THE MANHATTAN BRIDGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN 1909 Photograph by Irving Underhill Awesome photograph of the Manhattan Bridge on March 23rd, 1909, with the Marine terminal in the foreground and the bridge under construction in the background. For the extra-large resolution of the photograph, click here via Wikimedia Commons
A PORTRAIT OF A PROFILE Photograph by MikeNasty And now my brain hurts… via MikeNasty on Reddit
AN EXPLOSIVE IDEA Photograph by J J @ 500px Smashing shot by photographer JJ 🙂 Camera: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. E-510 Focal Length: 135 mm Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec. Aperture: 14 ISO/Film: 100 via J J @ 500px.com
YARN BOMBING IN GERMANY Photograph by DPA Ute Lennartz-Lembeck knit this rainbow sweater for a weeping willow in the German town of Velbert. She is one of many Germans caught up in the global craze of “yarn bombing,” installing colorful yarn creations in urban spaces. Yarn bombing is also known as yarnstorming,…
TORNADO’S DESTRUCTIVE PATH THROUGH JOPLIN, MISSOURI, FROM ABOVE Photograph by AP Photo/Charlie Riede The path of a powerful tornado is seen, curving from lower left, to right center, back to upper left, in Joplin, Missouri, on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. The death toll in Joplin, Missouri, has now topped 118, making Sunday’s…
THE WAVE RIDER Photograph by SHALOM JACOBOVITZ Awesome capture by Shalom Jacobovitz from the 2010 Mavericks Surf Contest. What a rush that must be! via Wikimedia Commons
THE SALT MOUNDS OF BOLIVIA Photograph by LUCA GALUZZI This is a lovely shot of the salt mounds in Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. The Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest (12 000 km²) and highest (3,700 m) salt flat, ca. 25 times as large as the Bonneville Salt Flats. It’s the…
FIELDS OF LAVENDER IN PROVENCE, FRANCE Photographer Unknown Stunning photograph of lavender fields in Provence, France. I can almost smell it from here! Absolutely gorgeous. Excuse me… via Reddit
PLAYING WITH FIRE Photograph by SkarphĂ©Ă°inn Ăžráinsson Photographer’s Description: Photographer on the edge of the crater at the erupting volcano in FimmvörĂ°uháls, Iceland (April 2010). While observing this photo I was amazed at how relaxed he was standing there while the volcano spreads the melting lava around the area. I guess the…
THE GORDON DAM, AUSTRALIA Photograph by Noodle Snacks The Gordon Dam (also known as Gordon River Dam), is a double curvature arch dam on the Gordon River in Tasmania, Australia. The dam has a length of 192 m (630 ft), and a height of 140 m (459 ft), making it the tallest…
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