Category: PICTURE OF THE DAY

August 10, 2013 at 2:48 pm

Picture of the Day: Electric Sunset at Shi Shi Beach

Picture of the Day: Electric Sunset at Shi Shi Beach

ELECTRIC SUNSET AT SHI SHI BEACH Photograph by Josh Hoptay Seen here is a beautiful sunset captured by Josh Hoptay at Shi Shi beach in Olympic National Park in Washington. Although a little over-saturated for my personal tastes, it’s a great capture of a beautiful location. Olympic National Park comprises an area…

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August 9, 2013 at 8:55 pm

Picture of the Day: Windmills in the Netherlands

Picture of the Day: Windmills in the Netherlands

WINDMILLS IN THE NETHERLANDS Photograph by Jose Antonio Lopez Bajo In this serene capture by Jose Antonio Lopez Bajo, we see the beautiful Dutch countryside complete with cyclist and windmills. The Netherlands is a geographically low-lying country, with about 20% of its area and 21% of its population located below sea level,…

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August 8, 2013 at 5:04 pm

Picture of the Day: The Giant Amazon Water Lily

Picture of the Day: The Giant Amazon Water Lily

THE GIANT AMAZON WATER LILY Photograph by The Living Rainforest Seen here is the underside of a Giant Amazon Water Lily, growing at the Living Rainforest. In 2002 it set a world record with a leaf that measured 2.65 meters (8 ft, 6.5 inches). The lily is a hybrid between the two…

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August 7, 2013 at 6:18 pm

Picture of the Day: The Waitomo Glowworm Caves

Picture of the Day: The Waitomo Glowworm Caves

THE WAITOMO GLOWWORM CAVES Photograph via waitomo.com The Waitomo Glowworm Caves attraction is a cave at Waitomo on the North Island of New Zealand, known for its population of glowworms, Arachnocampa luminosa. This species is found exclusively in New Zealand. They are around the size of an average mosquito. This cave is…

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August 5, 2013 at 7:11 am

Picture of the Day: Waterspouts Over the Adriatic

Picture of the Day: Waterspouts Over the Adriatic

WATERSPOUTS OVER THE ADRIATIC Photograph by ROBERTO GIUDICI (via epod.usra.edu) In this phenomenal capture by Roberto Giudici, we see four waterspouts over the Adriatic Sea. The photograph was recently featured as the Earth Science Picture of the Day. Giudici observed the waterspouts while on a boat trip to Brindisi, Italy. Roberto got…

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August 4, 2013 at 3:33 pm

Picture of the Day: Howling Arctic Wolf Cub

Picture of the Day: Howling Arctic Wolf Cub

HOWLING ARCTIC WOLF CLUB Photograph by Daniel Zupanc (via ZooBorns.com) Seen here is an arctic wolf cub howling for one of its first times since being born. The cub is less than a month old, still covered in its distinct brown fur which will eventually turn white when it becomes an adult.…

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August 3, 2013 at 8:51 am

Picture of the Day: The Full Circle Rainbow

Picture of the Day: The Full Circle Rainbow

THE FULL CIRCLE RAINBOW Photograph by JENNIFER HANNUX/Northeast Kingdom Photography Website | Facebook | Prints available In this stunning capture by Jennifer Hannux of Northeast Kingdom Photography, we see a rainbow perfectly reflected in the river below, creating a beautifully framed full circle rainbow. The image is a stitched panorama taken with…

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August 1, 2013 at 8:01 pm

Picture of the Day: Roll Cloud Over Calgary

Picture of the Day: Roll Cloud Over Calgary

ROLL CLOUD OVER CALGARY Photograph by Gry Elise Nyland In this tremendous capture by Gry Elise Nyland, we see an amazing roll cloud over Calgary, Alberta, Canada on the morning of June 18, 2013. According to the NOAA’s National Weather Service: “A roll cloud is a low, horizontal tube-shaped arcus cloud associated…

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July 31, 2013 at 6:01 pm

Picture of the Day: This is France

Picture of the Day: This is France

THIS IS FRANCE Photograph by Anthony Gelot Facebook | Flickr | Google+ In this perfectly timed photograph by Anthony Gelot, we see the PAF (French Acrobatic Patrol) doing a flyover of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Bastille Day (French National Day, July 14), as a French flag waves in the…

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July 30, 2013 at 5:02 pm

Picture of the Day: The Studley Tool Chest

Picture of the Day: The Studley Tool Chest

THE STUDLEY TOOL CHEST Photograph by GREG SUTTER | Posters Available Master craftsman Henry O. Studley (1838-1925) was an organ and piano maker, carpenter, and mason. He is best known for building this incredible tool chest during his tenure at the Poole Piano Company in Massachusetts, working on it over the course…

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