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Photograph by Joel Sternfield The High Line is a public park built on a 1.45-mile-long (2.3 km) elevated rail structure running from Gansevoort Street to West 34th Street on Manhattan’s West Side. Previously, the High Line was a freight rail line, in operation from 1934 to 1980. It carried meat to the meatpacking district,…
SHADOWY CHICAGO Photograph by MIKE LAVOIE Photographer’s Description: My 1st time in a Cessna. I have a lot to learn yet. I shot through the glass instead of opening the window which I hope to do next time. I wish the sky had been less hazy. Special thanks to my friend Pilot…
THE RUNAWAY TREE Photograph posted on REDDIT Photographer has yet to be identified, but this wonderful shot was taken in Kalaloch, Washington. Way to adapt and survive! Treebeard would be proud 🙂 via Reddit
COMIC BY NICHOLAS GUREWITCH @ PERRY BIBLE FELLOWSHIP
Welcome to the Friday Shirk Report where you will find the 20 funniest images, 10 most interesting articles, and 5 most viral videos from the previous week of sifting. Enjoy! *For those that prefer the links open in a new tab/window, try holding the CTRL key whilst clicking a link with your mouse Stay…
DOUBLE EXPOSURE DONE RIGHT Photograph by ALEX HUTCHINSON Super creative and wonderfully executed double-exposure shot by Alex Hutchinson. Check out his Facebook page for more sweetness. Camera: Nikon D700 Focal Length: 70 mm Shutter Speed: 1/400 sec. Aperture: 3.2 ISO/Film: 200 via Alex Hutchinson on 500px
Photograph by Mickbab Located in Southern France, the Millau Viaduct is the tallest bridge in the world. Constructed in three short years, the bridge is an engineering and architectural marvel. At its highest point, the bridge soars 343 meters (1,125 ft) above ground, that’s 19 meters (62 ft) taller than the Eiffer Tower! Check…
THE STUNNING EPITONIUM SCALARE SEASHELL Photograph by STEVE JURVESTON Epitonium scalare, commonly known as the ‘precious wentletrap’, is a predatory or ectoparasitic species of marine gastropod with an operculum. In the 17th and 18th century, it was considered to be a very rare shell and specimens changed hands for large sums of…
THE DEATH OF MUHAMMAD, PROPHET OF ISLAM – JUNE 8, 632 Mohammed receiving his first revelation from the angel Gabriel. Miniature illustration on vellum from the book Jami’ al-Tawarikh by Rashid al-Din, published in Tabriz, Persia, 1307 A.D. Muhammad (also spelled Muhammed or Mohammed) (ca. 570/571 – June 8, 632), was…
ARMOURED SAMURAI WARRIOR CIRCA 1860 Photograph by Felice Beato Samurai is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. By the end of the 12th century, samurai became almost entirely synonymous with bushi, and the word was closely associated with the middle and upper echelons of the warrior class. The samurai…
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