Photo Tips & Techniques. Incredible microscopic sea creatures caught on camera. By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 16:31 GMT, 30 September 2010 Bobbing away in the dark depths of the ocean, these tiny creatures display a unique beauty that few get to truly appreciate. And the latest publication by a scientist who studies these microscopic animals is set to become an unlikely bestseller - all thanks to the beauty of plankton. His coffee table book about the amazing life forms that live unseen in the oceans has dozens of remarkable photographs taken through a microscope. Amazing life forms: Dr Richard Kirby's passion for plankton has led to a set of marvellous pictures which feature in his book Ocean Drifters, a secret world beneath the waves like these tiny Jellyfish Hidden beauty: Stunning images of a Horseshoe worm (left) and a Moon Jellyfish The book also points out that without the miniature creatures we would have no fish, oil, gas or clouds, and the sea would lose its distinctive smell.
Tiny creatures: Images of Sea Angels (left) and Acantharea. National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 - Alan Taylor - In Focus - The Atlantic - StumbleUpon. National Geographic is currently holding its annual photo contest, with the deadline for submissions coming up on November 30. For the past nine weeks, the society has been gathering and presenting galleries of submissions, encouraging readers to vote for them as well.
National Geographic was kind enough to let me choose among its entries from 2011 for display here on In Focus. Gathered below are 45 images from the three categories of People, Places, and Nature, with captions written by the individual photographers. [45 photos] Use j/k keys or ←/→ to navigate Choose: Many people pilgrimage to Uluru, but what is seen there often depends on where you've come from. Eruption of the Cordon del Caulle. Beluga whales in the arctic having fun. This is a streetcar in New Orleans traveling back towards The Quarter on St. This image captures almost 6 hours of climbing parties on Rainier going for the summit under starry skies.
Russia, polar region of West Siberia, Tazovsky Peninsula. Be Warned! This Gallery Is Not For Those Who Can't Handle A Monstrous Amount Of Cuteness: 40 Pictures Of Puppy Dogs - StumbleUpon. November 29, 2010 | 399 Comments » | Topics: Cute, Dog, Pictures.
339.jpg from earthshots.org. 4365489343_012a666186_b.jpg from flickr.com. Colorful-flower-field_1920x1200_71912.jpg from mi9.com. Happiest Sheep in the World - SRSLYcute&|&Seriously Cute - StumbleUpon. Photography. Portraits of Dogs as They Shake Off Water - StumbleUpon. For her series “Shake“, pet photographer Carli Davidson photographed curious portraits of dogs shaking off water.
Use a fast shutter speed and you can capture all kinds of strange expressions on your dog’s face. You can find the rest of the photographs in the series here. Shake (via Photojojo) Image credits: Photographs by Carli Davidson and used with permission. Awesome.