Shake, Shake, Shake – Dogs In Motion
September 15, 2011 by Chill Out Point
Filed under Animals, Art and Design
Pet photographer Carli Davidson of Portland, Oregon will take portraits of you and your pet, be it a dog, cat, goat or even an armadillo. Like many pet photographers, she will shoot them with and without their owners and is more than capable of capturing the special bond between human and animal. While the portraits are nice, it’s her series “Shake” that’s really worth sharing. In black and white and color photos, Davidson captures dogs shaking their heads. Ears flying, foam flinging and fur all a frenzy. The distorted expressions - half-grimace, half-smile – are familiar to many a dog owner, but when caught with a camera are truly mesmerizing:
Memories from 20th Century: Life Magazine’s Photographs of People that Marked the Century
September 14, 2010 by Chill Out Point
Filed under Lifestyle, News
LIFE magazine photographs has published a collection of photographs that captured some of the most important memories from 20th century, photographs that in a way had marked the previous century. More intense than any words, photographs and their stories show the most important 20th century political, social, cultural, sporting icons and remodel figures of the world. You can say that people make the the spirit of the time and you can also say that life is a series of special moments..We have both, special people and special moments, in these truly inspiring and memorable black and white photographs from the 20th century.
Albert Einstein Teaching by Alfred Eisenstaedt
Clark Gable by Landry
Pablo Picasso Smoking a Cigarette by Gjon Mili
Underwater Photography by Wayne Levin
September 7, 2010 by Chill Out Point
Filed under Art and Design, Places and Nature
Unseen World War II Photos
July 6, 2010 by Chill Out Point
Filed under Featured, News
World War II photos taken in the former USSR during World War II on the occupied territories. These are photos from family archives posted online by grandchildren of those who took part in the war: the authors of most of them remain unknown. Some of the photos belong to the Soviet journalists: Dmitri Baltermants and Vladimir Lupejko. The photographs are cruel and shocking, but they should teach us about life and how precious it is. We are all equals during our short life on this planet and all nations should embrace others and cease all conflicts. For the better future of our children, may the history never repeat itself.
Creative Photography: Typical Life of a Nail by Vlad Artazov
June 28, 2010 by Chill Out Point
Filed under Art and Design, Featured
The famous Czech photographer Vlad Artazov has come up with a very creative collection of random arrangement of nails in different set ups which depict the irony of life in a very astonishing manner, in his recent interesting photo art called Nail’s life. It is brilliantly done showing off the widest range of real life situations, feelings and emotions by the extensive use of simple nails and, mostly, black and white photography which really gives you a better focus on the story that the photos express.
As it usually turns out in life, art and photography, the most astonish results can be achieved with the simplicity, dedication to perfection and the uniqueness of the idea and technique. The result has to be fantastic photography, like these photos here. Each photo conveys a story if its own.
Wrestling a 20-foot Anaconda under Water
June 21, 2010 by Chill Out Point
Filed under Featured, Lifestyle, Odd World
Ross and his son Tom wrestle a 20-foot anaconda under water. Can you believe this? It would be rather unbelievable event that someone would willingly put his son in the dangerous hug of anaconda in the pool of water. But this video proves otherwise.
Unbelievable stunt of wrestling such massive snake is done by highly trained professionals. Obviously Ross has managed to teach Tom a lot about these magnificent wild creatures, get him to respected them for the dangerous predators they are, but at the same time, didn’t put any fear into the heart of his daredevil son. This young guy manege to effectively handle the snake. This is a really stunning video. Check out the screen caps and the video itself. The video features underwater photography and was produced by Guided Tours and sponsored by Silver Springs.
Note: Scroll down, below the screen caps, for the unbelievable, rarely seen 20-foot anaconda wrestling video.
Screen Captures from Wrestling a 20-foot Anaconda under Water at Ross Allen Reptile Institute
The Magic Of Smoke Photography
July 23, 2009 by Chill Out Point
Filed under Art and Design, Featured
Smoke photography, or should I call it smoking photography, because some of these these photos are smoking hot! It takes a real talent to produce such breath taking art photography. The smoke is transformed into something beautiful, it makes you want to smoke a few