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Photographer Recreates Famous Portraits With John Malkovich As His Model | Bored Panda - Son of Groucho

"Renowned photographer Sandro Miller has worked together with legendary Hollywood A-Lister John Malkovich many times, but when Miller wanted to celebrate the photography greats that had inspired and guided him, he had to do something special. So he, with Malkovich as his dashing unisex model, recreated some of those influential photographers’ most important portraits in a photo series called “Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich: Homage to photographic masters.” The series puts both Miller’s exceptional photography and Malkovich’s masterful acting talents front and center. Miller gets each amazing portrait’s lighting, mood and composition down perfectly, while Malkovich replicates the subject’s emotions and expressions so perfectly that the photos become nearly indistinguishable, regardless of the age or gender of the original subject. And it was all done without Photoshop!" - Son of Groucho

"My, what amazing eyes you have! Owls are famous for their vision. With their ability to spot and capture tiny prey even on the darkest nights, it's no wonder that we're curious how they do it. Well, for starters, they don't have round eyeballs like us. Instead, they're elongated and held in place by "sclerotic rings," a bony structure in the skull. Owls do have binocular vision similar to humans, since they eyes are forward-facing, giving them (and us) a great ability to judge height, weight and distance. However while humans have a 180-degree field of view with about 140 degrees of it being binocular, owls only have a 110-degree field of view with about 70 degrees of binocular vision. What they lack in binocular vision they make up for in their legendary night vision and farsightedness.   Owls.org writes, "The tubular shape also gives a comparatively large retina size that is packed full of light sensitive rods... The phenomenal light gathering properties of the owl's eye is further enhanced in many species by a reflective layer behind the retina, called the tapetum lucidum, which reflects back onto the rods any light that may have passed through the retina without hitting one the first time. Tawny owls would appear to have the best developed eyes of all the owls, indeed of all vertebrates, being probably about 100 times more sensitive at low-light levels than our own."   Another cool thing about owl eyes is the iris color. The iris color is somewhat related to the time of day or night in which an owl hunts. PawNation reports, "Although not accurate with every owl species, eye color tends to indicate what time of day the owls prefer to be active. There are always exceptions, but most owls hunt around the same time as other owls with the same color eyes, according to Raptor Rescue, a bird-of-prey rehabilitation charity. The link is not fully understood but it's pretty reliable: Species eye color correlates to daily activity periods."   The colors tend to be dark brown or black for strictly nocturnal owls, orange (and almost red as pictured in the owl above) for crepuscular owls that hunt around dawn and dusk, and yellow for diurnal owls who hunt during the day." - Son of Groucho

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I will, actually! I've never been a Scottish Nationalist and I can understand why some found him irritating but he has put a huge effort into the Yes Campaign. I think he is an intelligent man with principles: qualities I see in practically no Westminster politician of any party, sadly. - Son of Groucho

From http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mexico... Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula has undeniably stunning beaches around Cancún, Playa Del Carmen and Tulum. But those who wish to cool off from the sun and teeny-bikini flashiness can escape to a secret underworld of turquoise pools where Mayans communicated with the gods. At these hidden locations, you can swim in crisp mineral-rich waters in magical caves or under a jungle-framed sky and feel lost in another time. Cenotes are natural swimming holes formed by the collapse of porous limestone bedrock, which has revealed a secret subterranean world of groundwater pools. Most cave cenotes have fresh water that has been meticulously filtered by the earth, making them so clear and pure that you can see straight through to small fish frolicking in the plant life below. Open-air cenotes also have clear water, and often are home to vitamin- and mineral-rich algae that nourish and protect your skin. Underwater photographers will be thrilled with the clear waters, which allow for aquatic-playground shots in high-definition clarity. The Mayans revered cenotes because they were a water source in dry times; the name cenote means 'sacred well'. Mayans settled villages around these spiritual wells and believed that they were a portal to speak with the gods. Today you can still see why cenotes held the Mayans in awe. Swimming in the pristine waters feels like stepping into prehistory, where giant tropical trees and vines form wild cathedral walls leading up to shafts of sunlight. Read more: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mexico... - Son of Groucho