A follow up video tutorial of the “Aperture” article from DSLRBook.net on how to control the aperture on Canon Pro/Semi-Pro d-slrs. To view the full article on how to control aperture, visit the D-SLR Book site: www.dslrbook.net
Video Rating: 5 / 5
A follow up video tutorial of the “Aperture” article from DSLRBook.net on how to control the aperture on Canon Pro/Semi-Pro d-slrs. To view the full article on how to control aperture, visit the D-SLR Book site: www.dslrbook.net
Video Rating: 5 / 5
[ By Steph in Design & Fixtures & Interiors. ]

High-tech looking spiral wine cellars that either blend into the floor or glow with colored lights will entice even non-oenophiles to take up collecting Cabernet. A company called Spiral Cellars offers prefabricated cellars in traditional and modern designs that can be inserted into the floor of nearly any home, even if you don’t have an existing basement or cellar.

The water-tight, cylindrical system can store up to 1,900 bottles of wine. Because it relies on the surrounding earth for its insulation, and comes equipped with an air-flow system, it doesn’t require any power to keep the wine at a constant temperature. The system was inspired by a spiral staircase from 1844 found at the Pont du Gard aqueduct in France.


Wood-paneled doors practically disappear in a wood floor, especially the recessed trap doors that can be covered in timber, engineered wood or laminate flooring to match the rest of the room. Others are made to be seen, with LED lights that make them glow like some kind of space ship portal.

Some of the doors are motorized, so they pop up at the press of a button. A retractable round glass trap door features two semi-circular glass panels that swivel over each other to open. Craving wine yet?



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Rumor Round Up: Photo Revolution! Hulu for Sale! Nokia’s Back? And More iPhone 5 Rumors(!) We’ve got tech rumors! Like there’s ever a lack of tech rumors to report on, right? This week: Did a startup called Lytro just revolutionize photography with something called a Light Field Camera? Why did Nokia launch the sexy new N9 if it’s built on a “burning platform?” And what’s Sea Ray, anyway? Hulu’s for sale, but is anyone buying? Google TV 2.0 is in some developers’ hands – are they liking it? And like that kid who won’t stop talking during math class, but you miss him when he’s absent, iPhone rumors are baaaack! Rumor Roundup is a show taking a look at the latest trends, rumors, and leaks buzzing around the technology industry hosted by Noah Kravitz – a well-known and respected tech editor who’s been involved in the industry for years. Not only does Noah deliver the news in full force, but he also provides his analytical thoughts and insight leaving one wondering of what lies ahead in the world of tech.
Video Rating: 4 / 5

Please forward this video to your friends and help me win the election! Produced, written, and performed by Steve Berke Edited by Stian Roenning Directors of Photography: Daniel Abrill, JoeJon Manning, Brian Hunting Special Thanks to Jeanette Rios for singing backup lyrics! She is hot AND talented! Lyrics: Easy come, easy go Time for me to say hello My name is Steve Berke And I am running to be Mayor, yo Is he real, do you know? Is it one big joke? I can promise you it’s real. I am for real! Born and raised in the 305 Grew up on the beach I’ve seen our city’s transformation Now Miami Beach really needs to be transformed So here is my platform for change I’ll keep clubs open till 5 for ya I’ll fight for gay marriage rights for ya I’ll legalize medicinal weed for ya I’ll lower taxes indeed for ya If you want our city to grow Then the current Mayor has got to go! Yes, I will fight for you South Beach… But I need your vote Four straight years your real estate values have declined But your property taxes have gone up each and every time Bad Mayor! Bad Mayor! Has no plan in sight All she has done is pass a bunch of laws that are anti-nightlife Our city needs a change, someone with fresh ideas I really think I am your man How am I gonna change it is the million dollar question so Listen to my master plan I’ll keep clubs open till 5 for ya I’ll fight for gay marriage rights for ya I’ll legalize medicinal weed for ya Bring a casino indeed for ya If you want our city to grow Then …
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com Facebook: www.facebook.com Website: www.gavtrain.com A photo challenge with a difference this time as I descend under the streets and houses of Brighton to take a tour of the Victorian sewer system. Photographically it was a major challenge as the lighting level was exceptionally low and there was not time to stop and take photos. Camera Canon 5D mkii Lens: Canon 24-105L Strap: RS-Sport from Black Rapid
Video Rating: 4 / 5
Connor is back with another Avid Visions video to formally review the 35mm f/1.8 in the field. For an unboxing video, check out this link! www.youtube.com avidvisions.wordpress.com www.flickr.com
Video Rating: 5 / 5
FLORIAN BISON PHOTOGRAPHY – www.florianbison.com ———————————- For more MAKING OF material of Double Gravity and other projects check www.facebook.com And for those asking, all images were shot in Harbour City in Hamburg, Germany with a Nikon D700 and a Nikkor 24-70mm F/2.8 lens. Light: Profoto B2 with two Profoto heads triggered by a Pocket Wizard. For the third image we additionally used three SB-900s firing against the ceiling of the overlapping buildings. MUSIC: The Very First Teenager – Lorbas Make sure you check out their page!! www.facebook.com Read on… BLOG: www.florianbison.com TWITTER: twitter.com A huge THANK YOU to everyone for filming, dumping stuff off walls, you name it!!
Video Rating: 4 / 5
A few nice visual art images I found:
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Image by fernandoprats
"du-champ-i-ssue"
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Un número dedicado a explorar la visión y propuestas de Marcel Duchamp.
No su vida, no su obra; tan sólo algunos de sus conceptos.
Realizado con aportes de artistas, pensadores y diseñadores de todo el mundo
combinados con la explícita intención de producir a su vez un objeto duchampiano.
-el medio como instrumento intelectual que transpasa su especificidad y se burla de ella
-la obra independientemente de su carácter representativo e interpretativo
-”arte”, en términos de convenciones, lo más “amorfo” posible
-”obras” en las que la obra no es una finalidad en sí misma sino una excusa
-interpretaciones o, mejor dicho, lecturas que pueden convivir a pesar de ser aparentemente excluyentes
-objetos “anestesiados estéticamente”, anulados en su probable complacencia de la mirada, “rectificados”,”asistidos” para otorgarles una nueva -a menudo, insólita- significación. Como en la elección de los “ready-mades”: “basada en la indiferencia visual y en la ausencia total del buen o mal gusto”
-obras “definitivamente inacabadas”
-rrose sélavy, su alter(-)ego
-ajedrez, máquinas ópticas, matemáticas, geometría, “artefactos”
-la “pintura mental”, “pintura de precisión”, el rechazo de cualquier elemento en el que la mirada se pueda recrear con fruición
-texto, – bloques, – fotografías, + mixed-media, + pintura, + ilustración.
-toda la revista está en castellano e inglés.
(descárgala gratis y comienza felizmente el verano -o el invierno-)
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This issue plays around the conceptual universe of Marcel Duchamp. Not his life, nor his works, just some of his concepts.
– the medium, as an intellectual tool which goes beyond its specificity mocking it.
– the work, regardless of its representative and interpretative character.
– “art”, in terms of conventions, as “amorphous” as possible.
– “construction”, in which the work is not it’s purpose, but an excuse.
– interpretations, or rather readings which can coexist despite being seemingly exclusive.
– objects “aesthetically anesthetized,” lapsed in their likely sight complacency; “rectified”, “assisted”, to give them a new –often unusual- significance. As with the choice of “ready-mades”: “based on visual indifference and a total absence of good or bad taste”
– works “definitively unfinished”.
– rrose sélavy, his alter (-) ego.
– chess, optic machines, mathematics, geometry, “artifacts”.
– “mental painting,” “precision painting”, the rejection of any element in which sight can be delighted.
– aesthetics: – text, – blocks, – photographs, + mixed-media, + painting, + illustration.
– the whole magazine, in spanish and english.
(download it. it’s free. and start enjoying summer -or winter-)
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edit(ing), direct(ing) + complements
fernandoprats
art direct(ing) + design(ing)
estudi prats
insistAnçao, correct(ing) + additional stuff
r | v
listen(ing)
hernán dardes
musicaliz(ing)
albert jordà
translat(ing)
kiddo | emilia cavecedo
frontcover(ing) concept fot
une autre sensualité
backcover(ing) concept borrador
UU – dou _ ble _you et aa
open(ing) concept
nacho piédrola + salaboli & fp porta
-structure:
accesories, lisa kehoe { kiddo | emilia cavecedo, lisa liibbe lara, josean prado, oriol espinal, mark valentine sullivan, hernán dardes, alfredo de la rosa, jonathan minila } => meta
{ pepo m.-the secret society, r | v, leah leone } => hilarious
{ pancho lorenz, natalia osiatynska } fernandoprats => rage
=> meta kiddo | emilia cavecedo, nacho piédrola, salaboli, lisa kehoe { lisa liibbe lara, mark valentine sullivan + shari baker, oriol espinal, gabriel magri, naomi vona, mara carrión }
=> hilarious { d7, olivier gilet, jef safi, special spatial guests }
=> rage { brancollina, gabriel magri, natalia osiatynska, bill horne, UU, christy trotter } simon fröehlich
ysinembargo#16… sensualmente inacabada.
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YSE #16’s Original Music | YSElected videos
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Following are 27 beautiful black and white portraits to inspire you to take some portraits this week – enjoy!
Click on images to learn more about it and the photographer behind it on their Flickr page.




























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