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Incredible time lapse project Yosemite HD by Sheldon Neill and Colin Delehanty showcases the wonder of the sights/sites at Yosemite National Park. Wish we could to the way-out-there more often.
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Last week we wandered over to Brooklyn Bridge Park to attend the opening of Jane’s Carousel, which is now housed in a brand new pavilion designed by Jean Nouvel. The carousel is almost 100 years old, and was originally built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company in 1922.
The Jean Nouvel designed 72 x 72 foot acrylic building is not only a protective shelter for the carousel, but a jewel box that provides framed views of the bridges as well as the Manhattan skyline. The East and West facades are fixed and completely transparent, while the other two facades open via a series of folding steel and acrylic doors. The operable facades each have 18 doors split into two groups of 9, opening from the center outwards. The doors rest on tracks recessed on the floor and programmed to open in four different positions, while the skylight, inspired by the structure of the carousel, is made of insulated glass units.
The pavilion was nice – a glass box that encases the carousel and allows it and the views of the city to be the center of attention. They didn’t do this at the opening, but apparently at sunset the shadows of the three rows of horses will be projected onto four 70′ by 25′ screens. Sounds like fun – we’ll have to go back to check it out!
The carousel lights reflected in the glass and onto the bridge beyond.
A beautiful embedded sign for the carousel.
A rendering of the light projections at night. And finally, a series of photos of the installation process taken by Julienne Schaer.
Between two trees, seriously fun. Between two buildings, seriously crazy. But it looks like they are having fun jumping up and down on that slackline. Not quite the same as Philip Petit, but still amazing. More info at Sebastian Montaz-Rosset.
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There are a lot of kayak-ers in the Northwest, and we’ve seen a fair amount around the house, which is near the aptly named Kayak Point. We had a bit of a mix-up with a paddle for a relative’s kayak and it got me thinking if there were any advances in this arena. The Google Patents Search is an amazing resource to find weird and wacky things and there was certainly a better paddle out there – the Simultaneous Double-Bladed Kayak Paddle does away with the one-blade-at-a-time hassle. Whether or not it’s more efficient or comfortable, I’ll never know because I’m sure I’ll never see one in the wild.
Can’t say that I’ve ever shot a fish with a bow and arrow, but it sounds like an interesting challenge. You can shoot them in style with the PSE Barracuda. The water droplet camo is pretty sick. But I want to know what kind of arrows do you use? Do they have floaters on them? How do you reel in the fish?
Spectacular specimens in Sharon Beals’ new book – Nests: Fifty Nests and the Birds that Built Them.
via WonderHowTo
Pretty candle holders by Collective Paper Aesthetics. The Confusions series comes in aluminum, stainless steel, and painted metal, and you fold them to create the candle shape that you want. The photos don’t really give a sense of the scale of the candle holders – wouldn’t they also make a really cool large-scale sculpture, or outdoor light fixtures?
How fun are these beach umbrellas by Basil Bangs? Gorgeous detailing and colors. The Le Pixel (was that redundant?) is my favorite, but some of the other designs are awesome, too. You’d definitely be easy to spot on a crowded beach with one of these.
