Sentences with phrase «like flashbulbs»

Like the flashbulbs of paparazzi, gamma ray bursts pop off all the time in the universe; about one a day but their origin remains elusive.

Like the flashbulbs of paparazzi, gamma - ray bursts pop off all the time in the universe, about one a day.

From the air, the slanting rays of Southern California's winter sun seem to race from one backyard to the next, the light collecting in the swimming pools in a series of small explosions, like flashbulbs popping.

Still, certain aspects of It remain burned on your brain like a flashbulb on exposed film.

Not exact matches

The term is used because people have the feeling that these memories are so detailed and vivid that it's almost like a picture taken with a flashbulb.

The chemicals released during a fight - or - flight moment can work like glue to build strong memories, sometimes called flashbulb memories, which is why very vivid, scary memories seem to be burned into your brain.

He employs the use of flashbulbs, and several different sound effects — like smashing glass and squelching watermelons — to achieve an overall crunching effectiveness.

The flat, flashbulb - lit paintings of Richard Phillips have always seemed more destined for magazine (or album) covers than for the gallery setting — in fact, they often make their way into glossies like Elle, Visionaire, and Vogue China — but beneath the shallow surfaces of his celebrity portrayals lurk a troubled consciousness musing on ideas of ephemerality, objectification, and the high cost of cheap fame.

The strobes proved the perfect warm - up for the flashbulbs erupting over the red carpet that evening, as Hollywood descended on the museum: from old guards like Jane Fonda, James Caan, and Warren Beatty to new royalty Salma Hayek, Will Ferrell, and an eerily spiffy - looking Robert Downey, Jr.; from patrons Annenberg, Alan Hergott, and Jerry Bruckheimer to artists — Ed Ruscha, Mark Grotjahn, and Diana Thater — and dealers — Larry Gagosian, Tim Blum, and Paul Schimmel.