If you do a Google Image Search or a Flickr Search for the number “241543903”, you’ll see pictures of people with their heads in their freezer.
Why?
Why not?
[Via: David Horvitz Via: Laughing Squid]
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…Peter Funch’s photos are fantastic?
To create a single image, Peter Funch stakes out an area of New York City for a few days and snaps people as they walk by. Then, he stitches together pieces and parts from each image to create a final composition that is thematically unique and almost unbelievable.
The above image is his comparison of black vs. white, but you should definitely check out the site for more of his work.
[Via: Boing Boing]
…Microsoft tested Photosynth on the Obama Inauguration?
Microsoft has been testing their Photosynth software for some time now, but with so many people snapping away with their cameras during the Inauguration, now’s probably the perfect time to see what getting ‘synthy’ is all about.
The goal of Photosynth is to take a bunch of photos and create an experience that has the cinematic quality of a movie, the control of a video game, and the mind-blowing detail of the real world. Photosynth was the result of two independent breakthroughs: The ability to reconstruct a scene or object from a bunch of flat photographs, and the technology to bring that experience to virtually anyone over the Internet:
It works by examining images for similarities to each other and using that information to estimate the shape of the subject and the vantage point each photo was taken from. With this information, Photosynth then recreates the space and uses it as a canvas to display and navigate through the photos. Here’s a little video on the history and inspiration behind Photosynth:
It’s probably one of those ‘see it to believe it’ technologies, so head on over to Photosynth’s special Inauguration page and check out the different Synths that were created during the event.
[Microsoft Photosynth – Inauguration]
[Via: FlowingData]
…Flickr is reenacting the Far Side?
Fans of Gary Larson and his Far Side comics should appreciate the Far Side Reenactments pool on Flickr.
In it, fans recreate their favorite comics using original or retouched photos that mimic Larson’s famous drawings, and the results are often impressively accurate and surprisingly funny.
[Flickr – Far Side Reenactment Pool]
[Photo Via: Capt. Tim]
…Robin Soulier is a puddle photographer?
Robin Soulier has an interesting way of looking at a city that could definitely provide some inspiration for the next time you’re out taking pictures and want something a little different: He photographs buildings form their reflections in puddle water.
The end result is a mixture of texture, light and color that adds a whole new dimension to the typical building photograph, and turns the otherwise ordinary into the extraordinary.
[Via: Josh Spear]