Showing posts with label Swimming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Swimming. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
01. Siesta Beach
Siesta Beach in Sarasota, Fla., rates as the top beach in the United States, Siesta Beach, with its fine, white sand and clear, warm waters, often makes the cut on Dr. Beach’s annual top beaches list, but this is its first year in the No. 1 spot. For 2011 here is the list of top ten best beaches of America according to coastal expert Stephen P. Leatherman. “Dr. Beach,” as Leatherman is known, is the director of Florida International University’s Laboratory for Coastal Research. 09 more top 10 best swimming beaches in the United States, after the break...
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Aquaria Palaoa is a different kind of opera performance, where the protagonists sing in, out and under the water of a swimming pool, in Berlin, Germany.
Claudia Herr, a former swimming champion before turning to a music career, is the mastermind behind the unique Aquaria Palaoa project. In an interview with news agency AFP, Herr said she first got the idea for hosting an opera show at an indoor swimming pool the first time she visited the art nouveau Stadtbad Neukölln pool, in Berlin, 10 years ago. The large hall, complete with neo-classical pillars made her feel like she was at the opera.
Playing the lead role in Aquaria Palaoa, the former swimmer turned opera performer dives into the pool in a green evening dress, telling the story of a woman looking for the elixir of eternal youth. She sings both above and under the clear water of Stadtbad Neukölln, with the help of oxygen tanks. Special microphones transmit underwater sounds to speakers set up around the hall. Claudia’s voice, and those of other singers also singing underwater (but without oxygen tanks) are mixed with sounds recorded 100 meters under an ice shelf, in Antarctica. Meanwhile, the orchestra stays dry and accompanies them from the side of the pool.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Ceramist R.J. Vogland is a creative artist who makes 3D illusions using ceramic tiles. These custom hand sculpted tile murals can be used in swimming pools, spas, wall murals, kitchens, showers, signage and walkways. His murals combine the best of painting and sculpture in a work, created using hand-painting and airbrush techniques. The colored images are bonded to the tile with a translucent outer glaze. Vogland sculpts his own tiles from raw clay. It is a timeless process; every mural is made to order entirely by hand with no power tools. His works are included in over a thousand private collections throughout the world.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Swimming Pool Rug: Modern rug, titled "Grand Grand Splatch" by Puspam.
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