Flowers Under X-Ray

British artist and photographer Hugh Turvey uses x-ray to produce compelling and insightful constructed images of everyday objects. This time he puts flowers under the scanner. (also seegaming consolesand evenpin-up girlsunder X-ray!) Pictures above is a Lily under X-ray. Hugh Turvey is recognized internationally for his x-ray works and as one of the worlds few contemporary x-ray artists. He continues to experiment with the new emerging x-ray technologies to produce his imagery for projects and commission....

August 10, 2010 · 1 min · 76 words · Kathleen Yu

Tour de France 2010 in Pictures

The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages. Individual times to finish each stage are aggregated to determine the overall winner at the end of the race. The course changes every year, but the race has always finished in Paris. A distance of over 3642 km was covered. (Bryn Lennon / Getty Images) 2. Lance Armstrong finishes on July 3 at the individual race at the time around Rotterdam....

August 10, 2010 · 4 min · 655 words · Joseph Lambert

65th Anniversary of Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Drop

Three days later, about 80,000 people died after the United States also bombed Nagasaki. Japan surrendered on Aug. 15, ending World War II. To this day, the bombings remain the only time nuclear weapons have been unleashed. Also see:66th Anniversary of Operation Overlord: Normandy Landings. It was the first use of nuclear weapons in warfare. It was picked up from an Australian engineer at Kure, Japan. Note the radiation spots on the negative because of the explosion of the A-bomb, almost ruining the film....

August 8, 2010 · 2 min · 217 words · James Mullins

Lady Gaga Lookalike Contest in Chicago

Theyll join the throngs of people wholl be flocking out for Gagas headlining performance in Grant Park. Wooh, we got a video too.

August 8, 2010 · 1 min · 23 words · Jeff Dunlap

Post Apocalyptic Illustrations of Tokyo

He takes photos around Tokyo and using his Photoshop skills to age the city through various natural disasters. His work reminds me a lot ofSteve McGhee.

August 7, 2010 · 1 min · 26 words · Richard Ortiz

The Most Expensive Coffee in The World is Made From Animal Poop

But they can’t digest the inner beans which come out as poop. Drinkers swear it tastes like caramel and chocolate! Kopi luwak sells for between US $100 and $600 per pound. In coffee shops around Japan and the US it sells for about $30 a cup.

August 7, 2010 · 1 min · 46 words · Michelle Johnson

Kay Petal’s Needle Felted Celebrity Wool Sculptures

Kay Petal discovered needle felting in 2007 when she was recovering from cancer. Her work has been featured in numerous magazines and has been getting accolades in the blogosphere.

August 5, 2010 · 1 min · 29 words · Brandi Harrison

Sculptures for Giants by Robert Therrien

Robert Therrien recreates everyday objects true to their original material and colour, but on an enlarged scale. Robert Therrien was born in Chicago in 1947 and currently lives and works in Los Angeles.

August 5, 2010 · 1 min · 33 words · Timothy Fritz

Wooden Mirrors by Daniel Rozin

The camera picks up movement in light and transfers the signal to the wood. The result is an eerie representation of reality depicted in tiny wooden pixels.

August 4, 2010 · 1 min · 27 words · Samantha Martinez

Miss Cicciona 2010: The Miss Chubby Italy beauty contest

The Miss Cicciona pageant is a beauty contest for overweight women. She weighs 170 kilograms (375 pounds). Some even dared a little glamour striptease.

August 3, 2010 · 1 min · 24 words · Anna Miller

Unusually Long Exposure Photographs by Michael Wesely

The demolition and construction over the course of Wesely’s long exposures gives the pictures a ghostlike appearance. The older parts of the building that were exposed the longest appear darker and clearer. While the newer parts seem more ghost like. The photo taken at the Leipziger Platz in Berlin (below) had an exposure time of 16 months. Here is another image he created. It is an 18 month exposure of Palast der Republik, Berlin....

August 2, 2010 · 1 min · 105 words · Dominique Fuentes

Dalton Ghetti Creates Amazing Sculptures On Tips of Pencils

He said: “I use the sewing needle to make holes or dig into the graphite. A standard figure will take several months. People might think it’s weird I keep them but they’re still interesting. Since 2002 I have carved one every day, it takes me under an hour. When I’m done they will form one big tear drop.

August 1, 2010 · 1 min · 58 words · Mrs. Brandy Brown

Inside Frankfurt Museum of Communication

A lot of old telegraphs, phones, fax machines, radio and TV sets are on display. The museum also has a small but impressive art collection. Stories to be astonished by and to experience, technology to interact with and comprehend . The Letter and Package area explains about freight transport and travel. Temporary exhibitions supplement the presentation with additional aspects. Guided tours, readings, films and events round off the offering. Old postal signs...

August 1, 2010 · 1 min · 111 words · Amanda Reed