SHOP TIL YOU DROP BY BANKSY Photograph by Sa//y on Flickr Photograph by Sa//y on Flickr In celebratory mockery of Black Friday, a new Banksy piece was spotted on a wall in Mayfair, Central London. Dead simple, but the Sifter still loves it. Great height on the piece as well! Certainly…
AN ILLUMINATED SANDCASTLE Photograph via jennylouwho on Reddit Spotted on Reddit (the source of all things Internet), this wonderfully illuminated sandcastle was built on Noosa Main Beach in Queensland, Australia. Unfortunately, the Sifter was unable to track down the actual artist of this terrific sandcastle. If you know, please mention in the…
GRASSED TRAMWAYS OF FREIBURG, GERMANY Photograph by CRAZYD Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. In the extreme south-west of the country, it straddles the Dreisam river, at the foot of the Schlossberg. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgau region on the western edge of…
STUNNING JAPANESE TEA FIELD Photograph via SoupyHands on Reddit Stunning capture of a lush tea field in Japan. Unfortunately, there was not much additional information available regarding the exact location or who the photographer is. If you know more about this lovely shot please let us know in the comments below! Until…
THE MINIATURE NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL Photograph by JASON IDZERDA The Northern Saw-whet Owl is a small owl native to North America. Their habitat is coniferous forests, sometimes mixed or deciduous woods, across North America. They live in tree cavities and old nests made by other small raptors. Some are permanent residents, while…
THE MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY ROVER ‘CURIOSITY’ Photograph by NASA/Charisse Nahser Photograph by NASA/Frankie Martin At 10:02 a.m. EST (November 26th, 2011), the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket cleared the tower at Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Sealed inside the rocket’s protective payload fairing…
THE MONA LISA EXPERIENCE Photograph by JTTDR on Reddit Mona Lisa (also known as La Gioconda or La Joconde, or Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo) is a portrait by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. It is a painting in oil on a poplar panel, completed circa 1503–1519.…
APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION Photograph by MISABRZI on Flickr Awesome mural by famous street artist Blu who always goes BIG. This piece was done in Belgrade, Serbia back in 2009. Be sure to check out blublu.org for more examples of Blu’s incredible street art. via Misabrzi on Flickr SEE…
MYSTERIOUS ROVING ROCKS OF RACETRACK PLAYA Photograph via NASA/GSFC/Cynthia Cheung Photograph via NASA/GSFC/Maggie McAdam In a particularly parched region of an extraordinary planet, rocks big and small glide across a mirror-flat landscape, leaving behind a tangle of trails. Some rocks travel in pairs, their two tracks so perfectly in synch along…
AT THE SPEED OF LIFE Photograph via DON CHAMBLEE Photographer’s Description [Don Chamblee]: This is a streetcar in New Orleans traveling back towards The Quarter on St. Charles Ave. I held the camera against the window sill, making sure to divide the image equally between the inside and the outside. …
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