Link About It: This Week’s Picks

William Eggleston's Chromes, DIY snowmakers, French erotica and more in our look at the web this week

1. The War Against Christmas Scrooge would delight in the brilliant violence of this series of stills by photographer Alan Sailer. Working out of his garage, Sailer shot Christmas ornaments with a high-speed pellet rifle, capturing the results on film with a flash unit he built himself. Each ornament was filled with different odds, ends and liquids for stunning splashes of color and texture. 2. …

Chromes

William Eggleston's Chromes, DIY snowmakers, French erotica and more in our look at the web this week

A master of perfectly-toned hues, influential photographer William Eggleston made his mark long ago by showing the mostly black-and-white world of photography how gripping color can be. “Chromes” pieces together over 5,000 Kodachromes and Ektachromes unearthed from chronologically ordered binders in a safe at the Eggleston Artistic Trust.

National Geographic Photo Contest Winners

William Eggleston's Chromes, DIY snowmakers, French erotica and more in our look at the web this week

The result of 20,000 entries from over 130 countries, the selections for this year’s National Geographic Photo Contest are nothing short of awe-inspiring. This 2011 winner is a micro shot of an Indonesian dragonfly riding out the first few moments of a rain shower.