Category: PICTURE OF THE DAY
Aug 14, 2014
Picture of the Day: Cumulonimbus Cloud over Africa
Photograph by NASA [NASA April 21, 2010] Perhaps the most
impressive of cloud formations, cumulonimbus (from the Latin for “pile”
and “rain cloud”) clouds form due to vigorous convection (rising and
overturning) of warm, moist, and unstable air. Surface air is warmed by
the Sun-heated ground surface and rises; if sufficient atmospheric
moisture is…Read More »
Aug 13, 2014
Picture of the Day: Tide Pools at Rocky Point, Mexico
Photograph by Dune Newhouse Seen here are the beautiful tide pools
at Puerto Peñasco, Mexico, also known as Rocky Point. The sunset
capture by Dune Newhouse shows Gavin Beschen and his daughter exploring
the area at this fast-growing, northern Mexico beach town. Puerto
Peñasco has two distinctive beaches separated by Whale Hill. Located to…Read More »
Aug 11, 2014
Picture of the Day: Valley Fog in Lower Austria
Photograph by Uoaei1 on Wikimedia Commons Seen here is a dramatic
view from Blassenstein mountain near Scheibbs (Lower Austria) to the
west, with fog over Erlauf valley and Danube. The photo was uploaded to
Wikimedia Commons by Uaei1. You can see the full size 5958 x 2979 pixel
panoaramic here. via Uoaei1 on…Read More »
Aug 9, 2014
Picture of the Day: Meet the Meerkats
Photograph by CHRISTOPHE JOBIC Website | Facebook | Twitter | 500px
Taken in Botswana’s Mabuasehube area in the Kalahari desert, this
candid capture by Christophe Jobic shows a family of curious meerkats.
As Jobic explains on 500px: The sun was setting when I drove by this
active family of meerkats (suricata suricata) on a…Read More »
Aug 7, 2014
Picture of the Day: Snow Covered Lamp on Mount Washington
Photograph by MOUNT WASHINGTON OBSERVATORY Website | Facebook |
Prints available Seen here is a snow light at the summit of Mount
Washington covered in a wavy pattern of rime ice. The photo was taken at
sunrise and shows the incredible patterns the icy winds are capable of
creating. Mount Washington is the highest…Read More »
Aug 6, 2014
Picture of the Day: When Bioluminescence Meets the Cosmos
Photograph by FEFO BOUVIER Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram |
Prints available Photographer Fefo Bouvier captured this incredible
night time photo of bioluminescent plankton illuminating the water as
the Milky Way Galaxy shines above. The photo, which was recently
highlighted as NASA’s Earth Picture of the Day, was taken in the
Atlantic…Read More »
Aug 5, 2014
Picture of the Day: Ferreirós do Dão Village, Portugal
Photograph by LUIS BORGES ALVES Facebook | 500px | Flickr | Blog
In this beautiful capture by Luis Borges Alves we see a bridge located
in the small village Ferreirós do Dão in Tondela, Portugal. I’ve always
had a soft spot for bridges with archways, where the reflection in the
water beneath makes a…Read More »
Aug 4, 2014
Picture of the Day: The Largest US Soccer Crowd Ever
Photograph via Jamie Frank (@jamiefrank87) on Twitter A friendly
between Manchester United and Real Madrid this past Saturday set the US
attendance record for a soccer match with an official tally of 109,318
fans. The record-breaking match took place at Michigan Stadium in Ann
Arbor, Michigan, commonly known as ‘The Big House’. The crowd…Read More »
Aug 3, 2014
Picture of the Day: The First Space Selfie, 1966
Photograph by Buzz Aldrin In a tweet last month, astronaut Buzz
Aldrin informed the world that he was responsible for taking the first
ever selfie in space during the Gemini 12 mission in 1966. The mission
took place from November 11-15 lasting 3 days, 22 hours and 34 minutes.
The two-man crew included Aldrin…Read More »
Jul 31, 2014
Picture of the Day: Fluffiest Tail Ever
Photograph by Rona Dennis Seen here is the rare and elusive tufted
ground squirrel (Rheithrosciurus macrotis). Scientist Erik Meijaard
along with his wife Rona Dennis and daughter Emily Mae Meijaard,
analyzed a series photos taken with motion-controlled cameras to deduce
that the 35-centimeter-long rodent has the bushiest/fluffiest tail of
any mammal compared to its…Read More »
Jul 30, 2014
Picture of the Day: Going for a (Space) Walk
Photograph by NASA [12 December 2006] Backdropped by a colorful
Earth, astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. (left) and European Space Agency
(ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, both STS-116 mission specialists,
participate in the mission’s first of three planned sessions of
extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction resumes on the
International Space Station. The landmasses depicted are…Read More »
Jul 29, 2014
Picture of the Day: Royal Azaleas on Mt. Hwangmaesan
Photograph by DaeWook Kim In this beautiful capture by DaeWook
Kim, we see fields of Royal Azaleas on Mt. Hwangmaesan in South Korea
during the Hapcheon Hwangmaesan Royal Azalea Festival which runs from
May 3 – 16 each year. According to South Korea’s official tourism site:
The 1,108-meter-high Mt. Hwangmaesan encompasses the three peaks…Read More »
Jul 28, 2014
Picture of the Day: Sea Horse
Photograph by KURT ARRIGO Website | Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr |
500px In this beautiful underwater capture by Kurt Arrigo (featured
previously), we see a horse going for a swim in the ocean. I love that
he caught this from below, it adds an extra element to an already
ethereal scene. To see…Read More »
Jul 27, 2014
Picture of the Day: This Paint Job Cost $383
Photographer Unknown via zimvi on reddit Seen here is a 1949
Cadillac covered in 38,295 pennies. According to the blog You Got to be
Kidding, the pennies were affixed one by one using silicone. The project
took six weeks to complete and added over 200 pounds to the car’s
overall weight. If you enjoyed…Read More »
Jul 26, 2014
Picture of the Day: Crystal Clear Canoeing
Photograph by Cristian Perrella In this fantastic GoPro capture by
Cristian Perrella, we see the crystal clear Lago del Matese in Caserta
in the south of Italy. What a beautiful landscape to canoe through! The
image was selected as GoPro’s photo of the day earlier this year. Lago
del Matese can be seen on…Read More »
Jul 23, 2014
Picture of the Day: Autumn in Norway
Photograph by Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) on Wikimedia Commons Seen
here is a breathtaking Autumn view near Gullesfjordbotn in the island of
Hinnøya, Kvæfjord, Troms, Norway. The photo was taken back in September
of 2010. Hinnøya is the fourth-largest island in Norway – and the
largest off the mainland – covering an area of 2,204.7…Read More »
Jul 22, 2014
Picture of the Day: A Submerged Park in Austria
Photograph by Martinstr on Pixabay Grüner See (Green Lake) is a
lake in Styria, Austria in a village named Tragöß. The lake is
surrounded by the Hochschwab mountains and forests. The name “Green
Lake” originated because of its emerald-green water which comes from the
snowmelt from the karst mountains. During the winter, the lake…Read More »
Jul 21, 2014
Picture of the Day: Blue Hour at the Bridge
Photograph by FRANK SCHULENBURG Website | Flickr | Twitter In this
beautiful sunrise capture, we see a river fog filling San Francisco Bay
as parts of the Golden Gate Bridge peak out above the fog. The Golden
Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait, the
mile-wide, three-mile-long channel between San…Read More »
Jul 20, 2014
Picture of the Day: This Was Taken Exactly 45 Years Ago
Photograph by NASA [Taken 20 July 1969] Earth Rise as Seen From
Lunar Surface: This incredible image of the Earth rise was taken during
lunar orbit by the Apollo 11 mission crew in July of 1969. The first
manned lunar mission, Apollo 11 launched aboard a Saturn V launch
vehicle from the Kennedy Space…Read More »
Jul 19, 2014
Picture of the Day: Adventures in Hygiene
Artwork by Etam Cru Sainer and Bezt, collectively known as the
ETAM CRU (featured previously here and here) recently completed this
awesome building-size mural called Sleeper in Oslo, Norway. I just love
how big their pieces are! Be sure to check them out on Facebook where
they post their latest artworks to their 135,000+…Read More »
Jul 18, 2014
Picture of the Day: Storm Cloud Looks Like Ocean Waves
Photograph by jebleez on reddit During a recent storm in North
Lincoln, Nebraska, reddit user jebleez captured this incredible photo
that shows a storm cloud that looks eerily similar to rolling ocean
waves. The photo was posted 11 days ago to reddit where it reached the
top spot on the front page and has…Read More »
Jul 15, 2014
Picture of the Day: The Rock of Gibraltar Levanter Cloud
Photograph by Mac Dor Seen here is a levant cloud forming against
the eastern cliffs of the Rock of Gibraltar. The levant is an easterly
wind that blows in the western Mediterranean Sea and southern France, an
example of mountain-gap wind. In the western Mediterranean,
particularly when the wind blows through the Strait of…Read More »
Jul 14, 2014
Picture of the Day: Coney Island in Color, circa 1905
Colored by DANA KELLER | Prints available Original Photograph via
Library of Congress In this fantastic image colorized by Dana Keller,
we see the Luna Park Promenade at Coney Island, New York, taken some
time between 1903 and 1910. Coney Island is a peninsular residential
neighborhood, beach and attraction destination on the Atlantic Ocean…Read More »
Jul 12, 2014
Picture of the Day: Crimson Skies at the Reds Game
Photograph by Jamie Ramsey (@Jamieblog on Twitter) During Monday
night’s Cincinnati Reds / Chicago Cubs game on 7 July 2014, a storm
passed through that left the skies crimson red. The rain delayed play
for about 20 minutes but left a treat for those in attendance. And how
fitting for a Reds game! The…Read More »
Jul 11, 2014
Picture of the Day: Umbrella Sky
Photograph by Fanfare Ciocarlia The Umbrella Sky Project (featured
previously) is back in Águeda, Portugal. The art installation is
created by Sextafeira Produções, who line select streets with colourful
umbrellas. The tradition began three years ago as part of the local
Agitagueda Art Festival that happens in Águeda each July. The photograph
was taken…Read More »
Jul 10, 2014
Picture of the Day: Admiring Machu Picchu with a Friend
Photograph by LizaThornberry on reddit In this candid capture we
see reddit user LizaThornberry admiring a breathtaking view of Machu
Picchu when a llama suddenly appeared and decided to join her. Machu
Picchu is a 15th-century Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above
sea level in Peru. The Incas built the estate around…Read More »
Jul 8, 2014
Picture of the Day: Purakaunui Falls, New Zealand
Photograph by DANNY XEERO 500px | Facebook | Flickr The Purakaunui
Falls are a cascading three-tiered waterfall (20 meters/66 ft tall) on
the Purakaunui River, located in The Catlins in the southern South
Island of New Zealand. As one of very few South Island waterfalls away
from the alpine region, it has long been…Read More »
Jul 8, 2014
The Top 50 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2014
At the end of every quarter the Sifter highlights the top 25
‘Pictures of the Day‘, culminating in an epic Top 100 at the end of the
year (see last year’s top 100 here). It’s hard to believe we’re already
half way through 2014, I can’t wait to see what treasures rest of the…Read More »
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