Category: photography

Carl Warner: Landscapes of the Meal

September 26th, 2011

Without knowing where it came from, I featured one of Carl Warner wonderful meatscapes in this desktop goodies post.

Turns out, there are many more “Landscapes of the Meal” where that came from!

When I first saw these images, I thought they were strictly graphic design, but they are actual sculptures.

Creating an edible landscape takes several days. First designed by selected foods. Then two or three days spent on the construction and landscape photography…each scene is photographed layers. Just a few days spent on retouching and combining all layers and elements of photography.

See more absolutely amazing foodscapes here and on Carl Warner’s website.
Abandoned Homes Under the Stars

September 22nd, 2011

This post featuring photos by Ben Canales makes me want to drive to the middle of nowhere and spend an evening star gazing.

With lights glowing from inside, these places look like oases in the beautiful darkness.

Ben Canales
Vintage Coney Island

September 19th, 2011

Unfortunately I’m still time-restricted and unable to write the long descriptions I’d like to on here. So I want to direct you to an awesome post about Phantasmagorical Coney Island.

Coney Islands is such an enchanted place, with a rich, interesting history…

See more pictures and descriptions here.
Desktop Goodies 8/15

August 15th, 2011

Let’s begin this post with a luminous sunrise over the rolling hills of a meatscape…

As you may know by now, I love photos of glistening industrial structures.

Nature is amazing.

Two bits of street art that really grabbed my attention recently:

Excellent display.

He’s late for a very important date, indeed…

No idea:

Had this mode of transportation been available to me, I might have attempted to attend Sunday school…once.

I know nothing about the origin of this illustration, save for the title: “Experiment With a Unicorn Horn.”

Arguably the world’s most useful superpower:

I wonder if there’s a number around which the subject matter starts to get a bit tired (101? Really? It’s almost impressive).

Ooh…the candle makes it fancy.

A beautiful clock (it sings!) for the minimalist:

Where is this an actual problem?

I’ve saved the best for last. Here’s a great wedding greeting to send all your newlywed friends. Feel free to post your interpretations in the comments.
Craig Hunter Parker: Obstaculum

August 5th, 2011

Obstaculum is a beautiful photo series by Craig Hunter Parker which he describes as “collective arcane glimpses of our real and surreal boundaries.”

The glowing, hazy, cinematic surreality is simply gorgeous…

Are you lost in it yet?

Obstaculum
Desktop Goodies

July 20th, 2011

ENTHUSIASM!

Anatomically correct.

Are you ready to get the wind up?

I spy…

The road (or track) less traveled…

You have the right to remain silent:

Aw, I bet my roommate has had to do this for me…introvert that I am.

I’m not sure why, but I kind of like this. I think it would look great with other species.

Ah, innovation for the skinny girl. I’ll take mine extra pointy, so it doubles as a weapon.

Actually, I think I can “weight” a little…

Til I eat a few of these…

I always renovate my house in an evening gown.

And just so you leave this blog a little smarter today:
Desktop Goodies 7/8

July 8th, 2011

Let’s start with some murderous intent, shall we?

Deus ex Machina.

Because you wouldn’t want to trouble yourself…

I’ll say:

Love this guy. He needs to go on a pendant with the kaiju (bottom of the page if you click here).

Oh Vincent Price, did you fall on some hard times?

Is the fire customary? Or did “Ivy Pete and the Limbomaniacs” go the extra mile here?

You know what this grill needs? More hot dogs.

This is just too much (fun) for my brain to process at once:

A little comic from a collection of “sad animals” sent by my wonderful friend/reader/contributor Jim. It made me laugh out loud.

Clearly, this fellow needs to take a lesson from Li’l Brudder the one-legged dog (whom I proudly wear on a T-shirt from my best friend). He’s a champion.

And now for a couple of art pieces…

A new Ron English piece I’m somewhat fond of:

Beautiful photo by Sabina Tabakovic:

More things…

Sweet.

I adore this picture.

Thomas Edison looking more badass than you, me or anyone we know.

New from Pixar! (via Dan Meth who will surely get a feature post here soon)
Bookshelf Porn

June 29th, 2011

Just a few shots from Bookshelf Porn, an archive of lovely libraries.

These bring back memories…

Fellow biliophiles, have a peek at the archives.
Desktop Goodies

June 18th, 2011

Classic toy…mildly menacing…

The glowing soul of an industrial plant…

One of those days.

Fire retardant shorts? Not doing a very good job, it seems.

Take THAT, Lady Gaga…you’re not the first to dress in meat.

And here we have the inspiration for The Human Centipede; the worst sculpture in the known universe.

Awesome.

I give you heart shaped whale anatomy…for future use on your handmade valentines.

Welcoming, indeed.

And I leave you with this sage advice:
Pinup Photos and Paintings

June 12th, 2011

I really appreciate retro pinup photography and art. A recent post on UFunk featured some classic pinup illustrations and the photos that inspired them.

Despite my own all-too-fragile bony frame, I believe women look better with soft curves.

It’s actually quite amazing to see how little artistic liberty was taken with the figures. Nowadays, nary an image of a woman makes its way into public distribution if she hasn’t been digitally whittled, chopped, airbrushed and remade into something not entirely human.

Although these paintings are far from photorealistic (particularly in the faces), at least the models were honored for the beauty of their natural bodies.

Beautiful…