Category: Nature
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Any Animal That Touches This Lethal Lake Turns to Stone
There’s a deceptively still body of water in Tanzania with a deadly secret – it turns any animal it touches to stone. The rare phenomenon is caused by the chemical makeup of the lake, but the petrified creatures it leaves behind are straight out of a horror film. Photographed by Nick Brandt in his new book, Across the…
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The Amazing Art of Tree Shaping
Tree shaping is the practice of training living trees and woody plants into artistic shapes by carefully orchestrating how the tree and the branches grow. Techniques such as grafting, bending, creasing, framing, weaving, twisting, braiding, pruning and ring barking are employed to archive the unnatural shapes. According to Wikipedia, tree shaping is a form of…
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Literally Fly Like an Eagle Through the French Mountains
Earlier this week, artist Srachi strapped his GoPro camera to the back of his pet eagle and set him free through a mountain range near Chamonix, France. The results are absolutely breathtaking. This is an absolute MUST WATCH… guaranteed to blow you away! http://youtu.be/r8vSmjskZr8 And don’t forget, if you’re looking for a piece of original art to…
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Photographer David Orias Makes the Pacific Ocean Look like Rainbows and Gold
Photographer David Orias relies on slow shutter speeds, precision camera movement and the rich light of dawn or dusk to capture these amazing images just off the California coast. Of these particular shots Orias says: I often use the camera to see our world in ways our eyes cannot see. I do this by using long shutter…