Category: PICTURE OF THE DAY
Picture of the Day: Prisoners of Technology
PRISONERS OF TECHNOLOGY Artwork by Felipe Luchi Artwork by Felipe Luchi In this artwork by Felipe Luchi, we see famous symbols of technology, the mouse and iPhone, imagined as prisons and jailhouses. The artwork was done as a print campaign for Outside’s Go Magazine. It’s an interesting thought about technology…
Picture of the Day: Sky Cranes
SKY CRANES Photograph by Jakob Montrasio | jakob.montrasio.net In this beautiful HDR image by Jakob Montrasio, we see the Chinese Central Television (CCTV) Headquarters under construction in April of 2008. At least five cranes can be spotted, soaring high above the ground below. The CCTV Headquarters is a 234 m (768 ft),…
Picture of the Day: Root-Over-Rock Trident Maple
Root-Over-Rock Trident Maple Photograph by Peggy Greb, USDA Part of the penjing collection at the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum, this trident maple, Acer buergerianum, has its roots growing over a rock and its foliage and stems trimmed in the shape of a dragon. Penjing, also known as penzai, tray landscape, potted…
Picture of the Day: Forest on Shipwreck Island
FOREST ON SHIPWRECK ISLAND Photograph by Bruce Hood | brucehoodphotography.com In this reflective beauty by Bruce Hood, we see the shipwrecked SS Ayrfield in Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia. The photograph was taken from Wentworth point, and what I find truly remarkable are all of the trees growing on the abandoned ship! Nature…
Picture of the Day: Vintage Surf Sirens
VINTAGE SURF SIRENS Photograph by Ray Leighton (via National Library of Australia) In this vintage photo we see five lovely ladies posing on top of some old-school surfboards. The photograph was taken by Ray Leighton between 1938 and 1946 at Manly beach in New South Wales, Australia. The photograph was uploaded to…
Picture of the Day: Atop Earth’s Atmosphere
ATOP EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE Photograph by NASA Earth Observatory In this breathtaking photograph we see the crescent moon through the top of Earth’s atmosphere. The image was taken above 21.5°N, 113.3°E by International Space Station crew Expedition 13 on July 20, 2006 over the South China Sea, just south of Macau. The atmosphere…
Picture of the Day: Desiccation Cracks
DESICCATION CRACKS Photograph by Hannes Grobe Desiccation is the state of extreme dryness, or the process of extreme drying. A desiccant is a hygroscopic (attracts and holds water) substance that induces or sustains such a state in its local vicinity in a moderately sealed container. In biology and ecology, desiccation refers to…
