August 28, 2013 at 4:38 pm

Picture of the Day: Cologne Cathedral During WWII

Picture of the Day: Cologne Cathedral During WWII

COLOGNE CATHEDRAL DURING WWII Photograph via Kevin Trotman (The Rocketeer on Flickr) Seen here is an aerial black and white photo of the famous Cologne Cathedral during WWII. Kevin Trotman (The Rocketeer on Flickr) said he found the photo along with 19 others tucked inside a book that he bought for $1…

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August 28, 2013 at 12:26 pm

15 Surreal Landscapes Made from Food

15 Surreal Landscapes Made from Food

Artist and photographer Carl Warner began his career in landscape and still photography, working many years in the advertising industry. Seeking new inspiration and direction one day, he happened upon a market with Portobello mushrooms that reminded him of trees from an alien world. This would become his first foodscape and the start of…

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August 27, 2013 at 8:51 am

Picture of the Day: The Power of the Ocean

Picture of the Day: The Power of the Ocean

THE POWER OF THE OCEAN Photograph by NATHAN GIBBS Flickr | Twitter | Blog Seen here is a menacing looking wave off the coast of Todos Santos Island in Ensenada, Mexico. The wave was one of many big waves spotted at the Todos Santos Big Wave Event on February 28, 2010. The…

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August 27, 2013 at 8:50 am

Student Converts School Bus into Mobile Home and Drives Around Country

Student Converts School Bus into Mobile Home and Drives Around Country

For his final project, graduate architecture student Hank Butitta bought an old school bus on Craigslist for $3,000. 15 weeks and $6,000 of improvements later, Hank and his two friends were ready to embark on a 5,000 mile (8,046 km) journey across the United States. The 225 sq. ft mobile home features reclaimed gym…

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August 27, 2013 at 1:07 am

Detailed Animal Drawings Using Only Ink

Detailed Animal Drawings Using Only Ink

Tim Jeffs is an artist and illustrator best known for his intricate and highly detailed drawings of animals. Using only black ink (Holbein drawing ink) and black ball point pens (0.7 Uni-ball Power Tank Retractable), Jeffs continues to bring animals to life through his ongoing series of portrait illustrations. A graduate of Parsons School…

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August 26, 2013 at 3:15 pm

Picture of the Day: The Eclipse of Venus

Picture of the Day: The Eclipse of Venus

THE ECLIPSE OF VENUS Image Credit: NASA/SDO & the AIA, EVE, and HMI teams Digital Composition by: PETER L. DOVE Selected as NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day on August 20, 2013, is this fascinating digital composition by Peter L. Dove. APOD explains: Usually it is the Earth’s Moon that eclipses the…

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August 26, 2013 at 10:51 am

An Abandoned House Overtaken by Animals

An Abandoned House Overtaken by Animals

Located near photographer Kai Fagerström’s family summer home in Salo, Finland, is a handful of abandoned dwellings in the woods. After residents had passed away or relocated, a group of feral animals took over the space. In a story published for National Geographic entitled Once Upon a Home in 2012, Fagerström explains: “When I…

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August 25, 2013 at 2:45 pm

Picture of the Day: Out of Thin Air

Picture of the Day: Out of Thin Air

OUT OF THIN AIR Photograph by JOHN ‘K’ Flickr | Blog | Facebook In this perfectly timed photograph by John ‘K’, we see an F18 Hornet at the end of its high-speed pass across the San Francisco Bay for the 2010 San Francisco Flight Week air display. John took the photo from…

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August 24, 2013 at 1:44 pm

Picture of the Day: Red Fuji Sunset

Picture of the Day: Red Fuji Sunset

RED FUJI SUNSET Photograph by AGUSTIN RAFAEL REYES 500px | Flickr | Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Google+ In this stunning sunset photo by Agustin Rafael Reyes, we see the sun’s rays kissing the tip of Mount Fuji, turning it red as clouds below streak across. The picture was taken with…

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August 23, 2013 at 2:25 pm

Picture of the Day: The Butterfly Effect

Picture of the Day: The Butterfly Effect

THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT Photograph by Prabhu B Doss In this perfectly timed photo by Prabhu B. Doss, we see a butterfly that appears to be looking in an invisible mirror, its likeness accurately reflected. Believe it or not, it’s two different butterflies, and if you look closely you can see differences in…

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