Lesley Smitheringale on June 25th, 2008

Wired.com asked their subscribers to explore the tiny, overlooked universes that surround us … and blow them up.  “Turn your toothbrush bristles into a nylon forest, tree bark into the Grand Canyon, or your juicy steak into some gristly, alien terrain. Make us into hypochondriac germaphobes through the level of detail you capture.”
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lesart on February 2nd, 2008

Fantastic collection of patterns in nature from the National Geographic site - all are available as wallpapers

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Lesley Smitheringale on December 1st, 2007

I spotted this butterfly in the garden when I was feeding the comets early this morning and I sprinted into the house to grab my camera. I ended up chasing this butterfly all over my garden before she finally rested on a leaf. (I’m sure my neighbours must think that I am a bit of [...]

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