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Rare photos of Nagasaki destruction auctioned

06 Jun

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A collection of images, including 24 photographs taken the day after the bombing of Nagasaki, were up for auction this week at Bonhams. According to the auction house, these are the only thorough record from the scene of the August 9, 1945 destruction. Twelve of these photos are though to be prints from original negatives belonging to the photographer, Yosuke Yamahata. The album was expected to fetch between $ 25,000 and $ 35,000 at auction. Read more

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Rare 1932 Leica fails to set record at Hong Kong auction

24 Nov

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A rare Leica camera has been sold at auction in Hong Kong for around $ 620,000 (~£380,000). The gold-plated 1932 Leica Luxus II is one of only four ever made, and comes in a crocodile skin case. The camera was expected to raise around $ 1.2 million at auction, but ultimately sold for around half of that amount. Learn more

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Rare photos of Rolling Stones emerge from estate sale

17 Nov

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Photos of the Rolling Stones are not hard to find, but the majority of images from the height of the band’s career consist of on-stage performances and posed publicity shots. That’s why a stack of photos uncovered at a Southern California estate sale have attracted a lot of attention recently. See gallery

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Destroyed Cathedral: Rare Photos Offer Glimpse Into WWI

06 Sep

[ By Steph in Architecture & Public & Institutional. ]

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Seen from the eyes of a German officer, these dramatic photos depict the St. Quentin Cathedral in northern France, which was almost completely destroyed during World War I. They’re part of a collection of over a thousand photos, stereographs and negatives saved by Lt. Walter Koessler’s family and shared by his grandson on Tumblr and in a forthcoming Kickstarter-funded book.

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“Walter’s training as an architect drew him to photograph and sketch many buildings throughout the war,” writes Dean Putney, who has taken on the task of preserving and printing the photos. “Churches were a particular favorite, and with their roofs blown off by battle these were probably rare opportunities to capture their insides on the insensitive film of the time.”

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The church was constructed over a period of nearly two hundred years, starting in the 12th century, and survived damage from both fire and invaders’ artillery several times prior to World War I. In 1916, a bomb dropped nearby blew out many of its stained glass windows, and in 1917, a fire destroyed everything within its walls, causing the vaulting of the central nave to collapse, and destroying parts of the flying buttresses.

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In 1918, the Germans almost succeeded in blowing the whole thing to dust. Having chased out the occupiers, French soldiers entered the cathedral to find that ninety-three holes had been drilled in the walls and pillars and filled with explosives. A German engineer captain was left behind to finish off the task, and stopped just in time. The church has since been restored.

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Koessler’s photos offer a unique glimpse not only into the German side of the war (as Putney points out, most surviving photos were taken by the Allies) but the personal viewpoint of a photographer who had been trained as an architect. See the whole series at the Walter Koessler Project.

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Rare Visions of the Past: 30 Old Color Photographs

03 Jul

[ By Steph in Art & Photography & Video. ]

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The black-and-white shades of old photos can reduce the immediacy of the images, making them feel as if the people and events they captured existed so long ago as to be irrelevant to our current lives. But look at those same photographs in color, and you’ll marvel at how much is still the same. These 30 images were taken before color photography was widely available, powerfully preserving Nazi Germany, Depression-era America, early 20th century Paris and Russia during the Revolution.

Nazi Germany

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The vivid reds of the Nazi banners against a cheerful blue sky make these images of 1930s Berlin even more unsettling than they would be in black and white. Made available for the first time by the National Archives of Norway, the images ere taken by Thomas Neumann and kept hidden away for decades.

Other color photos from that era were taken by ardent Nazi Hugo Jaeger, who had access to Hitler himself and his upper echelon, capturing private moments of the Third Reich. Upon seeing his images, Hitler declared, “The future belongs to color photography.”

Early 1900s Paris

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Taken at the turn of the century, these photos reveal the Golden Age of Paris in all its charming beauty. Captured using Autochrome Lumiere technology, an early color photography process, the images give us a look at cityscapes, the Eiffel Tower, street scenes, museum displays and even an image of fireworks that looks like it could have been taken in the modern era.

America in the Depression Era

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The Library of Congress has preserved thousands of color photos taken by photographers working for the U.S. Farm Security Administration, and later the Office of War Information, between 1939 and 1944. These photos are particularly intriguing because they capture scenes from that period of time that we don’t often see – migrant workers and poor laborers working on farms, as well as those most affected by the Depression, living in Dust Bowl states like Oklahoma.

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MINUET [3D] : *Rare Special* Second Life YT3D 3D Video

13 Mar

This is a rare special sneak peak video of what’s possibly to come with SL’s Stereo 3D viewer in the future. SL doesn’t support Cross eye Stereo 3D at the moment, (hence a yt3d version is normally not practical). This is the first and only yt3d video on YouTube made with Second life that is ‘Longer than 12 seconds’ as of the time of publication. Most other SL Stereo3D videos have limited 3D capability (anaglyph mode) or are super short) You can view this using the cross eye method shown at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvShotHl1As This video is one of my first 3D Animated Videos in the to be created with 3D Depth perception. This video is Part 1 of a multi-part series dedicated to my 900 + Subscribers This was my first 3D practice video, so I focused more on trying to doing the process correctly rather than cutting edge special effects editing like my other videos. Characters: A Parody of Meik0 and Kait0 (or how they might have looked when they were younger)+ brief appearance by Mi0 and Bridget. Song: ‘Minuet’ – a Lover’s concerto. Filmed at various locations in 2nd Life. ——————— This Video is Not for Profit. It is a Free fan made video for everyone’s enjoyment. No copyright infringement is intended. ———— Continued in Part 2 and 3 with Lelouch, CC, Pikachu Miku, Meiko, Rin and Mio Akiyama. Stay tuned!

Original L and R HD Videos (1920×1080 AVCHD’s) were shot with twin GH1 rig, edited and exported with Premiere Pro CS5 to 3840×1080 f4v file (4k x 1k) for YT3D uploading. Another YT3d 4k version (Over/under format, 1920×2160): www.youtube.com Original full HD version: (1920×1080, Over/Under): www.youtube.com Google Earth klm of the location: v-galleries.com 3D Miniatualization by the following techniques; – Twin GH1 with wide angle lenses (14-28mm equivalent) – Hyper steteroscopic base of 4-12m – Timelapse at x5-10 clock up – Synthetic blur effect for Tilt-Shift fake Please visit 3D Miniature Mega Cities -1 Kobe City version as well. www.youtube.com You can download “Original (Full HD side-by-side file ) to view on your 3D monitor like 3D Vision using Stereoscopic Player at full HD/eye resolution. Decoder filter setting MPEG-4 AVC Video Decoder to ffdshow Video Decorder is recommended. Enjoy full HD /eye yt3d4k video !
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Rare Bird Humps Photographer’s Head

17 Nov

Rare bird humps photographer’s head..lol Download GIF: tinyurl.com (Check out my items for cool software!) search.ebay.com My MySpace: www.myspace.com

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