July 2, 2011 at 5:00 pm
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COLDPLAY @ GLASTONBURY MAIN STAGE 2011 Photograph by MATT CARDY / GETTY IMAGES Fricken Lasers fill the sky above the audience as Coldplay performs on the main Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival, on June 25, 2011. via The Atlantic’s In Focus with Alan Taylor – Glastonbury 2011 …
CAMEL CARAVAN AT AN OASIS Photograph by GEORGE STEINMETZ / NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Knee-deep wading is bliss for camels in Chad’s Archeï, a canyon whose trapped waters hold a zoological surprise. Fertilized by beasts’ droppings, algae are eaten by fish that are preyed upon by an isolated group of crocodiles. National Geographic…
KA-BOOM! Photograph by PHAN J. ALAN ELLIOTT (US NAVY) The USS Iowa (BB-61) fires a full broadside of her nine 16″/50 and six 5″/38 guns during a target exercise near Vieques Island, Puerto Rico (21°N 65°W). Note concussion effects on the water surface, and 16-inch gun barrels in varying degrees of recoil.…
70 Lightning Strikes in One Shot Photograph by CHRIS KOTSIOPOULOS Photographer’s Description: Fire in the sky! This is an image sequence containing 70 lightning shots, taken at Ikaria island during a severe thunderstorm. Taken with: Canon EOS 550D, 16/6/2011 1:17 – 2:40, Shutter Speed 20 sec x 70 shots, Aperture Value 7.1,…
THE TEMPLES OF BAGAN, MYANMAR Photograph by CYNTHIA DIAL Known for its thousands of temples in a 26-square-mile (67 sq km) space within a dusty, flat plain, the best times to experience the serenity and scope of Bagan are at dawn and dusk. After the earthquake in 1975, there are only 2,217…
THE GUILIN HILLS OF CHINA Photograph via Reddit The Guilin Hills are rock formations made of limestone and they are situated along the Li River in China. The tree-covered limestone hills are one of China’s most storied natural wonders, known as Guilin after the local town. They appear in countless Chinese scroll…
BEST SEATS IN THE HOUSE Photograph by CAPT. JOHN PELTIER USAF Lt. Col. Gabriel Green and Capt. Zachary Bartoe patrol the airspace in an F-15E Strike Eagle as the Space Shuttle Atlantis launches May 14, 2010, at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Colonel Green is the 333rd Fighter Squadron commander and Captain Bartoe…
CANOEING IN CANADA Photograph by YANIK CHAUVIN Stunning shot from a canoe by Yanik Chauvin. The location? Gatineau, Quebec in the beautiful land of Canada. Yanikchauvin.com via Reddit
1938 AERIAL BOMBING OF BARCELONA, SPAIN Photograph by The Italian Air Force Aerial bombing of Barcelona in 1938 by Francisco Franco’s Nationalist Air Force. The Spanish Civil War saw some of the earliest extensive use of aerial bombardment of civilian targets, and the development of new terror bombing techniques. The Spanish Civil…
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