Today’s Word – Wednesday, 11 July 12

Artistic

Description applied to an object or an image or related factor (e.g. , arrangement, lighting, cropping) possessing qualities that induce in the viewer an impression of aesthetic excellence.

R. Welsh

Flying High

Camera: iPhone
Software: Instagram

Life Saving Flag – Port Kembla (Australia)

Camera: iPhone 4G
Software: Instagram

X – Marks the Spot

Camera: iPhone 4G
Software: Instagram

My Girl

Camera: iPhone 4G
Software: Instagram

Come fly with Me

Camera: iPhone 4G
Software: Instagram

Today’s Word – Tuesday, 10 July 12

Cheesecake

A slang term for a photograph of a scantily dressed attractive woman, typically made for photojournalistic, poster, or calendar use.

L. Strobel

Pin-ups are also referred to as “cheesecake“, the male counterpart being “beefcake“.

Today’s Word – Monday, 9 July 12

Zoetrope

A nineteenth century novelty device that exploited the phi phenomenon and the persistence of vision principle to create the illusion of movement when strips of sequential drawings were placed inside a rotating drum and viewed through a series of slits in the side of the drum. Often thought of as a forerunner of modern motion-picture animation.

H. lester

The Bold & The Beautiful

Camera: Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III
Lens: EF 85mm f/1.2 II USM
Exposure: 1/125 sec f/16 @ ISO 100

THE BOLD

THE BEAUTIFUL

Today’s Word – Sunday, 08 July 12

Bioluminescence

The production of light by a living organism (not using any device), such as the light produced by a firefly. The light is usually produced by chemical means.

J. Holms