Lori Nix

So much cool:












For more, visit her website here.

Cowboys

After watching modern Westerns, I've come to the conclusion that I am a sucker for tight-fitting cowboy clothing. In "Cowboys and Aliens," Daniel Craig wears his well:

Michael Fassbender

Dear Young Magneto,
You are so attractive! (Pun intended.) I thought you were pretty decent looking in "Inglorious Basterds," but at the time, I was hard up for Sgt. Donny Donowitz, so I didn't fully appreciate your sexiness. But in "X-Men First Class"? Dear Lord, you're stunning...I'm trying to figure out if it's your private evil theme music, your black turtlenecks, your gorgeous eyes, or your reckless abandon due to the violent, traumatic events of your childhood. Either way, I want to be your heavy metal lover.

Truly, (I'm really not kidding),
Angeline

the performance

Civil War Pictures

Lewis Hine - Steamfitter

1921 - Gelatin Silver Print

Abraham Lincoln

I lovelovelove this picture. Taken from a history book, apparently four days before his assassination in 1865. :

Michael Wolf - Architecture of Density

I remember stumbling upon these pictures a while back, but have since realized that they've left a large impression on me. I find myself in certain situations, (perhaps breezy outdoor adventures, or wide open buildings,) and my mind drifts back to these cramped quarters that people experience everyday of their lives. These blow my mind; they truly honestly make me appreciate the fact that I can drive half an hour in almost any direction and encounter openness, fresh air, the absence of laundry and people and steel:










Taken from the Press Release on this series from Michael Wolf's site:

"One of the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the world, Hong Kong
has an overall density of nearly 6,700 people per square kilometer. The majority of its citizens live in flats in high-rise buildings. In Architecture of Density, Wolf investigates these vibrant city blocks, finding a mesmerizing abstraction in the buildings' facades.

Some of the structures in the series are photographed without reference to the context of sky or ground, and many buildings are seen in a state of repair or construction: their walls covered with a grid of scaffolding or the soft colored curtains that protect the streets below from falling debris. From a distance, such elements become a part of the photograph's intricate design.

Upon closer inspection of each photograph, the anonymous public face of the city is full of rewarding detail- suddenly public space is private space, and large swatches of color give way to smaller pieces of people's lives. The trappings of the people are still visible here: their days inform the detail of these buildings. Bits of laundry and hanging plants pepper the tiny rectangles of windows- the only irregularities in this orderly design."

Paleoecology

I stumbled upon this picture during a Geology Lab. I really love it, I just wish it were bigger.

Winter

P.S. Can't get enough of this song: Pink Floyd - Keep Talking

Minolta SRT-102

So--considering my fear that only one or two of these pictures was going to be developed, I was surprised to find that 23/24 were printable! Granted, a few were overexposed, (mostly towards the beginning,) but I was pretty impressed with the turnout. Now that I have a general idea of how to shoot with the thing, I'm going to get more experimental. Woohoo!

Alison Scarpulla

Could someone's flickr stream be any more awesome? I have always loved her photos, but felt compelled to post a few today. Click on one to see her site: