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Aug 4, 2011

Picture of the Day: Holland Daze

Picture of the Day: Holland Daze

  HOLLAND DAZE   Photograph by ADAM SALWANOWICZ   Stunning shot of a beautiful country by Adam Salwanowicz. Colours, clouds and windmills what more could you want!   via Adam Salwanowicz @ deviantART      

Aug 4, 2011

Incredible Examples of Electron Microscope Photography

Incredible Examples of Electron Microscope Photography

Caterpillar 30x Magnification (5mm width) | Photograph by OLIVER MECKES   Electron microscopes help bring nanoscience to life, providing a level of detail to scientists that was simply not available mere decades ago. The FEI Company is a worldwide leader in electron microscope technology. Below you will find a small collection of images from scientists [...]

Aug 3, 2011

Picture of the Day: CANNONBALL!

Picture of the Day: CANNONBALL!

  CANNONBALL!   Photograph by ROMINA AMATO / RED BULL   Third-placed Alain Kohl of Luxembourg dives from the 27.5 metre-high (90.2 feet) platform at the fourth stop on of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. (June 19, 2011) And these guys aren’t just diving, they’re pulling off an insane amount of flips and [...]

Aug 3, 2011

This Day In History – August 3rd

This Day In History – August 3rd

    CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS EMBARKS ON MAIDEN VOYAGE IN SEARCH OF A WESTERN ROUTE TO THE EAST INDIES – AUGUST 3, 1492   Columbus lands on the New World at San Salvador | Artwork by Dióscoro Teófilo Puebla Tolín   Christopher Columbus (c. 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an explorer, colonizer, and [...]

Aug 2, 2011

Picture of the Day: Queen Sofia Palace of the Arts in Valencia

Picture of the Day: Queen Sofia Palace of the Arts in Valencia

  QUEEN SOFIA PALACE OF THE ARTS – VALENCIA, SPAIN   Photograph by DAVID ILIFF   The Queen Sofía Palace of the Arts (Valencian: Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Spanish: Palacio de las Artes Reina Sofía) is an opera house and cultural centre in Valencia, Spain. The theatre opened on 8 October 2005. The [...]

Aug 2, 2011

The Spectacular ‘Opera on the Lake’ Stages of Bregenz

The Spectacular ‘Opera on the Lake’ Stages of Bregenz

André Chénier Stage 2011 | Photograph by Bregenzer Festspiele / KARL FORSTER   Since 1946, the Bregenz Festival ‘Opera on the Lake’ in Austria has been home to some of the most incredible outdoor stages ever built. Set on the gorgeous Lake Constance, the 6,800 capacity ‘Seebuhne’ Stage has been the setting for some of [...]

Aug 1, 2011

Picture of the Day: Suddenly… A Bear!

Picture of the Day: Suddenly… A Bear!

  SUDDENLY… A BEAR!   Photograph by PAUL NICKLEN / NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC   Photographer’s Description: In a forest dominated by second-growth trees (in British Columbia), a young [Kermode] bear settles into a mossy day bed at the foot of a giant, old-growth western red cedar. Bears use such day beds to rest and sleep after [...]

Aug 1, 2011

Stunning City Silhouettes by Jasper James

Stunning City Silhouettes by Jasper James

Photograph by JASPER JAMES   World-renowned photographer Jasper James has recently published an incredible photo series titled ‘City Silhouettes’. Over the past decade, James has lived and worked in New York, London and Beijing (his current home), covering assignments around the globe for some of the worlds leading magazines, design and advertising clients. Jasper’s work [...]

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