March 9, 2011 at 5:00 pm
CRYSTAL CLEAR WATERS Photograph by Gerald Backmeister Photographer’s Description: A diver explores Lake Sameranger in Tyrol, Austria. The photo was taken in a depth of approx. 3m (~9 ft.) in the fore waterside of the lake. Camera: Olympus E-510 Lens: Zuiko 8mm Focal Length: 8 mm Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec. Aperture: 6.3 ISO/Film:…
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March 8, 2011 at 5:00 pm
SHADOW PLAY WITH BUILDING BLOCKS Artwork by Kumi Yamashita Building Blocks, 1997 Wood, light, shadow H:230cm, W:400cm, D:5cm Collection of Boise Art Museum, Idaho Kumi Yamashita via Reddit
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March 8, 2011 at 9:05 am
New York City – Photograph by DIGITALFREAKART Following up from the Sifter’s first skyline post, here are 25 more stunning skylines around the world. These are by no means the ‘best’ skylines, just a collection of incredible photographs taken by some amazing photographers around the world. Almost all photographs are from the wonderful community…
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March 7, 2011 at 5:00 pm
THE BALLOON HOUSE FROM ‘UP’ IN REAL LIFE! Photograph by National Geographic My Modern Met: On March 5th at dawn, National Geographic Channel and a team of scientists, engineers, and two world-class balloon pilots successfully launched a 16′ X 16′ x 18′ tall house with three hundred 8′ colored weather balloons from a…
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March 7, 2011 at 9:05 am
Born in Saskatchewan and currently residing in Toronto, Canada; photographer and artist Todd McLellan’s latest series, Disassembled, explores the deconstructed beauty of electronics. Todd meticulously disassembles each device and carefully lays out every individual component for his shoot. The project culminates with some incredible photographs of all of the components suspended in mid-air, seemingly…
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March 6, 2011 at 5:00 pm
A MURDER OF CROWS Photograph by Jamie Zarza via National Geographic
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March 5, 2011 at 5:00 pm
Stunning photograph of a foggy day in Budapest, Hungary
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March 4, 2011 at 9:05 am
Welcome to the Friday Shirk Report where you will find 20 images, 10 articles and 5 videos from the previous week of sifting. Enjoy! *For those that prefer the links open in a new tab/window, try holding the CTRL key whilst clicking a link with your mouse 20 IMAGES – Definitely unacceptable – “Let me…
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March 3, 2011 at 5:00 pm
MEXICO CITY FROM ABOVE Photographs by Pablo Lopez Luz Pablo Lopez Luz via Reddit Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’
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March 3, 2011 at 9:05 am
Saint Jakobus Church was originally built in 1870. Located in The Netherlands city of Utrecht, it stood abandoned for some time. When church ceremonies and operations ceased in 1991, it was used sparingly as a showroom for antique furniture and concerts and special events. In 2007, Zecc Architects proposed a residential conversion to restore life…
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