The Believer

In the cluttered basement of an eccentric's estate sale, I happened upon a very old book about the Cottingly Fairies. The book examines a series of photographs from 1917 that capture a pair of girls frolicking about with faires and gnomes. Much ado has been made about the authenticity of the shots, but they remind me of a song by one of my favorite Seattle songwriters, Bill Patton. His beautiful, meandering version of Black Sabbath's "Fairies Wear Boots" is almost enough to make you believe.

City Shrinker

The tilt shift effect in photography has seen a recent spike in popularity due to the fact that it is quite easy to replicate in photoshop. The effect turns a normal photograph into a wonderfully miniature world. But it only works best with the right kind of photographs. Ben Thomas seems to have it down right. Take a trip through his shrunken cities here. Found via It's Nice That.