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Photo Essay: Last Blast of Winter

David Webb — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:00:03 +0000

Winter is slowly fading away so for one last time we feature some funny and amazing photos of the season. Enjoy :)

Zombies behind you!

He didn’t see his shadow

The statue was so cold it left seeking a warmer place to pose

Photo Essay: Winter Around the World

David Webb — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:00:45 +0000

This week we focus on cold weather around the world so grab a cup of hot chocolate or coffee and enjoy.

Photo Essay: Crazy Architecture

David Webb — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:00:35 +0000

Today we take a look at some of the most creative and strangest forms of architecture. Amazingly, these are all completely real. Enjoy :)

The Guitar Store in Southampton England

MC Escher design that seems to break all laws of the known universe.

When this sculpture located in Perth, Australia, is viewed from another angle you can see the complicated way it manipulates perspective to get the effect.

This building in Ukraine has a gigantic, 100-foot-tall, crossword puzzle on the side. Yes, you can actually work it.

The clues are hidden around the city, and each night the answers are projected onto the side with lights.

The steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum, decorated for the Dali exhibit.

This melting building is actually just a regular building covered in a huge tarp with the Dali-esque design painted on it.

It’s covering an apartment building undergoing renovation in Paris.

This billboard from Indonesia is a creative effort by the Formula Toothcare company to illustrate the fact that their toothpaste builds strong teeth.

This group of tacky trailer homes isn’t Photoshopped, but it’s not a living complex either. It’s a set for a play in Amsterdam.

The trick to this fountain is that it is supported by a pipe running up through the water

This extra large table and chair is a sculpture in England. The artist wanted to build a monument to the privacy and loneliness of writing.

If you stand in this spot in the parking garage shown in the photo, the word “DOWN” is just floating there.

He created the effect of continuous letters by adjusting the angles for appropriate perspective as they reached walls.

The Inversion House is located on Montrose Boulevard in Houston Texas. A pair of artists, Dan Havel and Dean Ruck was responsible for this house installation. The two wooden buildings were to be replaced by a new built project so the few months before the demolition, they made this into an architectonic installation.

This mile-high tennis match looks like some cheesy special effect from a Nike commercial. But no, it’s just Dubai. This tennis match between Andre Agassi and Roger Federer happened on a helipad located on top of the Burj Al Arab skyscraper.

It looks like a city about to get drained out of a giant’s bath tub, but it’s actually a picture of the world’s largest diamond mine outside of Mirny, Russia. This mine is so large that air currents prevent helicopters from flying over it.

Photo Essay: Baby Animals – Part 1

David Webb — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:00:38 +0000

We got a baby rabbit this week. I jokingly told my wife that the rabbit was very young she was ”just a puppy”. My wife said “A baby rabbit is not called a puppy, it’s called a bunny!” This sparked my curiosity, and also in an effort to prove her wrong, I looked it up on the internet. To my surprise a baby rabbit is called a Dave or Davey. HAH! I said to her. She just rolled her eyes at me and said “Well you didn’t know either!”

So for the weeks photo essay we are featuring the baby animals of the world. Everybody all at once… Ahhhhhhhh. How cute!

As previously mentioned. A baby rabbit is called a Dave or Davey (this one is not ours). I have also seen where it is called a Kit, Kitten as well as Bunny but I’m sure that has to be incorrect. ;)

A baby Aardvark is called a Cub

This little guy is a Calf

A baby Hedgehog is a Piglet or Pup

A baby seal is also called a Pup.

A baby Gorilla is referred to as an Infant.

This of course is a Pup or Puppy

A little skunk is a Kit

A baby Tiger is a Cub or a Whelp

This is a cute little Cub

Baby Possums (or Opossums) are called Joey’s

Coincidentally, this is also called a Joey. A baby Kangaroo.

And third on our list of “Joey’s” is the Koala Bear

A baby Deer is called a Fawn

Here we have an Infant again

And this handsome fellow is a Calf

A baby Hippo is also called a Calf

We all know this one… a Duckling

Here is a baby Buffalo which also is called a Calf when it is young.

And of course, another Calf, a baby Cow.

Photo Essay: Winter Fun

David Webb — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:00:51 +0000

Winter is here and this weeks Photo Essay features people and animals enjoying the weather.

A face full of Winter

The world’s smallest snowman

Don’t suppose I could trouble you for a warm blanket could I?

I think this is an Eskimo kiss

A Doggy snow cone

Nice couple but they’re a little cold when it comes to making new friends.

A tiny snowman army

This is what happens when you leave your pretty fountain running in the winter

Hello? Snow one’s there.

Nature’s refrigerator

Attack of the killer snow dog!

Mr. Bill the snowman Oh nooooooo!

This is not the droid you are looking for

Hover squirrel avoids getting a cold tummy

Rawr!

Excuse me, do you have any chestnuts roasting on an open fire? It’s cold out here!

Gotta do your exercises, don’t want your muscles to freeze up!

Santa’s elves enjoying a break

Snowcat and his owner

The best transportation in this kind of weather!

The very rare snowctopus

Photo Essay: Funny Snowman Pictures

David Webb — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:00:44 +0000

Thank you for stopping by Photo Outpost for our Friday Photo Essay. Today we look at the creative and clever things people have done while building snowmen. Enjoy and share with others.

This one kind of freaks me out.

Biggest one of the bunch. This must have taken a long time.

It’s a mini-me!

Lego Man. Very clever.

There’s always a critic…

This one needs an explanation. It’s a ninja snowman. Get it?

Not real snow but a clever use of paper shreddings.

Photo Essay: Kids Afraid of Santa

David Webb — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:00:46 +0000

I guess you would say these little ones have “Claustrophobia”. Hopefully they will forget this part of their life and not need therapy later on. Enjoy :)

Photo Essay: Classic Funny and Weird Photos – Part 3

David Webb — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:00:06 +0000

The third and final installment of our look back at yesteryear’s odd and funny photos. Enjoy and share…

Drinking with the moon. It’s nice they are sharing.

Looks like a wicked witch of the west get-together. Probably trying to figure out how to get that little girl.

Some form of early costumes I presume

Who is that masked man?

Trick or treat!

Checking out the birdie

Bad little stuffed animal!

I hope the alligator is fake

Worshiping the ghost of Joe Louis?

His Mama dresses him funny.

Maybe she’s sleeping. I hope she’s sleeping.

Meet the 3 Stooges’ cousins. Gassy, Dopey, and Pensive

Yak fur was big back then.

Alien baby and her mom

Uncle Joe with his beard / scarf

Apparently rabies was not a big concern in the past.

Koo Koo the bird girl

Sewing on the go

I’m going to have nightmares about this one

Californians have always been a little out of the ordinary.

The orchard is not the only thing that’s old

I’m worried too.

Photo Essay: Classic Funny and Weird Photos – Part 2

David Webb — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:23 +0000

Continuing our photo essay from last Friday, here are more strange and odd photos from days gone by. Enjoy :)

Carnival sideshow family photo I presume

Since I got in trouble you’re all going down with me

Sing-along time with the Hobo family

I think they got their height from Mom’s side of the family.

This is my stuffed animal. I call him Mr. Crane

My fierce dancing bear

Everyone has their dark side…

The Zulu tribe of the West Indies, either that or a convention of feather duster enthusiasts

My family… sometimes they can be sooo fake.

The Monkees and Three Dog Night in concert

The Tree sisters

I will call him “Mini-Me”

I think the tall guy has the reach advantage

Last known photograph…

To each other?

Early bike fail

Nooooo problem.

Fraternity ritual?

Early photo of Bigfoot

The Last Supper tattooed on a woman’s back. Interesting…

Thanks for joining us, tune in next week for more funny photos and part 3 of this Friday’s Photo Essay.

Photo Essay: Classic Funny and Weird Photos – Part 1

David Webb — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:00:26 +0000

Traveling back in time we focus this week on photos before the internet was even invented. Enjoy this look back at some very strange old photos.

This is our basketball, we adore thee our basketball.

Back when steroid use was in its infancy

Out past curfew? Do what these young ladies did.

Apparently boxing was not just for boys. Either that or they are trying to keep their nails from being broken.

Me and my dolly. No, she’s not possessed, what made you think that?

We couldn’t afford a real car so this cardboard cut-out will have to do.

Hey! Look out for that hole!

Early Photoshop™ experiment

A dog with his mouse… I think. Or maybe it’s a cat.

If she’s your girlfriend I guess you can’t dump her… at least not there.

Siamese twins?

I have no idea what’s going on here. Any ideas? Post your comments below.

Nice hats

A girl riding an invisible bicycle upside down.

I don’t think I’d trust their nautical skills

Do I look heroic?

Guess their not judging these contestants on their looks.

Strong baby!

I think that would be a compliment way back then.