Photography

July 23, 2012

Bolivian Salt Flat Creates Amazing Walking on Water Illusion

Located at 11,995 feet above sea level, Salar de Uyuni is a mystifying salt flat in Altiplano, Bolivia that has a reflective nature when covered with water. The briny layer of land, created through the rainy season, transforms the otherwise plated pockets of dry salt into a giant mirror, giving the illusion of walking on water.

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July 19, 2012

Mind-Bending Shadow Photos by Alexey Bednij

At first glance, you might think that photographer Alexey Bednij has a ton of patience, perfect timing, and a little luck. In all of his shadow photographs, everything is perfectly placed and aligned and nothing overlaps. However, upon further investigation, viewers start to realize that generally shadows don't cast in multiple directions! Digital manipulation or not, these photographs are captivating. The Russian artist creates all kinds of intriguing graphic shadow art.

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July 5, 2012

Viral Instagram Photo of San Diego’s Fireworks Fail

It's the Instagram photo that's soaring through the web. Ben Baller took this incredible shot of one of the biggest fails in fireworks history. Last night, if you were in San Diego you may have witnessed the result of a technical glitch that caused what was suppose to be 18 minutes of fireworks to go off in about 15 seconds. Ironically, San Diego's Independence Day Fireworks spectacular is called the “Big Bay Boom.

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June 28, 2012

Colored Salt Dances with Sound Waves

Just recently, we were very impressed with Fabian Oefner's brilliant watercolor mosaics, and today, we focus on another one of his remarkably inspiring scientific experiments. Dancing Colors is a project where Oefner turns sound waves into visible sculptures and he says, “The idea of the series is to build a bridge between the acoustical and the visual world.

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