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Amazingly-Detailed Black & White Cityscapes

For me, this is a bit of a change of pace. However, these B&Ws caught my eye, so I thought I would pass them along. Many more are waiting in the article, including several more from around the world.

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1. Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge, New York

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6. Manhattan, New York

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8. Tower Bridge, London

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10. Musée d’Orsay, Paris

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23. San Francisco, USA

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26. Big Ben, London

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28. Helsinki, Finland

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These Books Don’t Mind Being Judged By Their Covers

Ordinarily, we caution ourselves not to "judge a book by its cover." In this set of 84 beautiful book covers, however, the reader is presented with a set of books that display thought-provoking, artistic, and unusual covers that are design attributes in and of themselves.

I clipped just 6 of the many included in the article, so take a minute to check it
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Incredible Urban Decay Photography

These photographs are from the same site I amplified a bit earlier today, and I have to say, I am really enjoying this site very much. If you are a lover of photography, graphics, etc., whether for design or personal enjoyment, you should check out this site.

Some Interesting Conceptual Photography For Reflection & Inspiration

Hello everyone,

I clipped some interesting photography to kick off with. There are beautiful examples of perspective, motion, etc. in this set. Hope you like them.

Interesting and Educational Sites For “Space Cadets”

I thought I would clip these links from National Geographic because there is a program on tonight about Saturn, which for those of you interested in space exploration or astronomy or even just phenomenal images, you might want to watch.

I will follow up with more from this really great site - also a great teaching tool for the little ones.

A Traveler's Guide to the Planets
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From Earth, Saturn’s rings appear solid, but they are actually made up of chunks of rock and ice. They look spectacular, but navigating around them - and the planet’s more than 60 moons - would be a nightmare for travelers. We travel through the rings for a stunning CGI tour of this gaseous giant.

Read more at channel.nationalgeographic.com
 

More Interesting Desktop Wallpaper For Anytime

As you can see from the clips, these range from the very colorful, to fantastic, to odd, and even downright weird. There’s something for everybody in this batch.

Winter Olympics Shown In Posters: 1924-2010

These are really excellent, and well worth viewing. I clipped most of them featured in the article, but only up through 1960. Check out the rest, and let the games begin!

Interesting Digital Paintings Of Celebrities

Pictures of celebrities are not normally my “thing,” but some of the ones in this set are really pretty interesting, so I thought I would share for a change of pace.

Awesome Fantasy Space Art

This site has some of the best of this genre that I have seen yet. I have only clipped a few of the 50 pictured on the site, so if you are as big a fan of this type of art as I am, you should definitely check it out.

Amazing Optical Illusions Illustrating The ‘Droste Effect’

More amazing photographs - there are 20 on the site, so check it out.