January 3, 2013 at 3:35 pm

Strange Double Helix Cloud Spotted in Russia

Strange Double Helix Cloud Spotted in Russia

Photograph by Mutant @ netall.ru On December 24, 2012, a strange double helix cloud was spotted just outside Moscow, Russia. A series of amateur photographs were submitted to a Russian site called netall.ru (scroll down to Dec. 24) on the morning of the occurrence. While it is not entirely known what caused such a…

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January 3, 2013 at 9:10 am

Black and White Architecture Photography by Joel Tjintjelaar

Black and White Architecture Photography by Joel Tjintjelaar

Joel Tjinjelaar is a fine art photographer specializing in black and white long exposure photography. An IT Project Manager by trade, Joel studied criminal law but always dreamt of being an architect. Through photography, Joel has found a nice substitute for an unfulfilled dream. Inspired by greats like Gehry and Calatrava, Joel wants to…

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January 2, 2013 at 6:07 pm

Picture of the Day: Transparent Eel Larva

Picture of the Day: Transparent Eel Larva

TRANSPARENT EEL LARVA Photograph by Mie Prefecture Fisheries Research Institute In this close-up by the Mie Prefecture Fisheries Research Institute we see the larva of a Conger eel. A leptocephalus (meaning “slim head”) is the flat and transparent larva of the eel, marine eels, and other members of the Superorder Elopomorpha. This…

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January 2, 2013 at 12:49 pm

The Art of Rock Balancing by Michael Grab

The Art of Rock Balancing by Michael Grab

Michael Grab is an artist that has been ‘rock balancing‘ since 2008. Much of his recent work has been done around the Boulder, Colorado area. Grab finds the process both spiritual and therapeutic. On his site gravityglue.com, Grab explains: “The most fundamental element of balancing in a physical sense is finding some kind of…

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January 1, 2013 at 6:23 pm

Picture of the Day: Diamond in the Sky

Picture of the Day: Diamond in the Sky

DIAMOND IN THE SKY Photograph by Alex Cherney | Prints Available On November 14, 2012, a total solar eclipse was experienced on Ellis beach between Cairns and Port Douglas in Queensland, Australia. Right before the eclipse, photographer Alex Cherney took this beautiful capture of the last direct rays of sunlight which produced…

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December 31, 2012 at 1:54 pm

The Photos That Inspired Norman Rockwell’s Paintings

The Photos That Inspired Norman Rockwell's Paintings

Norman Rockwell (Feb. 3, 1894 – Nov. 8, 1978) was a 20th-century American painter and illustrator. His works enjoy a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of American culture. Rockwell is most famous for the 322 cover illustrations of everyday life scenarios he created for The Saturday Evening Post magazine…

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December 30, 2012 at 7:48 pm

Picture of the Day: Montreal’s Olympic Stadium

Picture of the Day: Montreal's Olympic Stadium

MONTREAL’S OLYMPIC STADIUM Photograph by Alain Carpentier The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics. The stadium is nicknamed “The Big O”, a reference to both its name and to the doughnut-shape of the permanent…

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December 30, 2012 at 1:50 pm

Colossal Snowshoe Art by Simon Beck

Colossal Snowshoe Art by Simon Beck

Simon Beck is an artist from Southern England that uses snowshoes to create giant land art in the snow. Most of his work takes place in the ski resort of Les Arcs in the French Alps where Beck has a chalet and spends most of his winters. After planning the initial design on paper…

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December 29, 2012 at 6:24 pm

Picture of the Day: Canyon Riders

Picture of the Day: Canyon Riders

CANYON RIDERS Photograph by Edward S. Curtis In this beautiful photograph by E.S. Curtis (1862-1952), taken in 1904, we see seven Navajo riders on horseback and a dog trekking across the Canyon de Chelly. Canyon de Chelly National Monument was established on April 1, 1931 as a unit of the National Park…

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December 28, 2012 at 3:01 pm

Picture of the Day: Fractal Cauliflower

Picture of the Day: Fractal Cauliflower

FRACTAL CAULIFLOWER Photograph by Jon Sullivan Romanesco broccoli, or Roman cauliflower, is an edible flower of the species Brassica oleracea, and a variant form of cauliflower. First documented in Italy, it is light green in colour and approximates a natural fractal. Romanesco broccoli’s inflorescence (the bud) has an approximate self-similar character, with…

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