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Remember the Hawaiian Tattoo in Brooklyn (read post here)?
Here's a related article about Hawaiian arm tattoos.
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Here's a related article about Hawaiian arm tattoos.
Lion tattoos have two primary meanings - one is a simple appreciation of a beautiful animal; and a second is an image of fierceness, pride, and strength.
Your lion’s pose will say a lot about the thought behind your tattoo.
A lion at peace suggests confident, quiet strength.
A roaring lion shows a desire to make your power known.
A lion in battle can represent a willingness to fight for what you believe in.
A lion paired with a gentler animal, such as a lamb, shows a desire for peace.
Credits to : http://tattoos.lovetoknow.com/Lion_Tattoos
Suzuki Hayabusa Turbo
Here's a little video from a Suzuki Hayabusa Turbo, just hear the sound of that turbo and see how fast it goes.
Hollywood Celebrities Past and Present
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Winona Ryder
Denise Richards(1989)
Keanu Reeves(1980)
Brad Pitt(1982)
Gwyneth Paltrow(1990)
Demi Moore(1977)
Cameron Diaz(1989)
Richard Gere
Tom Cruise(1980)
Bruce Willis(1973)
Sigourney Weaver
Patrick Swayze
Will Smith
Charlie Sheen(1983)
Chuck Norris
George Clooney(1976)
Sylvester Stallone
Susan Sarandon(1964)
Some of my favourite Hollywood Celebrities from the Past to Present.
Winona Ryder
Denise Richards(1989)
Keanu Reeves(1980)
Brad Pitt(1982)
Gwyneth Paltrow(1990)
Demi Moore(1977)
Cameron Diaz(1989)
Richard Gere
Tom Cruise(1980)
Bruce Willis(1973)
Sigourney Weaver
Patrick Swayze
Will Smith
Charlie Sheen(1983)
Chuck Norris
George Clooney(1976)
Sylvester Stallone
Susan Sarandon(1964)
Some of my favourite Hollywood Celebrities from the Past to Present.
Atom Strange
On the way to work Thursday morning, I was passing through the Manhattan Mall from the subway whe I spotted a guy reading a paper at one of the tables on the bottom floor. This was peeking out from the bottom of his right sleeve of his t-shirt:
I walked up (after dodging a few commuters passing through the mall) and asked him if I could talk to him about his tattoo. He gestured to the empty chair opposite him and started chatting.
His name is Alex.
At this point, I had only really seen the bottom of what was a half-sleeve. The stars and black lightning blots were compelling enough to get me to stop. Then he pulled his sleeve up to his shoulder to reveal the whole of the piece:
The majority of the piece was done by Scott, who used to work at Dare Devil Tattoo on Ludlow Street. The bolts were inked in later at Venus Modern Body Arts on East 4th.
When I asked Alex what inspired this work, he said that he is a big science fiction fan, from Jules Verne and H.G. Wells to more modern "hard" sci fi which has a deeper connection to hard scientific fact. I discussed my own appreciation of Philip K. Dick and talked about how, if you read too much of his work, you start to feel the author's reknowned paranoia, and it begins to affect the way one thinks. Here's a closer look at the piece:
I asked him about any other tattoos. He briefly flashed one on his upper left shoulder that he got when he was younger. He indicated that he was thinking of having it removed/covering it up and incorporating it into a themed piece spanning his back and connecting to the other sleeve.
He did have this tattoo on his inner forearm:
I assumed it to fit in with the sci fi theme, but he also indicated it referred to his band. Oh? What band?
He is in a band called Atom Strange.
He's the guy on the far left. I later learned he was the guitarist.
"What kinds of music do you like?" Alex asked.
I told him I liked pretty much everything that I used to say I liked everything but country, but then I discovered Lucinda Williams. He nodded in agreement. "Lucinda Williams is great," he added.
He reached into a bag and handed me Atom Strange's CD. The theme matched his tattoo. You can order the CD here. I''ll be reviewing it in the near future over on BillyBlog.
Here's a shot, not taken by me, in which you can see Alex and his tattoos in action:
I have listened to the CD once through and I like it, but will give it some more attention before writing about it in detail. Alex said that some people compare them to early Stone Temple Pilots. I certainly see (and hear) why.
Anyway, thanks much to Alex for letting me interrupt his breakfast and paper on Thursday morning.
You can hear samples and see the band profile on their MySpace page.
I reviewed the CD over on BillyBlog here.
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I walked up (after dodging a few commuters passing through the mall) and asked him if I could talk to him about his tattoo. He gestured to the empty chair opposite him and started chatting.
His name is Alex.
At this point, I had only really seen the bottom of what was a half-sleeve. The stars and black lightning blots were compelling enough to get me to stop. Then he pulled his sleeve up to his shoulder to reveal the whole of the piece:
The majority of the piece was done by Scott, who used to work at Dare Devil Tattoo on Ludlow Street. The bolts were inked in later at Venus Modern Body Arts on East 4th.When I asked Alex what inspired this work, he said that he is a big science fiction fan, from Jules Verne and H.G. Wells to more modern "hard" sci fi which has a deeper connection to hard scientific fact. I discussed my own appreciation of Philip K. Dick and talked about how, if you read too much of his work, you start to feel the author's reknowned paranoia, and it begins to affect the way one thinks. Here's a closer look at the piece:
I asked him about any other tattoos. He briefly flashed one on his upper left shoulder that he got when he was younger. He indicated that he was thinking of having it removed/covering it up and incorporating it into a themed piece spanning his back and connecting to the other sleeve.He did have this tattoo on his inner forearm:
I assumed it to fit in with the sci fi theme, but he also indicated it referred to his band. Oh? What band?
He is in a band called Atom Strange.
He's the guy on the far left. I later learned he was the guitarist."What kinds of music do you like?" Alex asked.
I told him I liked pretty much everything that I used to say I liked everything but country, but then I discovered Lucinda Williams. He nodded in agreement. "Lucinda Williams is great," he added.
He reached into a bag and handed me Atom Strange's CD. The theme matched his tattoo. You can order the CD here. I''ll be reviewing it in the near future over on BillyBlog.
Here's a shot, not taken by me, in which you can see Alex and his tattoos in action:
I have listened to the CD once through and I like it, but will give it some more attention before writing about it in detail. Alex said that some people compare them to early Stone Temple Pilots. I certainly see (and hear) why.
Anyway, thanks much to Alex for letting me interrupt his breakfast and paper on Thursday morning.
You can hear samples and see the band profile on their MySpace page.
I reviewed the CD over on BillyBlog here.
Kala - Borneo Scorpion
The Iban scorpion symbol, also sometimes known as kala, was noted particularly in Iban tattoo designs by Charles Hose (a civil officer who worked in Borneo over twenty years) and William McDougall (an English anthropologist) in their 1912 publication The Pagan Tribes of Borneo.
However, the authors note that the “scorpion” design is actually based on the highly stylized image of the aso, the mythical dog/dragon associated with protection from malevolent spirits. Hose and McDougall suggest that the Iban adopted their tattoo designs from other subgroups on the island and created their own interpretations afterwards.
In the kala design, the claws of the scorpion were originally the back end of the dog while the hooked ends at the back of the scorpion design were originally the open jaws of the mouth of the dog. Although it has no particular significance in the scorpion design, even the rosette-like eye of the dog still persists in the center.
Kala is also a protective symbol widely used in Iban Art.
More at TattooSymbol.com
Amazing High Speed Photography
Music video using high-speed photography captured using a Vision Research Phantom HD camera. Music: Ian Brown - "Home is where the heart is".
High Speed Photography is the science of taking pictures of very fast phenomena. In 1948, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) defined high-speed photography as any set of photographs captured by a camera capable of 128 frames per second or greater and of at least three consecutive frames.
In common usage, high speed photography may refer to either or both of the following meanings. The first is that the photograph itself may be taken in a way as to appear to freeze the motion, especially to reduce motion blur. The second is that a series of photographs may be taken at a high sampling frequency or frame rate. The first requires a sensor with good sensitivity and either a very good shuttering system or a very fast light. The second requires some means of capturing successive frames, either with a mechanical device or by moving data off electronic sensors very quickly.
Other considerations for high speed photographers are record length, reciprocity breakdown, and spatial resolution.
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