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Jungle Land: Paintings by Natalya Shiraeva
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2018-07-17T19:58:55.563Z
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://www.livemaster.com/yoko" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Natalya Shiryaeva</a> is an artist and an architect from Voronezh, Russia. She creates bright oil paintings on canvas inspired by the jungle.</span></span></p>
<p align="center"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="text-align: right;">Natalya has been drawing since she was very young. In fact, she…</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="text-align: right;"><a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.livemaster.com/yoko" target="_blank">Natalya Shiryaeva</a> is an artist and an architect from Voronezh, Russia. She creates bright oil paintings on canvas inspired by the jungle.</span></span></p>
<p align="center"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="text-align: right;">Natalya has been drawing since she was very young. In fact, she says that it was one of her hobbies that she has always enjoyed. She finds inspiration for her art in warm countries where she lives from time to time. In her art, she depicts thick vegetation, elephants, mountains, palm trees, and fishing boats. She uses thick rich strokes, that curve, and twist on the surface, making one look closer. She says: "Painting is everything for me: the meaning, path, and aim. It's my meditation and comprehension. It is the life itself because drawing is like breathing to me. It is a necessity. The process is magical."</span></span></p>
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Delightfully Fascinating Photos to Enjoy
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2018-06-18T22:01:42.927Z
Rosey
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="color: #171717; text-align: right;">Some photos just leave us in awe for one reason or another, not least because of the sheer amount of fascination that the subject matter can spark within us. Here's a collection of delightfully fascinating photos for you to enjoy:</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="color: #171717; text-align: right;">Some photos just leave us in awe for one reason or another, not least because of the sheer amount of fascination that the subject matter can spark within us. Here's a collection of delightfully fascinating photos for you to enjoy:</span></span></p>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">1. A baby blue marlin. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="fascinating-photos" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/5/15/9bbcbf9f-8407-4b0c-836b-043f06c50cb8.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">2. A jewel caterpillar. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="fascinating-photos" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/5/15/42d0a907-eada-4654-b580-7a74a371b7ad.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">3. A tree re-positioned to store logs.</span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="fascinating-photos" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/5/15/5813d3f0-f4d6-4528-a29e-74c63d8d2ecd.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">4. A tree that survived the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="fascinating-photos" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/5/15/6c3ed1f2-c99d-42ef-89e9-92ebd93f0b35.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">5. An abandoned fishing village in China. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="fascinating-photos" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/5/15/89ceb7ec-42dd-459b-83fe-ea185512bb47.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">6. This tree fell down - and kept growing in four separate spots.</span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="fascinating-photos" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/5/15/a9fa747b-b2d3-407c-a71e-13bf260bb708.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">7. The weirdest-looking tree trunk you'll ever see. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="fascinating-photos" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/5/15/73745d19-d5aa-4ccf-a339-8086c5bc2375.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">8. A circular ping-pong table. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="fascinating-photos" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/5/15/3d3d051b-180b-4525-a970-6d5f34f96d2a.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">9. The Royal Ontario Museum looks like it's in the middle of a game glitch. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="fascinating-photos" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/5/15/1e0f2ac5-7bf6-4ca3-b6f4-54462b9690c5.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
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<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">10. Stairs at Balamand University in Lebanon.</span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="fascinating-photos" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/5/15/15f5bac5-f411-4abe-9af1-b5198771e6b2.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">11. A caterpillar having its lunch. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="fascinating-photos" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/5/15/f95e2165-17c7-4360-a1c1-fbc456bbde89.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">12. A heart-shaped strawberry.</span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="fascinating-photos" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/5/15/dbe5aa2e-ea03-4601-9431-efabddf5e112.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">13. This tree looks like something out of a horror movie. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="fascinating-photos" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/5/15/f6a4008a-4ccf-4a7c-b904-e30e45eb7dd8.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">14. The petals of the <i>Diphylleia grayi</i></span></strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong> flower turn translucent when wet.</strong></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="fascinating-photos" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/5/15/4d507a25-1a2c-42f7-802e-96a40219d483.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">15. A "half-and-half"-colored flower. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="fascinating-photos" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/5/15/ea3a8835-4099-4fca-8a8c-ef5a8ceceb7a.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">16. Quite possibly the biggest baguettes in the world. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="fascinating-photos" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/5/15/d6e9b63a-e4ea-4335-bd27-3e37041a007d.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">17. Millions of bluebells bloom together in this Belgian forest annually..... <br/></span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="fascinating-photos" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/5/15/14889b66-0401-4115-9c87-095b780bda22.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">18. The skeleton of a puffer fish. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="fascinating-photos" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/5/15/d19c0ffb-63a8-409f-b2c4-d76dc18f144b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">19. Ice on the sand dunes of Mars. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="fascinating-photos" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/5/15/ef659535-c3ff-43e8-844f-303d13f8f565.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">20. The sun seen through an ultraviolet lens. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="fascinating-photos" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/5/15/41f66236-e919-4bb9-86b2-d910993ee799.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">21. A kiwi's egg in relation to its body. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="fascinating-photos" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/5/15/3d4e27e0-e236-4f51-8acc-16197140da7d.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">22. Behind a frozen waterfall. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="fascinating-photos" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/5/15/eb9d15e1-0d07-44cd-a26a-cd4c8b3a7365.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">23. The tiniest feather you'll ever see. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="fascinating-photos" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/5/15/effdf4db-f5ec-47e8-9593-c242f732fdf2.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">24. A scaly-foot gastropod, which incorporates metal into its skeleton and scales.</span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="fascinating-photos" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/5/15/ed3f8b95-d2b8-4a36-9e58-aaec6eef21f1.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">25. A very curly banana tree flower. </span></strong></div>
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Fantastic Accidental Art
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2018-04-29T18:42:43.588Z
Rosey
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<div class="discussion"><div class="description"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;">Art is all around us. While you might think that art can only come from the genius of a gifted human being, it turns out that the forces of nature can rival any of the creative giants that the world has seen over the centuries.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;">Below…</span></p>
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<div class="discussion"><div class="description"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;">Art is all around us. While you might think that art can only come from the genius of a gifted human being, it turns out that the forces of nature can rival any of the creative giants that the world has seen over the centuries.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;">Below you’ll find a number of artworks created by Mother Nature, which are an unforeseen result of the laws of physics and gravity, and the whims of wind, light, and color. Check them out for yourself and remember to look around you, as you never know where some accidental stunning art might be hiding.</span></p>
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<div class="clearfix"><div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">1. Morning frost looks like a painting.</span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><img alt="Accidental Art" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/4/24/d2f314dd-73b5-42a1-b8e4-378c2c86975d.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">2. A stone created a bird-shaped chip on a car window. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" align="center"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 80.6667%;"><img alt="Accidental Art" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/4/24/3dc6e700-8f5e-4fb8-8fa7-08a861fa4456.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
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<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">3. Oranges photographed through the glass panes of a greenhouse. </span></strong></div>
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<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">4. The sunset reflected in a broken mirror. </span></strong></div>
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<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">5. The way this wood split looks like a city skyline. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" align="center"><img alt="Accidental Art" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/4/24/aa33b56c-f99f-498a-a50a-32aee3e71001.jpg" border="0"/></div>
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<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><b>6. The snow decided to only settle on the outline of the bricks. </b></span></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 80.6667%;"><img alt="Accidental Art" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/4/24/d60dbac9-37ae-44b4-9198-caf108dbd54f.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
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<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">7. Volcanic explosion on a lid. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 80.6667%;"><img alt="Accidental Art" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/4/24/cdb4932f-5490-45ef-9253-32049b3186f9.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
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<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">8. The tapestry above this bed made a pretty sweet reflection in this coffee.</span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 80.6667%;"><img alt="Accidental Art" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/4/24/a9985011-6ed5-446e-b340-ee8b5f0d198a.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
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<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">9. Christmas lights under the snow. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 80.6667%;"><img alt="Accidental Art" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/4/24/32390947-1e3f-48a4-ba55-daeb5eb332d3.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
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<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">10. This coffee stain resembles a map.</span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 80.6667%;"><img alt="Accidental Art" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/4/24/af36cd45-b0a7-4d97-98db-54b882778d6b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
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<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">11. The frost on this window looks like birds flying off a pine tree.</span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 80.6667%;"><img alt="Accidental Art" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/4/24/b0e4c400-8d32-4656-ba03-a9e8837ff4b1.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
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<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">12. This aerial photo of a garden looks like a Surrealist painting. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 80.6667%;"><img alt="Accidental Art" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/4/24/622b2664-a221-47f8-a4f5-934998a55708.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
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<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">13. A tree pattern inside a tree. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 80.6667%;"><img alt="Accidental Art" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/4/24/f758bc92-6e0a-4031-8125-489547c62b8a.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
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<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">14. Centrifugal force creates a perfect work of art. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 80.6667%;"><img alt="Accidental Art" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/4/24/497d6c23-eacf-4cd6-897b-58724610ac44.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
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<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">15. The algae on this Chinese lake makes the image look like an Impressionist painting. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 80.6667%;"><img alt="Accidental Art" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/4/24/fe8d443b-b387-4086-9e2b-0e77e607d986.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
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<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">16. Bubbles as seen through the top of a shampoo bottle. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 80.6667%;"><img alt="Accidental Art" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/4/24/4b9d9751-dd8d-4fe7-a4a8-679e0c23e734.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
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<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">17. A shattered window. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 80.6667%;"><img alt="Accidental Art" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/4/24/3c579dc9-8383-4f43-9196-bd636f680d5b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
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<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">18. This window looks like a painting.</span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 80.6667%;"><img alt="Accidental Art" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/4/24/8be13927-bbb8-470d-b136-703431c77c58.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
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<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">19. This accidental ink splodge looks like a pterodactyl. </span></strong></div>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 80.6667%;"><img alt="Accidental Art" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2018/4/24/fbe0a3b1-1801-4e85-8295-cd762554ea2c.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></div>
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<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" align="center"><div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">20. Cool ice pattern on a wheel after driving through thawing snow. </span></strong></div>
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This Artist Makes Bugs Look Pretty
tag:templeilluminatus.ning.com,2017-08-15:6363372:Topic:3318570
2017-08-15T04:50:55.883Z
Rosey
https://templeilluminatus.ning.com/profile/RoseyCross
<div class="discussion"><div class="description"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="color: #171717; text-align: right;">Raku Inoue turned to art to find balance and figure out his identity. In his self-discovery process, he spent many years experimenting, looking for the right media and tools that he could relate to. At first his creations predominantly sought to please his agents and clients, but when he stepped away…</span></span></p>
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<div class="discussion"><div class="description"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="color: #171717; text-align: right;">Raku Inoue turned to art to find balance and figure out his identity. In his self-discovery process, he spent many years experimenting, looking for the right media and tools that he could relate to. At first his creations predominantly sought to please his agents and clients, but when he stepped away from creating art to please others, he discovered a different medium. Using flowers as his tool and bugs as his inspiration, Raku was able to create a truly innovative and stunning style of art. Take a look:</span></span></p>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">1. Butterfly</span></strong></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="color: #171717; text-align: right;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="insects made of flowers" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/8/10/a50b7ef6-7d42-4f13-be9e-8d24e6180478.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></span></span></p>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">2. Stag Beetle</span></strong></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="color: #171717; text-align: right;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="insects made of flowers" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/8/10/e1f50533-8dc1-4b38-b365-99bbaea8fbe1.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></span></span></p>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">3. Dragonfly</span></strong></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="color: #171717; text-align: right;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="insects made of flowers" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/8/10/33f7d2da-ec43-4b82-89b6-0b6a8e1b9c9d.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></span></span></p>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">4. Ladybug</span></strong></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="color: #171717; text-align: right;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="insects made of flowers" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/8/10/03383515-74ee-43dd-a898-2fef6edeccc8.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></span></span></p>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">5. Black Widow</span></strong></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="color: #171717; text-align: right;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="insects made of flowers" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/8/10/eebd1185-61e9-4337-a7d8-9ee9a2f7c947.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></span></span></p>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">6. Firefly</span></strong></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="color: #171717; text-align: right;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="insects made of flowers" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/8/10/1678afef-c882-41c5-8429-34b3cab4c076.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></span></span></p>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">7. Moth</span></strong></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="color: #171717; text-align: right;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="insects made of flowers" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/8/10/037e995d-9b07-4049-9d2e-717e048563fe.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></span></span></p>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">8. Beetle</span></strong></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="color: #171717; text-align: right;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="insects made of flowers" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/8/10/8322efb0-973e-4478-9180-d01c508185d6.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></span></span></p>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;">9. Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle</span></strong></div>
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A Close Look Through a Traveling Artist's Diary
tag:templeilluminatus.ning.com,2017-07-20:6363372:Topic:3308356
2017-07-20T02:27:26.172Z
Rosey
https://templeilluminatus.ning.com/profile/RoseyCross
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;">While most of us tend to come home from a vacation with a camera bursting at the seams with spectacular photos, this traveling artist returns with a sketchbook full of magnificent illustrations. Each of Maxwell Tilse's drawings is exactly 5x5 inches, and is done using a variety of marker pens. Click on the images below to see photos of these stunning locations turn into…</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;">While most of us tend to come home from a vacation with a camera bursting at the seams with spectacular photos, this traveling artist returns with a sketchbook full of magnificent illustrations. Each of Maxwell Tilse's drawings is exactly 5x5 inches, and is done using a variety of marker pens. Click on the images below to see photos of these stunning locations turn into</span> <span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;">fantastic works of art.</span></p>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;">1. Zion National Park, Utah, USA</span></strong></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="" class="no-like img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/7/18/1868d756-19e1-4da6-917e-dcd581f2344a.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" height="auto" border="0"/></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;">His work:</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><img alt="" class="no-like no-title img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/7/18/9db031a7-7889-481c-8fd6-40d7ccff567f.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" height="auto" border="0"/></span></p>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;">2. Amsterdam Canal, The Netherlands</span></strong></div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;">His work:</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><img alt="" class="no-like no-title img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/7/18/4c5af028-fd38-4dde-8686-ed2850fa2506.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" height="auto" border="0"/></span></p>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;">3. Manarola, Cinque Terre, Italy</span></strong></div>
<div class="item col-xs-12 clear" style="margin-bottom: 20px;"><div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 20px;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="" class="no-like img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/7/18/dd1cb64d-9411-4ba0-9e80-68c388807935.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" height="auto" border="0"/></span></div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span class="ad-title">His work:<br/></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span class="ad-title"><img alt="" class="no-like no-title img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/7/18/733e1e38-fe1a-4606-8b8e-ae5a921c9527.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" height="auto" border="0"/></span></span></p>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;">4. Seattle, USA</span></strong></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="" class="no-like img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/7/18/7923d9fd-8a0b-4c91-bebd-cd280795c755.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" height="auto" border="0"/></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;">His Work:</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><img alt="" class="no-like no-title img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/7/18/0ef2b64a-4922-4d26-aeb0-957b5fd9c866.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" height="auto" border="0"/></span></p>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;">5. Strasbourg, France</span></strong></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="" class="no-like img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/7/18/15f545b6-0720-43a7-a4f8-0f1dd412dcb1.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" height="auto" border="0"/></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;">His Work:</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><img alt="" class="no-like no-title img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/7/18/7caf98b3-b750-4803-b7c4-79e4831b66be.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" height="auto" border="0"/></span></p>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;">6. Lausanne, Switzerland</span></strong></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="" class="no-like img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/7/18/93d85456-3a38-4f05-b004-ad87c0d33a20.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" height="auto" border="0"/></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;">His Work:</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><img alt="" class="no-like no-title img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/7/18/d32931b0-a598-4ce5-a63a-b18f9ae75f57.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" height="auto" border="0"/></span></p>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;">7. Prague, Old Town Square, Czech Republic</span></strong></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="" class="no-like img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/7/18/be906ad1-902b-437c-ba62-e0457e880540.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" height="auto" border="0"/></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;">His Work:</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><img alt="" class="no-like no-title img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/7/18/dcbc6735-cce0-4b5f-9be7-3f575bf3c257.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" height="auto" border="0"/></span></p>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;">8. Barcelona, Spain</span></strong></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="" class="no-like img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/7/18/24f102b5-ba9e-4735-b94a-2ecd2fef5b0f.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" height="auto" border="0"/></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;">His Work:</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><img alt="" class="no-like no-title img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/7/18/70c6db30-73d3-4301-8f4f-06cf361609e6.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" height="auto" border="0"/></span></p>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;">9. Ghent, Belgium</span></strong></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span class="tm-emailbody-likes-wrapper" style="width: 97.3333%;"><img alt="" class="no-like img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/7/18/81179b57-fde4-4b4a-8831-a7d9066d4f1f.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" height="auto" border="0"/></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;">His Work:</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><img alt="" class="no-like no-title img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/7/18/2a7fab9b-a21e-4382-ad1d-1fd0fd99c389.jpg" style="display: block; margin: auto;" height="auto" border="0"/></span></p>
<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;">10. Prague, Charles Bridge, Czech Republic</span></strong></div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;">His Work:</span></p>
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The Breathtaking Art of Carol Evans
tag:templeilluminatus.ning.com,2017-03-20:6363372:Topic:3283029
2017-03-20T01:49:19.248Z
Rosey
https://templeilluminatus.ning.com/profile/RoseyCross
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;">Is there art more stunning than that which </span><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;">depicts nature? These breathtaking paintings portray the natural beauty of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. The artist, Carol Evans, illustrates her ability to create intensity in color using watercolors and also pays attention to the…</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;">Is there art more stunning than that which </span><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;">depicts nature? These breathtaking paintings portray the natural beauty of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. The artist, Carol Evans, illustrates her ability to create intensity in color using watercolors and also pays attention to the subtleties of light. Take a look at the beauty of the West Coast as seen through the eyes of Carol Evans in the paintings below. And be sure to check out more of her phenomenal art work on her</span> <a href="http://www.carolevans.com/prints/" style="font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right; background-color: #ffffff;" target="_blank">website</a><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;">.</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">1. Warm Summer Evening</span></strong></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/0a37ce6b-5f66-44b7-8267-bce6dc76e6a5.jpg" alt=""/></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">2. View Through Arbutus</span></strong></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/6f7bb043-844e-41e5-bcdb-4d43b3ba159a.jpg" alt=""/></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">3. Tidal Stream</span></strong></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/e104a0c8-4e37-49c9-9b88-7f915947b81b.jpg" alt=""/></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">4. Feather in a Pool</span></strong></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/33914600-ad55-4b6d-a1c2-0416f2fab523.jpg" alt=""/></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">5. Beach at Montague</span></strong></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/91523a39-535b-4e9c-b2a8-a65604e86eaf.jpg" alt=""/></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">6. Mystic Beach</span></strong></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/2d1dd234-133e-4600-baa3-7a1a90bdc9bb.jpg" alt=""/></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">7. Pendrell Sound</span></strong></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/48ba0239-134e-425a-8959-892d33a7ba36.jpg" alt=""/></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">8. Little Boat at Anchor</span></strong></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/7d925904-4b34-4471-a621-737c7ca24811.jpg" alt=""/></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">9. Ocean Falls</span></strong></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/7b929bd2-4fa4-494d-9043-1ff085f99a9e.jpg" alt=""/></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">10. Oak Grove</span></strong></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/6ca92e63-5139-4b22-bee1-5a1e89fec597.jpg" alt=""/></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">11. Peace in Fury Cove</span></strong></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/420e324d-9448-4c09-a91f-ccde81cbc631.jpg" alt=""/></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">12. Mists Over Langara</span></strong></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/61274560-640d-42f1-abbf-d960d8dd10ce.jpg" alt=""/></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">13. White Shell Beach</span></strong></span></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/11612311-adf1-4d5d-ab71-4297f2407c14.jpg" alt=""/></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">14. Day Breeak at Thent Island</span></strong></span></span></div>
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Breathtaking Photos Aiming for Sony's Top Award
tag:templeilluminatus.ning.com,2017-03-17:6363372:Topic:3282756
2017-03-17T19:38:40.845Z
Rosey
https://templeilluminatus.ning.com/profile/RoseyCross
<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#171717"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;">For photographers, there are few prizes more important and prestigious than the crown bestowed to the winner of the <a href="https://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards/winners-galleries/2017" target="_blank">Sony World Photography</a> awards. On April 20th 2017, this year's illustrious winner will be announced out of 227,596 entries from nearly 50 countries. Let's see if we can jump the gun…</span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#171717"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;">For photographers, there are few prizes more important and prestigious than the crown bestowed to the winner of the <a href="https://www.worldphoto.org/sony-world-photography-awards/winners-galleries/2017" target="_blank">Sony World Photography</a> awards. On April 20th 2017, this year's illustrious winner will be announced out of 227,596 entries from nearly 50 countries. Let's see if we can jump the gun ourselves and decide who we think is most deserving of the $25,000 cash prize. Here are 15 of the most outstanding nominees. Which do you prefer?</span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#171717"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">Masayasu Sakuma, Japan: Open Competition, Nature</span></strong></span></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#171717"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/56cc23f1-0cbd-49fe-97c5-361ebd30954d.jpg" alt=""/></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#171717"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">Andreas Hemb, Sweden: Open Competition, Wildlife</span></strong></span></span></font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#171717"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">Christian Vizl, Mexico: Professional, Natural World</span></strong></span></span></font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#171717"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">Francesco Russo, Italy: Open Competition, Nature</span></strong></span></span></font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#171717"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">Meni Alessandra, Switzerland: Open Competition, Wildlife</span></strong></span></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#171717"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/851fed41-eced-4dae-885a-e27368b8da1b.jpg" alt=""/></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#171717"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">Luo Pin Xi, China: Professional, Sport</span></strong></span></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#171717"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/a1a4d711-9493-473a-9271-eb3881c9fd1d.jpg" alt=""/></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#171717"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">Nigel Hodson, UK: Open Competition, Wildlife</span></strong></span></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#171717"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/c9f61ad0-7508-4a2b-9377-7abf7fa101c9.jpg" alt=""/></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#171717"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">Eugene Kitsios, Netherlands: Open Competition, Wildlife</span></strong></span></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#171717"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/c66f6e5f-16b2-4ae3-9f8d-33d975ad8fe7.jpg" alt=""/></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#171717"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">Maximilian Conrad, Germany: Open Competition, Nature</span></strong></span></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#171717"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/2f9c59e2-eba9-4996-aba5-4ac178ad93ed.jpg" alt=""/></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#171717"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">Fan Chen, China: Open Competition, Wildlife</span></strong></span></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#171717"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/3dd84426-29d8-4975-8fe8-1c0673c967f7.jpg" alt=""/></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#171717"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">Gul Yildiz, Turkey: Open Competition, Motion</span></strong></span></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#171717"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/c5c45621-622e-4db4-9a71-93516ad0471d.jpg" alt=""/></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#171717"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">Ami Vitale, USA: Professional, Natural World</span></strong></span></span></font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#171717"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">Ann Ric, Malaysia: Open Competition, Nature</span></strong></span></span></font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#171717"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong><span style="line-height: 31px;">Stephane Couture, Canada: Open Competition, Travel</span></strong></span></span></font></p>
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Beautiful Photos of Nature and Bubbles Add to Favorites
tag:templeilluminatus.ning.com,2017-03-17:6363372:Topic:3282806
2017-03-17T19:22:40.692Z
Rosey
https://templeilluminatus.ning.com/profile/RoseyCross
<div class="discussion"><div class="description"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;">A Polish photographer who has been taking nature photos for the past four years. While she doesn't do so professionally (Katarzyna claims to be an amateur), she spends much of her time observing nature before capturing it in her photos. Some of the photos that she takes are taken at home with the light of the…</span></p>
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<div class="discussion"><div class="description"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;">A Polish photographer who has been taking nature photos for the past four years. While she doesn't do so professionally (Katarzyna claims to be an amateur), she spends much of her time observing nature before capturing it in her photos. Some of the photos that she takes are taken at home with the light of the setting sun from her window as her backdrop. But the photos below are no ordinary nature photos. The bubbles in the background are what is referred to as bokeh. It's a difficult objective to achieve, though once mastered, it creates <span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;">colorful impressions.</span></span></p>
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<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">1. The Smell of Purple</span></strong></div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">2. It's Snowing</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">3. Diamond Heart</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">4. Winter Impression</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">5. Brown and Ultramarine</span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/767e00ff-620a-4141-acfc-c5205bda0133.jpg" alt=""/></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">6. Snow Variation</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">7. Moonlit Night</span></strong></div>
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<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">9. Gold Plated</span></strong></div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">10. Wuthering Impressions</span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/3dcdf985-50a7-4e54-87be-bde0e0d5c64b.jpg" alt=""/></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">11. Pinch of Autumn</span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/f1b0711e-09f8-4325-9f2f-b372d14df08d.jpg" alt=""/></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;"><strong><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">12. Crazy Autumn</span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/78947e55-d095-4c44-ad6f-71a9cc21c3c6.jpg" alt=""/></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/15/4889c6db-8580-492c-af89-f60e0c57bd46.jpg" alt=""/></p>
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Impressive Body Art by Emma Fay
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2017-03-14T01:12:51.785Z
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><strong>Emma Fay</strong>'s body art is mesmerizing. She brilliantly combines her creativity and skills with some incredibly flexible and patient models, creating realistic works of art. In her technique, she uses a brush and sponge to apply the water-based paints to the human body. The finished product, as you're about to see, is incredibly impressive - there's also an element of optical illusion in her work too, making…</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><strong>Emma Fay</strong>'s body art is mesmerizing. She brilliantly combines her creativity and skills with some incredibly flexible and patient models, creating realistic works of art. In her technique, she uses a brush and sponge to apply the water-based paints to the human body. The finished product, as you're about to see, is incredibly impressive - there's also an element of optical illusion in her work too, making her</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;">art all the more remarkable.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;">See more of her art, and hear her talk about her passion in the video below:</span></span></p>
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<div class="textbanner_xs" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;">Pictured above, an ultra-flexible model was transformed into a super-sized spider. It took Emma, five hours of intricate work to create the incredible detail.</span></div>
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<div class="textbanner_xs" style="text-align: center;">The back of a model was the inspiration for this one.</div>
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<div class="textbanner_xs" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;">She has been body painting for five years and has created a series of images to celebrate the marvels of nature.</span></span></div>
<div class="textbanner_xs" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><img alt="" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/10/0e1fbae3-6d7a-4a28-96c4-898a41ef97ab.jpg" style="text-align: left; display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/><img alt="" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/10/5aa877b9-3032-4b49-9639-7a142fae5232.jpg" style="text-align: left; display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;">Prior to proceeding with her art work, Emma asks the contortionists to get into the initial pose. At this stage, she marks out where the outline will be. <br/></span><img alt="" class="img-responsive" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/3/10/315a9533-09c2-4bf7-9f0e-cdc5894b61f5.jpg" style="text-align: left; display: block; margin: auto;" border="0"/></span></span></span><p><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;">The contortionists can only hold the pose for five-seconds. In this crucial time, she has to work quickly and ensure that she will get it right. </span></p>
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<div class="textbanner_xs" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;">As you can see above and below, she also uses the human body to create objects and landscape scenes.</span></div>
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This is a must see!
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2017-02-25T01:15:49.723Z
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<h1 style="text-align: center;">Photos of Balloon-Flying Cappadocia</h1>
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<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;">The world is full of beautiful regions, which most of us will never be lucky enough to visit because they are too far…</span></div>
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<h1 style="text-align: center;">Photos of Balloon-Flying Cappadocia</h1>
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<div style="margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #171717; font-size: 2.222222rem; text-align: right;">The world is full of beautiful regions, which most of us will never be lucky enough to visit because they are too far away, or we just can’t spare the time or money. But there’s one place that I am determined to visit one day, because it has become synonymous with an activity I’ve always wanted to do - hot-air ballooning - and that place is Cappadocia. </span></div>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;">The following incredible photographs by <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/hobopeeba/" target="_blank">Kristina Makeeva</a> make it look so stunning, that I dare say she might convince many more people to make the journey to Cappadocia too!</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">Cappadocia is a region of Central Anatolia, in the central heartlands of Turkey. <br/></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/2/22/b0084e97-0354-480b-ac02-41921b051164.jpg" alt=""/></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">The area spans some 250 miles east-west by 160 miles north-south. <br/></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">Its relief consists of a plateau that stands over half a mile above sea level, interspersed with volcanic peaks.</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">Its climate is continental, with cold snowy winters that contrast with the hot dry summers.</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">It rarely rains, and therefore the land is semi-arid.</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">Cappadocia is a popular tourist destination, thanks to its unique history, as part of the ancient Hittite and Persian empires, and its remarkable geological features. <br/></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/2/22/f9b23fae-ad70-4edc-a4ec-c7c640dddac6.jpg" alt=""/></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">There are four cities in Cappadocia: Nigde, Neveshir, Aksaray, and Kayseri, which has airport and railway connections to Ankara and Istanbul. <br/></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">Several towns in the region are well known to tourists, who also enjoy visiting the incredible underground cities, such as Derinkuyu, Kaymakli, and Ozkonak.</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">The stone pillars which form such a prominent part of the area’s landscape were caused by lava flows covering soft rocks after volcanoes had erupted.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/2/22/9626dc36-49d1-4253-a775-7638ae7e835d.jpg" alt=""/></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">Together with the effects of centuries of ice and water, Cappadocia was transformed into the distinctive natural wonder you see before you.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><img class="fancybox-image" src="http://en.bcdn.biz/Images/2017/2/22/fda82fc6-ad74-443a-8f69-6f04687f21fe.jpg" alt=""/></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">But most of all, Cappadocia is known for its daily hot air balloons. <br/></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">Tour companies make these balloon rides available to the public.</span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">Moscow based photographer, <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/hobopeeba/" target="_blank">Kristina Makeeva</a>, has created a stunning selection of photos to celebrate this beautiful location. To see more of Kristina's work, you can visit her <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/hobopeeba/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> page. <br/></span></span></p>
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<div class="col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.222222rem; line-height: 31px;">Have you ever seen such a fairy tale location as Cappadocia?</span></div>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 2.666667rem;"><strong>BONUS VIDEO: Entering Cappadocia’s Subterranean World</strong></span></p>
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