Month: April 2016

Fushimi Inari-taisha by dbrim by dbrim

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This is the famous Fushimi Inari-taisha (sometimes known as just Fushimi Inari) shrine in Kyoto, Japan. Each gate at this shrine is the result of a donation by a company or individual, hoping for more good fortune with their money. There are tens of thousands of torii gates on the site of this sprawling complex.

This series of denser and shorter gates line the lower portions of the complex, which on the day we visited, were quite crowded. I was extremely lucky to catch this part of the complex without people, though I’ve seen other pictures of this place on 500px from this same area.

I’ve never struggled with a color profile conversion quite as much as this one, and I may well be returning to it to try to figure out how to best represent some of the saturated edges in the future. I also took photos all the way up to the top of Mount Inari, which in some ways led to more interesting interactions between shadows, light, and the never-ending gates. I will have more photos to post from here in the future.

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Vo Trong Nghia Proposes Green City Hall for Bac Ninh City

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Courtesy of Vo Trong Nghia Architects

Vo Trong Nghia Architects (VTNA) has unveiled a proposal for a Green City Hall in Vietnam’s Bac Ninh City. Designed as a vertical park, the 36,000 square meter proposal is meant to serve as a new symbol for a traditionally agricultural, but rapidly industrializing area of Northern Vietnam. The VTNA proposal is part of a larger plan to develop a new urban area on the edge of the old city, and is designed to be a catalyst for future green developments in the area.


Courtesy of Vo Trong Nghia Architects


Courtesy of Vo Trong Nghia Architects


Courtesy of Vo Trong Nghia Architects


Courtesy of Vo Trong Nghia Architects


Courtesy of Vo Trong Nghia Architects

Courtesy of Vo Trong Nghia Architects

The building is composed of two volumes that lean towards each other – think shuffling cards with a riffle or dovetail method – in a gesture that is meant to symbolize a unity of citizens and government.. Cultural facilities in the structure’s base give way to government offices in one tower with party offices and a citizen center in the other. The two towers culminate in an observation deck.


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Courtesy of Vo Trong Nghia Architects

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Save Money On a One-Way Car Rental By Experimenting with Different Pick-Up and Drop-Off Locations

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One-way car rentals are notoriously more expensive than when you pick-up and drop-off at the same location. It turns out that, just like moving trucks
, if you mess around with different locations for picking up and dropping off, you can save a little cash.

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Back Again: Add USB Ports To Your Power Outlets For $18 Each

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In case you missed out on last week’s similar deal, here’s a chance to upgrade your existing power outlets with built-in USB charging ports for $18 each. These receptacles have proven very popular with readers in the past, even at higher prices, so be sure to secure a few before Amazon sells out.

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This Video Series Explains How to Use Drafts for Text Automation on iOS

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We have long been fans of Drafts on iOS
. It makes it possible to link together all kinds of text with different programs. Drafts is such a powerful program that it’s a little difficult to wrap your head around what you’d use it for. Thankfully, the developer’s teamed up with MacSparky’s David Sparks for a series of how-to videos.

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Acrobat by Julian Rad http://ift.tt/1SNqNxF

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San Luis Obispo  – California – USA (by Malcolm Carlaw) 

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San Luis Obispo  – California – USA (by Malcolm Carlaw) 

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Okavango delta polers by bambr2k by bambr2k

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This traditional dug-out canoe is called “mokoro” and instead of using oars people here use long pokes to push the boats. Thats why they are called “polers”.

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