Mike Hankey fell in love with astrophotography when he attached his camera to a telescope and peered through glass at the night sky for the first time. Six months later, a large “fireball” meteor exploded near Baltimore, Pennsylvania while Hankey was photographing the Andromeda galaxy from his backyard, and he accidentally captured a shot of […]
Looking like a cosmic fireworks show, today’s featured photo captures the annual Perseid meteor shower from a vantage point of Wyoming’s Snowy Range. The image you see below is actually a composite of 23 photos taken over seven hours, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.: Photographer David Kingham, who created the composition with the help of a […]
If you’re lucky enough to ever camp out in Yosemite National Park, you’re no doubt going to see some incredible scenery—from the spanning valley and massive rock formations to amazingly clear starry nights. If you stay up late, you can even catch those beautiful features together. That’s what photographer w8keslayer did while visiting the park’s popular […]
Star Wars has been a sensation all over the globe, no doubt. Fans are so obsessed with the series that Star Wars model ships and characters still do not fail to amaze them. The following images from Plasticstarwars look as if the model ships are really exploding, when in fact they’re not: Plasticstarwars is a Star Wars […]
Whales in some parts of the world have learned to follow the noise and activity of fishing boats in order to catch any herring near them. When the boats’ nets begin to close, the whales recognize what’s happening and take the opportunity to cut off any herring escaping the nets as they close. It’s sometimes a […]
Sometimes, the most fortuitous shots come from the most annoying trips. Take Elia Locardi‘s example from Greece a few years back; the travel photographer waited for hours in a foggy Meteora, a sacred site in Greek Orthodoxy, to snap a photo of the famous sandstone pillars and gorgeous natural scenery. But the fog wouldn’t quit, even after Locardi […]
Looking ethereal and otherworldly–more like a painting than a photograph–today’s featured photo shows the magic of early morning light. Captured during a sunrise hot air balloon ride over the ancient city of Bagan, Myanmar, the photo shows the first rays of sunlight piercing through the fog to stream through temple spires and palm fronds: When the […]
We’ve all heard the saying: a dog is man’s best friend. Most people probably wouldn’t take it as literally as Galen Lofstedt, who brings his adorable furry friend on leisurely kayak trips— just like two old buddies: Lofstedt snapped this chuckle-worthy photo on his GoPro after passing under the Granville Street Bridge in Vancouver, BC. Lofstedt put it […]
There are images that have been overly edited. Then, there are images that appear to be built from the ground up using software. This particular image of soap bubbles seems like it comes out of a cartoon or graphic novel with its radiant colors and tie-dye patterns. The kaleidoscope of colors between the bubbles appears […]
Drones have definitely allowed photographers and videographers to shoot from an entirely new perspective. What looks so normal from ground level can look entirely new and breathtaking from up there. This photo of the the Glymur Waterfall in Iceland by Krose123 is an excellent example: The perspective is so unique that some may feel confused and […]
