Just to knock your socks off -
Photography in the style of traditional Chinese painting of the Song and Yuan dynasties by Don Hong-Oai.

There are lots more; go look. They’re sensational.
Via Julia Galef at Facebook.
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Dec 27 2011
Just to knock your socks off -
Photography in the style of traditional Chinese painting of the Song and Yuan dynasties by Don Hong-Oai.

There are lots more; go look. They’re sensational.
Via Julia Galef at Facebook.
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Rixaeton
December 27, 2011 at 7:32 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Ahhhh! Now you have done it. As a fan of steampunk, your linking to this site has now destined me to a lifetime of hanging out at http://www.retronaut.co
Thank you, Ophelia
Now to get some inspiration on steampunking stuff.
BTW: how times have changed, and we don’t have magazines like these any more:
http://www.retronaut.co/2011/09/mans-life-magazine-1950s/
sailor1031
December 28, 2011 at 4:47 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
OB: Thanks for this link. What a great site. Love the photos of London in the 1940s & 1950s
Ian MacDougall
December 28, 2011 at 1:36 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Yes, OB, thanks for the link. I have passed it on to a friend who is a keen photographer.
It must be viral by now.
Ophelia Benson
December 28, 2011 at 3:05 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
My pleasure, and I in turn thank Julia Galef for the link. I’m sure it is viral; I saw lots of shares at Facebook.
Giliell, the woman who said Good-bye to Kitty
December 29, 2011 at 7:03 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
*sigh*
Saw the photos, fell in love with them, ordered a calendar.
I hope you’re proud of yourself now!
Ophelia Benson
December 29, 2011 at 9:10 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Well I am! A new aesthetic pleasure is a fine thing.
Tony
December 29, 2011 at 1:48 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Ophelia:
-I did. Boy do those pictures look gorgeous.
This is my favorite:
http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/11110.jpg
Rixaeton:
-I am starting to really appreciate steampunk. I especially loved ‘Steampunk Disney’
Nentuaby
December 30, 2011 at 3:52 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Whoaaah. That’s beatiful. Thanks for sharing it.
Ophelia Benson
December 30, 2011 at 4:43 pm (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Pleasure!