SINGAPORE SNAKE LANTERN Photograph by Choo Yut Shing According to the Chinese Lunar calendar, 2013 marks the year of the snake and began on February 10th. In Singapore, photographer Choo Yut Shing took this fantastic overheard capture of a snake lantern sculpture made from 850 yellow sky lanterns. The snake stretches about…
We all know some foods have a much higher Calorie content than others, but how many of us know what that difference actually looks like? Information website wiseGEEK sought to answer this question way back on January 3, 2007. The result was a fascinating article that compares over 71 foods! The images below are…
CASTING AN UPWARD SHADOW Photograph by PCloadletter26 on Reddit In this beautiful sunrise we see the shadow of Mt. Rainier being cast upward to the sky and clouds above. The photograph was taken by Redditor PCloadletter26 who says it was the last sunrise of 2012. The view is from Tacoma, Washington USA.…
By day, Alan Friedman makes greeting cards for Great Arrow Graphics. At night, Friedman pursues his passion for astronomy from his observatory, located in the backyard of his home in Buffalo, New York. While it’s not an ideal site, given the street lights, telephone wires and jet stream winds. He makes the most of…
THE LONGEST BRIDGE IN EUROPE Photograph by F Mira The Vasco da Gama Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge flanked by viaducts and rangeviews that spans the Tagus River in Parque das Nações in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It is the longest bridge in Europe (including viaducts), with a total length of…
Marko Manev is an illustrator and designer from Skopje, Macedonia. Following up from his original series of superhero posters entitled Marvel Minimalist; Manev’s latest series, Superhero Noir, goes monochrome. Marvel Minimalist was a hit on the popular artist platform Behance, racking up over 315K views. For more fantastic fan art, illustrations and graphic design,…
THE GOLDEN EAGLE Photograph for Peter Cairns/northshots.com The Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is one of the best known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. The species is fairly ubiquitous, being present in Eurasia, North America, and parts of Africa. Golden Eagles use their agility and speed combined with extremely powerful talons…
Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find the 25 funniest images, 10 most interesting articles, and 5 most viral videos from the previous week of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles typically originate from Twitter, RSS and email; videos come from a variety of sources. Any suggestions? Send a note to…
TURN THAT FROWN UPSIDE DOWN Photograph for GoPro Hero3 Launch In this awesome shot, we see GoPro’s Senior Director of Global Communications and Social Marketing, Kash Shaikh, inverted while flying with the Patriots Jet Team for the launch of the Hero3 last fall. The photo was selected yesterday as GoPro’s Photo of…
Andrew Knapp (AOK) is a designer and photographer from Canada. One day while walking his border collie Momo, he noticed his dog’s tendency to hide rather than return when fetching things. With a keen photographer’s eye, Knapp saw the potential and #findmomo was born on Instagram. The concept was a hit and Knapp and…
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