Fantastic set of aerial nudes by NZ photographer John Crawford - love the cows and sheep! And the train! Lovely idea, beautifully done. More at his website. (via) [gallery]
These pictures were taken at the first ever King Of The Bubble contest, which requires contestants to produce the largest, clearest, longest-lasting and most perfectly rounded rings. It's a specially-built pool in Brussels, Belgium, 100ft deep (the deepest in the world).
The eventual winner, beating nine finalists, was 31-year-old Francine Kreiss, from Hyeres in France (above).
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A photo from 1955 of Princess Yvonne and Prince Alexander of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn in Germany. It's like a Teutonic, black and white, post-war, pre-pubescent “Skins”. Makes one wonder what they get up to in Balmoral in summer.
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ALAKAZZAM! Hey PRESTO! Abracadabra! BIM Sala BIM! ShazzzzzzZZAM! (via)
From the inimitable Cookie Jar.