2011: A Year of Time from Chadchud Timelapse on Vimeo.

Slowmotion & Timelapse Theater on Vimeo.

The Aurora on Vimeo on Vimeo

via The Aurora on Vimeo.

More than 20,000 photographs, from over 130 countries were submitted to the National Geographic Photography contest, with both professional photographers and amateur photo enthusiasts participating.

via National Geographic Photography Contest Winners: 2011 – The Big Picture – Boston.com.

super cute!

Punch Drunk Knit Skirt Custom Made by Wear the by weartheshift.

Maybe, sometimes, depends on your goal.

via Can the iPhone 4S replace a “real” digital camera? Ars investigates.

If you’re not a stickler for the highest quality photo, but do want more of your image visible, check out Squaready. It’s an iOS app that allows you to modify your photos to fit a square shape without losing as much of the photo as a cropping process. Believe me, I’m not a photographer and would sound like an idiot as if I don’t already trying to use photography lingo. All I know is that my photos “work” better on sites requiring a square photo.

via Sarah’s Faves » Blog Archive » FAVE PHOTO EDIT APP: Squaready.

A visual comparison of hammer pants VS hipsters – The Oatmeal.

It’s not exactly a ‘favorite thing,’ let’s give this an honorable mention…

Say hello to the spine tingling Giant Weta. What is a Giant Weta, you ask? Well, it’s a gigantic cricket-like insect that’s also the largest insect in the world. It’s as heavy as three mice and even bigger than some birds. BE AFRAID LITTLE HUMANS.

via The World’s Biggest Insect Is So Freaking Huge It Can Eat a Carrot.

This makes me wish I still had that soldering iron. This is so cool-

The iBeat Tee is standard t-shirt that has a completely removable front panel (meaning that all the electronics are fully removable for washing of the shirt) that lights up according to the beat of music coming directly from the user’s MP3 player much in the same way the equalizer does in your media player on your computer.

The iBeat Tee takes input from a user’s MP3 player and measures the magnitude of the peaks and troughs of the selected music. We then have written and program that dictates which and how many lights to illuminate on the shirt based off of the magnitudes measured.

The iBeat Tee is designed in a way such that the user can keep his or her MP3 player in his or her pocket while wearing the Tee and so that the user can be using headphones or speakers while the shirt is still in use.

via iBeat Tee.

Macro Cell Lens Band

Shockingly detailed macro shots on your phone!

Um, yes, please!

via Macro Cell Lens Band.