The city of Seattle, Washington has recently enjoyed the limelight, thanks to the Seattle Seahawks’ 2014 Superbowl victory. But since long before the Seahawks came around, Seattle has been recognized for its stately space-era landmark: the Space Needle: Built for the 1962 World’s Fair (just seven years before the first manned moon landing), the Space […]
M.C. Escher drew some mind blowing art but now with Droste effect plug-ins or old fashioned Photoshop skills, you can make your own photos into hypnotizing pieces. IvanStroganov created this photo using their sister as a model and some expert Photoshop skills: Here’s how the photographer/artist explains the Photoshop process to create the effect: After […]
Famous for their title of fastest land mammal, these spotted cats can run up to 70mph. High speed cameras have helped scientists understand how the cheetah runs and the reasons it can run so fast. The photo below is not one for scientific purposes, but rather one that shows the beauty of the cheetah, even […]
Maybe it’s the vastness or, perhaps, the element of the unknown, but space is a mesmerizing place. As we explore it and learn more about space, the more and more fascinating it becomes. Even for us earthbound individuals, there is something about its awesomeness that intrigues us. And when we see photos such as this […]
Afraid of heights? Not these two fearless workers who are enjoying a nice lunch break perched upon steel beams 1,000 feet up in the air: The image was taken during construction of the Five Finger Viewing Platform in Austria. Since it can take quite a long time to descend the work site, the workers presumably […]
Three, Two, One, Liftoff! This image was captured at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia as the rocket took off to deliver 1,300 pounds of supplies to the Expedition 37 crew. The reason for the deep blues in the sky and water is not from post-production editing, but from the effects of capturing infrared light. […]
In September 2012, when we first found the photo below, there were only 7 white rhinos left in the entire world. At the time, this one had been assigned his own squad of heavily armed bodyguards to keep him safe from poachers and whatever else might want to cause him harm. They also removed his […]
Parents who’ve taken their children to an Aquarium like the one in Mystic, CT know some of the pain in taking pictures that preserve the memories of the day. It’s tough to frame a shot that features both your youngster and whatever sea life you happen to be gazing upon at the moment. The secret? […]
Can this talented dog walk on water? At first glance it appears this dog has magical powers. Russian based photographer Fox Grom captured images of his dogs playing on ice after a rain storm. With a thin layer of water on the surface of the ice, it looks as if the dog is walking on […]
An erupting volcano looks pretty impressive from the ground with it’s glowing hot lava and massive flumes of smoke and fog, but have you ever seen a photograph of one erupting that was taken from space? The image below was captured by astronauts aboard the International Space Station just after the Sarychev Volcano, located on the Kuril Islands […]
