My friend, Peter, sent me a second image from Australia. My post last week showed a slightly out of focus image and Peter's photographs are sharp as a tack. He wanted his friends to know that he is not a beach bum and can sharpen his images. I think when I copied the picture and transferred it in a poke (pittsburghese for brown paper bag), I must have jiggled all those digits loose and put them back together in my blog---out of focus. SORRY PETER.
May 31, 2014
Picture of the Day: Graffiki
GRAFFIKI Artwork by COMBO Photograph by boomboompow It’s Rafiki doing graffiti! This street artwork (wheat paste and aerosol) was spotted on a side street just behind Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Paris, France. The artwork was done by French street artist Combo and spotted by reddit user boomboompow. For those unfamiliar, Rafiki (which means…
Combo and spotted by reddit user boomboompow. For those unfamiliar, Rafiki (which means…
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May 30, 2014
Picture of the Day: The Earth Goddess
THE EARTH GODDESS Photograph by Atlanta Botanical Garden Currently on display from now through 31 October 2014 is the Imaginary Worlds: A New Kingdom of Plant Giants exhibit at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. The exhibit features 28 giant topiary-like sculptures ranging up to 25 ft tall (7.62 m) and 20 ft wide…Read More »
May 29, 2014
Picture of the Day: Rainbow Storm Cloud
RAINBOW STORM CLOUD Photograph by CHRIS LIEDLE Twitter | Instagram KVAL-TV Reporter/Fill-In Anchor Chris Liedle took this amazing photo of a storm cloud and rainbow last week in Eugene, Oregon. Chris said he took the shot whilst hiking Spencer Butte, a prominent landmark in Lane County, Oregon, on the southern edge of…Read More »
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May 27, 2014
Picture of the Day: Strokkur Geyser on the Verge of Eruption
STROKKUR GEYSER ON THE VERGE OF ERUPTION Photograph by HANSUELI KRAPF In this perfectly timed photo we see Strokkur, a famous geyser in Iceland, on the verge of eruption. Located in the geothermal area beside the Hvítá River (in the southwest part of the country, east of Reykjavík), Strokkur erupts about every…Read More »
May 26, 2014
Picture of the Day: A Thin Sheet of Snow Neatly Folding Over Itself
A THIN SHEET OF SNOW NEATLY FOLDING OVER ITSELF Photograph by Cathy Hartt via 7NEWS, KGMH in Denver Cathy Hartt was out walking her dog on the morning of 12 May 2014 when she spotted this ‘snowslide’ in Montrose, Colorado that shows a thin sheet of snow neatly folding over itself at…Read More »
May 23, 2014
Picture of the Day: Air Meal
AIR MEAL © Danny Green/National Geographic Swooping in for a landing, an Atlantic puffin brings a meal for its chick on Scotland’s Treshnish Isles. Puffin parents make up to eight food runs a day; each bird can grip 20 or more fish in its beak. The photo is part of the feature…Read More »
May 21, 2014
Picture of the Day: Atop the World’s Tallest Residential Building
ATOP THE WORLD’S TALLEST RESIDENTIAL BUILDING Photograph by ALEXANDER REMNEV Facebook | LiveJournal | VK | 500px | Instagram On a recent trip to Dubai, rooftopper and photographer Alexander Remnev took this dizzying self-portrait from the top of the Princess Tower, the tallest residential building in the world. The Princess Tower is…Read More »
May 20, 2014
Picture of the Day: of Lava and Snow
OF LAVA AND SNOW Photograph by JACOPO MARTOCCHI 500px | Facebook In this beautiful night-time capture by Jacopo Martocchi, we see fog illuminated by the city lights of Chiavenna, Italy. The artificial light gives the fog a ‘lava-like’ quality. Chiavenna is a city (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian…Read More »
May 19, 2014
Picture of the Day: A Swirling Storm from Space
A SWIRLING STORM FROM SPACE Photograph by NASA Pre-Winter Storm, Southwestern Australia (NASA, International Space Station, 03/29/14) One of the Expedition 39 crew members aboard the International Space Station on March 29 used a 14mm lens on a digital still camera to photograph this pre-winter storm located just off the coast of…Read More »
May 17, 2014
Picture of the Day: Ukrainian Easter Eggs
UKRAINIAN EASTER EGGS Photograph by Luba Petrusha A pysanka (plural: pysanky) is a Ukrainian Easter egg, decorated with traditional Ukrainian folk designs using a wax-resist (batik) method. The word pysanka comes from the verb pysaty, “to write”, as the designs are not painted on, but written with beeswax. Many other eastern European…Read More »
May 16, 2014
Picture of the Day: Cosmic Fairy Lights
COSMIC FAIRY LIGHTS Photograph by ESA/NASA [Cosmic Fairy Lights] This sparkling jumble is Messier 5 — a globular cluster consisting of hundreds of thousands of stars bound together by their collective gravity. But Messier 5 is no normal globular cluster. At 13 billion years old it dates back to close to the…Read More »
May 12, 2014
Picture of the Day: Working the Land
WORKING THE LAND Photograph by Jonathan15 on 500px A beautiful Autumn morning is captured in this breathtaking photograph by Jonathan15 on 500px. The image is sparse on details but it looks to be somewhere in Asia. I love the morning mist and yellow leaves in this tranquil capture. Camera details below: Camera:…Read More »
May 10, 2014
Picture of the Day: Angry Bird
ANGRY BIRD Photograph by Etienne on Flickr Even owls can have bad days! This baby owl has a feather sticking out and doesn’t look too pleased about it. Owls, birds of the order Strigiformes, include about 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a…Read More »
May 8, 2014
Picture of the Day: Hadrian’s Wall, England
HADRIAN’S WALL, ENGLAND Photograph by Robert White | Prints available In this fantastic capture by Robert White, we see Hadrian’s Wall, a defensive fortification in Roman Britain, begun in AD 122 during the rule of emperor Hadrian. In addition to its military role, gates through the wall served as customs posts. A…Read More »
May 7, 2014
Picture of the Day: The Glacier Skywalk
THE GLACIER SKYWALK Photograph by Glacier Skywalk | glacierskywalk.ca The Glacier Skywalk is a barrier-free, glass-floored observation platform, situated 280 meters (918 ft) over the Sunwapta Valley in Jasper National Park. Located in Alberta, Canada, the skywalk opened to the public on 1 May 2014 and tickets can be purchased directly through…Read More »
May 6, 2014
Picture of the Day: Sea of Cherry Blossom Petals
SEA OF CHERRY BLOSSOM PETALS HIROSAKI, AOMORI, JAPAN Photograph by @WizardsTools on Twitter The annual blooming of cherry blossoms in Japan is a wildly popular cultural event as people flock to popular blooming locations all over the country. The blossoming begins in Okinawa in January and typically reaches Kyoto and Tokyo at…Read More »
May 5, 2014
Picture of the Day: Same Spot, Different Seasons
SAME SPOT, DIFFERENT SEASONS Photograph by spacetaco12 on reddit In this great comparison photo, we see the Mountain Quail Chute at the Telluride Ski Resort in Colorado during the winter and summer. The photos were taken by reddit user spacetaco12 who said the chute is located on the hike-to-terrain off of the…Read More »
May 3, 2014
Picture of the Day: Just Hanging Out – Blue Mountains, Australia
JUST HANGING OUT BLUE MOUNTAINS, AUSTRALIA Photograph by Andrew Smith / Sydney Work Travel Play In this fantastic capture we see Andrew Smith, perched on an outcrop, soaking up the surrounding views of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The mountainous region borders on Sydney’s metropolitan area, its foothills starting…Read More »
May 1, 2014
Picture of the Day: The Overgrown Railway in Paris
THE OVERGROWN RAILWAY IN PARIS Photograph by Myrabella / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA-3.0 Seen here is the abandoned Petite Ceinture railway line (“Little Belt railway”) passing through the parc Montsouris in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The Chemin de fer de Petite Ceinture (French for “little belt railway”) was a Parisian…Read More »
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