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Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare
Originally uploaded by Balakov

Because of the wide variety of things I'm subscribed to on Google Reader, I stumble across a lot of really random stuff, but oftentimes there are amazing gems like this one. Photographer "Balakov" posted a set of pictures on the photo sharing site Flickr that he titled "Classics in Lego" - basically, he recreated several of the most famous photographs of all time with Legos. As an aficionado of photography who also spent a LOT of his childhood playing with Legos, this set really made me smile.

The one I posted is a recreation of Henri Cartier-Bresson's "Behind the Gare Saint Lazare" and there are several others, including "Lunch atop a Skyscraper" and "VJ Day Times Square." The execution is pretty impressive, as it shows in each setup shot he links to under the description of the originals. Bravo, Balakov!

See a slideshow of "Classics in Lego."

H/T: Journerdism