Category: NATURE/SPACE

Apr 11, 2010

Picture of the Day – April 11, 2010

Picture of the Day - April 11, 2010

BEST. DRIVE-IN THEATRE. EVER. Photograph by KristjanFreyr Who needs television when you can look at this? via KristjanFreyr on Flickr Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’ GET FEATURED! CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT A PHOTOGRAPH FOR THE PICTURE OF…

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Mar 30, 2010

Picture of the Day – March 30, 2010

Picture of the Day - March 30, 2010

WHAT IT DEW? Photograph by Miroslaw Swietek Sleeping Blue Dragonfly: This remarkable photograph was taken by physiotherapist Miroslaw Swietek at around 3am in the forest next to his home. Using a torch, the 37-year-old amateur photographer hunts out the motionless bugs in the darkness before setting up his camera and flash just millimeters from them.…

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Mar 29, 2010

Picture of the Day – March 29, 2010

Picture of the Day - March 29, 2010

LIVE. LEARN. ADAPT via Reddit Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’ GET FEATURED! CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT A PHOTOGRAPH FOR THE PICTURE OF THE DAY!

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Mar 27, 2010

Picture of the Day – Thor’s Well at Cape Perpetua

Picture of the Day - Thor’s Well at Cape Perpetua

MAKE A WISH Photograph by Nathaniel Reinhart The stunning Thor’s Well at Cape Perpetua in Oregon. A truly fantastic photograph by Nathaniel Reinhart Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’ GET FEATURED! CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT A PHOTOGRAPH FOR…

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Mar 24, 2010

Picture of the Day – March 24, 2010

Picture of the Day - March 24, 2010

YOU TALKING TO ME? Photograph by Greg du Toit Wild Lion: It had been a childhood dream of mine to experience Africa as it was a hundred years ago, with animals roaming wild and free, not separated from man. I embarked on a sixteen-month project to photograph nomadic lion eking out a precarious existence on…

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Mar 18, 2010

Iguazu Falls: 15 Amazing Pictures, 10 Incredible Facts

Iguazu Falls: 15 Amazing Pictures, 10 Incredible Facts

Photograph by Martin St-Amant Whenever I come across images of places like Iguazu Falls, my urge to drop everything and travel this beautiful planet overwhelms my senses. There is so much to experience in this world, it’s a little saddening to know how many people never get to explore the world beyond their immediate…

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Mar 13, 2010

Picture of the Day – March 13, 2010

Picture of the Day - March 13, 2010

BEHIND THE CURTAIN Photograph by Sankax Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis freezes solid during the winter. Minnehaha Creek is a tributary of the Mississippi River located in Hennepin County, Minnesota that extends from Lake Minnetonka in the west and flows east for 22 miles (35.4 km) through several suburbs west of Minneapolis and then through south…

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Mar 9, 2010

The Stunning Cliffs of Norway

The Stunning Cliffs of Norway

PREIKESTOLEN aka PREACHER’S PULPIT aka PULPIT ROCK Pulpit Rock or Preikestolen in Norwegian, is one of the area’s most popular and tourist attractions. This natural rock formation with a 25 meter squared (82 ft x 82 ft) plateau stands 604 meters (1,982 ft) above the sea. Thousands of tourists visit the Rock every…

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Mar 6, 2010

Picture of the Day – March 6, 2010

Picture of the Day - March 6, 2010

FIRE IN THE SKY Photograph by Unknown via Reddit Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’ GET FEATURED! CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT A PHOTOGRAPH FOR THE PICTURE OF THE DAY!

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Feb 27, 2010

Picture of the Day – February 27, 2010

Picture of the Day - February 27, 2010

YOU THINK YOU’RE OLD? Photograph by Paul Jurgens/FAPERJ An ancient crocodile with armadillo-like body armor (above, a reconstruction of the fossil in an undated picture) roamed the arid interior of Brazil about 90 million years ago, say researchers who found the fossil in São Paolo state. In addition to its unusual bony shield, the reptile…

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