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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Artsy Fartsy


Sometimes I feel we are all running the same programs, not just on our computers, but also in our brains.

A Swiss photographer named Corinne Vionnet superimposed 1,000s of tourist pictures of famous landmarks and the result is that these landmarks are clearly recognizable. We all take our pictures from the same spot!  You can do better just buying a postcard.


  



Lanscape photography is futile to begin with, there's no way to capture the grandeur in 2D even if you're in some place spectacular, everything just turns into snapshots. Go to any tourist trap, you'll find people with cameras practically standing in line for the "good" spot. As Chris' wedding is getting near, here's some tourist pictures from Grand Canyon taken by another robot: 








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