OVERLOOKING THE BOUDDI PENINSULA Photographs via PrettyBeachHouse.com.au Pretty Beach House is a private guesthouse situated 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of Sydney on the Bouddi Peninsula. The property is set high on the escarpment above Pretty Beach and nestled into the Bouddi National Park. Guests are welcomed as if in a…
THE WORLD’S OLDEST DESERT Photograph by STEFAN CRUYSBERGHS The Namib is a coastal desert in southern Africa. The name Namib is of Nama origin and means “vast place”. According to the broadest definition, the Namib stretches for more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namibia, and South…
FLIGHT OF THE DEVIL RAYS Photograph by FLORIAN SCHULTZ The phenomenal picture above was taken in 2009 in the Sea of Cortez off the coast of Baja California in Mexico. It was the winner of ‘Underwater World’ category at the 2010 Environment Photographer of the Year awards organized by CIWEM. German photographer…
A SANDSTONE MONOLITH IN THE BLACK SEA Photograph by SERGEY S. DUKACHEV Sail Rock, or Parus Rock, is a natural sandstone monolith of the late Cretaceous age, located on the shore of the Black Sea, in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It resembles the outline of a ship’s sail, hence its name. The monolith…
THE ROBERT MONDAVI WINE CELLAR IN NAPA VALLEY Photograph by SIMON TONG In this stunning shot by Simon Tong, we see the breathtaking wine cellar at the Robert Mondavi Winery in Napa Valley, California. The Winery’s first harvest was back in 1966 and they have been producing incredible wine ever since. The…
PHOTO FINISH AT THE ALLIGATOR GRAND PRIX Photograph by Gabygz on Reddit SEA WORLD, SAN ANTONIO, TX: In a dramatic photo finish, Raphael edged out Donatello for the driver’s championship at the annual ‘Alligator Alley Grand Prix’. On the final lap, Michaelangelo squandered a huge lead as he led his alligator ‘Anchovy’…
GÁSADALUR VILLAGE IN THE FAROE ISLANDS Photograph by GARETH CODD PHOTOGRAPHY on Flickr Gásadalur is located on the west-side of Vágar, Faroe Islands, and enjoys a panoramic view over the island of Mykines. The tiny village (of 17 in 2007) is surrounded by the highest mountains on Vágar and lies at 62°6’44’N…
A MOST INCREDIBLE BASEBALL PHOTO Photograph by jib661 on Reddit Redditor and professional photographer jib661 posted this incredible picture to Reddit today. By focusing on the ground between the pitcher and the batter, he took continuous shots of the sequence until he got a few where the ball was in focus. Some…
THE COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS FROM SPACE Photograph by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon for NASA Earth Observatory The Cocos (Keeling) Islands lie in the eastern Indian Ocean, about 2,900 kilometers (1,800 miles) northwest of the Australian city of Perth. Comprised of coral atolls and islands, the archipelago includes North Keeling Island and…
WORLD’S EDGE Photograph by RHYS DAVIES The Sifter has already featured the incredible Beachy Head Chalk Cliff as the Picture of the Day back in October but the view was never this dramatic. Unfortunately a reverse image search on Google and Tineye did not reveal the original source, please let us know…
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