Category: PICTURE OF THE DAY

July 26, 2014 at 1:38 pm

Picture of the Day: Crystal Clear Canoeing

Picture of the Day: Crystal Clear Canoeing

Photograph by Cristian Perrella In this fantastic GoPro capture by Cristian Perrella, we see the crystal clear Lago del Matese in Caserta in the south of Italy. What a beautiful landscape to canoe through! The image was selected as GoPro’s photo of the day earlier this year. Lago del Matese can be seen on…

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July 23, 2014 at 7:11 pm

Picture of the Day: Autumn in Norway

Picture of the Day: Autumn in Norway

Photograph by Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) on Wikimedia Commons Seen here is a breathtaking Autumn view near Gullesfjordbotn in the island of Hinnøya, Kvæfjord, Troms, Norway. The photo was taken back in September of 2010. Hinnøya is the fourth-largest island in Norway – and the largest off the mainland – covering an area of 2,204.7…

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July 22, 2014 at 7:21 pm

Picture of the Day: A Submerged Park in Austria

Picture of the Day: A Submerged Park in Austria

Photograph by Martinstr on Pixabay Grüner See (Green Lake) is a lake in Styria, Austria in a village named Tragöß. The lake is surrounded by the Hochschwab mountains and forests. The name “Green Lake” originated because of its emerald-green water which comes from the snowmelt from the karst mountains. During the winter, the lake…

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July 21, 2014 at 6:40 pm

Picture of the Day: Blue Hour at the Bridge

Picture of the Day: Blue Hour at the Bridge

Photograph by FRANK SCHULENBURG Website | Flickr | Twitter In this beautiful sunrise capture, we see a river fog filling San Francisco Bay as parts of the Golden Gate Bridge peak out above the fog. The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait, the mile-wide, three-mile-long channel between San…

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July 20, 2014 at 7:51 pm

Picture of the Day: This Was Taken Exactly 45 Years Ago

Picture of the Day: This Was Taken Exactly 45 Years Ago

Photograph by NASA [Taken 20 July 1969] Earth Rise as Seen From Lunar Surface: This incredible image of the Earth rise was taken during lunar orbit by the Apollo 11 mission crew in July of 1969. The first manned lunar mission, Apollo 11 launched aboard a Saturn V launch vehicle from the Kennedy Space…

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July 19, 2014 at 3:26 pm

Picture of the Day: Adventures in Hygiene

Picture of the Day: Adventures in Hygiene

Artwork by Etam Cru Sainer and Bezt, collectively known as the ETAM CRU (featured previously here and here) recently completed this awesome building-size mural called Sleeper in Oslo, Norway. I just love how big their pieces are! Be sure to check them out on Facebook where they post their latest artworks to their 135,000+…

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July 18, 2014 at 3:46 pm

Picture of the Day: Storm Cloud Looks Like Ocean Waves

Picture of the Day: Storm Cloud Looks Like Ocean Waves

Photograph by jebleez on reddit During a recent storm in North Lincoln, Nebraska, reddit user jebleez captured this incredible photo that shows a storm cloud that looks eerily similar to rolling ocean waves. The photo was posted 11 days ago to reddit where it reached the top spot on the front page and has…

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July 15, 2014 at 6:51 pm

Picture of the Day: The Rock of Gibraltar Levanter Cloud

Picture of the Day: The Rock of Gibraltar Levanter Cloud

Photograph by Mac Dor Seen here is a levant cloud forming against the eastern cliffs of the Rock of Gibraltar. The levant is an easterly wind that blows in the western Mediterranean Sea and southern France, an example of mountain-gap wind. In the western Mediterranean, particularly when the wind blows through the Strait of…

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July 14, 2014 at 6:57 pm

Picture of the Day: Coney Island in Color, circa 1905

Picture of the Day: Coney Island in Color, circa 1905

Colored by DANA KELLER | Prints available Original Photograph via Library of Congress In this fantastic image colorized by Dana Keller, we see the Luna Park Promenade at Coney Island, New York, taken some time between 1903 and 1910. Coney Island is a peninsular residential neighborhood, beach and attraction destination on the Atlantic Ocean…

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July 12, 2014 at 12:57 pm

Picture of the Day: Crimson Skies at the Reds Game

Picture of the Day: Crimson Skies at the Reds Game

Photograph by Jamie Ramsey (@Jamieblog on Twitter) During Monday night’s Cincinnati Reds / Chicago Cubs game on 7 July 2014, a storm passed through that left the skies crimson red. The rain delayed play for about 20 minutes but left a treat for those in attendance. And how fitting for a Reds game! The…

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