EXTRAORDINARY ICE CAVE IN ICELAND Photograph by SHY COHEN This extraordinary image by Shy Cohen was EarthShots.org’s photo of the day for February 16, 2012. It’s one of the many ice caves in Iceland and a nature photographer’s dream. Shy captured the scene with a Canon 7D (10-22). He also emphasizes the…
THE THORNY DEVIL Photograph by ihatecoverbands on Reddit The Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus), also known as the Thorny Dragon, Mountain Devil, Thorny Lizard, or the Moloch is an Australian lizard. It is the sole species of genus Moloch and grows up to 20 cm (8 in) in length and can live up…
ABOVE THE CANOPY Photograph by MICHAEL NICHOLS for National Geographic [Print Available] Photographer’s Description [Michael Nichols]: An old-growth redwood dwarfs younger redwood growth in California’s Bear Creek Watershed on the northwest side of Bear Creek Ridge. Peavine Ridge sits in the distance in Rockefeller Forest, the world’s largest continuous old-growth redwood forest,…
COLLIDING RIVERS IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND Photograph via I_let_my_dog_lick_my on Reddit In this incredible photograph we see the junction of the Rhone and Arve rivers in Geneva, Switzerland. The river on the left is the Rhone, which is just exiting Lake Lehman. The river on the right is the Arve, which receives water…
SIMBA WAS HERE Photograph by pittgirl317 on Reddit Rafiki strikes again! Spotted at the Towers Patio on the University of Pittsburgh campus, it’s Simba! He’s alive! ps Asante sana, squash banana! via pittgirl317 on Reddit Classic Rafiki! SEE MORE ‘PICTURES OF THE…
AUTUMN IN YOYOGI PARK, TOKYO Photograph by GUEN-K on Flickr In this incredible photograph by guen-k on Flickr, we see the gorgeous Yoyogi Park in Tokyo, awash in golden yellow. Yoyogi Park is one of the largest parks in Tokyo, Japan, located adjacent to Harajuku Station and Meiji Shrine in Shibuya. What…
GREAT PLACE FOR A HAMMOCK Photograph by Kiattipong Panchee What a great place to read a book or take a snooze. And if the sun is too intense, well you’re not too far from the water 🙂 This is just one of the many beautiful views in the marvellous Maldives. One day…
THE STUNNING GREEN VINE SNAKE Photograph by SUHAAS PREMKUMAR for National Geographic The Green vine snake (Ahaetulla nasuta), is a slender green tree snake found in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is diurnal and mildly venomous, normally feeding on frogs and lizards. Green vine snakes are slow…
SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS Photograph by Pixel9ine/Andre B How awesome is this graffiti piece? This was posted back in 2007 to a forum/messageboard called Photography-on-the.net by user Pixel9ine, and it resurfaced today on Reddit. The piece is actually located in the Sifter’s hometown of Toronto, Canada! This was taken from the Bloor Street viaduct looking…
AURORA AUSTRALIS (SOUTHERN LIGHTS) FROM SPACE Photograph by André Kuipers / ESA / NASA In this incredible shot taken from the International Space Station on March 10, 2012 by Dutch astronaut André Kuipers, we see an absolutely breathtaking view of Aurora Australis (the Southern Lights) between Antarctica and Australia. An aurora (plural:…
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