Category: PICTURE OF THE DAY

October 2, 2012 at 11:57 pm

Picture of the Day: Kaieteur Falls from Above

Picture of the Day: Kaieteur Falls from Above

KAIETEUR FALLS FROM ABOVE Photograph by Jason @ JasonAroundTheWorld.com Kaieteur Falls is a high-volume waterfall on the Potaro River in central Guyana, Potaro-Siparuni region. It is located in Kaieteur National Park. The falls are 226 meters (741 ft) high when measured from its plunge over a sandstone and conglomerate cliff to…

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October 1, 2012 at 5:10 pm

Picture of the Day: An Airplane Crosses the Moon

Picture of the Day: An Airplane Crosses the Moon

AN AIRPLANE CROSSES THE MOON Photograph by Chris Thomas In this perfectly timed photograph by Chris Thomas, we see an airplane passing directly in front of the Earth’s moon. Taken back in 2010, Chris posted the amazing capture to Ice in Space, an Australian website dedicated to amateur astronomy. Thomas said…

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September 29, 2012 at 7:31 pm

Picture of the Day: Hang Gliding Over Soca Valley, Slovenia

Picture of the Day: Hang Gliding Over Soca Valley, Slovenia

Hang Gliding Over Soca Valley, Slovenia Photograph by Matjaz Klemenic on Facebook In this incredible capture taken with a GoPro camera affixed to the hang glider of Matjaz Klemenic, we see the beautiful Soca Valley in Slovenia from above. Carved into the white limestone of the Julian Alps is the Soca…

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September 28, 2012 at 12:50 pm

Picture of the Day: Rain of Fire

Picture of the Day: Rain of Fire

RAIN OF FIRE Photograph by Josell Mariano (JDMcompliant on Flickr) In this apocalyptic photograph by Josell Mariano, we see the results of a long exposure and steel wool lit on fire. Steel wool, also known as wire wool, is a bundle of strands of very fine soft steel filaments, used in…

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September 27, 2012 at 5:52 pm

Picture of the Day: The $126 Billion Photograph

Picture of the Day: The $126 Billion Photograph

THE $126 BILLION PHOTOGRAPH Photograph by Michael Prince for Forbes In this epic group photo taken on June 26, 2012 by Michael Prince for Forbes Magazine, we see twelve well known philanthropists with a total net worth of $126 billion. This photograph, which graces the cover of the 30th anniversary issue…

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September 26, 2012 at 5:16 pm

Picture of the Day: Los Angeles at Night

Picture of the Day: Los Angeles at Night

LOS ANGELES AT NIGHT Photograph by Tom Anderson on Google+ In this incredible aerial photograph by Tom Anderson, we see the bustling city of Los Angeles, California at night. Tom says he took the shot of LA while on a flight to Vegas last month. Tom took the shot with a…

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September 25, 2012 at 5:01 pm

Picture of the Day: Watching War Unfold

Picture of the Day: Watching War Unfold

WATCHING WAR UNFOLD Photograph via Kevork Djansezian/AP (via MSNBC) In this powerful image from 2006, we see two Lebanese citizens watching Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah speak on television as black smoke rises from Israeli attacks on the Hezbollah stronghold in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon. The 2006 Lebanon War…

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September 24, 2012 at 4:27 pm

Picture of the Day: Aqueduct Highway Overpass in The Netherlands

Picture of the Day: Aqueduct Highway Overpass in The Netherlands

Aqueduct Highway Overpass in The Netherlands Photograph via Did You Know? on Google+ The Ringvaart (known in full as Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer Polder) is a canal in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands. The Ringvaart (Dutch meaning “ring canal”) is a true circular canal surrounding the Haarlemmermeer polder and…

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September 23, 2012 at 9:45 pm

Picture of the Day: One Trippy Profile Pic

Picture of the Day: One Trippy Profile Pic

ONE TRIPPY PROFILE PIC Photograph via persnicketypoop on Reddit In this slightly jarring photo manipulation we see a a person’s side profile and head on portrait spliced together. The result play’s with your perception as your mind switches between each perspective. Personally, once I look away from the eye I tend…

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September 22, 2012 at 5:55 pm

Picture of the Day: The Street Bar

Picture of the Day: The Street Bar

THE STREET BAR Artwork by CLET Spotted somewhere in France was this fun piece of street art by CLET. The manipulated ‘Do Not Enter’ sign depicts a bar setting with two patrons and a bartender. There’s even a fancy candelabra in the scene! CLET is well known for playing around with…

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