Category: NATURE/SPACE

November 12, 2012 at 4:08 pm

The Longest Tree Top Walk in the World

The Longest Tree Top Walk in the World

Located in the Bavarian Forest National Park in Neuschonau, Germany is the world’s longest tree top walk. This fabulous nature trail culminates with an amazing 44 meter (144 ft) tree tower. Below you will find information on this unique experience and everything is has to offer. Be sure to visit the official site for…

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November 10, 2012 at 8:16 pm

Picture of the Day: The Maroon Bells of Colorado

Picture of the Day: The Maroon Bells of Colorado

THE MAROON BELLS OF COLORADO Photograph by Tom Cuccio Sifter reader Tom Cuccio submitted this wonderful photograph of the Maroon Bells in Colorado. The photograph was taken at ‘first light’ on October 26th after an early season snow storm. The Maroon Bells are two peaks in the Elk Mountains, Maroon Peak and…

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November 5, 2012 at 12:00 am

Picture of the Day: Tangolunda Bay, Mexico

Picture of the Day: Tangolunda Bay, Mexico

TANGOLUNDA BAY, MEXICO Photograph by Ivan Andreevich on deviantART In this capture by photographer Ivan Andreevich we see the beautiful Tangolunda Bay in Huatulco, Mexico. The photo was taken with Nikon D90 + Tokina 11-16mm at around 6:40 am at sunrise. Huatulco, centered on the town of La Crucecita, is a tourist…

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November 4, 2012 at 2:06 pm

Capturing the Four Seasons in a Single Image

Capturing the Four Seasons in a Single Image

Photographs by tylercasson on Reddit Over the course of one year, photographer and Reddit user tylercasson took four images of a tiny island on Lake Springfield in Illinois to highlight the four different seasons of the year. The composite image (shown above), wonderfully captures the changes our Earth goes through as the year progresses.…

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November 3, 2012 at 7:00 pm

Picture of the Day: The Water Planet

Picture of the Day: The Water Planet

THE WATER PLANET Photograph by NASA/Robert Simmon/Marit Jentoff-Nilsen Viewed from space, the most striking feature of our planet is the water. In both liquid and frozen form, it covers 75% of the Earth’s surface. It fills the sky with clouds and is practically everywhere on Earth; from inside the rocky crust to…

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November 1, 2012 at 8:30 pm

Picture of the Day: Horizontally Upright

Picture of the Day: Horizontally Upright

HORIZONTALLY UPRIGHT Photograph by Nirnroot on Reddit A common victim of Hurricane Sandy’s wrath were trees. While some of our leafy friends escaped varying degrees of branch dismemberment, others were completely uprooted, taking much of the surrounding earth with it. Redditor Nirnroot, who clearly has a creative eye, took this as…

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October 31, 2012 at 8:47 pm

Picture of the Day: The Berry Head Arch in Newfoundland

Picture of the Day: The Berry Head Arch in Newfoundland

THE BERRY HEAD ARCH IN NEWFOUNDLAND Photograph by Rexton on Flickr Located on the East Coast Trail to the south of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, is an incredible rock formation known as the Berry Head Arch. The arch overlooks the sea and it’s quite the view for hikers who are willing…

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October 31, 2012 at 11:10 am

Atmospheric Finland: Photos from the Edge

Atmospheric Finland: Photos from the Edge

Mikko Lagerstedt is a graphic designer and fine art photographer from Finland. Mikko only started photographing in December of 2008 and his progress has been remarkable. In his latest series entitled Edge (recently featured on Colossal and PetaPixel), Mikko shares his haunting and atmospheric landscape shots of Finland. He even places himself into some…

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October 29, 2012 at 3:18 pm

8 Photos of the Translucent Jewel Caterpillar

8 Photos of the Translucent Jewel Caterpillar

Earlier this year, scuba instructor and amateur photographer, Gerardo Aizpuru, uploaded a series of stunning images to the website Project Noah in hopes that members of the community might be able to identify the semi-translucent caterpillar. Another member suggested the 3 cm caterpillar was a member of the Dalceridae moth fmaily known as Acraga…

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October 28, 2012 at 7:39 pm

Exploring the Longest Underwater Cave in Russia

Exploring the Longest Underwater Cave in Russia

Ordinskaya or the Orda Cave is the longest underwater cave in Russia. Accoridng to the Orda Cave Awareness Project it is the first and only underwater gypsum excursion cave in the world. The two founders of the project are Vitya Lyagushkin, a famous underwater photographer, journalist and dive-instructor; and Bogdana Vashchenko, a diving journalist.…

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