[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-znHzHafMlQ&w=650&h=439] Is it a clever marketing campaign for DirecTV? Yes, but given the hilarious nature of the trailer and the fact that it involves grid iron stars Peyton and Eli Manning donning fake staches and hurling spirals of death…we still just had to share.
Friday, 7:30pm | Unless you live in a mass-transit hub like Chicago, Washington D.C., or New York you probably don’t find yourself at train stations all that often — probably even more so during the off-hours. But here’s a tip.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eTMDkbS0fc&w=650&h=400] More Info at Unit Riders
[vimeo 24508730 w=650 h=366] Whatever your feelings on Michael Bay’s films, there’s no denying the man lives and breathes epic. Case in point.
To tout the whopping 200 megapixel capture capabilities of the new H4D-200MS ($45,000), Hasselblad put the uber shooter in the hands of a few prominent photographers including famous still-object shooter Jonathan Beer. One especially stunning capture is a Rolex photographed using the multi-shot feature, which merges six 50 megapixel shots into one mind-bogglingly immense 200 mp still.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNarFefkvng?rel=0&w=650&h=400] We’re chomping at the bit to see the full film for the 2011 Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race, but until then we’ll settle for the trailer. Our sincerest apologies if it makes an otherwise drab Monday seem even more so.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFPtWedl7wg&w=650&h=439] The 2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 is unquestionably a work of art, but installing one for an exhibit at Rome’s Chiostro Del Bramante Contemporary Art Museum proved to be slightly more complicated than hanging a painting. Apparently, 16th century doors were not designed to allow enough berth for today’s supercars (we can’t imagine why…) to just roll on into the museum.
A study of the greatest American architect of all time
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwbP9WLX3fY&w=650&h=400] Many downhill lovers have dreamt of whizzing through the ungroomed powder troves of the backcountry. Skiing off of an enormous cliff face while triggering an avalanche probably isn’t part of those dreams — well at least for you saner readers.
One GP writer escapes from The Rock, by himself, on one chilly morning, in nothing but a wetsuit.
Spending a week in -13° F temperatures in the National Parks of Kirkenes and Pas around the Russian border, landscape photographer Terje Sorgjerd captured one of the biggest displays of the aurora borealis. Using a combination of time-lapse photography from his Canon 5D Mark II and what’s known as a motion control dolly Sorgjerd has created a film that conveys the experience of seeing the Northern Lights.
Every now and then, when you’re asked to put away the electronics on a flight it’s worth bending the rules to keep one, the camera, out for an extra few minutes. Especially during those last 10-15,000 feet of final approach where the vistas can potentially be striking.
Care for some light reading?