Great Olympics Photos
Posted by Lee Steffen | Filed under Photography
NYC Photographer Vincent Laforet has gotten some amazing Olympics shots for Newsweek. Here’s a link to some of his best photos in Beijing.
For those of you wondering why/how the two bottom photos look miniature, it is due to a special tilt-shift lens. The lens creates a shallow depth of field, thus distorting scale . I will have a post in the near future showcasing other great tilt-shift photography in more detail.
The Wheels of Life
Posted by Lee Steffen | Filed under Illustration, Information Design
Funny Picture of the Day
Posted by Lee Steffen | Filed under Funny
There’s not a lot of explanation needed on this one… but I am glad my older brother wasn’t this mean to me
The Purpose Driven Pastor
Posted by Lee Steffen | Filed under Magazines
I’m a huge fan of Rick Warren, and was pretty excited to see that he will be gracing the cover of Time for the week of August 18. Time’s synopsis was “How a charismatic Californian became the closest thing to Billy Graham — and why religion in America will never be the same.” You can read the feature here.
Slow Motion Lightening Bolt
Posted by Lee Steffen | Filed under Photography
(via Today’s Big Thing)
The Universe is BIG
Posted by Lee Steffen | Filed under Other
This blows my mind. Below is the Hubble Ultra Deep Field image, the most massive photo ever taken.
Right now, on your computer screen, are approximately 10,000 galaxies.
Each of those galaxies contains anywhere from ten million to one trillion stars.
The average star is roughly a million times the size of Earth.
And yet, the Universe is more than 90 percent empty space.
All of that, in this tiny photo. A photo that took 400 orbits and 800 exposures to take.
And the most amazing part? The photo covers one thirteen-millionth of the entire night sky.
I.O.U.S.A.
Posted by Lee Steffen | Filed under Film / Video
Frightening.
Fun With Icons
Posted by Lee Steffen | Filed under Branding
It’s amazing how modifying a few lines and shapes can speak so clearly. I can definitely relate to the bottom right icon, but thankfully not as much in recent months (… I’m sure my wife agrees).
