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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Weather Survivors Macro Photography

Lily of the Valley and snails in the rain. Photographic series by Suren Manvelyan

Photo credit: Suren Manvelyan

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Explorer of Lilac Macro Photography

Beautiful macro photography of a snail exploring lilac flowers.
Photographer: Suren Manvelyan

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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Slow Motion Videos by Modernist Cuisine

Slow motion, high speed videos from the Modernist Cuisine photo team.

Slow motion video of a large water balloon being popped.

High speed video shot with a phantom v.12 of popcorn popping.

Slow motion video of a a stream of oil poured onto a hot coal.

Coffee Creamer high speed video

Series of video clips showing the leidenfrost effect* in action

"This video is actually showing drops of liquid nitrogen; ice is from the ladel I was using to produce the drops is what you are seeing trapped inside the nitrogen."

Image via Wikipedia

* The Leidenfrost effect is a phenomenon in which a liquid, in near contact with a mass significantly hotter than the liquid's boiling point, produces an insulating vapor layer which keeps that liquid from boiling rapidly. This is most commonly seen when cooking; one sprinkles drops of water in a skillet to gauge its temperature—if the skillet's temperature is at or above the Leidenfrost point, the water skitters across the metal and takes longer to evaporate than it would in a skillet that is above boiling temperature, but below the temperature of the Leidenfrost point. The effect is also responsible for the ability of liquid nitrogen to skitter across lab floors, collecting dust in the process. It has also been used in some potentially dangerous demonstrations, such as dipping a wet finger in molten lead or blowing out a mouthful of liquid nitrogen, both enacted without injury to the demonstrator. It should be noted that such experiments are potentially lethal.

It is named after Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost, who discussed it in A Tract About Some Qualities of Common Water in 1756.

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Friday, February 25, 2011

The World’s Smallest Aquarium and Other Microminiatures by Anatoly Konenko

The smallest ever printed book measures 0.9 x 0.9 mm
and is an edition of 'Chameleon' by the Russian author Anton Chekhov
Image via wiki

Anatoly Ivanovich Konenko (Russian: Анато́лий Ива́нович Коне́нко; 23 February 1954, Orsk) — is a microminiature painter from the Russian city of Omsk, in 1996 he was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for creating the worlds smallest book. Konenko began his career in 1981, becoming the first microminiature artist in Siberia.

The World’s Smallest Aquarium - video

Microminiatures by Anatoly Konenko - video

Microminiatures

Grasshopper playing the violin.
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Anatoly Konenko's works often reference Russian fables and fairy tales; some of his most famous creations include "The Savvy Flea", "The Grasshopper Violinist" and "A Caravan of Camels in the Eye of the Needle".

Minibooks

Anatoly Konenko has published more than 200 miniature books. His edition of Chekhov's Chameleon, issued in 1996 in Omsk, includes 29 pages, 3 color illustrations, and a portrait of Chekhov, and measures 0,9 x 0,9 mm. Anatoly Konenko has been listed in Guinness Book of Records for creating the book.

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Time lapse Dandelion flower to seed head

Dandelion

Time lapse dandelion flower to seed head /dandelion clock filmed continuously over a period of one month.
Intervals between 5-45 minutes.
Aphids continue to feed on the dandelion whilst the seeds mature.

Music is called Attrition, by Debbie Wiseman

Filmed by Neil Bromhall
copyright www.complete-gardens.co.uk

Nikon D200 with 55mm lens with growlight and studio flash.