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01
Oct
12

Escape Monday: Aerial Iceland

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Aerial-Iceland-640x336While this week’s Monday in no way compares to the awesome Monday we had last week, I’m still so flippin excited I can hardly sit still because ROCKING THE DAISIES, FUCK YEAH!

If you don’t have that to look forward to and need some Monday escapism, here are some aerial pics of Iceland that I think you’ll like.

Amazing how some of the world’s most inhospitable regions can be so stunningly beautiful. Just close your eyes. You can almost hear the Icelandic winds howling like an over-dramatic movie sound effect. Sip your morning coffee, relax and know that no matter how crazy your week is, everything always works out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feeling better? Good. Just so we’re all on the level here, I got those pics (once again) from fubiz.net.

Now back to work ya lazy bum Winking smile

-ST

24
Sep
12

Escape Monday: FREEDOM!

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joshadamski01Guys, we’ve done it. We have escaped Monday at long last and are finally free to do whatever the hell we want ALL DAY!

That’s right, it’s Heritage Day here in the good ol’ S of A, which means we can kick back, chill to the max and all braai the shit out of shit in an effort to celebrate what makes South Africans South African.

Ironically, I’ll be spending most of today working. That’s the double-edged sword that is public holidays – as awesome as they are, you lose a day of productivity which I can’t afford right now. These images from Josh Adamski are making that reality a little easier to bear though.

Check it:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adamski created these pics by taking normal photos of sunsets and digitally manipulating them to make it look like the images have been painted. You need to check out this man’s 500 px site, his work is seriously amazing.

The third one down is my favourite, makes me want to drink whisky Winking smile

Enjoy the public holiday party people, go eat a hunk of delicious charred meat for your Tiger pal.

-ST

17
Sep
12

Escape Monday: Photo Manipulation On Steroids

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Michael-OYou guys need to spare a thought for me while you’re reading this because at the exact moment this goes live, I’ll be at the dentist getting a filling.

So while they’re dosing me up on those awesome drugs that make the one side of your face look like you’ve had a coke stroke, here are some images that have been digitally manipulated by a man called Michael Oswald.

It’s almost uncanny what this man can do Photoshop and 3D Max. As you’ll see in the pics below, Michael O can take some pretty average-looking images and turn them into seriously awesome pieces of digital art. If you want to see something seriously cool go to his site and click “Process”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My favourite is the biting-the-lip pic above. See if you can guess why [insert creepy winky face].

Later Party People!

-ST

17
Sep
12

Escape Monday: Underwater Baroque Art

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black-moonDue to a whole lot of unforeseen circumstances, I was not able to source the soothing underwater dolphin sounds I would have liked to for this post, but that’s definitely the vibe I’m going for here.

Sure, it’s Monday again and surprise, surprise, you’re back here and it felt like the weekend never happened, but don’t let that bum you out.

Your Tiger pal is here to ease you back into things with these soothing underwater images taken by Christy Lee Rogers as part of her series Reckless Unbound. The images look like baroque oil paintings and invoke a certain tranquillity sorely lacking from Mondays.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More Monday escaping coming at ya at lunchtime, then after that it’s just a straight four hour burn to the end of the day and hey presto, you’re through the worst of it.

Hang in there Winking smile

-ST

10
Sep
12

Escape Monday: H. Leung’s Enchanted Landscapes

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kenhongleungpaintings9In retrospect, I’m not really sure if this Escape Monday project is such a good idea. If ous knew that KLAP GYM BOET SlickTiger was posting this blerrie moffie stuffs, my badass internet rep might be destroyed irreparably.

A person is either a flippin’ KLAP GYM BOYCHAY or a cardigan-wearing, arty-farty paf. The line is drawn in the sand and you’re either on one side or the other.

While you contemplate that pearl of wisdom I’m just going to leave these images that Chinese-American painter Ken Hong Leung did as examples of the kind of stuff a klap gym ou would NEVER post.

So ja, if anyone needs me, I’ll be dumbell-pressing my body weight with other sweaty, grunty men.

Good times.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looking at these images, I get the feeling they don’t do the real-life versions any justice at all.

Really wouldn’t mind having one of these hanging on my living room wall so you know, I could look at it while I did bicep curls…

Happy Monday Winking smile

-ST

10
Sep
12

Escape Monday: Light Painting

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Colourful_Faffing_PThe Escape Monday project continues this week with another two posts designed to transport your mind as far away from your cubicle (read: cell) as possible.

This post features a collection of photos taken by Ian Hobson who claims that not one of these pics have been digitally manipulated, he’s created all of them by waving different coloured lights in front of cameras set on long exposure.

At least, that’s how I think he does this. The results are nothing short of mesmerising and should, even if it’s just for a minute or two, take your mind completely off the fact that it’s Monday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have no idea how the hell he manages to get this right with no digital manipulation whatsoever. If he is waving lights in front of the lens then howcome he isn’t in these pics?

My best guest is that he fixes the lights to strings and swings them around. Any photographers out there wanna weigh in on how he does this?

More Monday escapism comin’ up at lunchtime Winking smile

-ST

03
Sep
12

Escape Monday: Indonesian Sulphur Mines

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oliviergrunewaldkawahijenbynight2And you thought your job was shite. Try hiking up to the summit of a 8 660ft volcano every day, at the heart of which lies a boiling lake of molten sulphur for $13 a day.

The stench and the unbearable heat are one thing, but these miners also have to carry 90kg loads of sulphur back down once they’ve mined it.

The highly volatile molten sulphuric acid often ignites, causing the hauntingly beautiful blue flames you’ll see below.

Let’s not mince words here, these guys pretty much work in hell. You got the fire, the brimstone and with the gruelling conditions they work in, you can bet your ass you got the gnashing of teeth to seal the deal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Those pics were snapped by French photographer Olivier Grunewald and if you think it’s insane that he risked life and limb to get those shots, spare a thought for the miners who do that every day of their lives, often with no protective gear whatsoever.

Get the full story on My Modern Met.

Feeling better about your Monday? Me too Winking smile

Later Party People.

-ST

03
Sep
12

Escape Monday: After The Apocalypse

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6b08cfd4c3e8c68a81de33732e058d1b-565x405I’ve decided to start a new project on the site, I’m calling it Escape Monday. The idea is to post stuff every Monday to distract you, even if it’s just for a minute, from the fact that tragically, the weekend has ended.

The images below struck a chord with me because I daydream about stuff like this all the time.

This is the world Tyler Durden imagined in Fight Club. A post-apocalyptic garden of Eden where the few people who have survived have returned to their hunter / gatherer roots among the crumbling cityscapes.

To quote Mr Durden himself:

In the world I see – you’re stalking elk through the damp canyon forests around the ruins of Rockefeller Center. You’ll wear leather clothes that will last you the rest of your life. You’ll climb the wrist-thick kudzu vines that wrap the Sears Tower. And when you look down, you’ll see tiny figures pounding corn, laying strips of venison on the empty car pool lane of some abandoned superhighway.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I stole these images from Beautiful Decay – the artist’s name is Nick Pederson and if you feel like escaping Monday for another few minutes, I’d highly recommend checking his site out.

Watch this space party people, more Escape Monday stuff coming up at lunchtime Winking smile

-ST

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