“stencil”

“diamond ring”

“glasses”

“ant”

“stars”, “moon”

“trees”, “stump”

Yesterday I again found myself wandering through Iowa City, photographing street art, when I noticed the above series of stencils. I can honestly say that my French vocabulary doubled from the start of the walk to the end. Très bon, Monsieur.

Old Glory, in Bench Form

After a long hiatus, I’ve got another daily photo.  This one is from Burlington, Iowa.

My new </head> hat

I bought this hat last December in Rekyavic, Iceland, for five quid. It was plain at the time and I planned on customizing it “sometime.” I thought it would would be a sweet idea to put a</head> tag on the back of it – to signify the end of my head.

Flash forward six months to me walking around Brooklyn, New York, and I see a place called Neighborhoodies.  15 minutes later, my vision is realized.

Longhorns in IC?

“Save Your Money”

“Ghetto Tags Suck”

I recently took a walk around my old stomping grounds in Iowa City and pleasantly surprised with the quality of street art.  These shots are everything I found in an hour of wandering around outside the city center.

If anyone has any more leads on decent pieces in the Iowa City area, or any information on the artists above (I’m not a cop), give me a shout.

UPDATE [10 July 2010] - I went back to Iowa City yesterday and actually went into the city center to have a look.  I’ve added about 15 new photos to this post and created an entirely separate post for all the French vocabulary stencils.

Beer Cans and BB Guns

This photo represents the simple pleasures of going home.  In my case, returning to rural Iowa means standing in the driveway, shooting beer cans with a pellet rifle.  Good times.

Bridge to Hell

As you may know, I can’t stop taking photos of products or signs that I think sound funny. Here is a collection of gems from my recent banger rally through Scandinavia.

Smak - Oslo

Food Pancakes in Copenhagen

Rasta Buffet

Geekiest Soda Ever

Divine Chocolate Milk

KKK Supermarket

Bacon in a Tube

Drink 'til You Die

Skruf in Tromso

DONG Energy

Servingforslag

Finnish Tobacco

What kind of coffee?

Japp

This guy is suing the yogurt company for using his photo. Seriously.

n00b

The Bunny is back.

Konijntje is back.

Some of you may remember my first collection of Konijntje images from around the west end and central Glasgow.  Well, in honour of Easter, here are some more I’ve been collecting.  Enjoy.

Pimpernel Petroleum

Luss is one of a few villages on the edge of Loch Lomond.  There is also a Scottish nursery rhyme about a rough bus that goes between Luss & Glasgow.  For a bit of a laugh, I made the image above to commemorate the Sunday afternoon drive which led us to Luss.

Gauge Clippers

Ever since I moved to Scotland, I’ve noticed a Glaswegian affinity for the wee round lighter with the pentagon shaped flint wheel know as the “Clipper.”  After a little studying I discovered that diameter of a clipper is spot on with a 12 gauge shotgun shell.  Which brings us to the photos above, my 12 Gauge Clippers.

Ive got a few around, so if anyone wants one, leave a comment, or hit me on Twitter.  First come, first served.

The Duke and his cap in 3D (glasses required)

After reading a tutorial on how to make 3D photos in last months issue of .net, I decided to have a shot at it.  So yesterday I went ‘doon the toon’ to find a subject for my experiment in the 3rd dimension.  Once I got to GoMA, it was obvious that my subject would be the Duke of Wellington.

To see the above image in all its 3D glory you will need a pair of red & blue 3D glasses.  If you don’t have any, I’ve got some links below on how to acquire a pair.

How to make 3D glasses
Where to send away for a free pair of 3D glasses 1
Where to send away for a free pair of 3D glasses 2

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