Nikon has relaunched its image sharing and storage servce as ‘Nikon Image Space’. Unlike ‘myPicturetown’, this service will be open to non-Nikon users as well. However, owners of Nikon cameras are eligible for 20GB of free storage space compared to 2GB for regular members.
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When you take a vacation, the point is usually to get away from everyday life and do something different. Well, there is nothing quite as different (and no place quite as removed from everyday life) as venturing into space. A Russian company called Orbital Technologies is developing a commercial space station, an orbiting hotel that is 217 miles removed from the surface of Earth.
The incredible hotel is not for the budget-conscious traveler; it will cost a bit over US$ 800,000 just to get there, with another US$ 160,000 or so required for five days of accommodations aboard the space station. However, the spacecraft will be designed as a comfortable environment that is much more focused on leisure than the science-oriented International Space Station.
A trip to Orbital Technologies’ commercial space station will take two days to reach aboard a Soyuz rocket. Experienced space crews will accompany tourists (up to seven at a time) both on the journey from Earth and during their stay in space. Gourmet Earth food – not the bland food tubes astronauts have traditionally been served – will travel in the rocket along with the tourists as well, then be warmed up in on-board microwave ovens just before mealtime.
The commercial space station will be equipped with windows, cameras and binoculars so that guests can see the breathtaking neighborhood the space hotel is in. While the project, slated to open in 2016, is mostly geared toward über-wealthy tourists, it is not exclusively a leisure destination. The commercial space station will also serve as an emergency destination for astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station if they should ever run into trouble while on a mission.
Dubbed “The Panic Room” this daring dwelling space is more designed to make you panic than as a place to flee during a (real or panic) attack.
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Floating like a cloud between the ground and the sky, this ephemeral rooftop hotel was designed to perch atop the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London in 2012.
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A time-lapse clip framed by the frozen Lake Michigan shoreline. A lone enthusiast waits for the visit. Clip ends with a pan to the west to see setting Venus. View in higher quality by clicking the link under the ‘sound’ button. Music created with Abaltat and GarageBand. 400+ stills recorded with a Nikon D300 through a Sigma 10-20mm f4 lens. there is also an hd version on vimeo: vimeo.com for sky watching tips, check out: www.spaceweather.com More of Ken’s work can be seen at http
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I have made this video from my photography to show the beauty and wonder of the first and best national park. I hope more people visit the park so that they can see the beauty with there own eyes. As a 16 year old, I try to get out to the park at leas 1 week a year, but that is not enough for me. I hope to be able to take a winter trip sometime in the coming years. My passion is photography, especially wildlife, so please rate and comment on my video. All photos and video were taken and processed by me, and the music is royalty and DRM free.
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The science of engineering and rationalism of city planning meet visionary experimentation in art installations by Tomás Saraceno. The Argentina-born artist is known for works that imagine an alternate future for humanity in unexpected, often utopian ways. His latest work, ‘On Space Time Foam‘, is an exploration of self-sufficient aerial structures that could be made on a larger scale and inhabited by humans.
‘On Space Time Foam’ is a layered installation of translucent PVC membranes suspended nearly 80 feet above the ground. Installed at the Hangar Bicocca in Milan, Italy, the work alludes to the primordial state of matter from which the universe formed.
Visitors can access the installation either from above, to navigate it themselves, or from below, to watch as people seemingly float in mid-air. The plastic has a surface area of nearly 13,000 square feet. Walking on the surface is a tricky task, sending visitors sliding and tumbling across the plastic. “As soon as you decide to climb onto the installation, you are necessarily caught up in a play of mutual dependence,” Saraceno told Klat Magazine. “This experience helps to initiate a dialogue between people, through a body language that has no need of words.”
While it’s a fun attraction in its current form, Saraceno has big plans for the concept. He aims to translate it into a Buckminster Fuller-inspired floating biosphere above the climate change-threatened Maldives Islands, which would be fully inhabitable with solar panels and desalinated water. Saraceno will embark on a residency at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to work out the logistics of such an ambitious undertaking.
“The aim of what I do is to try to expand the range of the dialogue, to make as many people as possible aware of the extent of the impact that each of us has on others and on the environment. This is the objective of my artistic practice: awakening people to the interdependence of the different elements that make up the system in which we live—the interrelations between objects, natural phenomena and living creatures.”
See a video of the installation in action, and an interview with the artist, at Design Boom.
Downey is a New York street artist with a twist: his bizarre contributions to the urban art of public spaces could, if only for a moment, be confused with traditional street furniture.
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A surreal landscape in Paris, installed in a former funeral home, is made of 65,000 shimmering discarded CDs in an artistic statement about waste.
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Astronaut Jeff Williams demonstrates the acceleration experienced inside the cabin during a planned International Space Station reboost on January 24, 2010. The ISS is reboosted periodically to maintain its orbit, and to prepare for visiting spacecraft, such as the space shuttle and Progress vehicles.
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i know the audio sucks but this is just a test. can you see the 3d effect?
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You must have red/cyan glasses to properly view the 3D. You can view it in 2D by clicking the 3D button and then clicking “turn off 3D”. We began production in 2009 when I was a senior in the film program at Brigham Young University. We finished it in April 2012. We shot the movie with two cameras on a homemade 3D mirror rig that we developed in the months leading up to the shoot.
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Part 6 – www.youtube.com Hey guys if could take the time to watch me play Call OF Duty i would really appreciate. And stay subscribed if you enjoyed. Thanks ( link to COD – youtu.be ) Mortal Kombat 9 – Story Mode Walkthrough Game Info: After centuries of Mortal Kombat, Emperor Shao Kahn has finally defeated Raiden and his allies. Faced with extinction, Raiden has one last chance. To undo the Emperor’s victory, he must strike Shao Kahn where he is vulnerable…The Past. Making a big return to mature presentation and classic 2D fighting engine Captivating storyline that rewrites the history of the Mortal Kombat Tournament State-of-the art technology showcasing stunning 3D environments and characters Re-invigorating the franchise with new multiplayer components First fighting game to be displayed in Stereoscopic 3D TAGS: Mortal Kombat 9 MK9 Story Mode Challenge Tower Missions Fight Ladder Arcade Ending Krypt Fatality Tutorial Nether Realm Studios RolandGamingHD
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Time lapse sequences of photographs taken with a special low-light 4K-camera by the crew of expedition 28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October, 2011. Image Courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center, The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth eol.jsc.nasa.gov Edited by Michael König & Shaida Khidirov Music: Space Trance by 89Ford
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Link to planets: www.mediafire.com This is the first part on the tutorial series of ‘How to Put Planets in The Sky’. In this part I’ll be discussing the future tutorials and inserting the first planet into the beach scene realistically. I would most appreciate any comments, likes and subscriptions. Thank you… -Jack
In this tutorial i will show you how to edit a Gif image within photoshop. MAk Productions
This photography tutorial discusses the importance of setting up the proper studio to maximize creative space, and achieve optimal lighting. Watch more at www.lynda.com This specific tutorial is just a single movie from chapter four of the Photoshop CS5 for Photographers course presented by lynda.com author Chris Orwig. The complete Photoshop for Photographers course has a total duration of 12 hours and 24 minutes, and demonstrates the fundamental skills used to enhance digital photos, manage and correct color, make selections and adjustments, retouch, and print from Photoshop. Photoshop CS5 for Photographers table of contents: Introduction 1. Strategies and Resources for Learning 2. Getting Started with Bridge and Mini Bridge 3. Color Settings and Preferences 4. The Foundations of Color Management 5. Getting Started with Photoshop 6. Understanding Digital Images 7. Camera Raw 8. Layers 9. Making Selections 10. The Masking Panel 11. Custom Borders 12. The Adjustments Panel 13. Levels 14. Curves 15. Blending Modes 16. Color Correction 17. Enhancing Colors 18. Burning and Dodging 19. Black-and-White Conversion 20. Filters 21. Removing Noise 22. Image Cleanup 23. Retouching Essentials 24. Correcting Distortion and Perspective 25. Sharpening 26. Getting Images Online 27. Printing Conclusion
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