Soul Piercing

kinsey6:

Can we take a moment to appreciate this beautiful human being?

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“In the gallery there were many family portraits, but they could have little to fix the attention of a stranger. Elizabeth walked in quest of the only face whose features would be known to her. At last it arrested her—and she beheld a striking resemblance to Mr. Darcy, with such a smile over the face as she remembered to have sometimes seen when he looked at her. She stood several minutes before the picture, in earnest contemplation, and returned to it again before they quitted the gallery. Mrs. Reynolds informed them that it had been taken in his father’s lifetime.”

Pride and Prejudice, 2005. Directed by Joe Wright.

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kari-shma:

100,000 LED Lights Illuminate a Japanese River

Tokyo Hotaru Festival 2012 took place recently, releasing 100,000 blue LED lights to float in the Sumida River. The bulbs rolled along the waves of the river bank, mimicking hotaru (the Japanese word for “fireflies”), for the festival that celebrates the Japanese tradition of watching fireflies float along a watercourse. The spectacular event lit up the waterway with a sparkling sapphire radiance against the night sky.

The solar-powered LED balls, known as prayer stars, were designed to illuminate when they came in contact with water and were provided by Panasonic, one of the event’s sponsors. At the close of the festival, the bulbs were gathered by giants nets and removed from the stream. 

photojojo:

Leica is on a roll. A beautiful, beautiful, leather and anodized silver camera-making roll.

Meet Leica’s new Hermès Leica M9-P digital Rangefinder. It was co-designed by the Parisian fashion house for an edition of 300. 200 will go for $25,000, while an extra special 100 will go for $50,000.

Check out the Making Of & Unboxing videos showing off the craftsmanship that went into these cameras. 

Hermès Leica M9-P Digital Rangefinder Will Sell for $50,000