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Joachim Canete

I want to find some form of peace, then share it.

Natural Beauty. Vernacotola Launch. World's Smallest Orchid. American botanist Lou Jost, one of the world's leading orchid hunters, is responsible for discovering 60 new species of orchid in the last decade alone.

World's Smallest Orchid

But it's his latest discovery that might be the most unique and unusual. "I found it among the roots of another plant that I had collected, another small orchid which I took back to grow in my greenhouse to get it to flower," he said of his latest discovery. "A few months later I saw that down among the roots was a tiny little plant that I realized was more interesting than the bigger orchid.

" Breathtaking Sky Art. Our Earth is who sustains us. River in Egypt. Y’know, when you looked at maps of Egypt in school, you could see the Nile cutting through the desert, but you didn’t get the real perspective of where the people were, what that river means.

River in Egypt

Space travel makes that perspective a bit easier to soak in: [Click to enphaoronate.] That, my friends, is the Nile delta as seen by the International Space Station on October 28. The station was well south of that area, about 800 km (500 miles) south if I’ve done the math correctly. In this oblique view facing north, you can see Cairo at the neck of the delta, the city lights blaring.

Dubai Ruins nature. Kilauea Hot Lava. 7 Unexpected Dive Spots Around the World. When most people envision scuba diving and snorkeling, they tend to imagine tropical locales with sandy beaches, turquoise water and brightly-colored fish.

7 Unexpected Dive Spots Around the World

Places like the Caribbean, South America, and the South Pacific come to mind. But these aren’t the only destinations where you can plunge below the surface and discover a whole new underwater world. There are plenty of other places where you can see local sea life and dive historic shipwrecks far from the most-popular (and crowded) hot spots. Some are hot, some are cold, some are near, some are far, some are popular tourist destinations, and others are completely off the radar. Drowning Beautiful. Netherlands Water. Stunning Images of Earth from Space. Earth is truly beautiful when viewed from space.

Stunning Images of Earth from Space

But add some false color produced by satellite sensors, and the result is stunning.The U.S. Geological Survey has released a new selection of particularly interesting images from the Landsat 5 and Landsat 7 satellites. These space craft have been prolific sources of data for earth scientists, but the new shots were chosen solely based on aesthetics. We've selected our favorites from the USGS' Earth as Art collection in this gallery, which will take you on a tour of the world from the glaciers of Antarctica to the deserts of Algeria. Images and captions courtesy USGS. Our Existence. Birds of A Feather. Trees Photographed in Infrared. Photo by Steve Castle It's no secret, we like trees.

Trees Photographed in Infrared

Yes, we've even been known to hug one or...six. But trees photographed using infrared not only look huggable but also magical, and somewhat edible! I half expect to see Oompa Loompas amongst the candy-like forest. Below is an infrared photo of a tree along with its natural counterpart: Photos via Wikimedia With infrared photography, a film or image sensor sensitive to infrared light is used which blocks out most of the visible light spectrum. Foundation Blue Beauty. Twenty Four Hour View of the Sky. Things That Make You Smile. Comics & Cartoons. I'm Sorry. Fish - Fablewood. Young Love. Thought Questions - Asking the right questions is the answer. Take A Smile. Art. Lori Nix.

Panda. City Nebula. CG Art. Fun Stuff. Silk. Flame Painter. Flame Painter Gallery Flame Painter is a unique paint program, it belongs to my 'I am an Artist' experimental project. I think with tools which inspires you, everyone can be an artist. You can try it here, change different brush settings and paint your own flame paintings. When you change the background from black to white, the palette changes from additive to subtractive and the feeling of the painting is very different. It's not easy to explain all brush parameters, so I leave this for your experimentation. Tools: Click here for Flame Help in German . COLOR - brush color SATURATION - brush saturation OPACITY - brush opacity C - color cycling [ on | off ] P - color per pixel [ on | off ] FADE - fade in/out [ on | off ] Bokeh Type. Otomata.

16 Jul 2011 Click on the grid below to add cells, click on cells to change their direction, and press play to listen to your music.

Otomata

Update: Click here to get Otomata for your iPhone / iPod / iPad! Official facebook page: City Scape- Asia. CG Society. 21339%2520-%2520black_hair%2520charizard%2520clouds%2520dragonite%2520fighting%2520fire%2520flying%2520hat%2520pikachu%2520pokemon%2520red%2520silhouette.jpg (JPEG Image, 1636x900 pixels) - Scaled (82%) 302986_1228356417_large.jpg (JPEG Image, 1365x626 pixels)

Butterfly Flowers. Drift Away. Sad Panda. Rain. 19.jpg (JPEG Image, 533×768 pixels) Kait. Quilling Art. Book Of Art. January 18th, 2011 Books of Art by Isaac Salazar, a simple idea well executed.

Book Of Art

Panda Punk and birds. Music. Cygnamusic. Music for the Studying Mind. August Ambience. ► Mombassa by Hans Zimmer. Keep Calm and Study On. PART II. Keep Calm and Study On. PART I. Less of This, More of That. People Are Weird. You Are Somebody's Reason to Smile. I Believe in Everything. Those Who Love You. If She Loves You. LOL. Stick Figure Hands. Gimme The Beat Boy. Ideal/Actualy/Weekend Life. Generations. Second Breakfast. Meteor Strik lol.