Don’t get me wrong. If I see a snake in the wild, I’m not sticking around to admire its beauty. The way they move, their constant tongue usage; it’s all very off-putting believe me. But in a controlled environment, with a professional photographer? What beauty! Incredibly vibrant colours, brilliant patterns and hypnotic skeletal structures make…
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART Photograph by Koen van Gorp The Big Corona: Most photographs don’t adequately portray the magnificence of the Sun’s corona. Seeing the corona first-hand during a total solar eclipse is best. The human eye can adapt to see features and extent that photographic film usually cannot. Welcome, however, to the digital…
YOU ARE GETTING SLEEPY Photograph by Raymond Pauly Glass Frog: Glass frog is the common name for amphibians belonging to the family Centrolenidae, so named for their translucent abdominal skin. Indigenous to the cloud forests of Central and South America, 13 species of cloud frogs have been identified in Costa Rica. These nocturnal tree-dwelling frogs…
LIFE’S A BEACH Photograph by SeamusLawless Zakynthos Shipwreck Bay aka The Beach of Navagio aka Smugglers Cove, is the most famous of Zakynthos beaches and one of the most famous in all of Greece. This superb beach is located in the eastern part of the island, close to the Anafotiria village. It was initially called…
FROZEN IN TIME One frosty day in Silt, Colorado, a Coyote is spotted frozen solid in its tracks. The article claims it was -28 degrees. Allegations of fakery are rampant on this one. What do you think? I call shenanigans. KnucklesUnited via Digg Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the…
Photograph by Luke Jerram Luke Jerram makes the deadliest art in the world. His subjects have caused pain and suffering for hundreds of millions of people throughout history. They are infectious, they are resilient, and they are everywhere. THE DEADLY ARTIST – LUKE JERRAM – Born in Stroud, England and now living in Bristol UK…
THE HAYMAKER Lights out Doggie 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’
Photograph by river seal The Tsukiji Fish Market is the biggest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world. It’s also one of the largest wholesale food markets of any kind. The market is located in Tsukiji in central Tokyo, and is a major attraction for foreign visitors. Tsukiji moves about five million pounds (2,268,000…
SERENITY NOW Molokini, Hawaii via jpegwallpapers Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’
SPACE IS WEIRD Explanation: Believe it or not, this is the North Pole of Saturn. It is unclear how an unusual hexagonal cloud system that surrounds Saturn’s north pole was created, keeps its shape, or how long it will last. Originally discovered during the Voyager flybys of Saturn in the 1980s, nobody has ever seen…
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