Feb 21, 2012

Picture of the Day: Shenzhen, China, 30 Years Later

Picture of the Day: Shenzhen, China, 30 Years Later

  SHENZHEN, CHINA, 30 YEARS LATER   Top Photograph via Gaoloumi.com | Bottom Photograph by SSDPenguin on Wikimedia Commons   Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China’s Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China’s first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones (SEZs). Shenzhen’s modern cityscape [...]

Feb 19, 2012

Picture of the Day: Ninety Mile Beach, Victoria, Australia

Picture of the Day: Ninety Mile Beach, Victoria, Australia

  NINETY MILE BEACH, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA   Photograph via aureliusantoninus on Reddit   The Ninety Mile Beach is a sandy stretch of south-eastern coastline of Victoria, Australia along the Gippsland Lakes region of East Gippsland on Bass Strait. The beach is just over 151 kilometres (94 mi) long running north-eastward from a spit near Port [...]

Feb 18, 2012

Picture of the Day: The Langkawi Sky Bridge in Malaysia

Picture of the Day: The Langkawi Sky Bridge in Malaysia

  THE LANGKAWI SKY BRIDGE IN MALAYSIA   Photograph by The Dilly Lama on Flickr   The Langkawi Sky Bridge is a 125 metre (410 ft) curved pedestrian cable-stayed bridge in Malaysia. It is located 700 metres (2,300 ft) above sea level at the peak of Gunung Mat Chinchang on Pulau Langkawi, an island in [...]

Feb 18, 2012

Dramatic Fog Rolls Over High-Rise Condos on the Florida Coastline

Dramatic Fog Rolls Over High-Rise Condos on the Florida Coastline

Photograph by JR Hott @ PanhandleHelicopter.com     Helicopter pilot Mike Schaeffer and Panhandle Helicopter owner JR Hott captured this incredible phenomenon along the coast of Panama City Beach in Florida. When the conditions are just right (a perfect mix of temperature, humidity and winds), a dramatic fog rolls over the high-rise condos located right [...]

Feb 17, 2012

Picture of the Day: A Tale of Two Eruptions

Picture of the Day: A Tale of Two Eruptions

  A TALE OF TWO ERUPTIONS   Photograph by JAMES APPLETON   Witnessing one of these events in momentous enough, but both at the same time? That’s what happened to photographer James Appleton when he captured this fantastic shot in Iceland. Check out his description below [via National Geographic]: A volcanic eruption and the eruption [...]

Feb 16, 2012

Picture of the Day: Striking Artistry of Multiple Takeoffs at Hannover Airport

Picture of the Day: Striking Artistry of Multiple Takeoffs at Hannover Airport

  STRIKING ARTISTRY OF MULTIPLE TAKEOFFS AT HANNOVER AIRPORT   Photograph by HO-YEOL RYU   In this striking multiple exposure shot, Korean photographer Ho-Yeol Ryu shows an assortment of planes taking off at Hannover Airport in Germany. While it may seem like a lot of airplanes, this scene is quite typical. Now just imagine this [...]

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