MILLEFIORI
('a thousand flowers')
Fascinating images created by mixing ferrofluid with water color
and putting it into a magnetic field.
Image by FABIAN OEFNER,
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Angelina Jolie reveal and reason behind violence against women
a perspective:
in reference to Angelina Jolie's article,
in New York Times, May 14, 2013.
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Avoiding the important aspects
of human personality....
focusing mind only on certain female body organ....
is a kind of sensual luxury....
our society is busy since ages !!
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| Age-old stone sculptures |
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| a boy taking snap of Indian film poster picture courtesy: The Hindu |
Today the proud-some owners of,
so to say the ancient and great civilization
are inflicting atrocities on women.
so to say the ancient and great civilization
are inflicting atrocities on women.
Women are receiving violence
even in police stations.
It is not a sudden uprising of violence....
It is just that the media is exposing them !!
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| Women on march in Indian capital against the atrocities |
Perhaps the reason lies
in the sub-conscious minds of people....
who are obsessed with the organ of women
as a scale of beauty and love....
hidden in their minds since ages....
like the writing on the stone.
in the sub-conscious minds of people....
who are obsessed with the organ of women
as a scale of beauty and love....
hidden in their minds since ages....
like the writing on the stone.
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| Angelina Jolie visits the Kacha Gari Afghan refugee camp in Pakistan in 2005, pic courtesy: http://www.guardian.co.uk |
She has tried to strike on this obsession of men
through her own courage and fight against..
a “faulty” gene, BRCA1.
a “faulty” gene, BRCA1.
in the news: Angelina Jolie at first public appearance after double mastectomy
Angelina Jolie tears up over fans' support at first public appearance after double mastectomy: Jolie
became emotional when talking about the overwhelming support she has
received since revealing she had undergone the major surgery. ‘I’ve been
very happy to see the discussion of women’s health expanded and that
means the world to me,’ the superstar said.
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Actress Angelina Jolie, left, poses with her fiance Brad Pitt , right, as she arrives for the U.K. premiere of Pitt's film "World War Z" at Leicester Square in central London on Sunday. Jolie, 37, revealed in mid-May that she chose to undergo surgery to minimize the risk she might develop breast cancer due to the inheritance of a 'faulty gene.' CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images |
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Angelina Jolie looks radiant in a sleek, backless black Yves Saint Laurent dress at the London premiere of Brad Pitt’s film 'World War Z.' Fans at the event expressed overhwelming support for the actress following her announcement that she'd had a double mastectomy. NEIL HALL/REUTERS |
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Maddox, 11, and Pax, 9, joined their famous parents on the red carpet. Dave M. Benett/WireImage for Paramou |
share courtesy:http://www.nytimes.com, http://www.nydailynews.com, http://www.guardian.co.uk, dainik bhaskar/jpchowksey/16 may 2013,
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Angelina Jolie reveal and obsessive myth of female beauty
a perspective:
in reference to Angelina Jolie's article,
in New York Times, May 14, 2013.
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Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie's
emotionally appealing article
in New York Times
has made ripples in mind !!
Her revealing is an appropriate attack..
on the age-old male obsessive concept of
attraction and beauty for female,(Angelina)
which has been centralized to the organ specific.
This has been so cruelly established
in psychology of humans,
as a scale of female beauty
in their sub-conscious mind.
on the age-old male obsessive concept of
attraction and beauty for female,(Angelina)
which has been centralized to the organ specific.
This has been so cruelly established
in psychology of humans,
as a scale of female beauty
in their sub-conscious mind.
It is this
organ-obsession..
which has affected all the art forms,
since our earliest period of civilization !!
organ-obsession..
which has affected all the art forms,
since our earliest period of civilization !!
Look at the stony sculpture
and
drawings in old caves !!
Even camera has always been an instrument
of the eye
in the hands of licentious males.
When camera is centered to eye
contrary to the brain,
it has always materialized
into foolish and harmful results.
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| My medical choice, The New York Times.By
ANGELINA JOLIE Published: May 14, 2013 share courtesy http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/opinion/my-medical-choice.html |
A human is not the sub total of his/her organs....
it is something more to it.
it is something more to it.
Peelings of an onion is not the onion.
Peel off all the layers....
smell still remains there,
and that's the essence of of it's existence.
Likewise..
essence of any human is beyond it's organs.
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Actress Angelina Jolie revealed she recently had a preventative double mastectomy and her breasts surgically reconstructed. share courtesy: http://www.nydailynews.com |
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Marcheline Bertrand, mother of Angelina Jolie, passed away from ovarian cancer at 56, following a 10-year battle with the disease. share courtesy: http://www.nydailynews.com |
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Angelina Jolie told her six children they need not fear any longer that their mom will fall victim to the deadly disease. share courtesy: http://www.nydailynews.com |
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Angelina Jolie (center) was all smiles with her mother Marcheline Bertrand (left ) and British actress Jacqueline Bisset at the premiere of her film 'Original Sin' back in 2001. share courtesy: http://www.nydailynews.com |
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Angelina Jolie credits Brad Pitt for being by her side the entire time she underwent procedures. share courtesy: http://www.nydailynews.com |
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Angelina Jolie, seen here with four of her children (Maddox, Zahara, Pax, Shiloh, left to right), is sad her late mom wasn't able to see and hold all of her grandchildren. share courtesy: http://www.nydailynews.com |
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Angelina Jolie's father, actor Jon Voight hugs her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, at the Filmex Film Festival, Los Angeles, California in this undated photo. share courtesy: http://www.nydailynews.com |
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Angelina Jolie opted for the surgeries because she carries a gene that puts her at an 87% risk of developing breast cancer. share courtesy: http://www.nydailynews.com |
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Angelina Jolie, seen here with Brad Pitt, only has a 5% chance of developing the disease following the procedures. share courtesy: http://www.nydailynews.com |
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Scientific visualizations
Connectivity of a Cognitive Computer
Based on the Macaque Brain
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| The winning illustration comes out of IBM's initiative to develop computer chips inspired by the organization and function of the brain. This drawing shows a computer simulation of the connectivity of a monkey's brain. |
X-ray Micro-radiography and Microscopy of Seeds
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| High-res, high-contrast X-rays provide this fascinating look inside plant seeds. |
Cerebral Infiltration
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| This illustration shows the white matter, or connections and pathways, of a human brain with a tumor (the red mass to the left). The blue fibers are located a safe distance from the tumor, but the red are close enough that they could be damaged by its removal |
Self-Defense
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| This 3D CT scan shows a living clam and whelk, two organisms evolved to defend themselves with their shells. The clam (left) has a simple hinge design, allowing it to close quickly to fend off attackers. But the smaller whelk (right) is far more complex: Its spiral shape allows the organism to burrow inward for safety. It can also drill through the clam's shell by softening it with chemical secretions, allowing it to make a meal of the larger creature. |
Biomineral Single Crystals
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| These are sea urchin teeth. The biomineral crystals found in a sea urchin tooth have evolved to form in unique shapes. The color is added to help you identify each single crystal of calcite. Together, the crystals make each tooth hard enough to grind rock. |
#share courtesy: http://www.popularmechanics.com
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Last Roll of Kodachrome: Steve McCurry's film exposures from India
Dwayne’s Photo in Parsons, Kansas, was the last lab on the planet to
process Kodachrome and stopped developing the iconic film forever.
When Kodak stopped producing the film, they gave me the last roll.
When I finished shooting the final frames, I hand-delivered it to Parsons.
When Kodak stopped producing the film, they gave me the last roll.
When I finished shooting the final frames, I hand-delivered it to Parsons.
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| Steve McCurry, recognized universally as one of today's finest image-makers, is best known for his evocative color photography. In the finest documentary tradition, McCurry captures the essence of human struggle and joy. |
Here are a few of those last 36 frames.
(post title, pictures and information thankfully shared from Steve McCurry)
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| sculpture studio, Mumbai, India, 2010 |
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| Amitabh Bacchan, Film, Mumbai, Bombay, India, 2010 |
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| Tribesman, Rajasthan, India, 2010 |
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| Nandita Das, Film, Mumbai, Bombay, India, 2010 |
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| Shenaz Treasurywala, Film, Mumbai, Bombay, India, 2010 |
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| Rabari girl, Rajasthan, India, 2010 |
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| Rabari woman, Rajasthan, India, 2010 |
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| Rabari woman, Rajasthan, India, 2010 |
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| Rabari woman, Rajasthan, India, 2010 |
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Kevin Carter and African famine
Somalia famine killed 260,000 people. The crisis was caused by a severe drought, worsened by conflict between rival groups fighting for power.
Half of them were children under the age of five.
The number of deaths was higher than the estimated 220,000 people who died during the 1992 famine. (bbc.co.uk, 2 may 2013)
Oxfam report says rich donor nations waited until the crisis was in full swing. (http://abcnews.go.com)
It reminds the conscience of a photojournalist Kevin Carter, who covered Sudan in the last African famine of 1992, which cost him his dear life..unfortunately.
Somalia famine in 2010-12 'worst in past 25 years. Nearly 260,000 people died in parts of Somalia between October 2010 and April 2012, including 133,000 children (Liz Ford guardian.co.uk, Thursday 2 May 2013 13.29 BST)
A Western official briefed on the new report — the most authoritative to
date — told AP that it says 260,000 people died, and that half the
victims were 5 and under.(http://abcnews.go.com)
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| The study covered all of southern and central Somalia, the areas most affected by famine and food insecurity between 2010 and 2011. Photograph: Ho/Reuters |
A report last year by the aid groups Oxfam and Save the Children found
that rich donor nations waited until the crisis was in full swing before
donating a substantial amount of money. The report also said aid
agencies were slow to respond.(http://abcnews.go.com)
*Kevin Carter (13 September 1960 – 27 July 1994):
In March 1993, while on a trip to Sudan, Carter was preparing to photograph a starving toddler trying to reach a feeding center when a hooded vulture landed nearby. Carter reported taking the picture, because it was his "job title", and leaving. He came under criticism for failing to help the boy, Kong Nyong:
- The St. Petersburg Times in Florida said this of Carter: "The man adjusting his lens to take just the right frame of him suffering, might just as well be a predator, another vulture on the scene."
- Sold to the New York Times, the photograph first appeared on 26 March 1993 and was carried in many other newspapers around the world. Hundreds of people contacted the Times to ask the fate of the boy. The paper reported that it was unknown whether he had managed to reach the feeding center. In 1994, the photograph won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography.
- Kevin Carter's sensitivity:
- On 27 July 1994 Carter drove to the Braamfontein Spruit river, near the Field and Study Centre, an area where he used to play as a child, and took his own life by taping one end of a hose to his pickup truck’s exhaust pipe and running the other end to the passenger-side window. He died of carbon monoxide poisoning, aged 33. Portions of Carter's suicide note read: "I am depressed ... without phone ... money for rent ... money for child support ... money for debts ... money!!! ... I am haunted by the vivid memories of killings and corpses and anger and pain ... of starving or wounded children, of trigger-happy madmen, often police, of killer executioners ... I have gone to join Ken if I am that lucky."
*Kevin Carter detail thankfully shared from wikipedia.org
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| Carter's Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph |
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Macro photo with regular lens
Cheap way to take macro shots without spending hundreds on a new lens, call it a 'Reverse Macro Technique' for any DSLR.
#The things we need is a camera with detachable lens, some tiny subjects and a steady hand.
Avoid dusty, dirty, windy area. One may use suitable filters to protect lens.
Avoid dusty, dirty, windy area. One may use suitable filters to protect lens.
#Release lens, flip it around, use hand to hold on to place, move closer to your subjects and amazement is yours.
#In P mode, it will do all the metering work for you.
#In M mode do the experiments with shutter speed.
#High ISO, faster shutter speed, you can avoid 'Motion Blur' in your pictures.
#1/400 shutter speed and ISO 1600 is best recommended take ....
Some of the pictures from Nikon D3000 DSLR with regular 18-55 mm lens are being shared herewith.
Some of the pictures from Nikon D3000 DSLR with regular 18-55 mm lens are being shared herewith.
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| tip of a ball pen |
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| book leaves |
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| a bed sheet of fine cotton |
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| antenna of an ant |
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| a house fly on a plant stem |
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| tendril of a creeper plant |
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