Here’s a fun way to fool your eyes: In the picture below, how many circles do you see?
The correct answer is 16.
If you still can see them, stare at the “X” in the middle of the image until your eyes begin to lose focus, and the circles should appear.
[Via: Conflusions]
Ever wonder how good photographers take great portraits?
There has to be a trick, right?
Well, according to Eric Hamilton, there’s actually a few tricks, and thankfully, he’s nice enough to let you in on some of them in his guide to The Art of Portrait Photography.
Rule number one is proper use of light, though he also mentions subject, focus, background, composition, texture, color, and exposure, with examples of each.
Ready to take your photos up a notch?
Then read on and find out what you need to do.
If everything in your life just sort of…worked, I’d imagine it would go a little something like this:
[Via: Bits & Pieces]
When I heard the words ‘fixed gear bikes’ and ‘DVD’ used together, I had my doubts about how good a movie about the somewhat artsy bikes could be, but after watching the trailer, I will humbly accept defeat.
Despite a lack of gears, pegs, shocks, or comfort of any kind normally associated with trick bikes, the Mash SF crew manages to make this sport look like a ton of fun.
The DVD includes their hour-long feature film, an extra hour of outtakes, and a 120-page book of project photos and explanations.
Why wait? Pre-order now.
[MASH]
[Via: High Snobiety]
Wow.
I’ve posted plenty of visual illusions, but never an audio one.
To take part, just listen to the following video. Then, when it’s done, replay the video to hear the sound continue to ‘creep-up’.
Weird.
[Via: The Presurfer]