Category Archives: Photography
Earth And Sky Photo Contest 2012
“The winners and notable photos of the third International Earth and Sky Photo Contest, (twanight.org/contest), a program by The World at Night (TWAN) in collaboration with the Global Astronomy Month (astrowb.org) and the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO). The contest … Continue reading
Our World From The ISS
Commander Chris Hadfield is scheduled to return to Earth tomorrow (Monday 13th May). I’m sure he’s both looking forward to coming home and being with his family and friends again, and not looking forward to gravity again! I first heard … Continue reading
May The Fourth Be With You
Happy Star Wars Day 2013! Yes, another year has gone by for Star Wars fans. So to celebrate the iconic films, we have some great Star Wars inspired propaganda poster art. Created by illustrator Mike Kungl, these posters are fantastic. I especially like … Continue reading
30 Beautiful Abandoned Places
There are some structures and buildings in the world that once experienced a wealth of activity but, for one reason or another, have fallen into disrepair and been abandoned. Over at My Science Academy, they have a collection of 30 … Continue reading
Chris Hadfield’s Snapshots From Space
This is too good and interesting not to post. Following on from yesterday’s videos of science aboard the ISS, today we have Commander Chris Hadfield talk about how he takes photos of the Earth from the ISS. If you follow … Continue reading
Wired Space Photo Of The Day
Wired are running a brilliant Space Photo of the Day series. Similar to Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD), Wired’s version has a fantastic picture coupled with an explanation of what you’re seeing. Keep it bookmarked, and check out a … Continue reading
Weekly Ramblings – Awesome Oxygen Meme Texts Micro Papercastle
Time for some random Sunday ramblings. First up, we have the Papercastle, a mighty fine example of what imagination can achieve. “A paper craft art installation by Wataru Itou (伊藤航), a young student of a major art university in Tokyo. … Continue reading
Long Exposure Neon Waterfalls
What’s happened to the waterfall? Why is it green? The answer is rather subtle and ingenious. Sean Lenz and Kristoffer Abildgaard dropped high-powered Cyalume glow sticks in a variety of colours into various waterfalls, and captured the results using long exposure … Continue reading
Ink In Water
Dropping any sort of liquid into water is rather fascinating. Dropping plumes of coloured ink into water and capturing the result using high-speed photography is downright brilliant. This is precisely what Alberto Seveso has done. The results are breathtaking. Ten … Continue reading
Time Lapse – All Alone In The Night
“Many wonders are visible when flying over the Earth at night. A compilation of such visual spectacles was captured recently from the International Space Station (ISS) and set to rousing music. Passing below are white clouds, orange city lights, lightning flashes in thunderstorms, and dark blue seas. On the horizon is … Continue reading
