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Gestrandet

27 Jun

© Ruth Frobeen

Ein Beitrag von: Ruth Frobeen

Eine Welle der Erschöpfung hat mich kürzlich überrollt. Völlig unerwartet und ohne Ankündigung. Vielleicht war ich unaufmerksam und hätte die Anzeichen bemerken können. Ich weiß es nicht. Sie überrollte mich mit einer Wucht, die ich vorher nicht kannte, hat mir buchstäblich den Boden unter den Füßen weggerissen, meine Sinne verwirbelt und mich wieder ausgespuckt.
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Polaroid Cube+ adds Wi-Fi and two bright new color options

27 Jun

Polaroid has added a new member to its Cube camera family: the Cube+. Introduced at CE Week 2015 in New York, the Cube+ includes Wi-Fi, which is not included in the original model. As with the first generation, the Cube+ can record 1080p video and uses a single-button design. Read more

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Weekly Photography Challenge – Bad Weather

27 Jun

Earlier I shared some images by photographers who braved the elements to take some bad weather images.

Where there is adversity, often there is opportunity. When the weather takes a turn for the worse, don’t run for cover so fast. Look for photography subjects everywhere. Wet pavement, puddles, reflections, wind blowing the trees, evil looking storm clouds over the horizon – all can make for intriguing photographs.

Ville Miettinen

By Ville Miettinen

Riccardo Cuppini

By Riccardo Cuppini

Triker-Sticks

By Triker-Sticks

Weekly photography challenge – bad weather

If you decide to take on this challenge, remember to take good care of your gear – water and electronics do not mix well. To get some ideas and tips for bad weather photography check out these dPS articles:

  • 5 Reasons Why Bad Weather Days are the Best Times for Photography
  • 7 Things To Do For Photographers When The Weather Is Bad
  • Tips for Photographing in Different Weather Conditions
  • 3 Tips to Take Better Landscape Photos Regardless of the Weather
Takashi .M

By Takashi .M

Kelly DeLay

By Kelly DeLay

Luis Argerich

By Luis Argerich

Ferran Jordà

By Ferran Jordà

Bo Insogna, TheLightningMan.com

By Bo Insogna, TheLightningMan.com

 

Pame Figueroa

By Pame Figueroa

Share your images below:

Simply upload your shot into the comment field (look for the little camera icon in the Disqus comments section) and they’ll get embedded for us all to see or if you’d prefer upload them to your favourite photo sharing site and leave the link to them. Show me your best images in this week’s challenge. Sometimes it takes a while for an image to appear so be patient and try not to post the same image twice.

Runner310

By runner310

Yamanaka Tamaki

By Yamanaka Tamaki

Ferran Jordà

By Ferran Jordà

Scott Butner

By Scott Butner

Richard Walker

By Richard Walker

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Hilltop Village: Mini Neighborhood Tops a Green-Walled Store

27 Jun

[ By Steph in Architecture & Cities & Urbanism. ]

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Fittingly enough for a city that’s all about sprawl, this hilltop village concept for Los Angeles combines residential and retail functions in a way that preserves the conventional house-and-yard format rather than stacking it all in a skyscraper. MAD Architects cover a retail building in vertical greenery to transform it into a hilly setting for a miniature neighborhood on its roof.

hilltop village 3

8600 Wilshire essentially distills the visual identity of Beverly Hills into a single development, clustering white living volumes with their own outdoor spaces atop high-end shops with exterior walls covered in succulents and vines. The complex includes three townhouses, five villas, two studios and eight condominiums, though from street level, you can only see the uppermost structures.

hilltop village 4

Made of white glass, the living volumes appear opaque from the street, but bear transparent facades facing an interior courtyard set on the roof of the single-story retail space. The green wall mimics both the city’s iconic hills and the tall privacy hedges seen around upscale houses, and replicating the established hierarchy found around the city: expense real estate above versus less-valuable property below. “In high-density cities, Modernist and Post-Modernist housing typically prioritizes functions and formats over human relationships to the environment,” say the architects. “For 8600 Wilshire, MAD considers the possibility of a new model for West Coast vernacular amid the sprawling density of Los Angeles. MAD purposes a harmonious architectural space of human experience by placing residents in the spiritual landscape of nature.”

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV added to studio test scene comparison

27 Jun

Sony’s latest RX100, the Cyber-shot RX100 IV, brings the manufacturer’s stacked CMOS sensor design to the 1″-type sensor size for the first time. The 20MP chip, also in the Cyber-shot RX10 II, pushes all the pixel circuitry onto a separate layer, creating room for high-speed processing within the chip. See how it performs against its peers in our studio test scene. Read more

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33 Blustery Bad Weather Images

26 Jun

When the weather turns wet and nasty, many photographers head for cover. But, if you are willing to tough it out, inclement weather is a great opportunity to capture some unique and fantastic images.

Here are some images by photographers who dared to brave the elements and got some bad weather images.

Photograph rain by Barbara Florczyk on 500px

rain by Barbara Florczyk on 500px

Photograph The Accidental Tourist by Miles Morgan on 500px

The Accidental Tourist by Miles Morgan on 500px

Photograph Champagne supercell by Max Conrad on 500px

Champagne supercell by Max Conrad on 500px

Photograph Black Umbrellas by Emin Zeynalov on 500px

Black Umbrellas by Emin Zeynalov on 500px

Photograph Singing in the rain by luca eugeni on 500px

Singing in the rain by luca eugeni on 500px

Photograph Averse Magnétique by Romain Matteï on 500px

Averse Magnétique by Romain Matteï on 500px

Photograph Seedling by Ursula Abresch on 500px

Seedling by Ursula Abresch on 500px

Photograph Wet Leaves by Jessica Drossin on 500px

Wet Leaves by Jessica Drossin on 500px

Photograph Barrage by Mike Olbinski on 500px

Barrage by Mike Olbinski on 500px

Photograph Fields by Sakis Pallas on 500px

Fields by Sakis Pallas on 500px

Photograph Under The Rain by Mustafa ILHAN on 500px

Under The Rain by Mustafa ILHAN on 500px

Photograph Standing in the rain... by Sham Jolimie on 500px

Standing in the rain… by Sham Jolimie on 500px

Photograph Islands weather by Lucyna Koch on 500px

Islands weather by Lucyna Koch on 500px

Photograph Last winter rain by Ivan Gevaerd on 500px

Last winter rain by Ivan Gevaerd on 500px

Photograph waiting for sunshine by  Irca Caplikas on 500px

waiting for sunshine by Irca Caplikas on 500px

Photograph Manhattan Showers by Terry Donnelly on 500px

Manhattan Showers by Terry Donnelly on 500px

Photograph rainy day by Ferdi Doussier on 500px

rainy day by Ferdi Doussier on 500px

Photograph TEARS OF CHARLES by Mr Friks  on 500px

TEARS OF CHARLES by Mr Friks on 500px

Photograph The place that stops the clock by Alessandro Cabras on 500px

The place that stops the clock by Alessandro Cabras on 500px

Photograph Storm at Llancayo by Alan Coles on 500px

Storm at Llancayo by Alan Coles on 500px

Photograph A new rainy day is coming by Dino Marsango on 500px

A new rainy day is coming by Dino Marsango on 500px

Photograph The Modern Force by Toby Harriman on 500px

The Modern Force by Toby Harriman on 500px

Photograph Porthleven Storm by Lloyd W.A. Cosway [DEVONshots.com] on 500px

Porthleven Storm by Lloyd W.A. Cosway [DEVONshots.com] on 500px

Photograph Hard Times 2 by Veselin Malinov on 500px

Hard Times 2 by Veselin Malinov on 500px

Photograph the storm by Reto Imhof on 500px

the storm by Reto Imhof on 500px

Photograph After Heavy Rain by Slim Letaief on 500px

After Heavy Rain by Slim Letaief on 500px

Photograph b&w by Vladimir Gordeev on 500px

b&w by Vladimir Gordeev on 500px

Photograph ra....!....n..!.ng  . .day ..!.  by bug eye :) on 500px

ra….!….n..!.ng . .day ..!. by bug eye :) on 500px

Photograph In the rain by Luu TrongDat on 500px

In the rain by Luu TrongDat on 500px

Photograph Rain by Kim Pennington on 500px

Rain by Kim Pennington on 500px

Photograph Viktorija by Igor Glavaš on 500px

Viktorija by Igor Glavaš on 500px

Photograph 1001 Nights :) by Tramont_ana on 500px

1001 Nights :) by Tramont_ana on 500px

Photograph The wet wooden path by Hanson Mao on 500px

The wet wooden path by Hanson Mao on 500px

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Week in review: Lights in the sky

26 Jun

Mother Nature put on a show for us this week when the Northern Lights dipped down into our part of the country. But around here it’s been fireworks for the past couple of weeks, with plenty of new product introductions and exciting review samples rolling in the door. Let’s reflect, shall we? Read more

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Infographics 101: 10 Most Expensive Photographs in the World

26 Jun

The most expensive photograph in the world was sold at auction in 2007 and is worth a staggering €3.2 million. Titled “Rhein II” it was taken by Andreas Gursky in 1999. The image is digitally manipulated removing a factory building and dog walkers to leave the Rhine River flowing horizontally between fields under an overcast sky. The identity of the Continue Reading

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Unsichtbare Horizonte

26 Jun

Blick auf eine Hochhaussiedlung in Hongkong.

Ein Beitrag von: Andreas Mass

Ich begann 2005 zu fotografieren und experimentierte zunächst – wie es viele tun – in unterschiedlichen Bereichen herum. Ich war stets auf der Suche nach einem starken Motiv. Fotografien, denen meiner Ansicht nach etwas fehlte, „frischte“ ich mit Photoshop auf.
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Room in a Box: Portable Tool-Free Bedroom Set in 30 Minutes

26 Jun

[ By WebUrbanist in Design & Furniture & Decor. ]

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Containing a room’s worth of essential furniture you can take on the bus or train, this all-in-one-box solution costs just $ 150, is easier to assemble than IKEA equivalents and much lighter too, with wheels as well for added mobility.

room box assembly

room box in a box

While requiring no tools or glue, the would-be catch is that the kit is made of cardboard – however, its makers have delivered on over 40 projects of that same material to date, making them experts at rendering it robust and durable. For those who only need some of the composite pieces: each element can also be converted to other purposes – the bed supports, for instance, can be stacked into shelves or other forms of storage.

room box bed

room box design

The box contains a chair, desk, bin, dresser and bed supports which double as storage, each designed to be load-bearing as well as water-resistant, able to be reused for years by students or other young adults. The entire system can be assembled or deconstructed within a half hour and the pieces weigh around seven pounds each, all making moves between dorm rooms and storage much simpler.

room box shelves

room in a box

From the creators of Room in a Box: “Every piece of furniture can be assembled with no tools or glue by folding and slotting the pieces, and can be taken down and packed back into the box.  When you are done with the furniture it can be recycled or reused in its entirety. This makes for versatile furniture which can be used in many different ways and configurations.  The design of the furniture also includes sliding drawers for storage (with stoppers) which double as handy moving boxes.  “

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