Comments on: liliputian farmers

liliputian farmers

jonson — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 16:01:38 -0800

Cool gallery of tiny, tiny people doing detailed farming work on pieces of fruit. Horrible flash interface, frequent use of French.

By: hypersloth

hypersloth — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 16:07:22 -0800

Interesting photos - shame about the navigation

By: metaculpa

metaculpa — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 16:12:36 -0800

Couldn't find photos before annoyance level exceeded tolerable levels. Pity ... would be interested in fruit farming.

By: Specklet

Specklet — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 16:14:41 -0800

Hmm. I could only find a few photos, and none of them dealt with fruit. It was cauliflower.

By: NickDouglas

NickDouglas — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 16:22:01 -0800

"Horrible flash interface" precludes me clicking on any preceding link.

By: dreamsign

dreamsign — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 16:22:54 -0800

Worst. Interface. Ever.

By: weapons-grade pandemonium

weapons-grade pandemonium — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 16:22:58 -0800

Go to the dot @ bottom right to get the menu. I liked the interface. Makes me hungry.

By: selfnoise

selfnoise — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 16:37:50 -0800

It's worth drilling through the french insanity. Awesome concept.

By: Mid

Mid — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 16:44:28 -0800

There is a U.S. artist that does the same thing. Don't know which one came up with it first. The figures are from old model railroad sets.

By: The Monkey

The Monkey — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 16:46:48 -0800

Worth finding your way through, I reckon - there's some great looking stuff there.

By: tomplus2

tomplus2 — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 17:44:25 -0800

NICE.

By: DenOfSizer

DenOfSizer — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 17:52:45 -0800

Y'all are so hardcore. It was such *springy* nav---I found quite cheerful. Yeah, a wee bit challenging, but does everything have to be easy all time?

By: leapingsheep

leapingsheep — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 18:03:33 -0800

Wow, that was out of this world.

By: guidonDeBascogne

guidonDeBascogne — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 18:10:13 -0800

Fantastic photos. Bad interface. Agreed. On the other hand, maybe I'm too sensitive, but I think that a French website being in French doesn't actually constitute a usability issue.

By: arcticwoman

arcticwoman — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 19:03:37 -0800

It reminds me of those black and white photos of the mini people on the NSFW nudes.

By: rhapsodie

rhapsodie — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 19:35:53 -0800

These photos are great! The interface is awful, yes, but I figured it out quickly enough.

By: louigi

louigi — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 19:50:19 -0800

Yeah, that is great. Thanks, jonson. Well worth the time. I didn't mind the interface.

By: marxchivist

marxchivist — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 20:48:27 -0800

Pretty fucking cool.

By: rawfishy

rawfishy — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:05:21 -0800

Finally got through all that crap navigation - and a browser reload - got to the goods. Hit and miss, some are great (the lolita one was nice) and some are twee and really annoying. There is a contemporary Japanese artist who used to do exactly this with these same figures and bonsai. Damn, wish i had written down his name for comparisons sake . If anyone knows the Japanese photographer im talking about, let me know.

By: marvin

marvin — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:21:44 -0800

Crash Bonsai!!

By: zouhair

zouhair — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 03:10:26 -0800

That made me forget for some minutes Bush existence!

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 05:40:22 -0800

That's a really great site despite the poor interface. Very fun. I also liked Crash Bonsai, so thanks Marvin.

By: 13twelve

13twelve — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 06:24:59 -0800

huzzah to both links

By: Who_Am_I

Who_Am_I — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 06:26:55 -0800

I don't know what you guys are complaining about, it took me like 15 seconds to figure out how to navigate through this. Awesome photos. I liked the two-pane setup with the delay, so at first you weren't sure just what you were looking at. Very nice.

By: pinky

pinky — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 07:17:04 -0800

My only complaint is that there weren't more photos. Mowing a kiwi!

By: Laotic

Laotic — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 07:46:45 -0800

Yeah, anyone can build their own nation with model people, just visit your local model railroad shop. It's a pity that the German Preiser factory does not have a workable web. BUT, the catalogs of Preiser are beautiful in their own right, check them out here.

By: soyjoy

soyjoy — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 07:55:28 -0800

Yeah, jesus, quit whining about the Flash. It was just a little clunky up front, but then very nice, smooth & elegant. And the photos are definitely worth it. The people are evidently some of those sold for model railroad layouts - but a pretty damn small scale. "N" or "Z"?

By: rawfishy

rawfishy — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 07:56:24 -0800

I dig crash bonsai, but it wasnt the Japanese artist i was thinking of. He uses the same Preiser figures with bonsai in wacky situations. Still.... thanks Marvin!

By: of strange foe

of strange foe — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 08:03:02 -0800

Favs: people in spacesuites on top of a lovely burnt top of creme brulee, a pair of skaters on a shiny cake pan bottom. But why does the menu bounce so much?

By: jonson

jonson — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:54:26 -0800

the simple fact that people here can't link to their favorites is what's so annoying about the interface to me...

By: jann

jann — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 11:58:11 -0800

fantastic!!

By: CunningLinguist

CunningLinguist — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 12:50:30 -0800

Okay, the Mont Blanc one is the wittiest. But they are all terrific.

By: deborah

deborah — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:06:15 -0800

Good finds, jonson and marvin!