These Fungi Timelapses Show Us Who Are The Real Rulers Of The Earth

The world of fungi is not only mysterious and magical but also essential for life on Earth. Fantastic Fungi is a movie that shows all this beauty and importance. Its trailer is just out, and it really got me interested. But more than that, it’s filled with jaw-dropping growth timelapse of fungi that make even the trailer itself pretty enjoyable to watch. Fantastic Fungi was directed by Louie Schwartzberg. It explores the underground network of fungi mycelium that can heal and save our planet in a number of ways....

March 28, 2023 · 2 min · 278 words · Donna Wang

Thieves Target Atlanta Film Industry Businesses Stealing Over 3 000 000 In Gear

It seems that Atlanta is the big movie business target for thieves at the moment, with a number of companies banding together to try to combat the problem. Surveillance cameras of a recent breaking at video production services and gear rental company, PC&E in Atlanta where thieves managed to get in, steal over $100,000 worth of equipment and get back out again in less than 10 minutes, with one camera alone reported to be worth around $90,000....

March 28, 2023 · 2 min · 346 words · Rose Lee

Thinking About Closed And Open Form Pictures Or How Old Art History Terms Can Still Be Useful

Swiss art historian Heinrich Wölfflin was a key figure in formal methodology. He devised a system that compared opposing artistic concepts so that they could be applied to paintings and used to analyse them. In particular, Wölfflin was interested in trying to characterise Renaissance and Baroque art. One pair of comparators used by Wölflinn was closed form against open form. While I’m doubtful you’re set on recreating Renaissance or Baroque pictures, knowing what the terms mean, and how they can be applied to your photos and make your audience feel about them, is useful....

March 28, 2023 · 3 min · 558 words · Jon Jones

This Algorithm Removes Water From Underwater Photos And They Look Incredible

Oceanographer and engineer Derya Akkaynak from MIT has developed an algorithm that “removes water” from underwater images. As a result, it makes the underwater world look exactly as it would if we were to see it on dry land. And it’s not only useful for scientists. For us “common folks,” it’s amazing to see the underwater world in a completely new context.Advertisements Derya developed the algorithm named Sea-thru in collaboration with Tali Treibitz from the University of Haifa....

March 28, 2023 · 2 min · 376 words · Kimberly Hernandez

This Is How I Made These Freaky Ai Selfies And Now You Can Too

We have shared quite a few articles about AI and image generation recently. From art to deep fake to tool creation. Dall-E and Google’s Imagen have definitely been instrumental in bringing text-based image generation to the masses, but have you considered some more fun applications? Like creating photos of yourself as a Viking, warrior, or James bond? Asteria just released Dreambooth, a “Tailor-made AI image generation” tool. I played with it for a while, and let me tell you....

March 28, 2023 · 7 min · 1302 words · Donna Baker
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