PIGEON POINT LIGHTHOUSE, CALIFORNIA Photograph by TYLER WESTCOTT Photographer’s Description: Once per year, on the anniversary of the Pigeon Point Lighthouse, the original fresnel lens (which has since been replaced with an unimpressive aerobeacon) is illuminated with a 1 kilowatt light and its impressive original appearance is restored. This was taken in…
MacGillivray’s Warbler Nest – Photograph by SHARON BEALS Sharon Beals is an incredible photographer and artist. A self-proclaimed ‘urban naturalist’ that was raised in Seattle and now calls Hunters Point Shipyard in San Francisco, home. Sharon uses photography as an art form, and as a way to chronicle what moves her heart and concerns…
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION AT THE MAGIC KINGDOM Photograph by CORY DISBROW Beautiful capture of ‘Fireworks Friday’ at the Magic Kingdom. The Magic Kingdom is one of four theme parks at the Walt Disney World Resort located near Orlando, Florida. It was the first park built at the resort and opened October 1,…
DIAMOND IN THE SKY Photograph by GUSTAVO CABANA An incredible capture of 81 skydivers in a ‘canopy formation’. The dive occurred on November 25th, 2006 and was planned by a group called CF World Record 2005. Jumpers dropped in from an altitude of 24,000 feet, descending at an incredible 1,000 feet per…
Welcome to the Friday Shirk Report where you will find the 20 funniest images, 10 most interesting articles, and 5 most viral videos from the previous week of sifting. Enjoy! *For those that prefer the links open in a new tab/window, try holding the CTRL key whilst clicking a link with your mouse Stay…
LIVIN’ ON THE EDGE Photograph by ROOF TOPPER Insane capture by user Roof Topper on 500px. Shot in Toronto, the ‘shoe model’ is Jennifer Tse. Camera: Canon EOS 50D Focal Length: 8 mm Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec. Aperture: 7.1 ISO/Film: 400 And since I’m still on the music tip from yesterday’s Picture…
Last June, the Sifter did a post on the awesome work of artist and illustrator extraordinairre, Glenn Jones aka Glennz. Glenn is a graphic designer and illustrator from Auckland, New Zealand. ‘GLENN’ from ‘NZ’ = GLENNZ; which was his user name on the T-shirt design site Threadless.com. What started as a hobby quickly became…
FREE AS A BIRD Photograph by MIKEY SCHAEFER Free-climber (i.e., no ropes) Dean Potter is beautifully captured, scaling a route on Glacier Point called Heaven in Yosemite National Park. An incredible shot by Mikey Schaefer that gives the Sifter goosebumps just looking at it. *shudder* It also conjures up memories of the…
RHODE ISLAND FIRST COLONY TO RENOUNCE ALLEGIANCE – MAY 4, 1776 Aerial of Providence, Rhode Island – Photograph by Rhode Island State Archives Rhode Island was the first of the original thirteen colonies to declare its independence from Great Britain (May 4, 1776), and the last to ratify the Constitution, doing…
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