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Mohamed Babu
“Dr. Mohamed Babu of Mysore, South India, noticed something strange about the ants scurrying around on the floor of his kitchen: after drinking some spilled milk, their abdomens turned white. Realizing the insects’ bodies were transparent, he got an idea for a stunning set of photographs.
Mixing different varieties of food coloring along with sugar, water and a waxy base, he set out small droplets of liquid on a white plastic sheet outside in his garden and let the ants do the rest.
‘As the ant’s abdomen is semi-transparent, the ants gain the colors as they sip the liquid,’ he said.
Striving to get the best possible photos, Babu ran into an unexpected problem: too many ants. ‘I really toiled to get a photo. The crowd always used to become unmanageable within a few minutes and while I managed my camera with my right hand, my left hand was busy removing the extra ants.’ After a number of repeated attempts, he finally got the photos he was looking for.
‘Curiously, the ants preferred light colors—yellow and green. The darker green and blue drops had no takers, until there was no space around the preferred yellow and green drops.’ Some of the ants even wandered between the colors, creating unique mixtures of different hues inside their own stomachs.”

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date:: Nov 7, 2012 (a Wednesday)
time:: 3:35:29 (10 years ago)

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Tumblr Monday 81 - Tumblr Artist
Sergio Lopez aka The Main Loop | on Tumblr (b.1983, USA) - Painted Roses (2010)
Graduated from the Academy of Art in San Francisco, Sergio Lopez is an exemplary painter in a variety of mediums. His artistic knowledge goes from oil painting, charcoal drawing to gouache, from landscape painting to nude gesture studies. The Golden Age illustrators, Bravura painters, contemporary artists, concept designers, graffiti writers, and photographers have been some of his strongest influences in his pursuit of painting. Native of Sonoma County, he finds the area ever-inspiring, and never ceases to find a new gorgeous area no matter how often he explores. Since he began participating in plein air events in 2010, Sergio has won multiple awards and uses the knowledge gained from painting outdoors in his studio paintings. (cf. artist’s bio)
Please visit Sergio’s website for more work or follow his Tumblr to find out his inspiration, and great thanks to artforadults for this Tumblr Monday sharing!
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date:: Nov 2, 2012 (a Friday)
time:: 7:23:13 (10 years ago)

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date:: Oct 16, 2012 (a Tuesday)
time:: 4:24:28 (10 years ago)

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date:: Sep 19, 2012 (a Wednesday)
time:: 9:52:32 (10 years ago)

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David Leitner
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date:: Sep 18, 2012 (a Tuesday)
time:: 10:21:37 (10 years ago)

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Praying - Plan B

Oh Lord above, if I just killed a manLet somebody take the blameOh Lord above, if I’m knelling downMy prayer, take away this pain, oh, nothing helps
I’m praying, oh Lord, I’m praying to YouTake away this guilt all up in my headI’m pleading, oh Lord, I’m pleading with YouWe got some dealings to do before the day I’m dead
He came for me just like I knew he wouldBut this time I was ready, and I killed him goodBut we weren’t alone, there was one more leftHe took my weapon from me, put it to the test
That’s when this angel appeared out of the darkWith the devil in his eyes but God in his heartHe slayed him down, saved me from a sudden deathBut I’ve still done wrong
So now I’m praying, oh Lord, I’m praying to YouTake away this guilt all up in my headI’m pleading, oh Lord, I’m pleading with YouWe got some dealings to do before the day I’m dead
So there we are, an angel and a manBoth just standing there, blood on our hands"What we gon’ do now?“ Is what I thoughtBut before I could say it, the angel talked
He said, "I’m in here for life anywayYou’re only in here for five, I’ll take the blameSo go run now, don’t feel ashamed"But oh Lord, I do, that’s why I’m pray
I’m praying, oh Lord, I’m praying to YouAtone me from these sins weighing down on my soulI’m pleading, oh Lord, I’m pleading with YouGot some healing to do, inside I’m feeling low