Tag Archives: Photography

Command Center

January 30th, 2012 | Space

In the summer of 2005, a group of artists going by the name of OAR gained access to an abandoned electrical substation in Belfast, NI.  The building had once powered the city but had lay dormant for almost 25 years before the artists were allowed entry.
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  Inside the complex, they found a time capsule.
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The style of this place reminds of Wes Anderson’s kind of aesthetic.  I’m a big fan of the retro controls and pale colors.
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  Please check out LookAtBuilding for more photos and some of the work the artists created during their time there.  They basically moved in over the next few months and created an impressive on-site installation exhibit.

-RSB

Moon Games

January 16th, 2012 | Space

Laurent Laveder is the landscape astrophotographer and astronomy journalist who is responsible for these great moon photos.  They have been published in a small book in France, found here. Laurent took these pictures on a beach near his home in France with the help of his girlfriend, Sabine (seen in several of the photos).

Check out his website for more of his photography and other moon shots.

Enjoy!

-RSB

Atlantis

January 10th, 2012 | Space

All good spaceships must come to an end.   Take a last look through these photos of the retired  Space Shuttle Atlantis, which undertook 33 missions between the years of 1985 to 2011.

Among its accomplishments are that it was the 1st shuttle to launch an interplanetary probe, it launched the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, and it also made several vital trips in the construction of the International Space Station.

Great retro controls!

-RSB

[via CollectSpace.com]

Push To Page, Release To Party

January 5th, 2012 | Robot

Release To Party

The City Of Austin Power Plant

I decided to take a gander at the old City of Austin Power Plant in downtown Austin to due do some energy research for a future robotics facility and take some photos of the popular site. The Art Deco Seaholm Power Plant has been an Austin icon since its construction in the early 1950’s. The plant is constructed from solid concrete, which is unique from most steel & brick power plants of its time. The complex also contains electric utility substation, transmission and distribution facilities and a utility microwave communications center.

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The plant operated until 1989, and in 1996, Austin City Council authorized the decommissioning of the Seaholm Power Plant. The site is now being redesigned to be used as office space, retail, condos, hotel, and event space.

Unfortunately, I didn’t get to make it down at night, but the Power Plant looks amazing with the red glow behind the sign. Check it out here.

-RSB

Images of Distinction

December 28th, 2011 | Brain

Cluster of neurons differentiated from embryonic stem cells (40X)

By Sharona Even-Ram

Affiliation – Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Kerem

Location – Jerusalem, Israel

Technique – Confocal

Mouse brain pyramidal cells (20X)

By Celine Plachez

Affiliation – University of Maryland School of Medicine

Location – Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Technique – Confocal

Axonal projections of an ommatidium of Drosophila eye (40X)

By Anand Krishna Tiwari

Affiliation – Embryotoxicology Division, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research

Location – Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Technique – Immunofluorescence

5-day old zebrafish head (20X)

By Hideo Otsuna

Affiliation – University of Utah Medical Center, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy
Location – Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Technique – Confocal

Flatmount of astrocytes in the nerve fiber layer of the mouse retina (40X)

By Gabriel Luna

Affiliation – UC Santa Barbara, Neuroscience Research Institute

Location – Santa Barbara, California, USA

Technique – Laser Confocal Scanning

Neurons growing over astrocytes in a human stem cell embryo body (20X)

By Juan Carlos Izpisúa

Affiliation – CMRB – Center of Regenerative Medicine in Barcelona

Location – Barcelona, Spain

Technique – Confocal

Human Spinal Cord Neurosphere

By Mr. Micheal Weible

Affiliation – Department of Anatomy and Histology, University of Sydney

Location – Sydney, Australia

Technique – Widefield Illumination and Deconvolution

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“Life imitates art imitates life.”  Most of this photography is from Nikon’s Small World Photomicrography Competition.  From their site:

Small World is regarded as the leading forum for showcasing the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light microscope. For over 30 years, Nikon has rewarded the world’s best photomicrographers who make critically important scientific contributions to life sciences, bio-research and materials science.

Scientists aren’t often known for creating great works of art, but it’s hard to argue that the photos above, and others like them, are not fascinating pieces that evoke a sense of excitement and mystery.
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  One of the reasons science may not have mainstream appeal is that it is often difficult to visualize and fails to inspire.
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  Hopefully these photos may ignite some passion within you!
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-RSB

Credit due via Biocanvas

The Field Columbian Museum (1894-1920)

December 20th, 2011 | Space

Museum Moon Model

Field Columbian Museum West Court Alcove 103. 1898. Moon Model Prepared by Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt, Germany, in 1898. Made of 116 sections of plaster on a framework of wood and metal. Wood floor, security Guard in uniform in background, stairs leading up to the left. Sign above door ,”Geology,” not completely visible.

Original size and material: 11×14 inch glass negative

North Facade of Field Columbian Museum

North Facade entrance to Field Columbian Museum building, snow on the ground. Admission Information on sign outside. Signs “Field Museum of Natural History open for visitors every day from 9am to 4pm. Admission adults 25¢ children 10¢ Free Saturdays and Sundays” and “Business Entrance South Door.” 1912.

Original size and material: 5×7 inch glass negative

South Facade with Lagoon

South facade with lagoon. Lion sculptures on outside of building from Palace of Fine Arts at Exposition. Field Columbian Museum. 1895.

Original size and material: 5×7 inch glass negative

North Court Exhibit Cases

North Court exhibit cases. European Archaeology, Egyptian and Roman artifacts, canoes. View of 2nd floor gallery, Botany exhibits and flags. Scrim (translucent fabric) covers the skylight. Field Columbian Museum. 1897.

Original size and material: 8×10 inch glass negative

Irish Deer or Elk, Hadrosaur, and Other Fossil Skeletons

Hall 36 Paleontology. Titanothere Uintathere, Irish Deer or Elk, Hadrosaur, Carcharodon fossil whale jaw with modern shark jaw for comparison. Fossil skeletons or specimens. Hadrosaur foulkii (Late Cretaceous) cast by B. Waterhouse Hawkins. All specimens on pedestals with signs that say “Hands Off”, radiators and buckets of sand for fire protection nearby. Field Columbian Museum. 1895.

Original size and material: 8×10 inch glass negative

Mesozoic Fossils

Hall 35, Mesozoic Fossils. Displayed on pedestals 19, 22, 23 are Glyptodon (armadillo) carapace, Megatherium ground sloth skeleton [verify if cast], and Colossochelys model of Atlas Turtle (Testudo atlas). Drawings of invertebrates on walls. Silurian, Devonian fossils in wood and glass exhibit cases. Field Columbian Museum. 1900.

Apparently, these animals were not even really from the Mesozoic era..?

Original size and material: 8×10 inch glass negative

Riggs and Klein with Fossil Rhinoceros Skull

Elmer S. Riggs and Mr. Klein with fossil rhinoceros skull in Paleontology Lab. Other specimens in view include mastodon or elephant, titanothere, Diornis, uintathere. Mounted limb on back wall might be Diornis. Field Columbian Museum. 1899.

Original size and material: 5×7 inch glass negative

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I decided to post this series of photography because I was a big fan of the realistic moon protruding out of the wall, but I couldn’t help but include all of the old fossil pictures that I came across as well.  There’s something mysterious and natural about old museums to which I’ve always related.  So much of early natural history was about classifying and organizing, and I’ve always found some strange peace in that.

You can find more of this photography here.

This moon photo was originally found on 2headedsnake via the Public Domain Review, a site dedicated to the sharing of classic works of art.  Definitely take a wander through some of the other links on the Public Domain Review.

 

 

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