleries/wander/2.jpg Before spending a few months in Europe, I would’ve been broken hearted at this image of modern excess ignoring old world poverty. But, having spent a few months in Europe, I recognise that the little old wifey is probably a professional beggar who occasionally makes cell phone calls from that prone, hands-out position.
How to Remove Tourists from Your Photos | Travel Photography and Stock Images by Manchester Photographer Darby Sawchuk – dsphotographic.com
http://dsphotographic.com/articles/how-to-remove-tourists-from-your-photos/ Paint tourists out of your travel snaps. Neat idea, though it might be hard to do for sardine-can environments like the Sistine or Louvre.
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http://www.superforest.org/2008/12/michel-bayard-nycs-diy-pinhole-camera.html Facinating pinhole camera photography by a bike-ridin’, country-traversin’ French-Canadian. Or Quebecker, as they’re known up here 🙂
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http://www.moderna.org/lookatme/photos/485.jpg Lifelong phobia of bears and costumes in 3… 2… 1…
Dutch angle – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_angle On yet another The Third Man kick: The preponderance of Dutch angle shots got me wondering about the origin of the phrase. Go figure, the Wikipedia page includes this little gem about my fave movie of the moment: The 1949 film The Third Man makes extensive use of Dutch angle shots, to emphasize the […]