Category: PICTURE OF THE DAY

May 25, 2012

Picture of the Day: The Irish Sky Garden Crater

Picture of the Day: The Irish Sky Garden Crater

THE IRISH SKY GARDEN CRATER Photograph by Liss Ard Estate Located at the Liss Ard Estate Gardens in Cork County, Ireland; the James Turrell Irish Sky Garden Crater is an amazing sculptural land art installation by famed artist James Turrell. The Irish Sky Garden Crater is open from April to November and…

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May 24, 2012

Picture of the Day: Moon Bridge in DaHu Park, Taipei

Picture of the Day: Moon Bridge in DaHu Park, Taipei

MOON BRIDGE IN DAHU PARK, TAIPEI Photograph by bbe022001 on Flickr In this breathtaking photograph by bbe022001 on Flickr, we see a beautiful ‘Moon Bridge’ in DaHu (Big Lake) park in Taipei, Taiwan. I was unable to find out much additional information on this amazing photograph. I used Google translate on the…

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May 23, 2012

Picture of the Day: The Mushroom Kingdom

Picture of the Day: The Mushroom Kingdom

THE MUSHROOM KINGDOM Photograph by A.A.C. on PhotoSight.ru In this fascinating closeup, we see hundreds of ‘little brown mushrooms‘ covering a tree. Some see little umbrellas, some only see the dying/decaying one in the middle; and many, apparently, are simply repulsed by such a large amount of fungi in one place. I’m…

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May 22, 2012

Picture of the Day: Night Fishing in Yangshuo, China

Picture of the Day: Night Fishing in Yangshuo, China

NIGHT FISHING IN YANGSHUO, CHINA Photograph by YURY PUSTOVOY In this incredible night-time capture by Yury Pustovoy (click the photo for a much higher-resolution version), we see a group of fisherman departing for an evening fishing excursion with their trusty birds (cormorants) in tow. Comments on Reddit strongly suggest this was taken…

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May 21, 2012

Picture of the Day: Overlooking the Bouddi Peninsula

Picture of the Day: Overlooking the Bouddi Peninsula

OVERLOOKING THE BOUDDI PENINSULA Photographs via PrettyBeachHouse.com.au Pretty Beach House is a private guesthouse situated 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of Sydney on the Bouddi Peninsula. The property is set high on the escarpment above Pretty Beach and nestled into the Bouddi National Park. Guests are welcomed as if in a…

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May 20, 2012

Picture of the Day: The World’s Oldest Desert

Picture of the Day: The World’s Oldest Desert

THE WORLD’S OLDEST DESERT Photograph by STEFAN CRUYSBERGHS The Namib is a coastal desert in southern Africa. The name Namib is of Nama origin and means “vast place”. According to the broadest definition, the Namib stretches for more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namibia, and South…

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May 19, 2012

Picture of the Day: Flight of the Devil Rays

Picture of the Day: Flight of the Devil Rays

FLIGHT OF THE DEVIL RAYS Photograph by FLORIAN SCHULTZ The phenomenal picture above was taken in 2009 in the Sea of Cortez off the coast of Baja California in Mexico. It was the winner of ‘Underwater World’ category at the 2010 Environment Photographer of the Year awards organized by CIWEM. German photographer…

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