A New York Times article on the origin of the ‘Serenity Prayer’, which my father has bestowed upon me countless times in my life:
“Father, give us courage to change what must be altered, serenity to accept what cannot be helped, and the insight to know the one from the other.” - Reinhold Niebuhr
thanks dad, somehow the answers have always been within this simple, yet complex text.
“I should say it is the most complicated photograph I have ever made. It shows position of the Sun on the sky in the same time of a day during one year…- v. rumyantsev
Analemma - a trace of the annual movement of the Sun on the sky - is well known among experts of sun-dials and old Earth’s globes as a diagram of change of seasons and an equation of time. Between August 30th 1998 and August 19th 1999 I have photographed the Sun 36 times on a single frame of 60-mm film. The pictures were taken exactly at 5:45 UT (Universal time) of every tenth day. Previously, the position of the Sun on the sky was calculated with computer as well as optimal moments of time for taking each of the exposures. However, my success was strongly limited by the weather. Nobody can guarantee fine weather every tenth day even for a few minutes. Approximately, there are 120-170 sunny days a year in Crimea. That made me sure that my aim could be achieved. To do the job, the camera must stay fixed during 12 months. It was difficult to find such a place where the camera would be safe. The solution of the problem was to make a plug-in platform rigidly connected to the camera, which allowed to keep accurate position of the camera during next mountings. Thus the platform with the camera could be mounted and dismounted repeatedly. I use “Kiev-60” camera with the lens “Flektogon” 4/50 and neutral filter N-4. Vertical field of view of the objective is about 50 degrees which allowed to photograph all the “figure-of-eight”. The exposures were 1/1000 seconds with the diaphragm 22. When the weather was bad the shooting might be postponed for 1-2 days, but not longer. Due to bad weather conditions I had to miss 2 exposures (November 26th and June 20th); the operating schedule was shifted but it had almost no influence on the appearance of the resulting picture. The background photograph was taken on 10th July 1999 in the evening.”
-nicely done.
Beautiful Photoshop Illustrations By Artists Around The World
this one is by Shadow Chen.
![as a result of splash back from an oncoming wave, these type of ‘fan-back’ waves are rarely possible. This specific photo is a finalist in the national geographic international photography contest. [photo by aaron feinberg]](http://3.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktlfjqsqFz1qz8s4go1_400.jpg)
as a result of splash back from an oncoming wave, these type of ‘fan-back’ waves are rarely possible. This specific photo is a finalist in the national geographic international photography contest. [photo by aaron feinberg]
![I just got an email from IAC w a prototype of the office space they are giving us. PSYCHED!
jesuisperdu:
Cellulose Meeting Pods
Frequently, new office furniture, particularly that geared for open space, puts emphasis on the potential of private conversational groupings. Designer Paul Coudamy moves beyond furnishings (strictly speaking) and has devised a four piece cardboard pod as instant meeting space. While the designers statement (all about meetings in “this” economy and open space and etc.) doesn’t ignite the imagination, the Pods themselves do. They are somewhat akin to a child’s fortress, but for adult work. Up to four people fit in the pods, they are lightweight and easily put together. (via Contemporist).
[I just want one to have silly meetings with friends in it over philosophy, politics or music after some herbal consumption. Or to have DS battle with my brothers. It’s a dual purpose kind of thing.]](http://11.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktl1rilXCR1qzt15co1_400.jpg)
I just got an email from IAC w a prototype of the office space they are giving us. PSYCHED!
Frequently, new office furniture, particularly that geared for open space, puts emphasis on the potential of private conversational groupings. Designer Paul Coudamy moves beyond furnishings (strictly speaking) and has devised a four piece cardboard pod as instant meeting space. While the designers statement (all about meetings in “this” economy and open space and etc.) doesn’t ignite the imagination, the Pods themselves do. They are somewhat akin to a child’s fortress, but for adult work. Up to four people fit in the pods, they are lightweight and easily put together. (via Contemporist).
[I just want one to have silly meetings with friends in it over philosophy, politics or music after some herbal consumption. Or to have DS battle with my brothers. It’s a dual purpose kind of thing.]
little shadow_yeah yeah yeahs.
nicolazaro, tobia & neetoday:
née today: Rene Magritte
birth info: 21 November 1898 -15 August 1967“My painting is visible images which conceal nothing… they evoke mystery and indeed when one sees one of my pictures, one asks oneself this simple question ‘What does that mean’? It does not mean anything, because mystery means nothing either, it is unknowable.”
