William Painter - Titanium Eyewear for Creators

Here's an ad I shot for William Painter eyewear.

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Amazing Photos Taken Inside Some of the Biggest Surf

Check out some of Clark Little's amazing shorebreak photography.

The Inertia: Surfing's Definitive Community // http://www.theinertia.com Getting tossed around by shorebreak and slammed into the sand day after day is a rough go; Clark Little wouldn't have it any other way. In fact, for the North Shore local, it's all in a good day's work.

Story Behind the World's Most Viewed Image

The image titled "Bliss" is one of the most viewed images in the world since it was chosen to be the default wallpaper when Microsoft launched Windows XP.  This is the cool story behind the photo and Charles O'Rear, the photographer who captured the image.

From today on Microsoft will no longer support Windows XP. The one thing everybody will always remember of Windows XP is desktop image 'Bliss', with it's green rolling hills and bluer than blue sky. Doesn't the most viewed picture of all times asks for a worthy goodbye? We certainly think so!

The Next Evolution in Simulation Games

I don't know why I'm posting this, maybe because it's pretty ridiculous.  This is the next evolution in role playing game simulators.  You started off with flight simulators and then other vehicle simulation games and now this . . . Goat Simulator.  The next generation of gaming . . .

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The Most Amazing Example of Multi-tasking . . . Ever.

Although this is my photography site, this post has absolutely nothing to do with photography.  You may or may not know that I'm actually a professional musician by trade.  I play drums and this guy has blown me away with his ability to multi-task.  I play a lot of different styles of music, including afro-cuban stuff which definitely pushes the hand-foot coordination, but what he's  doing is something different, not just putting things into place rhythmically, but also melodically while at the same time singing lyrics and not just a melody.  It's impressive, very impressive.  I'm definitely a fan of Paris Monster, this New York based drum and bass duo is pretty amazing.  To see what I'm talking about check out the live performance of "Vision Complete."

Paris Monster - Josh Dion (drums/vocals/synths) & Geoff Kraly (bass)
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Facebook Look Back - Walter White

Walter White enjoyed some good times and endured some bad times since joining Facebook back in 2008.

The Overview Effect

The overview effect is a cognitive shift in awareness reported by some astronauts and cosmonauts during spaceflight, often while viewing the Earth from orbit or from the lunar surface.

It refers to the experience of seeing firsthand the reality of the Earth in space, which is immediately understood to be a tiny, fragile ball of life, "hanging in the void", shielded and nourished by a paper-thin atmosphere. From space, the astronauts tell us, national boundaries vanish, the conflicts that divide people become less important, and the need to create a planetary society with the united will to protect this "pale blue dot" becomes both obvious and imperative.

Check out the trailer for our feature film CONTINUUM: https://vimeo.com/60234866 If you'd like more information about CONTINUUM and how you can support & even pre-order the film, check out: http://www.continuumthemovie.com. On the 40th anniversary of the famous ‘Blue Marble’ photograph taken of Earth from space, Planetary Collective presents a short film documenting astronauts’ life-changing stories of seeing the Earth from the outside – a perspective-altering experience often described as the Overview Effect. The Overview Effect, first described by author Frank White in 1987, is an experience that transforms astronauts’ perspective of the planet and mankind’s place upon it. Common features of the experience are a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment. ‘Overview’ is a short film that explores this phenomenon through interviews with five astronauts who have experienced the Overview Effect. The film also features insights from commentators and thinkers on the wider implications and importance of this understanding for society, and our relationship to the environment. CAST • EDGAR MITCHELL – Apollo 14 astronaut and founder of the Institute of Noetic Sciences • RON GARAN – ISS astronaut and founder of humanitarian organization Fragile Oasis • NICOLE STOTT – Shuttle and ISS astronaut and member of Fragile Oasis • JEFF HOFFMAN – Shuttle astronaut and senior lecturer at MIT • SHANE KIMBROUGH – Shuttle/ISS astronaut and Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army • FRANK WHITE – space theorist and author of the book ‘The Overview Effect’ • DAVID LOY- philosopher and author • DAVID BEAVER – philosopher and co-founder of The Overview Institute ———- CREW Producer: STEVE KENNEDY Director: GUY REID Editor: STEVE KENNEDY Director of Photography: CHRISTOPHER FERSTAD Original Score: HUMAN SUITS Dubbing Mixer: PATCH MORRISON ———- TECHNICAL INFORMATION Filmed with Canon 5D Mk ii. Additional footage from NASA / ESA archives Duration: 19 minutes ———- Planetary Collective: http://www.planetarycollective.com/ Overview Microsite: http://www.overviewthemovie.com/ Human Suits (original score): http://www.humansuits.com/ For more information: The Overview Institute: http://www.overviewinstitute.org/ Fragile Oasis: http://www.fragileoasis.org/

Exploring Space: Cosmic Revolutionaries

Here's another great video from Jason Silva's series "Shots of Awe."

"What the space age was seeking all along was not so much an expansion of physical space as an expansion of mind." -Marina Benjamin Read more about this video on HuffPost Good News: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/11/jason-silva-cosmic-revolutionaries_n_4428047.html Upworthy: http://www.upworthy.com/a-drastically-awesome-way-to-escape-whats-all-around-us-4 Join Jason Silva every week as he freestyles his way into the complex systems of society, technology and human existence and discusses the truth and beauty of science in a form of existential jazz.

City Lights by Colin Rich

I was on Facebook the other day and saw my friend Mike post this time lapse video done by photographer Colin Rich.  I watched this and was pretty blow away, check it out:

For more behind the scenes and updates on my work, you can follow me here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colinrich1 Instagram: http://instagram.com/heyitsmecolin (@heyitsmecolin) Web site: www.deer-dog.com 'City Lights' is the final chapter from my "Trilogy of Light" series that began a couple years ago with 'LA Light' and then followed up with 'Nightfall'. It was an nightly adventure that took me to almost every angle of Los Angeles. It was an exercise in patience. A lesson in light. An understanding of what it is to live amongst each other and to understand the system and order of a city, the seemingly complex organics that make it up and the life form that the city truly is. A visualization of sonder. It was a daily jaunt to watch the arterial freeway systems pump car cells through its body and channel them to the capillaric avenues that are our neighborhoods and homes. It was a chance to break away from the 70mph freeway perspective and to observe the sun slip from view and watch the electric dance of nightfall begin. It was challenging. It was frustrating. Definitely dangerous at times. Sometimes it hurt. I was chased. Yelled at. Warned. But the overall context of things learned, people met, things seen, and places discovered over the past three years shaped who I am today. I didn't always love Los Angeles but I learned to and discovered that this city is much more than temperate weather, palm trees, pretty girls, and beaches; to me the true beauty behind the city lies hidden on the other end of a rusted fire escape to a view no one else has seen. I'm looking forward to the next chapter of my film making career where I will be concentrating on narrative and documentary films. Thanks for watching, reading, and supporting my films. Cheers, Colin I will be running a limited series of high quality Kodak Endura VC metallic prints based on each series of shots. If you are interested in purchasing them, please email me at crich@deer-dog.com with the shot (timecode). Special thanks to: Mom and Dad (always with the support and encouragement) M83 (Anthony and D-E-F- Management) Matthews MSE (Ed, Tyler, and Bob) Dynamic Perception (Jay Burlage) Matthew Gonzalez Erada Khanmamedova

Existential Bummer - Inspiring Us To Live Life To The Fullest

This video will possibly inspire you, make you tear up, and convince you to go out and start living life to the fullest -- all in three minutes.

For the last few months, filmmaker Jason Silva has been impressing us with his philosophical YouTube series, "Shots of Awe." This installment, called "Existential Bummer," is no exception.

In it, Silva asks: How should we react to the fact that everything we love will eventually come to an end?

Morgan Freeman Finger Painting by Kyle Lambert

I just saw this on Mashable on thought it was worth a repost.  It's incredible what Kyle Lambert is able to do with the iPad.  I was never into finger-painting, but this is pretty awesome.

Painted by Kyle Lambert www.kylelambert.co.uk The world's most realistic finger painting. Using only a finger, an iPad Air and the app Procreate, artist Kyle Lambert has painted a photorealistic portrait of actor Morgan Freeman. Original Photograph Taken by Scott Gries - http://www.scottgries.com Music by Richard Woolgar