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Close Encounters of the Giant Kind

Jkempshall — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:18:52 +0000

Close Encounters of the Giant Kind

Brian Skerry describes the exhiliration of an up-close encounter with a curious, 45-foot-long right whale.

Gopro On Rocket To Space

Jkempshall — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:52:44 +0000

Gopro On Rocket To Space

On September 30, 2011 at 11:08am, Derek Deville’s Qu8k (pronounced “Quake”) launched from the Black Rock Desert in Nevada to an altitude of 121,000′ before returning safely to earth. Above 99% of the atmosphere the sky turns black in the middle of the day and the curvature of the earth is clearly visible.

Scotty James – Snowboarding

Jkempshall — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:27:30 +0000

Scotty James – Snowboarding

In this video we join 17-year-old Australian snowboarder Scotty James at a park session in the middle of New Zealand’s Southern Alps as he prepares for the 2012 snowboarding season and, ultimately, for a successful participation at the 2014 Olympic Games in Russia.

Year-long exposure of Toronto skyline

Jkempshall — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:27:17 +0000

Year-long exposure of Toronto skyline

Photographer Michael Chrisman used a pinhole camera fitted with photosensitive paper to make a 365-day exposure of the Toronto skyline from Jan. 1, 2011, to Dec. 31, 2011.

Iceland Midnight Sun

Jkempshall — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:37:17 +0000

Iceland Midnight Sun

Midnight Sun: A natural phenomenon occurring in the summer months north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle where the sun never fully sets and remains visible 24 hours a day. This short time lapse film was shot during the Icelandic Midnight Sun in June of 2011.

Creative Macro Photography with Bryan Peterson

Jkempshall — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:05:35 +0000

Creative Macro Photography with Bryan Peterson

Excellent video on getting that creative shot while shooting macro photography. Bryan Peterson really does a great job here.

Fishing under ice

Jkempshall — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:25:23 +0000

Fishing under ice

Pick of the day: Some under ice views (with a twist) from beautiful lake Saarijärvi in Vaala, Finland.

Capturing at the speed of light – MIT Media Lab

Jkempshall — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:29:25 +0000

Capturing at the speed of light – MIT Media Lab

A camera with 1 trillion frames per second captures speed of light in MIT.

A Look Inside Amazon.com

Jkempshall — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:05:53 +0000

A Look Inside Amazon.com

“With the holiday season heating up, you can imagine that Amazon.com has lots of orders to fulfill. Take a look inside their Swansea, Wales, warehouse.”

RoboKopter Riot

Jkempshall — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:49:00 +0000

RoboKopter Riot

RoboKopter takes an ariel trip over a street riot!