29/02/2016

Dark Room: Nat Geo Archive

I love National Geographic's blog on Tumblr. It's an archive of old (probably unpublished, I'm not sure) photos.

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Photographer’s reflection in a cut-out silhouette in a window. By Maynard Owen Williams.

Tourists admire the beauty and size of the Washington Monument, 1935. By Jacob J. Gayer.

Parrots perch in tree branches and on arms and shoulders of visitors in Miami, 1950. By Willard Culver.

Spectators gather around a dying finback whale in Provincetown, Massachusetts, 1962. By Dean Conger.

A temporary vacant lot serves as driving range amid high rise buildings, 1979. By H. Edward Kim.

Students from five states smile through the gate of Ashley Hall in Charleston, South Carolina, 1939. By B. Anthony Stewart.

Arizona cowboys play sports to pass the time in Phoenix, 1955.  By Black Star.

Women use compact mirrors in packed crowd to catch sight of the queen in London, 1966. By James P. Blair.

A couple in a boat paddle on a lily pond and collect flowers in the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington D.C., 1923. By Charles Martin.

The sailing ship Terra Nova is framed by an ice grotto in Antarctica, 1911. By Herbert G. Ponting.

A herd of 2,400 buffalo roam free near Gillette, Wyoming, 1979. By James L. Amos.

People sunbathe and boat on reservoir water in Red Rock Canyon in Kansas, 1952. By Jack Fletcher.

Vacationers plummet down a water slide enclosed in plastic in En Gev Kibbutz, Israel, 1985. By James L. Stanfield.

Argentine gauchos race across a lake near Beron de Astrada, 1980. By O. Louis Mazzatenta.

People sunbathe beside a swimming pool in Charlotte, North Carolina, 1941. By J. Baylor Roberts.
Aren't these awesome?
Find more on the blog: natgeofound.tumblr.com
And be sure to read my next post coz I'll post the rest of my favs ;-)

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22/02/2016

Runway: Retro

Blast from the past. Retro style and everything inspired by it.

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I like how everything looks so elegant, feminine, decent and somehow comfortable.


My Polyvore set:


Isn't classic elegance the best?


The next set is one of my favs:


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17/02/2016

Dark Room: Let's Get Lost

Kristina Petrosiute's photos are so inviting. Let's run outside in the cold and explore...

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...and get lost.

More on her Flickr/maklaudiene/





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12/02/2016

Gallery: Outside The Frame

I like these embroided artworks by Ana Teresa Barboza. Nature out of control.

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These are titled 'Suspension'.
The artist's web-site: anateresabarboza.blogspot.fr

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09/02/2016

Dark Room: One February

Remember when it was cold and white in February? This is Zagreb in snow.

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All photos by me.








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05/02/2016

Walkman: Top Albums Of 2015

People, my fav albums of 2015:

1) 'Currents' by Tame Impala


This album is everything! Def one of the best albums ever (by one of the best bands ever). I could listen to it over and over again and never get sick of the songs. Every track is amazing, it's long enough (trend being that albums these days contain 10 normal-lenght tracks), it's catchy, it's groovy, it's insightful. Turn it on and enjoy!


2) 'Getting Closer Is Keeping Us Apart' by Jonathan


This LP makes me so proud of our boys from the band Jonathan. Seriously, some of the best songs in Croatian history. They will conquer worlds one day. (Sry about the video, it is the only I can choose.)


3) 'Kintsugi' by Death Cab For Cutie


I looove this band, and was not dissapointed with this album. It's very beautiful, ear-catching, brezzy and typical for them.


4) 'Tongue In Cheek' by Plastic Knives


I randomly started listening to this band which led to a whole phase of listening exclusively to them. They are also Croatians, and play interesting instrumental electro-rock.


5) 'Both Sides Of The Atlantic' by Plastic Knives


Yup, they released two short albums last year.

6) 'Lucid Dreaming' by Say Lou Lou


Very excited about finally being able to listen to the full-lenght album by these two. It's a dreamy pop-electronic world, just perfect for different kinds of emotional states.




7) 'MTV Unplugged' by Placebo


I was so excitet about this since I'm a fan of acoustic performances (especially when they include interesting instruments and strings). Well, I'm not dissapointed. It contains 17 tracks, among which are all my favorites (and some of them they are not performing live any more so I was super happy to hear them), and they are all well arranged, well performed (I liked the both guest singers also) and well recorded (you have to take a look at the video below, the screen visuals were too cool).


8) 'Depression Cherry' by Beach House


This is a great atmospheric album for dark winter evenings. Beach House always do it that way, and this time better than ever.



9) 'Tell Me I'm Pretty' by Cage The Elephant


Their previous album was a bomb so I didn't know what to expect. But this one nicely followes its ancestor. It continues to develop the same sound. It's not better, but it's decent. I like it.


10) 'Zmajevi Na Vjetru' by Vatra


Another Croatian band. I thought this one wouldn't make it to the list coz they became huge in Croatia thanks to a pop-rock single I consider a step back in their creative career. But, I wanted to give it a chance. And I think the album isn't bad at all. Yes, there are some tracks that are unnecessary, but some of them are actually nicely fresh. And, I think they made a high-quality radio-frendly pop-rock album, which is hard to find in this country.



There are also some albums I listen to a lot but do not delight me entirely with the production, like 'Pagans in Vegas' by Metric, 'Surrender' by Hurts or 'Wiped Out!' by The Neighbourhood. Things are getting too electro and indie-rock. Mainly too electro. Calm down, music industry. Have a measure.

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