Category: NATURE/SPACE

June 22, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day – June 22, 2010

Picture of the Day - June 22, 2010

GOOD NIGHT FRANCE Photograph by NASA Goddard Photo and Video After a disgraceful and embarrassing World Cup tournament, France left South Africa on a coach-class flight home. Read about their disastrous performance here. About the photograph: City Lights at Night along the France-Italy Border. The brightly lit metropolitan areas of Torino (Italy), Lyon, and Marseille…

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June 17, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day – June 17, 2010

Picture of the Day - June 17, 2010

RIDERS ON THE STORM The photographer is unknown, but this was shot at Teahupo’o (pronounced te-ha-oo-po). A world-renowned surfing location off the south-west coast of Tahiti, in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is known for its heavy and glassy waves, often reaching 2 to 3 m (7 to 10 ft) or higher. It is also…

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June 16, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day – June 16, 2010

Picture of the Day - June 16, 2010

COUNTER-CLOCKWISE SWIRL Photograph by NASA Goddard Photo and Video September 3, 2005: Typhoon Nabi is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 11 crew member on the International Space Station, as it swirls in the Pacific Ocean, heading toward southern Korea and Japan. At the time this image was taken Typhoon Nabi was ~23N…

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June 14, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day – June 14, 2010

Picture of the Day - June 14, 2010

DOGGONE IT! Photograph by Carolyn Lee This is the winning submission for the Burrard-Lucas Pet Photo Contest by photographer Carolyn Lee. She was using a Nikon D300. The dog is named Dasher and Carolyn rescued him from the pound 🙂 via Burrard-Lucus Photography Blog Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of…

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June 13, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day – June 13, 2010

Picture of the Day - June 13, 2010

PATTERN RECOGNITION YTMND 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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June 10, 2010 at 8:58 am

How to Grasp Size, Scale and Temperature with Three Giant Infographics

How to Grasp Size, Scale and Temperature with Three Giant Infographics

Here are three fantastic inforgraphics that will blow your mind. While the visuals help explain the sheer size, depth and temperature of things on our planet and in our Universe. You might feel slightly less significant 🙂 Relatively speaking… SCALE: FROM THE TALLEST MOUNTAIN TO THE DEEPEST OCEAN TRENCH Source: Karl Tate from Our Amazing…

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June 1, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day – Hole-y Crap!

Picture of the Day - Hole-y Crap!

HOLE-Y CRAP! Photograph by Gobierno de Guatemala Do not adjust your eye sockets. For once, this is not some kind of Photoshop tomfoolery, nay, this is a sinkhole in the Zone 2 of Ciudad de Guatemala. The Flickr account is property of the Government of Guatemala so I’ll go on a limb and say it’s…

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June 1, 2010 at 8:58 am

Underwater Gardening: The World’s Best Aquariums of 2009

Underwater Gardening: The World's Best Aquariums of 2009

2008 IAPLC Grand Prize Work – Cheng Sui Wai, Hong Kong Last year the Sifter discovered the thriving sub-culture of aquascaping. Think of it as gardening under water. Through an artistic arrangement of aquatic plants, rocks, stones, driftwood etc. these ‘aquascapists’ create incredible works of living art. Since 2001, the International Aquatic Plant Layout Contest…

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May 23, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day – May 23, 2010

Picture of the Day - May 23, 2010

STFU Actions speak louder than words 🙂 Imgur 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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May 20, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day – May 20, 2010

Picture of the Day - May 20, 2010

CARRY ON MY WAYWARD SON Random Thought: This scene conjures memories of Avatar; when the Navi form their lifetime bond with the Mountain Banshee. Except in this instance, the cats are the Navi and we are but loyal obedient Banshees. via Reddit ps. Thank you Guitar Hero for introducing me to this timeless classic… Every…

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