Category: PICTURE OF THE DAY

March 11, 2012 at 5:54 pm

Picture of the Day: The Waterfall Island at Iguazu Falls

Picture of the Day: The Waterfall Island at Iguazu Falls

THE WATERFALL ISLAND AT IGUAZU FALLS Photograph by Andrew Murray on Flickr This stunning rock formation is located at Iguazu Falls. Apparently this particular view can be seen from the lookout on San Martin Island on the Argentinian side of the falls. Iguazu Falls are waterfalls of the Iguazu River located on…

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March 10, 2012 at 8:00 pm

Picture of the Day: Overgrown Railroad Tracks in the Forest

Picture of the Day: Overgrown Railroad Tracks in the Forest

OVERGROWN RAILROAD TRACKS IN THE FOREST Photograph by T.-C on Flickr In this beautiful photograph by T.-C on Flickr, we visit the incredible Jiancing Historic Trail in Taipingshan National Forest in Taiwan. The trail was built along an old logging railway at an elevation of 1,950 meters (6,398 ft). According to T.-C,…

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March 9, 2012 at 5:36 pm

Picture of the Day: The Lone Wolf

Picture of the Day: The Lone Wolf

THE LONE WOLF Photograph by Carollyn Churchill on Reddit This stunning capture of a wolf in Wyoming, USA was captured and posted to Reddit by photographer Carollyn Churchill. In the animal kingdom, lone wolves are typically older wolves driven from the pack, perhaps by an alpha male, or young adults in search…

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March 8, 2012 at 5:34 pm

Picture of the Day: Chicago City Lights at Night

Picture of the Day: Chicago City Lights at Night

CHICAGO CITY LIGHTS AT NIGHT Photograph by Jim Richardson for National Geographic | Purchase a print of this photo In this stunning capture above the clouds, photographer Jim Richardson shows us Chicago, USA at night. The image dramatically conveys how much artificial light we produce. This photograph was part of a feature…

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March 7, 2012 at 5:09 pm

Picture of the Day: Hanging Out High Above the Hoover Dam

Picture of the Day: Hanging Out High Above the Hoover Dam

HANGING OUT HIGH ABOVE THE HOOVER DAM Photograph via The American Welding Society (AWS) Nearly 80 years ago, the Hoover Dam was built in Black Canyon on the Colorado River. A striking testimony to the perseverance of the human spirit and the ingenuity of the American laborer. On December 3, 2002, The…

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March 6, 2012 at 5:03 pm

Picture of the Day: A Pod of Sleeping Sperm Whales

Picture of the Day: A Pod of Sleeping Sperm Whales

A POD OF SLEEPING SPERM WHALES Photograph by Wild Wonders of Europe [www.wild-wonders.com] via Business & Biodiversity Campaign Spotted off the coast of the Azores in Portugal, this incredible image shows a pod of sleeping sperm whales. Back in 2008, Patrick Miller, a senior researcher fellow at the University of St. Andrews…

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March 5, 2012 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day: 7 Hours in One Image

Picture of the Day: 7 Hours in One Image

7 HOURS IN ONE IMAGE Photograph by Isil Karanfil (isilkrnfl on deviantART) In a similar concept to Eirik Solheim’s incredible image of one year in one image, we see a fantastic capture of Porto, Portugal at the mouth of the Douro River. Apparently each vertical strip represents one hour in the day.…

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March 4, 2012 at 5:17 pm

Picture of the Day: The Fractal Tiger

Picture of the Day: The Fractal Tiger

THE FRACTAL TIGER Artwork and Photography by Till Walley on Flickr This effect is achieved using a Photoshop plugin called Fractalius. It is based on the extraction of the so-called hidden fractal texture of an image. The awesome example above was done by Flickr user Till Walley. It is reminiscent of another…

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March 3, 2012 at 5:20 pm

Picture of the Day: Overlooking Seoul from Bukhan Mountain

Picture of the Day: Overlooking Seoul from Bukhan Mountain

OVERLOOKING SEOUL FROM BUKHAN MOUNTAIN Photograph via Mind_Virus on Reddit Bukhansan, or Bukhan Mountain, is a mountain on the northern peripheries of Seoul, South Korea. At 836.5 meters (2,744 ft) above sea level and bordering a considerable part of the city, Bukhansan is a major landmark visible from most districts of the…

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March 2, 2012 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day: Stage Presence

Picture of the Day: Stage Presence

STAGE PRESENCE Photograph via Jay-Z on Facebook This amazing shot was posted to Jay-Z’s Facebook page yesterday. A short dig through the 1,635 comments informs us this was taken two years ago at the Home & Home Tour with Eminem. In September of 2010, Eminem and Jay-Z joined forces for four epic…

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