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Natural Science Photography

Quadruple Saturn moon transit

Snapped by the Hubble telescope this is a pretty rare thing to be able to see. From left to right we have:

  • Enceladus – named after one of the Gigantes, Enceladus has water ice on its surface and could have liquid water too which raises the possibility of it supporting life
  • Dione – is apparently named after an archaic Greek goddess/Titan who might be Aphrodite’s mother (though I was fairly sure Aphrodite was born from Uranus’s genitals and not much else), Dione also has surface ice and ‘wispy terrain’
  • Titan – named for the Titans is the only body in the solar system (apart from Earth) that appears to have stable bodies of surface liquid (methane)
  • Mimas – named after another Gigante, Mimas kinda looks a bit like the Death Star
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Photography

Undersea Eruptions

Photos of an undersea volcano eruption near Tonga:

In a happy instance of pareidolia it’s quite easy (at least for me) to anthropomorphise these into some sort of vengeful Polynesian sea god, or Typhon rearing out of the sea.

Or you can ignore my mumbo jumbo and just enjoy the power of nature.

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Art Photography

Khoda

What if you watch a film and whenever you pause it, you face a painting? This idea inspired Reza Dolatabadi to make Khoda. Over 6000 paintings were painstakingly produced during two years to create a five minutes film that would meet high personal standards.


Khoda from Reza Dolatabadi on Vimeo.

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Animals Photography

Eagle Club?

The perpetually awesome Big Picture has some great photos of a Kyrgyzstani hunting festival. Some of the wolf-baiting shots are a bit vicious but the Golden Eagles are amazing.

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Photography

Scintillation

A fairly stunning short film – each frame was shot as an individual photograph (the film is made from ~35,000 shots altogether):


SCINTILLATION from Xavier Chassaing on Vimeo.

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Photography

Tough Guy Challenge

The ever-amazing Big Picture has shots from around the world of the 2009 Tough Guy Challenge.

I think any man who runs through fire in a Borat thong deserves our respect.