Posts tagged 'Birds'
Nature selects from 1x.com
I spend the majority of my time staring at a screen which, honestly, has been my primary goal since adolescence; no complaints here. But, like with anything having to do with our in-built desires, balance is necessary and recently my life has sorely lacked it. I’m going away to the mountains this weekend for some much needed relaxation and the closer it gets the more I’m anxious to reconnect with nature – ergo this post. OK, so it’s still taking place via a computer but, whatever…baby steps, right?
Anywho, if you want get a dose of the great outdoors via assembled grids of red, blue and green pixels there’s no better place than 1x.com. All of the attached photos are from there.
One more thing: you guys are awesome. Thanks for all the suggestions; I still can’t believe how much cool shit gets sent to my inbox er’ryday. Keep ‘em coming. Cheers!
P.S. Click here for moar nature-goodness on The Tripatorium™.
P.P.S. If you haven’t seen Nature by Numbers yet you should probably get on that shit.
[ Nature on 1x.com ]
posted by respondcreate on Aug. 16, 2012 in Pictures | tags: 1x, birds, colorful, insects, lizard, nature, owl, photography, trippy
topo glassato al cioccolato
Warning! (Kinda) NSFW: There’s some brief shots of hand-drawn nudity in this one so you might not want to watch it at work.
We’ve been getting loads of great suggestions recently and have been slowly-but-surely passing them through our mental baleen, reserving only the tastiest bits of internet to pass along. Sam Lillard sent this fantastic morsel of bizarre, dark animation by Donato Sansone (a.k.a. milkyeyes) our way back in the beginning of December and it’s a shame we didn’t post it sooner. I’d recommend watching it late-night in a dark room with the volume way up as the sound design by Enrico Ascoli greatly enhances the unsettling, high-definition visuals. Thanks, Sam!
[ TOPO GLASSATO AL CIOCCOLATO ]
posted by respondcreate on Jan. 12, 2012 in Videos | tags: animation, birds, bizarre, dark, donato sansone, enrico ascoli, hand drawn, hd, horror, milkyeyes, monochromatic
Love bird, hate bird
“Love bird is angry and has an axe. This HATE BIRD has to defeat the toys that are rising against him.”
File under: LOLWAT
[ Axe-Wielding Bird ATTACKS! via Peter Berkman > ceronprime ]
posted by respondcreate on Sep. 23, 2011 in Videos | tags: birds, bizarre, hd, kuli24000, lolwat, nature, stop motion, violence
The Vogelkop Bowerbird
“The bower is a cone-shaped hut-like structure some 100 cm high and 160 cm in diameter, with an entrance usually propped up by two column-like sticks. A front “lawn” of some square meters area is cleaned of debris and laid out with moss. On this, and in the entrance of the bower, decorations such as colourful flowers or fruit, shining beetle elytra, dead leaves and other conspicuous objects are collected and artistically arranged. Males go to great lengths to ensure that their displays are in prime condition, replacing old items as needed, as well as trying to outdo their neighbours by finding more spectacular decorations, and arranging them appropriately…more on wikipedia”
Nature can, at times, be terrible and unforgiving but it is also the source of such intriguing, complex and beautiful mysteries like the Vogelkop bowerbird. As I was watching the attached video, lulled into peaceful contentedness by the reassuring narration of Sir David Attenborough, I kept thinking to myself, “how, little bird, did you come to be?”
This particular clip is from the BBC produced series ‘Life’ which I highly recommend watching in it’s entirety. See/watch/learn more about the Vogelkop bowerbird on the BBC’s Nature website and on wikipedia.
[ Life - The Vogelkop Bowerbird: Nature's Great Seducer - BBC One ]
posted by respondcreate on Aug. 02, 2011 in Videos | tags: bbc, beautiful, birds, david attenborough, documentary, hd, nature, sex, vogelkop bowerbird
Neckbrace
Chris wrote in again (he’s the kind fellow who sent us Wanderlust and Mykonos) with this wonderfully bizarre E*VAX directed bird-tastic music video for RATATAT. We love it. Maybe you will, too?
Thanks again, Chris!
posted by respondcreate on Jun. 18, 2011 in Videos | tags: birds, bizarre, e*vax, electronic music, hd, music video, ratatat, trippy
Yes I Know
If you enjoy the mind-bending and the bizarre then prepare to meet one of your new favorite videos. Eric Epstein conceived, directed, edited, animated and composited – with production assistance from m ss ng p eces – this monster of a music video for Memory Tapes. It’s perfect viewing material for a late-night weekend decompression and chill session so we heartily recommend you watch it on the largest, highest-definition screen you’ve got. The whole thing is weird, well executed and wonderful but we especially enjoyed the flocking birds sequence at the end. All-in-all a treat, friends – enjoy!
posted by respondcreate on Jun. 10, 2011 in Videos | tags: birds, bizarre, eric epstein, hd, m ss ng p eces, memory tapes, mind bending, monochromatic, music video, trippy
Thursday
Venessa wrote in to suggest a video by Matthias Hoegg about ants experiencing an evolutionary leap forward via the ingestion of an unnamed elicit substance left carelessly by some partiers on holiday. It’s good! You should check it out! Anyways, I got to watching some of the other stuff by Mr. Hoegg and decided to post this video – entitled ‘Thursday’ – instead. He calls it a ‘love story’ which I guess it is but it’s told in such a unique way that, in my mind at least, it defies such simplistic and broad categorization. I’m particularly fond of the film’s visual style – the best descriptor I could come up with was ‘delicious’ – it’s packed full of simple, slick animation, loads of rich colors and at times carries a very E-Boy kind of vibe (which is very good as far as vibes go). The Dope Sheet has a great interview with Mattias about his inspiration and process so definitely head on over if you’re interested in that sort of thing. It should also be mentioned that Marian Mentrup contributed some pretty fantastic sound design to the project so do yourself a favor and grab some headphones when you get around to watching it. Enjoy!
Thanks for the heads-up, Vanessa!
[ Thursday ]
posted by respondcreate on May. 10, 2011 in Videos | tags: animation, birds, british, colorful, hd, love, marian mentrup, matthias hoegg, pixel art, vector
Iron
“I’m frozen to the bones, I am
A soldier on my own, I don’t know the way;
I’m riding up the heights of shame.
I’m waiting for the call, the hand on the chest;
I’m ready for the fight, and fate…”
The word ‘epic’ springs immediately to mind. Do me a favor? Don’t watch this until you’ve got some time set aside to chill, dim the lights and don some headphones cause this shit is dope and deserves your undivided attention. Tunes and direction courtesy of Yoann Lemoine (a.k.a. Woodkid) with cinematography by Mathieu Plainfosse and post-production via OneMore Prod in Paris. Woodkid’s IRON EP is available now on iTunes. Enjoy!
[ Woodkid - Iron ]
posted by respondcreate on May. 06, 2011 in Videos | tags: birds, epic, french, hd, monochromatic, music video, tribal, trippy, war, woodkid, yoann lemoine
Trois petits points
De Lucrèce Andreae, Alice Dieudonne, Tracy Nowocien, Florian Parrot, Ornélie Prioul and Rémy Schaepman – third year students at french school-of-awesome, Gobelins – are responsible for this poignant allegory about post-WWI Germany.
If you’re interested in process as much as product (like I am), you’ll probably dig these ‘making of’ videos from Rémy and Tracy, too.
posted by respondcreate on Mar. 30, 2011 in Videos | tags: animation, birds, french, gobelins, hd, war, wwi
In Our Talons
“You may not believe, but even we were scared at first.
It takes a lot of nerve to destroy this wondrous earth.
We’re only human; this at least we’ve learned.”
Playful and powerful stop-motion visuals directed by Alan Poon / haunting, honest and cautionary tunes by Bowerbirds.
[ Bowerbirds "In Our Talons" ]
posted by respondcreate on Feb. 01, 2011 in Videos | tags: alan poon, animation, birds, bowerbirds, canadian, hd, music video, nature, stop motion
Pure
At first I though Samuel Pressman & Isaac Bauman‘s decision to make this video so flicker-y was a mistake (seriously, if you have epilepsy you might not want to watch this one) but the haunting, emotional sounds of Blackbird Blackbird kept me enthralled and, by the end, I was really digging the execution. So much so, in fact, that I immediately watched it two more times. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
[ Blackbird Blackbird - PURE (official music video) ]
posted by respondcreate on Jan. 25, 2011 in Videos | tags: beautiful, birds, blackbird blackbird, colorful, electronic music, flicker, hd, isaac bauman, kaleidoscope, music video, samuel pressman, trippy
Wanderland
The Tripatorium™ loves birds, music videos and electronic music so we’re quite thankful that Kristof Luyckx and Michèle Vanparys put this video together – it’s almost like they made it especially for us. Plus, it’s about a finch who eats a seed and starts tripping out…bonus! Top-flight tunes by Hermanos Inglesos with vocals from MeMe.
[ Hermanos Inglesos feat. MeMe - Wanderland ]
posted by respondcreate on Jan. 24, 2011 in Videos | tags: animation, belgian, birds, electronic music, hermanos inglesos, kristof luyckx, meme, michèle vanparys, music video, nature, trippy
Dancing in the rain
We have Yasemin Kahraman to thank for this fantastic photograph of sparrows enjoying the rain in a field of wheat.
[ Dancing in the rain by Yasemin Kahraman ]
posted by respondcreate on Dec. 31, 2010 in Pictures | tags: birds, nature, photography, rain, sparrow, surreal, yasemin kahraman
Pigeon Puzzle
I love how none of the shadows (or birds for that matter) are touching in this photograph by Alexei Bednij.
[ тени отбрасывают птиц via Design You Trust ]
posted by respondcreate on Dec. 23, 2010 in Pictures | tags: alexei bednij, birds, black and white, nature, photography, trippy
Toucan Barbet
Behold! The toucan barbet (semnornis ramphastinus)! It’s a highly social bird of the genus Semnornis that lacks strong sexual dimorphism in their plumage. That’s just a fancy way of saying both sexes have bright colors as opposed to just the males.
[ Cabézon toucan (Semnornis ramphastinus) ]
posted by respondcreate on Dec. 20, 2010 in Pictures | tags: birds, colorful, nature, photography, toucan barbet
Parrot is hardcore
Not trippy, but absolutely funny. Better than the original? No contest, in my opinion.
[ Parrot Sings Let the Bodies Hit the Floor via Buzzfeed ]
posted by tizmatti on Dec. 16, 2010 in Videos | tags: birds, funny, lolwat, metal, parrot
Hummingbird all up ons
Flap-slurp-flap-slurp-flap-slurp…
Did you know that archilochus colubris – a.k.a. the ruby-throated hummingbird – beats it’s wings at up to seventy-five times a second? Crazytown. Read more on hummingbirds.net.
[ Hummingbird via StumbleUpon ]
posted by respondcreate on Dec. 15, 2010 in Pictures | tags: animated gif, birds, flight, flying, hummingbird, nature, trippy
Mandarin Autumn
Taken by Flickr user, digitalART2. Read more about these beautiful creatures on wikipedia.
[ Mandarin Autumn ]
posted by respondcreate on Dec. 07, 2010 in Pictures | tags: autumn, beautiful, birds, colorful, duck, nature, trippy
Sturnus Vulgaris
”...eating, bathing and fighting- all in a day’s work for a Starling!”
Soundtrack: Corazon de Melon by Perez Prado and Rosemary Clooney
posted by respondcreate on Dec. 02, 2010 in Videos | tags: beautiful, birds, hd, nature, perez prado and rosemary clooney, slow motion, trippy
Peacock Display
”[A peacock’s] large train is used in mating rituals and courtship displays. It can be arched into a magnificent fan that reaches across the bird’s back and touches the ground on either side. Females are believed to choose their mates according to the size, color, and quality of these outrageous feather trains. Learn more about peacocks/peahens/peafowl on wikipedia.
[ Peacock Display ]
posted by respondcreate on Nov. 29, 2010 in Videos | tags: beautiful, birds, colorful, hd, nature, peacock