Saturday, July 2, 2011

Spotlight: Cinemagraphs

Dear readers, I have one question for you: Have you ever heard of a "cinemagraph" ?

Cinemagraphs, those animated photographs that you can find almost every blogging or image sharing website, they make you smile or they may surprise you, for me those are like a movie inside a photograph or a photo that wanted to be a movie. A image that appears to be still and normal, then suddenly, claims a breath of life by moving a little. Fascinating, uh?

Deemed the next big-thing in photography, a cinamegraph is not a photo and not quite a video. It is simply a more sophisticated for of an animated GIF picture. As far as their image formats are concerned they are like animated GIFs the only difference being that only a portion of the photograph is moving which adds a really special, artistic touch to the entire thing.

Notice the images in this post, and you will notice that they are still images but one portion of the picture is moving.


Breathtakingly beautiful !

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Last night, I painted my nails on impulse. Different colors on each hand. Oh, my love of stripes never fades.


Song of the Day:
Gabrielle Cilmi - Nothing Sweet About Me

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101 Comments:

  1. aJuly 2, 2011 at 3:06 PM

    they are interesting. but i find them to be INCREDIBLY creepy.

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  2. Fivyolen QiuJuly 2, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    they are amazing! :)

    little miss olen ♥

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  3. yennJuly 2, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    heard of them and some of them are really good:)

    x
    kibear ♥

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  4. Fivyola QiuJuly 2, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    love the nail color xxx

    http://stoppedinthelaas.blogspot.com/
    olla, x.

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  5. KJJuly 2, 2011 at 7:10 PM

    That needs a big effort to make this kind of image I guess. Try to make one with your own pics? :D

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  6. Gianella PeraltaJuly 2, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    I love all the pictures! I want to know how to do one!!! :) I'm following you now dear :)

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  7. ellieJuly 2, 2011 at 9:23 PM

    How cool. Great nail polish too!

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  8. ivy's closetJuly 2, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    Really unique. Hope you are having a fab weekend.

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  9. lucy and sarahJuly 2, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    Amazing photos!

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  10. MelodyJuly 2, 2011 at 10:17 PM

    I lovee cinematographs ! I wanna learn how they do them cos I have no idea Dx

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  11. Sherley S. WijayaJuly 3, 2011 at 12:31 AM

    CUTE PICS! :DDD

    sherleyswijaya.blogspot.com

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  12. KJJuly 3, 2011 at 2:35 AM

    I did your handwriting tag with my lousy handwriting :3 xD

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  13. SaraJuly 3, 2011 at 2:39 AM

    oh! is that what they're called? i've seen them everywhere and wondered what the formal name was. Lovely post, enjoyed all the cinemagraphs as they were absolutely stunning!
    oh, and LOVE the nails =)

    xx
    http://www.hautechick.blogspot.com

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  14. LouiseJuly 3, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    Best post ever! these are sooo cool! it's crazy how they do that! xx

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  15. Dana ParamitaJuly 3, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    wow amazing photos! <3
    anyway check out my blog sweety ;)

    http://paramitadana.blogspot.com/

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  16. DawnJuly 3, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    Flo darling, these are so captivating. How do you upload these? Dawn Suitcase Vignettes xo

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  17. ManaJuly 3, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    Those cinemagraphs are amazing though I must admit some of them creeped me out a bit, especially the one with the hand in the shower curtain! >< Though my favorites have got to be the last three!

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  18. the-caramel-ladyJuly 3, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    Wouahhhh! It's amazing !

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  19. Janelle B. ShinJuly 3, 2011 at 4:10 PM

    What a cool idea!! I love them :) Thank you for sharing and visiting my blog!!

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  20. flyplfyJuly 3, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    OMG OMG OMG!!! can I get a copy of those??? they're just breathtakingly beautifuuuullll aaaa <3

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  21. BEAUTYEDITER.COM – Beauty BlogJuly 3, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    awesome shots the bike looks so pretty

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  22. FrancescaJuly 3, 2011 at 10:34 PM

    i was seriously captivated by every single one. i've never seen these before. im so amazed!! do u know how to make one? xx opinionslave

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  23. Frances DavisonJuly 3, 2011 at 11:11 PM

    oh wow i love them! so eerie and lovely!

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  24. yiqin;July 3, 2011 at 11:38 PM

    Nice photos <3

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  25. KABIGONEJuly 4, 2011 at 12:41 AM

    omg, those cinemagraphs are awesome :)

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  26. moonyJuly 4, 2011 at 1:40 AM

    seen some before but didn't know the proper term. will be using these on my blog def soon! my favourite is the first one. much love- neonrosefashion.blogspot.com x

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  27. MadelineJuly 4, 2011 at 2:35 AM

    It's amazing what a few movements can turn a picture into. They look so interesting, it's like they are more alive. The steaming cup of coffee made me crave for one too :)

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  28. LOVE LIGHTJuly 4, 2011 at 2:42 AM

    Amazing pictures! I like the coffee one :3

    Btw~ followed you back ^ ^

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  29. BeckyJuly 4, 2011 at 2:59 AM

    These are awesome photos :) So pretty!

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  30. MaryjaneJuly 4, 2011 at 3:37 AM

    Those are crazy cool, I've never seen anything quite like these before! Excellent post!

    Maryjane xoxo

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  31. Vanessa, Take only MemoriesJuly 4, 2011 at 5:01 AM

    I love Jamie's photography so much! She has such great talent!

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  32. Esther IvyJuly 4, 2011 at 5:23 AM

    They are amazing and I wish I knew how to do them like that haha.

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  33. Panda ♥ July 4, 2011 at 5:31 AM

    omg this is the first time I've seen these images ^__^ so cool. I want to make my own ><

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  34. The Cat HagJuly 4, 2011 at 5:38 AM

    Love these photos babe, they are so cool! :)


    xoxo,
    Addie
    The Cat Hag

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  35. LupeJuly 4, 2011 at 6:08 AM

    Lovely pictures! :)
    Thanks for the comment ;d
    fashion-is-forever.blogspot.com

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  36. AnonymousJuly 4, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    Fantastic post! I have never heard of cinemagraphs before and really enjoyed looking through these! They are truly amazing!

    http://thefashionlatte.blogspot.com

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  37. JenJuly 4, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    Oh wow. Your blog is truly amazing. I love this blog post.. it's so.. beautiful. I love these cinemagraphs. Thanks for stopping by my blog! I'm so happy you did! You've just shown me another amazing blog to follow ^_^

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  38. ElizabethJuly 4, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    reply:I live in Malaysia...followed ur blog ^^

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  39. LadyNanseiJuly 4, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    Hey. Sorry I've been so late to reply and check out your blog. Been super busy lately with doing nothing (aka too lazy to go to library). Well, to answer your question (think back now) I can speak Vietnamese. Well...kind of...It's under construction..

    Anyway. I love flicking through those pictures, I did'nt actually know about them until 2 minutes ago. It was so much fun to try and spot what was moving (it took me a while to locate newspaper man).

    Have a lovely day!

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  40. KaitlynJuly 4, 2011 at 3:14 PM

    Oh. My. Goodness. That is both amazing and amazingly eerie at the same time. Thanks so much for sharing, I have definitely learnt something today! :)

    http://modernlegacy.blogspot.com

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  41. ChiccaJuly 4, 2011 at 4:07 PM

    Thanks for your comment!Great pictures!
    http://chiccastyle.blogspot.com/

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  42. Roxy HeartJuly 4, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    Great photos! I've seen them before but didn't know that's what they were called.
    http://www.fashuhneestah.com/

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  43. Mrs. AaJuly 4, 2011 at 5:18 PM

    great photos,dear :D

    btw, for your comment at my blog..i'm so sorry i don't know how to change the color..i just looked for blogger templates at google and then my bf improved a lil' bit..so i don't know how to change it.. the only things i did were draw the illustration for header and background..so sorry,flo :'(

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  44. Natalie LeungJuly 4, 2011 at 7:45 PM

    wow, beautiful. my favourite is the sand one!!!

    i lvoe your blog! new follower

    natalie
    http://lucyandtherunaways.blogspot.com

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  45. Michelle LeeJuly 4, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    lovely inspirations :)

    thanks for following me back!
    pinklemonincrystal.blogspot.com

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  46. ☆ MS. CHELJuly 4, 2011 at 8:56 PM

    Nice pictures. Emm. Can u comment at my chatbox instead of my post's comments?? Hehe. Sry, sweetiie coz I seldom check the comments on the post's. XD

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  47. AnonymousJuly 4, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    Amazing gifts! it's so cool and your hands too :)
    Greets, new post!

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  48. CindyJuly 4, 2011 at 9:57 PM

    These are some of the coolest photos I have ever seen. Some of them are kinda creepy though... Like the lady looking around and the hand on the shower curtain, haha.

    Cindy
    Style Soufflé

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  49. Dilan DilirJuly 4, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    amazing pictures :D

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  50. AnonymousJuly 4, 2011 at 11:28 PM

    Hello!!! I have just discovered your blog and openly I like!! I like your style your blog your atmosphere... I follow you and wish you a good continuation. While waiting for I like to know what loosens my blog if you have time to spend to make a ballot! There is also my Facebook page and my Twitter page in link on my blog!! Good evening.

    http://theladyjersey.blogspot.com

    Xoxo

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  51. my thrifty closetJuly 4, 2011 at 11:50 PM

    very inspiring and interesting pictures. Gotta to try and learn how to do that. Thanks for sharing!

    love~mongs
    mythriftycloset.blogspot.com

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  52. Rachel, Cold KneesJuly 5, 2011 at 12:26 AM

    I hadn't heard of these before, some of them are so beautiful! I love the globe one especially.. xx

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  53. KJJuly 5, 2011 at 1:08 AM

    Just now my internet can load whole pictures. Aww sweet nails :3 I always messed my nails when I polish it :<

    xo, Miaojuan ♥

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  54. OlesyaJuly 5, 2011 at 4:35 AM

    Wow! very cool pictures.
    but I did not understand the question ((

    excellent nedli you *

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  55. ClaireJuly 5, 2011 at 5:26 AM

    love how the cinemagraphs move! it's just so cool!

    spinning-threads.blogspot.com

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  56. UnknownJuly 5, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    wow these photos are incredible!! I love how you made one element move!!!

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  57. derekJuly 5, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    omg!!!! so cool!!! i'm going to tweet this haha
    the coco rocha one is kinda scary haha but she's so beautiful!!!!
    thanks for sharing!!!

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  58. akiko hiramatsuJuly 5, 2011 at 12:37 PM

    Wow!! So funny pictures!!
    Very beautifu..
    I love it♡

    Thankou for question...
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    But I found Home page..
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    http://wakatsuki-chinatsu-wc.jp/index.html

    Chinatu Wakatuki is very popular girl in Japan.

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  59. AnonymousJuly 5, 2011 at 1:22 PM

    Wow~ I love those images!! So stunning!

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  60. SamJuly 5, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    Thanks for the sweet comment and hello from Hong Kong! Do you know how they make those cinemagraph shots? I'd love to try making one myself!

    -Sam
    http://www.samishome.com

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  61. whitneyJuly 5, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    Oh my gosh, these are amazing! Loveeeeee!

    http://fleeting-moments.blogspot.com/

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  62. MarellaJuly 5, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    Wow! Amazing post! <3

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  63. FleurJuly 5, 2011 at 9:39 PM

    These pictures are so lovely!
    Love them!
    Xx fleur

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  64. MANDYJuly 5, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    aww, I love it! and your nails are amazing!!
    :***

    http://mmanndy.blogspot.com/

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  65. SteviaJuly 5, 2011 at 10:56 PM

    whoa
    i got chills when coco roca suddenly stares at me!
    all are cool
    but some are scary!

    my fave is definitely the barber shop!

    cool nails!

    <3
    http://escapesweetest.blogspot.com/

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  66. michelle_July 5, 2011 at 11:00 PM

    love the way these pics move a weeee bit !! <3 <3

    www.glisters and blisters.com

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  67. Saving CapuletJuly 6, 2011 at 12:37 AM

    oh gosh! so thats what you call them! I've seen several of these beauties on tumblr! thank you so much for sharing them! and thank you for visiting my blog! I am now following you pretty lady!

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  68. Kim LJuly 6, 2011 at 1:19 AM

    I love cinemagraph. they are amazing!
    came across your blog while blog hopping. Nice blog. :)

    http://bombsh3ll.blogspot.com

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  69. AnonymousJuly 6, 2011 at 2:15 AM

    o i like the coffee one, the lizard ones funny.. i cant stop staring at these.. my eyes hurt.. +_+..


    http://hautemuze.blogspot.com

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  70. Aul Howler's BlogJuly 6, 2011 at 2:04 PM

    Thankies so much for following my blog, Florence.

    Very nice to know you and your blog!
    Whatta cool!

    I love this pics. love love love.
    How do you make 'em move, anyway?

    #envy

    hehe

    P.S.
    You just get a friend from Indonesia :)

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  71. SCJuly 6, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    Wow these are amazing.

    The ones with faces staring back are kinda creepy though..

    But thanks for posting about em!!! I wanna go surf the Net and collect some now heheh.

    Love,
    mimi

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  72. BEAUTYEDITER.COM – Beauty BlogJuly 6, 2011 at 8:11 PM

    i love the moving coco rocha photo o pretty

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  73. UnknownJuly 6, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    Wow, I hadn't heard of this, it's strange but cool! Your nails look hot :)
    p.s.: I haven't spotted the graffiti blur in Primrose Hill, will look out for it next time :P
    xxx

    http://wardrobeunderconstruction.blogspot.com/

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  74. nooneJuly 7, 2011 at 2:55 AM

    I saw his website a while ago and it is so cool! I love his work, and you can totally tell if something from him when you see it too <3

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  75. mirjam schuurkampJuly 7, 2011 at 5:58 AM

    love these photos:) amazing ones babe!

    New Outfit post at
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  76. Lucca YogaJuly 7, 2011 at 6:04 AM

    wow I wanna try this cool thing.


    Lucca Yoga

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  77. NicoleJuly 7, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    these gifs are so freaking cool!!!!!! Love your blog a lot! Thanks for visiting mine!

    http://nicolelikes.blogspot.com

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  78. UnknownJuly 7, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    Whoa, I find this sort of thing to be incredibly amazing. I love the ones you posted, especially that Tiffany & Co. box!

    ;)

    xo

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  79. Catherine Au JongJuly 7, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    Hi there! Yes my giveaway is intl so welcome and thanks for your participation >.<!
    I wish you all the best and by the way those are great graphics you have

    blogger to blogger.
    catherine

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  80. aki!July 7, 2011 at 1:04 PM

    Breathtaking is right! I've never seen anything like it. I love how the movement is soft unlike in most gifs.

    Thanks for sharing!

    seven-percentsolution.blogspot.com

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  81. AquíJuly 7, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    I love these! Wish I knew how to create them!

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  82. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 3:53 PM

    wow those look amazing! I like the stripes !
    have you seen my new post ?
    http://v-fashionwise.blogspot.com/

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  83. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    Those are awesome, I have seen them before but never paid them much attention. Thanks for making a post about them, now I'm interested. Some are beautiful!

    http://www.theinternetgarbage.com

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  84. SCJuly 7, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    Hey Flo! I dunno why I never asked but would you like to exchange links? heheh.

    Oh btw there's a $25 giveaway to Apothica (an online cosmetics boutique) on my blog! Hope you'll check it out, n good luck ;D

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  85. SCJuly 7, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    Oh LOL i just realized I'm on your sidebar already oops. ANYWAYYYY /awkward moment over/

    I added you as well heheh <3
    Thanks for your lovely comments lately!

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  86. Sick by TrendJuly 7, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    wow!! spectacular! Love all of them and thanku so much for sharing

    xx

    www.sickbytrend.com

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  87. Flaviana BoniJuly 7, 2011 at 9:02 PM

    I do a same post month ago! I love it!

    Check out my new outfit post!
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  88. JennJuly 8, 2011 at 4:03 AM

    wow amazing !! <3

    xx

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    Hi!! I awarded you with two awards! Go to my blog and check it out!

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  90. Kamila Z.July 8, 2011 at 4:44 AM

    fantastic pics ! love it !

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  91. SadaJuly 8, 2011 at 5:38 AM

    This was such an interesting post. I need to learn how to make these! Great post!
    xo
    Sada
    Dressology HQ

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  92. MoodiBunniJuly 8, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    oh my *O* that was an awesome post! It's so different from what I usually read! I really love all the photos too! I just thought the one with the lady staring in the mirror and then her eyes move was a bit creepy XD

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  93. EvsJuly 8, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    really nice!

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  94. ErikaJuly 8, 2011 at 6:54 PM

    Hello ..
    I found your blog from a blog is also my awards .. ..
    I will follow because I really like your blog, do you want to follow mine?

    kiss
    erika
    www.myfreechoice.net

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  95. agent 0017/shayJuly 8, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    Hey! i love these! thanks for following my blog; your blog's great and I'm following too :D

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  96. Hello NakaJuly 8, 2011 at 10:56 PM

    stripe win! i love the images too! I've seen them beofre or similiar, but I never knew they were called cinemagraph :) you something new everyday I guess :p

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  97. Alba MJuly 9, 2011 at 12:24 AM

    OMG the coolest pics ever!!! The girl in the mirror freaked me out a little lol but i love these <3

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  98. Mi_MiJuly 9, 2011 at 12:40 AM

    wow i love the collection of pictures soo nice and it movies...wow you get to learn a new thing everyday!! cinemagraphs!!
    Mi_Mi
    x
    mi-miworld.blogspot.com/

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  99. Project CurveJuly 10, 2011 at 11:12 PM

    incredible..i would love to do this on my own some day

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    these are incredible.

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