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…
A SANDSTONE MONOLITH IN THE BLACK SEA Photograph by SERGEY S. DUKACHEV Sail Rock, or Parus Rock, is a natural sandstone monolith of the late Cretaceous age, located on the shore of the Black Sea, in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It resembles the outline of a ship’s sail, hence its name. The monolith…
PHOTO FINISH AT THE ALLIGATOR GRAND PRIX Photograph by Gabygz on Reddit SEA WORLD, SAN ANTONIO, TX: In a dramatic photo finish, Raphael edged out Donatello for the driver’s championship at the annual ‘Alligator Alley Grand Prix’. On the final lap, Michaelangelo squandered a huge lead as he led his alligator ‘Anchovy’…
GÁSADALUR VILLAGE IN THE FAROE ISLANDS Photograph by GARETH CODD PHOTOGRAPHY on Flickr Gásadalur is located on the west-side of Vágar, Faroe Islands, and enjoys a panoramic view over the island of Mykines. The tiny village (of 17 in 2007) is surrounded by the highest mountains on Vágar and lies at 62°6’44’N…
The Sifter has already featured photographs from NASA’s incredible archive (see here, here and here), and we continue that tradition with this series that documents the history of NASA’s various rocket launches from as early as 1950 up to 2003. Nothing captures the imagination like space travel, and these amazing images mark the beginning…
THE COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS FROM SPACE Photograph by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon for NASA Earth Observatory The Cocos (Keeling) Islands lie in the eastern Indian Ocean, about 2,900 kilometers (1,800 miles) northwest of the Australian city of Perth. Comprised of coral atolls and islands, the archipelago includes North Keeling Island and…
WORLD’S EDGE Photograph by RHYS DAVIES The Sifter has already featured the incredible Beachy Head Chalk Cliff as the Picture of the Day back in October but the view was never this dramatic. Unfortunately a reverse image search on Google and Tineye did not reveal the original source, please let us know…
GLACIER-FED PEYTO LAKE IN BANFF Photograph by TOBIAS ALT (Tobi 87 on Wikimedia Commons) Peyto Lake (pea-toe) is a glacier-fed lake located in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies (Alberta, Canada). The lake itself is easily accessed from the Icefields Parkway. It was named for Bill Peyto, an early trail guide…
THE CAPILANO SUSPENSION BRIDGE IN VANCOUVER Photograph by MICHELLE LEE The Capilano Suspension Bridge crosses the Capilano River in the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The current bridge is 136 metres (446 ft) long and 70 metres (230 ft) above the river. It is part of a private facility, with…
CANOLA FIELDS IN FULL BLOOM IN YUNNAN, CHINA Photograph via MSNBC Photoblog In this breathtaking aerial photograph via MSNBC, we see fields of canola plants in full bloom and ready for harvest in Luoping, southwest China’s Yunnan province. The expansion of China’s canola crushing capacity coupled with a lower domestic harvest will…
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