WHAT LIGHTNING LOOKS LIKE FROM SPACE Photograph by NASA In Focus just published an awesome gallery of lightning strikes that’s definitely worth checking out. Worldwide, lightning strikes around 50 times every second (that’s more than 4 million a day!). In the photograph above, we see an elusive “red sprite” flash (just…
THIS FROG IS FABULOUS Photograph by Shikhei Goh (via National Geographic on Facebook) In this fantastic closeup by Shikhei Goh we see a beautifully coloured frog wrapping himself around the tip of a plant. You may have seen Shikhei’s stunning macro photography before. His photo of a dragonfly won the grand…
JUST A PINCH Photograph by mmarsupilami on Flickr This wonderful outdoor art sculpture by Turkish artist Mehmet Ali Uysal shows a giant clothespin pinching the grass. It was built for the Festival of the Five Seasons in Chaudfontaine Park, located on the outskirts of Liege, Belgium. Uysal is a professor of…
Morning View from Washburn Point, Yosemite Photograph by Jesse L. Summers | Prints Available Redditor Jesse L. Summers shared this incredible shot of Yosemite National Park in California as seen from Washburn Point, at an elevation of about 7000 ft. The shot was was taken in the early morning, just down the…
AVENUE OF THE BAOBABS Photograph by Walther Georges @ Panoramio.com The Avenue or Alley of the Baobabs is a prominent group of baobab trees lining the dirt road between Morondava and Belon’i Tsiribihina in the Menabe region in western Madagascar. Its striking landscape draws travelers from around the world, making it…
100 YEARS OF HISTORY SAILS THROUGH THE TOWER BRIDGE Photograph by Paul Starkey on Flickr On July 26, the three-masted French sailing ship Belem sailed through the famous Tower Bridge in London. This is the same bridge that the Olympic rings were suspended from, and if you look closely you can…
THE INCREDIBLE MAIN STAGE AT TOMORROWLAND Photograph via Blogamole Tomorrowland is one of the biggest music festivals in the world. Having recently completed its 8th edition at the end of July, this is a glimpse of the incredible main stage design. The stage stands at almost 150 meters long (492 ft)…
BEAUTIFUL LAKE BONDHUS IN NORWAY Photograph by Alchemist-hp In this incredible photograph, we get a view of the beautiful Lake Bondhus in Norway. In the background you can see the Bondhus Glacier (Bondhusbreen) which is an offshoot of the large Folgefonna glacier, with a length of approximately 4km and a height…
AN ELEPHANT MEETS A SEA LION Photograph by Michael Durham via The Oregon Zoo In this heartwarming photograph we see Chendra, an Asian elephant, meeting Gus, a sea lion at the Oregon Zoo. Chendra met Gus while she was on one of her morning walks around the zoo. Chendra is the…
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE Photograph via moctodtidderptth on Reddit For almost two weeks, Manila, the capital city of the Philippines has been drenched by deadly rainfall with arrival of Typhoon Saola last week. For a startling gallery of the monsoon, check out this post on The Atlantic. While the weather…
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