Images & Art

[Alpha Hooligan]

..by request of Beth.

Show us yer pics or pics wot you like.


AH

[beth]

I love this site. Wish I could copy one example of this fractal art to the post but they're too large.

Gorgeous!

Lots of things to enjoy here, but my favorite is the Fractal World Gallery.

www.enchgallery.com/index.htm

[beth]

Barack Obama Made of Flags


15 Astonishing and Extraordinary Photomosaics of the Famous

www.quazen.com/Arts/Visual-Arts/15-Astonishing-and-Extraordinary-Photomosaics-of-the-Famous.226441

[Big Lin]

A nice topical graphic for a historic day!

[beth]

The rugs on this site are wonderful works of art. If they were affordable, I'd like one or two.

weburbanist.com/2008/12/29/creative-modern-rugs-mat-designs/


These two are American Beauty and Chocolate Blocks.

[pumpkinette]

Jan 20, 2009 18:00:34 GMT beth said:

Barack Obama Made of Flags


15 Astonishing and Extraordinary Photomosaics of the Famous

www.quazen.com/Arts/Visual-Arts/15-Astonishing-and-Extraordinary-Photomosaics-of-the-Famous.226441

Maybe there could be 1 of these made of different FISA employees at work, listening to the phone calls and reading the e-mails of Americans illegally, without warrants, etc. 1 of the phone company employees, their bosses, etc. also doing the spying would be nice (the phone companies that Obama voted for immunity for). ;D

[beth]

[/quote]Maybe there could be 1 of these made of different FISA employees at work, listening to the phone calls and reading the e-mails of Americans illegally, without warrants, etc. 1 of the phone company employees, their bosses, etc. also doing the spying would be nice (the phone companies that Obama voted for immunity for). ;D [/quote]


Well, one nice thing about art is that if you don't see something you like, look again and it will appear.

Here's Jim Morrison. If you go to the site there's an awesome Michael Phelps that's probably too large to reproduce here, a very nice Marilyn Monroe and several others.




images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/24/289917_5.jpg

[beth]

Is anyone else pathetic with an etch-a-sketch?

I do well to draw boxes and buildings (boxes with doors and windows) on this little monster.

That's why I find this site so incredible. Some people can DRAW with an etch-a-sketch and draw WELL.

check it out!



www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1127863/The-Etch-A-Sketch-President-Artist-uses-toy-draw-famous-faces.html

[cammie]

The image of Jim Morrison is my favorite! Keep puting up these kinds of threads Beth and AH!!! Love 'em!

[pumpkinette]

Jan 21, 2009 15:35:49 GMT beth said:

Maybe there could be 1 of these made of different FISA employees at work, listening to the phone calls and reading the e-mails of Americans illegally, without warrants, etc. 1 of the phone company employees, their bosses, etc. also doing the spying would be nice (the phone companies that Obama voted for immunity for). ;D [/quote]


Well, one nice thing about art is that if you don't see something you like, look again and it will appear.

Here's Jim Morrison. If you go to the site there's an awesome Michael Phelps that's probably too large to reproduce here, a very nice Marilyn Monroe and several others.




images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/24/289917_5.jpg

[/quote]Thanks for sharing this! It's great! The Doors are 1 of my favorite groups.

[beth]

Shadow Photography


Something my daughter has an interest in at the moment and this is a site with some good examples. Hard to pick a favoite, but I like this one.

p.s. The embedded image won't hold, so do go to the site and have a look. My favorite is the hotair balloon with a shadow on the clouds.


www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/03/01/showcase-of-beautiful-shadow-photography/

[beth]

Another cool photography site.

The Golden Hour of Photography

The "golden hour" comes twice a day - the first hour after sun-up and the last hour of sunlight.

This site also links to the "goldenhour" site where we may calculate the golden hours in our location any day of the year.

These times are when the light is most likely to give wonderful enhancement to photography, as in the examples below.

If anyone is able to get original photos using this tip, do consider sharing them here or in the "original art" section of the CV area.

www.quazen.com/Arts/Photography/The-Golden-Hour-of-Photography.591955

[beth]

Long Exposure Photography

All these examples are nice - a few are stunning.

www.pxlshots.com/blog/2009/03/50-beautiful-long-exposure-photos/

[beth]

Out of Bounds photography

This site is picture heavy so will take a couple of extra minutes to load. Worth the short wait.





www.hongkiat.com/blog/70-outstanding-out-of-bounds-photos/

[beth]

Great site. 100 Portraits of Icons.

From Grigorij Rasputin to Michael Hutchence - Evita Peron to a naked and heavily pregnant Demi Moore - the faces of our lives.

A bit of a slow load the first time (image heavy, plus lots of traffic) but worth it.

www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/06/100-portraits-of-iconic-people-of-all-time/

[beth]

Bokeh, in photography, is the technique that brings a particular image into sharper focus by blurring out other objects in a picture.

Like so -



This link may not tell you everything you need to know about Bokeh, but it's informative and can get you started.

quazen.com/arts/photography/bokeh-for-beginners/

[beth]

Some wall murals for your consideration. All are interesting - some are wonderful - a few break through to incredible.

Enjoy!

www.cartridgesave.co.uk/news/the-50-most-stunning-wall-murals-from-around-the-world/

They're all too large to embed without messing up the thread. Trust me, you'll like 'em and probably find a couple to love.