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In Focus - The Running of the Bulls 2012. Every year, the Festival of San Fermin attracts thousands of visitors to Pamplona, Spain.

In Focus - The Running of the Bulls 2012

Lasting nine days, the festival kicks off with massive crowds at the Chupinazo in Pamplona town square, followed by a carnival, fireworks, many bullfights, and of course, the encierro, or "running of the bulls. " Held since 1591, San Fermin remains a popular, if also dangerous and controversial, event: Several people have been injured already this year, and the festival continues until July 14. Collected here are some scenes from the first days of this year's Festival of San Fermin. [39 photos] Use j/k keys or ←/→ to navigate Choose: A cow jumps over revelers in a bullring during the second running of the bulls at the San Fermin Fiesta, in Pamplona, Spain, on July 8, 2012.

- StumbleUpon. - StumbleUpon. - StumbleUpon. Amazing Places To Experience Around the Globe (Part 3) The Tunnel Of Love. Klevan is an urban-type settlement in the Rivne Raion of Rivne Oblast in western Ukraine.

The Tunnel Of Love

Its population is 7,470 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census. Klevan is accessed via the T1B17 and H22 roads, and is located 28.3 km northwest of Rivne and 50.4 kilometres southeast of Lutsk along the H22. Klevan lies on the Stubla River. There’s a real place in the Ukraine that looks like this. This beautiful train tunnel filled with greenery is located in Kleven, Ukraine. Most popular photography on StumbleUpon! 2011 is over, In this article, I am showcasing the most beautiful photographs that were stumbled on StumbleUpon.

Most popular photography on StumbleUpon!

Let us take a look at this truly jaw-dropping collection and enjoy! - StumbleUpon. Top 20 Earth Pictures found on Stumble Upon. Everybody knows that Stumbleupon is an great source for beautiful photography, nature, pets, arts and much more.

Top 20 Earth Pictures found on Stumble Upon

They have millions of users and they are probably the most wide used source for finding quality content. Today, we collected 20 popular photographs from Stumbleupon. Most of them have been seen for more than million times each. We hope you’ll enjoy… Photo Source Photo Source. Latest. Heaven On Earth (8 Pics) - StumbleUpon. For more fun facts, click HERE.

Heaven On Earth (8 Pics) - StumbleUpon

Galleries Index - Panoramas by Judy Arndt. 22 Incredible Photos of Faraway Places - My Modern Metropolis - StumbleUpon. Thailand Chances are you already know Steve McCurry as the man who took one of the most iconic photos of our time.

22 Incredible Photos of Faraway Places - My Modern Metropolis - StumbleUpon

It was of a 12-year-old Afghan refugee girl who's piercing green eyes told us her harrowing story. The image itself was named "the most recognized photograph" in the history of the National Geographic magazine and her face became famous as the cover photograph on their June 1985 issue. Beyond just that one photo, McCurry has shot over a million images spanning 35 years. More than anything, he is one of a few that has that amazing ability to capture stories of our shared human experience. Looking through his large body of work, we get to experience fantastic faraway places we can only dream about visiting.

Afghanistan Sri Lanka Yemen Tibet Cambodia India Burma Eastman Kodak let McCurry shoot the last ever produced roll of Kodachrome transparency film. 20 Stunning Japanese Gardens Around the World. Honbo Garden – Osaka, Japan | Photograph by 63highland Japanese Gardens can be found at private homes, in neighborhood or city parks, and at historical landmarks such as Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and old castles around the world.

20 Stunning Japanese Gardens Around the World

In Japanese culture, garden-making is a high art, intimately related to the linked arts of calligraphy and ink painting. Japanese gardens were first developed under the influences of the distinctive and stylized Chinese gardens. The tradition of Japanese gardening was historically passed down from sensei to apprentice. In recent decades this has been supplemented by various trade schools [Source: Wikipedia]. 2. - StumbleUpon. Beautiful Nature Pictures 34 - Nature Wallpapers - StumbleUpon. - StumbleUpon. 36 Jaw-Dropping Nature Photos - StumbleUpon.

Photoblog: "Happy New Year". Happy New Year / 30 December, 2009 [click for previous image: let it snow #3] Happy New Year / 30 December, 2009 [click for next image: ringing in the new year] Title • Happy New Year I've spent the last couple of days wondering what to post to close out the year and then came across this entry on momentaryawe.com (run by my good friend Catalin Marin): his twelve favourite shots from 2009, one from each month.

photoblog: "Happy New Year"

So, with credit to Catalin for the idea, here are my twelve favourites for the preceding year. Had I selected images from the year as a whole I suspect that there would be a couple of changes, and I also suspect that some of you would make different choices from each month, but when I looked back through the images I'd posted this year these are the ones that gave me most pleasure to produce.

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