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24 June 2014

Feather Art by Chris Maynard

Chris Maynard's, the artist and biologist is interested in bird feathers and tries to make an artistic rendition. Feather designs by Chris Maynard capture the elegance and simplicity of nature in Featherfolio's new, creative art form. Each feather design used as a real feathers natural shed from common and exotic birds to capture the beauty and grace of these exceptional creatures. He said "In my work I try to capture a a feeling of a bird and give meaning in the simplest way, often in a silhouette. this is in part because my medium does not allow for a lot of detail. Feather appear to us as endearingly delicate, but they are actually, like my work quite tough." Chris also make an art in Shadow boxes.

Animal Eyes Photography by Suren Manvelyan

The famous photographer Suren Manvelyan and he is in famous in macro photography. Suren born in 1976, he strarted photography in the age of sixteen and became as professional photographer in 2006. Suren's photography publish in many magazines and newspapers in Armenia and Worldwide. The popular series of close-ups of "Animal Eyes" and "Your Beautiful Eyes" have had millions of views on Web. Published by National Geographic, Yahoo! Die Zeit, The Sun, Daily Mail etc etc. In 2001 Suren received his PhD in Theoretical Physics from the Yerevan State University, where his research focused on Quantum Chaos. He also got the President Award from Republic of Armenia next year for his research work in the field of Quantum Technologies. Suren also love to plays musical instruments like guitar, cello, piano, block flute and lyre.

Cow

Lark

Lemur Catta

Blue-yellow macaw parrot

Flying possum

Discus fish

Blue crayfish

Tiger python (albino)

Horse

Lama

Rabbit

Husky dog

Fennec fox

Hippo

Macaca rezus

Camel

Chinchilla

Long-eared owl

Basiliscus lizard

Anolis lizard

Turnip Rock | Port Austin, Michigan USA

Turnip Rock | Port Austin, Michigan

Turnip Rock is located at the shores of Lake Huron, Michigan, USA. This beautiful rock is formed in a tiny tidal island. The name called Turnip Rock form it's tunip-like shape. The resemblance to Turnip is especially reinforce due to the tree on the of the rock surface. Turnip Rock was eroded by waves erosion over thousands of years, giving it the unique shape. The private property around the Turnip Rock, so the only way to get the rock by boats or kayaks etc, but in winter time most of the lake is frozen.

Turnip Rock | Port Austin, Huron Lake | Michigan, USA

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23 June 2014

Guoliang Tunnel | China

Guoliang Tunnel in Henan Povince-China was no exception, because Chinesepeople are always different in scale ofarchitectural project. The Guoliang village is located in a mountainous area of Taihang Mountains which is situated in Huisxian, Xinxiang, Henan Henan Province of China. These photos of the road are often misidentified as photo of the " Road of Death" in Bolivia. Any way but its look more dangerous with our last post Combe Laval Road | France.

Before the Tunnel was constructed, access to the nearby village of Guoliang was restricted to a difficult path carved into the mountainside. The village is surrounded by towering mountains cut of from outside civilization. In 1972 a group of villager led by Shen Mingxin made plans to carve a road into the side of the Mountain. Thirteen strong village workers began the project, The team of village works are not an engineer but the set about carving a roadway inch by inch, using their hand made tools and several died during construction. The tunnel is 1.2 kilometers long, five meters tall and 4 meters wide. The tunnel is attraction for international tourists.

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Sankeien Garden in Yokohama, Japan

Sankei Garden is a traditional Japanese-style garden in Yokohama, Japan. The garden is popular for its cherry blossoms, ume blossoms,and the changing leaves in autumn. Sankeien Garden was biult by Tomitaro Hara in 1902-1908, know by the pseudonym Sankei Hara, who was a silk trader. Almost all of its buildings ar historically significatn structures bouth by Hara himself in location all over the country, among them Tokyo, Kyoto, Kamakura, Gifu Prefecture, and Wakayama Prefecture. Ten properties have ben declared important cultural property, and rest of three are Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan designated by the city of Yokahama. In World War II some properties are damaged badly, In 1953 the garden was donated to City of Yokohama, which entrusted it to the Sankeien Hoshokai Foundation. The garden was restored almost to it pre-war condition in fiver years. The total surface of the garden is 175 thousand square meters and features ponds, streams, and undulating paths designed bye Sankei Hara, and many historical buildings such as Tomyo-ji former three-story Pagoda, originally constructed in Kyoto in 1457 and relocated in 1914 ad tge Former Yanohar House, originally the private residence of the Yahohara Family.