Hur. Fan art in PS. Ariel from The Little Mermaid, not totally awesome but I can’t look at it anymore.
“A three second exposure meant that subjects had to stand very still to avoid being blurred, and holding a smile for that period was tricky. As a result, we have a tendency to see our Victorian ancestors as even more formal and stern than they might have been.”
Dicking around with brushes so I drew my bunny Chiyo looking Disapproving. Actually she’s tearing around the room right now like a maniac so it’s not entirely in character.
Symphony of Science - Onward to the Edge! (by melodysheep)
As we rocket past 7 billion people on Earth and race toward an ever-more-crowded home, many other species are being kicked in the opposite direction.
Biodiversity is about more than saving species for the sake of nobility or honor. It is about preserving the balance of ecosystems that have taken millions of years to evolve, dependent on each of their innumerable living and non-living parts.
Joel Sartore believes that by cataloguing species in danger, we can be reminded that time is running out for many of them. If we are forced to look at them (and in stunning beauty), then we will be forced to see.
A beautiful project, for biology and for our appreciation of life. Check out his ongoing collection, 1,800 and counting. Awesome.
(via Joel Sartore)
Trees like this giant sequoia were seedlings as early as the time that Hatshepsut sat on the throne as the first female pharaoh of Egypt. That was 3,500 years ago. And today they are more threatened than ever.
Sometimes you just need a beautiful slideshow of giant, old trees to remind you how of the splendor of nature, and how it’s worth protecting.
(via guardian.co.uk)
I wrote up this post because I missed my style development panel at FC due to food poisoning. I was honored to ask to do it in the first place, and it was a huge disappointment to me to have to miss it. The idea that I could be considered an authority on this in any way is pretty crazy to me! I’m…
