“lovers’ eye”, eye miniature on ivory, c. 1830s. hand-painted miniature of a left hazel eye on ivory in heart-shaped pendant.

eye miniatures or lovers’ eyes were georgian miniatures, normally watercolour on ivory, depicting the eye or eyes of a spouse, loved one or child. these were usually commissioned for sentimental reasons and were often worn as bracelets, brooches, pendants or rings with richly decorated frames, serving the same emotional need as lockets hiding portraits or locks of hair. this fad started in the late 1700s.

eye miniatures are believed to have originated when the prince of wales (later george iv) felt the need to send the widow maria fitzherbert a token of his love. this gesture and the romance that went with it, was frowned upon by the court, so that a miniaturist was employed to paint only the eye and thereby preserve anonymity and decorum.

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A punk stops during a gay pride parade to allow a mesmerized child to touch his jacket spikes.

I’ve reblogged this before, but whatever. This is seriously one of my the best photos that I have ever seen.

Easily one of the best things that I have seen on Tumblr … which isn’t saying much because, well, yeah. But still, awesome, and it’s saying a lot.

I reblog this every time it comes on my dash

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One of my all-time favourite pics!

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This is my favorite picture, he’s just so cute, and it’s a wonderful shot.

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“Giant Panda Tian Tian enjoys a fruitcicle January 20, 2011 at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoo in Washington, DC.” (by Merrycube)

— Jim Jarmusch (via no-bra-no-panties)

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Extremely long exposure: Photographer endures 15-hour shoots in the wintry Australian outback to snare stunning images of star trails in the night sky.

At first glance these spectacular swirls of colour may look like clever computer graphics or the result of faulty camera work. They are, in fact, the product of hour after hour of painstaking night-time shooting by photographer Lincoln Harrison. His stunning pictures of star trails across the Australian night sky were taken over periods of up to 15 hours.

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