Category: PICTURE OF THE DAY

March 6, 2014 at 8:25 pm

Picture of the Day: A Ten Year Old Can of Dried Ink from Above

Picture of the Day: A Ten Year Old Can of Dried Ink from Above

A TEN YEAR OLD CAN OF DRIED INK FROM ABOVE Photograph by scruffycoxendale on reddit Reddit user scruffycoxendale took this fascinating top-down view of a can of dried ink that he says has been sitting on the shelf of his print shop for a decade. He goes on to mention that the…

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March 5, 2014 at 7:17 pm

Picture of the Day: Hallstatt Village, Austria

Picture of the Day: Hallstatt Village, Austria

HALLSTATT VILLAGE, AUSTRIA Photograph by DANNY XEERO 500px | Facebook | Flickr Photographer Danny Xeero took this beautiful shot of the picturesque Hallstatt Village in Austria. Nestled between the edge of Hallstätter See (a lake) and the towering Dachstein mountains, Austria’s oldest and possibly most photographed village is something like a mirage…

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March 4, 2014 at 7:24 pm

Picture of the Day: Chicago Reflected in Lake Michigan from an Airplane

Picture of the Day: Chicago Reflected in Lake Michigan from an Airplane

CHICAGO REFLECTED IN LAKE MICHIGAN FROM AN AIRPLANE Photograph by MARK HERSCH Twitter | LinkedIn Taken from his window seat (with his iPhone) as he approached O’Hare, amateur photographer Mark Hersch captured this incredible photo that shows the famous Chicago skyline reflected in Lake Michigan below, just as the sun sets above.…

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March 3, 2014 at 6:06 pm

Picture of the Day: The Most Retweeted Photo of All Time

Picture of the Day: The Most Retweeted Photo of All Time

THE MOST RETWEETED PHOTO OF ALL TIME Photograph via Ellen DeGeneres (taken by Bradley Cooper) Step aside Barack Obama. Before last night’s Academy Awards group shot above, this tweet by Barack Obama (6 Nov 2012) was the most retweeted photo of all time with 781,514 retweets. That record was completely obliterated last…

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March 1, 2014 at 1:08 pm

Picture of the Day: Elephant Dust Bath

Picture of the Day: Elephant Dust Bath

ELEPHANT DUST BATH © NICK BRANDT Taken at Amboseli National Park in Kenya, this incredible photograph by Nick Brandt (courtesy of ATLAS Gallery London) shows an elephant using its trunk to apply dust to its body. Elephants give themselves dust baths for two major reasons. 1. It helps repel the sun and…

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February 28, 2014 at 4:19 pm

Picture of the Day: A Single Snowflake

Picture of the Day: A Single Snowflake

A SINGLE SNOWFLAKE Photograph by ALEXEY KLJATOV Blog | Flickr | Facebook | Google+ | deviantART | 500px | Tumblr In this fantastic macro photograph by Alexey Kljatov (featured previously) we see a solitary snowflake on dark wool fabric. Alexey says the shot is from two winters ago (March 2012). On his…

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February 27, 2014 at 5:01 pm

Picture of the Day: Strategically Placed Street Art

Picture of the Day: Strategically Placed Street Art

STRATEGICALLY PLACED STREET ART Artwork by TABBY It’s all about perspective in this clever piece of street art by Tabby. If you happen to be standing at this particular bus stop you’ll enjoy a view of what appears to be a gigantic piranha plant from Nintendo’s popular Super Mario series. The structure…

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February 26, 2014 at 6:50 pm

Picture of the Day: Waiting for Relief

Picture of the Day: Waiting for Relief

WAITING FOR RELIEF Photograph by United Nations Relief and Works Agency FEBRUARY 24, 2014: The United Nations Relief and Work Agency (UNRWA) Commissioner General, Filippo Grandi entered Yarmouk camp during the resumption of UNRWA’s humanitarian aid distribution this morning. He was shocked by the condition of the Palestine refugees he spoke to…

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February 25, 2014 at 7:09 pm

Picture of the Day: Protectors of the Realm

Picture of the Day: Protectors of the Realm

PROTECTORS OF THE REALM Photograph by Niccolò Bonfadini Website | Facebook | Prints available In this capture by Niccolò Bonfadini, we see snow-covered trees in Lapland, the largest and northernmost region in Finland. The picture, which was featured on NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) on 2012 May 29, was taken…

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February 24, 2014 at 4:21 pm

Picture of the Day: The Worn Marble Steps at the Leaning Tower of Pisa

Picture of the Day: The Worn Marble Steps at the Leaning Tower of Pisa

THE WORN MARBLE STEPS AT THE LEANING TOWER OF PISA Photograph by SALENA LETTERA / THE DAILY RANT Website | Facebook | Twitter | Flickr | Instagram Here’s an interior view of the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa you don’t typically see. Taken by Salena Lettera of The Daily Rant, we see…

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