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Milk Dresses

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Incredible pictures show calendar girls wearing dresses made of MILK

Amazing shots simply layered individual pictures

Work of Polish born, London based photographer Jaroslav Wieczorkiewiz

Each image requires around 200 frames

Model is covered in pints of milk, captured in fast exposure shots

1950's inspired photo set is set to become a calender

By Katy Winter

PUBLISHED: 16:40 GMT, 18 October 2013 | UPDATED: 20:44 GMT, 18 October 2013

Milky Pin-Ups is a photo series of old-fashioned, 50s-style glamour girls - dressed entirely in dairy produce.

The incredible fluid shots are the work of photographer Jaroslav Wieczorkiewicz, who specialises in working with liquid.

Unbelievably they are not created using any tricks or computer imagery - each girl is actually covered in pints and pints of milk to create the shots.

Dream Girl: Milk pin ups, created by Jaroslav Wieczorkiewicz, in which dairy produce is used to create the 'dresses'

The photos are based on the pin ups popular in the 1950's and have a fun flirty feel to them

Each picture is the result of numerous different shots layered together

We work with specific light and pretty normal cameras, Jaroslav explains, there is no magic behind it.

The rather messy shoots see a model, clad only in bikini bottoms, having a jug of milk poured over parts of her body by an assistant as Jaroslav captures the movement of the liquid using fast exposure.

Each photograph takes about 200 frames and the milk is poured onto different areas of the models body for each one, captured mid-flow by the camera.

These individual shots are then amalgamated using Photoshop into a single image, creating the illusion that the girl is wearing a single milk dress.

The individual frames are simply layered - but not altered or 'filled in' in any way

Jaroslav who also works with other liquids, says there is no magic behind the pictures, just hard work

With each picture requiring around 200 frames, we can only imagine the amount of mess left after a shoot

The series of photographs is soon to become a calendar

The individual frames are simply layered in Photoshop and not altered or filled in in any way.

Its tiring work but worth it, I want to stay true to the process, Jaroslav tells Mail Online.

Originally from Poland, Jaroslav is now based in London and has founded the AurumLight Studio, which specialises in conceptual photography, limited calendars and advertising.

His use of unusual effects in his photography has seen him begin to tour the world offering seminars on the techniques he uses to achieve his amazing photographs.

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22 Beautiful Bonsai Trees that Redefine the Name

The bonsai tree is a Japanese art form using miniature trees grown in containers. The purposes of bonsai are primarily contemplation (for the viewer) and the pleasant exercise of effort and ingenuity (for the grower). But as much as I'm sure you've heard about this practice, most of us are only aware of a few limited types of bonsai tree, when in fact, there are hundreds of different types.

These 22 beautiful bonsai trees are a great example of the variety of this beautiful art form.

40 year old Coast Redwood

A 30 year old Azalea

A bonsai is created beginning with a specimen of source material. This may be a cutting, seedling, or small tree of a species suitable for bonsai development. Bonsai can be created from nearly any perennial woody-stemmed tree or shrub species.

Over 40 year old Chinese Banyan

A 30 year old Hibiscus

A tpe of bonsai designed to mimic a forest.

The source specimen is shaped to be relatively small and to meet the aesthetic standards of bonsai. When the candidate bonsai nears its planned final size it is planted in a display pot, usually one designed for bonsai display in one of a few accepted shapes and proportions. From that point forward, its growth is restricted by the pot environment.

Another dazzlling Azalea

A lilac that has both looks and a lovely scent

Cascade style of bonsai

Root over rock style

A Japanese Maple that is about 100 years old (across seasons)

60 year old Crabapple Tree

The practice of bonsai is sometimes confused with dwarfing, but dwarfing generally refers to research, discovery, or creation of plant cultivars that are permanent, genetic miniatures of existing species. Bonsai does not require genetically dwarfed trees, but rather depends on growing small trees from regular stock and seeds. Bonsai uses cultivation techniques like pruning, root reduction, potting, defoliation, and grafting to produce small trees that mimic the shape and style of mature, full-size trees.

25 year old Cherry Tree

Trident maple with exposed roots

Over 50 year old Atlas Cedar

Cherry Blossom in full bloom

A Bald Cypress

Small trees grown in containers, like bonsai, require specialized care. Unlike houseplants and other subjects of container gardening, tree species in the wild, in general, grow roots up to several meters long and root structures encompassing several thousand liters of soil. In contrast, a typical bonsai container is under 25 centimeters in its largest dimension and 2 to 10 liters in volume.

Wisteria bonsais

One of the oldest bonsai trees in history, this is a Japanese White Pine,and its conjectured that its birthday was in 1625, almost 400 years ago.

Branch and leaf (or needle) growth in trees is also of a larger scale in nature. Wild trees typically grow 5 meters or taller when mature, whereas the largest bonsai rarely exceed 1 meter and most specimens are significantly smaller. These size differences affect maturation, transpiration, nutrition, pest resistance, and many other aspects of tree biology. Maintaining the long-term health of a tree in a container requires some specialized care techniques.

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