BlogCadre - photos

My Parents Were Awesome

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:14:21 +0000

"My Parents Were Awesome" is a blog where you can submit an old photo of your parents back when they were -- awesome.

Before the fanny packs and Andrea Bocelli concerts, your parents (and grandparents) were once free-wheeling, fashion-forward, and super awesome.

I still think my parents are pretty awesome. Actually, they become awesome-er with age.

Image from My Parents Were Awesome, Ronnie & Lee

Link [via Sopheava de Lumiere]

Scanwiches, scans of sandwiches

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:54:52 +0000

I'm not exactly sure why someone would want to scan his/her food. Also makes you wonder why people would want to scan their butts and faces. Hmmm... I'd rather not think this scanner was used for both purposes Link [via MeFi]

[pictured: D&D Deli: BLT on wheat]

Invisibilia, photographs and drawings

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:08:34 +0000

Take one of your photos and replace the person within the photo with a drawing. It's simple enough to do and creates an interesting effect. You can view more of Themanwhofellasleep's Invisibilia images at his website as well as take advantage of the tutorial has has provided. Link (via Neatorama)

Vintage 3D Stereoviews of Old Japan

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:58:49 +0000

Okinawa Soba posted a fascinating flickr set of 3D stereoviews of old Japan.

Almos 60 of the stereoviews in this set were photographed by Japanese photographer T. ENAMI [His self-portrait in Japanese Armor is the face of my flickr Icon]. The rest are divided up mostly among works by HERBERT PONTING, HENRY STROHMEYER, AND JULIAN COCHRANE. A few other 3-D photographers from both Japan and abroad are also represented here.

Most of the views were taken during the years 1895 to 1910, with the majority taken ca.1898-1905.

Link

[Above photo by Julian Cochrane, 1904 - Link]

New China Photobook Portrays Diversity of Chinese People

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:41:21 +0000

Tom Carter’s CHINA: Portrait of a People captures diversity of 33 Chinese provinces

Beijing, China – As the 2008 Summer Olympics commence, all eyes are on China. But far from being the celebration envisaged by Chinese leaders, the first six months of 2008 have seen unrest in Tibet, worldwide protests against the Olympic torch and the devastating earthquake in Sichuan.

This attention has raised new curiosity: Who are the Chinese? How do they live, work and play? How much do we really know about the 1.3 billion people who inhabit this vast country?

Filipino Coke Ad

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:33:37 +0000

I've been putting together a slideshow for my Lola's 100th birthday coming up in October. It's been a lot of work scanning photo after photo, but well worth it especially when you come across photos like the one above.

I'm not sure what year this photo was taken, but it was well before my time. Pictured are my cousins, aunts, Lola and Lolo enjoying cold bottles of Coke during a hot day in the Philippines. This photo is screaming retro Coke advertisement.

Childhood Fears Come to Life

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:39:41 +0000

I'm going to have nightmares tonight after viewing agentparanoia's "Childhood Fears" photoset. These photos are down-right scary. View the set if you dare. Link.

Splitting the Hive

Mon, 19 May 2008 04:05:07 +0000

Over the weekend, Jason, Colleen (Jason's mom) and Ted (beekeeping expert) split their hive in order to set up a secondary hive in another location. Chris Wiggins witnessed the hive splitting and lived to tell the tale. He wrote a great post over on his blog Beautiful Bokeh and also shared amazing photos he took on that day.

Link to Beautiful Bokeh. Link to photo gallery.

Update: Jason wrote up a post over at Make: Blog about his hive splitting experience and provides information on how to start your own backyard beehive. Link.

Storm Troopin'

Fri, 09 May 2008 04:34:23 +0000

Doctor Beef has a fantastic flickr set titled Storm Troopin' which depicts the secret lives of Storm Troopers. Who knew Storm Troopers are just like you and me.

Foul balls

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:32:05 +0000

That has got to hurt. Don't miss out on looking at the larger image. The expressions of the people surrounding this guy are priceless. Link

flickrvision

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:27:57 +0000

flickrvision is a site where you can see images uploaded to flickr throughout the world in real-time. It has a 3-D view, however, I'm unable to try out at the moment because it's being hit hard by digg users. From what I hear it's a very cool feature. Someone should definitely make a screensaver out of this. Link.

How not to release a bear into the wild

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:47:40 +0000

[Image removed at the request of the copyright holder]

Here are a series of photos that show us how NOT to release a bear into the wild. I bet you have an idea of how this ends. Link.

[Correction: The link used had falsely represented the image series as their own. The author of the series of images is Richard P.

Rare World War I Color Photos

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:46:58 +0000

Over at srsly cool, rare color photos from World War I have been posted.

Little is known about each individual photo, they are believed to be digitally coloured. During WW1 colour photography was in it's infancy, pioneered by photographer Jean-Baptiste Tournassoud using Autochrome plates invented by the Lumiere brothers. These photos are either digitally remastered or works by Tournassoud.

Update: I originally located these photos at a forum but thanks to digg have since found a more descriptive source. I have updated the information on all of the photos but sadly the real details for most have been lost in time.

[via digg]

Bullet Photography

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:18:57 +0000

Here is a gallery of bullets fired through various objects.

Bell Jar Bee Hive

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:37:51 +0000

Here is an interesting photo gallery of bees creating a hive in a bell jar. [via digg]

Previously:
Scientists create 'bomb-sniffing' bees, Honeybees are disappearing, Nobody knows why, Insect Lab: Customized insects by Mike Libby