landscape
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Aerial Photos Of Coal Mining Pits Are Sublime And Terrifying
For some, coal mining conjures images of quaint Appalachian towns. In parts of Germany, where some of the world’s largest open-pit coal mines exist, the resemblance is more of an apocalyptic wasteland.
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These Landscapes Covered In Oil Wells Are Like Huge Alien Cities
Crude oil — or petroleum — has been used since ancient times for several purposes, mostly for dimly lighting up buildings and streets. Only after inventing the fractional distillation of oil and discovering vast mineral oil fields under the ground and sea in the 19th and 20th centuries, petroleum became the most important material for…
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A Pyramid In The Middle Of Nowhere Built To Track The End Of The World
A huge pyramid in the middle of nowhere tracking the end of the world on radar. An abstract geometric shape beneath the sky without a human being in sight. It could be the opening scene of an apocalyptic science fiction film, but it’s just the US military going about its business, building vast and other-worldly…
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The Gorgeous Tics And Errors Of Laser Scanning Gone Wrong
Matthew Shaw and William Trossell, the London-based duo known as ScanLAB Projects, continue to push the envelope of laser-scanning technology, producing visually stunning and conceptually intricate work that falls somewhere between art and practical surveying.