MAELSTROM AT KAUAI, HAWAII   Photograph by PATRICK SMITH PHOTOGRAPHY   A maelstrom is a very powerful whirlpool; a large, swirling body of water. A free vortex, it has considerable downdraft. The power of tidal whirlpools tends to be exaggerated by laymen. There are virtually no stories of large ships ever being sucked into [...]

  MOON AND VENUS OVER SWITZERLAND   Photograph by DAVID KAPLAN   Lit from beneath by lights from the village of Trubbach, Switzerland, a snow covered mountain, Mittlerspitz, poses dramatically on the upper left, hovering over the small town of Balzers, Liechtenstein far below. Peaks from the Alps can be seen across the far right, [...]

  SERENITY NOW   Photograph by ZAK NOYLE for SURFER MAGAZINE   Sun, water, wave, surf. Oh and a rainbow. This gorgeous photograph by Zak Noyle was the winner of Surfer Magazine’s ‘photo of the year’ and it’s easy to see why. The image was taken with a fisheye lens at Teahupoo in Tahiti. The [...]

  ROFLMAO   Photograph via Reddit   Just an adorable-looking seal either laughing at a really funny joke or in mid-yawn. Regardless, it’s a priceless capture that will surely brighten your day A search on TinEye did not reveal the original source, if you know who the photographer is, please let us know in the [...]

  THE MIGHTY FLATIRONS OF BOULDER, COLORADO   Photograph via Reddit   The Flatirons are rock formations near Boulder, Colorado. There are five large, numbered Flatirons ranging from north to south (First through Fifth, respectively) along the east slope of Green Mountain, and the term “The Flatirons” sometimes refers to these five alone. Numerous additional [...]

  WATER BUBBLE REFLECTION IN ZERO GRAVITY   Photograph by NASA   Astronaut Clayton Anderson watches as a water bubble floats in the middeck of space shuttle Discovery during the STS-131 mission. Note that his image in the bubble is upside down because the bubble refracted the light. (Taken April 12, 2010). [Source]   via [...]