FLUORESCENT MOON IN SHANGHAI Artwork by WANG YUYANG | Photographs via Arthubasia.org ‘Artificial Moon’ was the brainchild of Beijing-based artist Wang Yuyang. Suspended amongst the trees (allegedly the only natural habitat) of the Xujiahui district of Shanghai, this glowing orb of fluorescent lights even incorporates circular tubes to mimic the craters seen…
LADYBUG LANDS WITH STYLE Photograph by LENTILCIA @ deviantART This wonderful shot by Lentilcia has been making the rounds on the Internets for good reason. Hailing from Lubawa, Poland, you can find her blogging at: http://www.photoblog.pl/lentilka/ Model: Canon EOS 1000D Shutter Speed: 1/512 second Aperture: F/5.6 Focal Length: 90 mm ISO Speed:…
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING STRUCTURAL WORKER 1930 Photograph by LEWIS HINE The Empire State Building is a 102-story landmark in New York City, United States, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It is 1,250 ft (381 meters) tall. Its name is derived from the nickname for New York, the…
A NATION MOURNS Photograph by TOMMY ELLINGSEN The Prime Minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg, gives AUF (Worker’s Youth League) leader Eskil Pedersen a hug outside the Sundvollen hotel. [Source: Aftenbladet.no] The Workers’ Youth League (Arbeidaranes Ungdomsfylking, or AUF) is the youth organization affiliated with the Norwegian Labour Party. AUF was formed in…
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT Photograph by CRISTINA OTERO / SENJU-HIME on deviantART Wonderful and creative self-portrait by Cristina Otero from her ‘Tutti Frutti’ series. via SENJU-HIME @ devintART
FLOODED RUINS OF VILLA EPECUEN IN ARGENTINA Photography by JUAN MABROMATA/AFP/Getty Images Back in the 1920s, a tourist village was established along the shore of Lago Epecuen, a salt lake some 600 kilometers southwest of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The resort town, named Villa Epucuen, soon had a railroad station, and it…
ELEPHANT FOOT GLACIER IN GREENLAND Photograph via The Guardian A truly mesmerizing photograph of the Elephant Foot Glacier in Greenland. I was unable to find the original source, but a TinEye search led me to numerous blogs citing the original image being seen on The Guardian. All I know about the glacier…
MANHATTANHENGE Photograph by Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images Manhattanhenge – sometimes referred to as the Manhattan Solstice – is a semiannual occurrence in which the setting sun aligns with the east–west streets of the main street grid in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The term is derived from Stonehenge, at…
AN ACCIDENTAL WESTERN Photograph by GREG J SMITH Photographer’s Description: Western looking scene at sunset in the splashing of water against a pier in Kelleys Island, Ohio. via Greg J Smith on Flickr
A SINKHOLE IN THE YUCATAN PENINSULA, MEXICO Photograph by MARC FILION Photographer’s Description: A diver explores a cenote, or freshwater sinkhole, on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. [Marc Filion] The Yucatán Peninsula, in southeastern Mexico, separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico, with the northern coastline on the Yucatán Channel. The peninsula…
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