1900s Photos Video

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Alexey Zakharov, an artist from Moscow, specializes in creating animations using real historic photos. He describes this technique as traveling “back in time with a little steampunk time machine.” You’ll see famous sights such as Central Park, Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards, and more. “I came up with the idea for a full retro-photoanimation project after visiting the Shorpy site. This is astonishing place with tons of reconstructed hi-resolution photos. I spent many hours there. First I made only one animation shot used a single photo. Then, a year later, I decided to make something more complete. A picture, cut into layers is projected on the geometry created by 3D software. I use this geometry to set city backgrounds, buildings and other static elements. The second stage is creating full computer graphics of characters people, animals, vehicles etc.,” he told TheDailyMail.com. Click here to view the first image in this week’s things that look like other things gallery. Continue reading for a viral video of two daredevils climbing Lotte World Tower, the tallest structure in South Korea.

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