Artist makes perfect shiny balls of mud (Hikaru Dorodango)

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Bruce Gardner excels at the Japanese art of Hikaru Dorodango, or "Shiny Dumpling". He first learned about the practice from the sci-fi writer William Gibson, and the rest is history. Bruce is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Buck the Cubicle is a series featuring people who get out, get dirty and find inspiration in all manner of offbeat occupations.

http://dorodango.com
http://p2photography.net

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Fantomassays...

Adam and Jamie used this technique to test whether or not it was possible to 'polish a turd', and indeed it was.

They are beautiful objects.

Zawashsays...

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Fantomassaid:

Adam and Jamie used this technique to test whether or not it was possible to 'polish a turd', and indeed it was.

They are beautiful objects.

Paybacksays...

I think drone video is starting to jump the shark. It's not at the ramp yet, but it's up on the skis, sticking out its thumbs, and about to say, "Ayyyyy...".

oritteroposays...

It used to be really hard and/or expensive to get these types of shots, so they were used sparingly and only when they really made sense.

Now that they're cheap and easy they're being a bit over-used.

I don't think that it's exactly the drone shots that are starting to jump the shark, but the fad of using them everywhere, all the time, for no reason other than because we can (and good riddance too).

Paybacksaid:

I think drone video is starting to jump the shark. It's not at the ramp yet, but it's up on the skis, sticking out its thumbs, and about to say, "Ayyyyy...".

Paybacksays...

No, you're right. It's more cliched than following a ballistic trajectory over an aquatic predator . Shark jumping is the point where stupid things have to happen to try to keep something relevant. This is just overuse.

oritteroposaid:

It used to be really hard and/or expensive to get these types of shots, so they were used sparingly and only when they really made sense.

Now that they're cheap and easy they're being a bit over-used.

I don't think that it's exactly the drone shots that are starting to jump the shark, but the fad of using them everywhere, all the time, for no reason other than because we can (and good riddance too).

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