A galaxy not so far away: Salt Lake City photographer captures spectacular images of our own Milky Way arched over the pillars and canyons of Utah By Rob Waugh Updated: 17:27 GMT, 7 February 2012 Salt Lake City photographer Royce Bair uses digital cameras and what he describes as a 'copious collection of portable incandescent and flash lighting equipment' to capture his unique views of the night sky over Utah's spectacular canyons. His shots of Wall Street Canyon at Bryce Canyon National Park with the stars of our own galaxy, the Milky Way blazing overhead showcase some of his technique. Bair has been lecturing on night photography for two decades. A photograph of 'Wall Street' canyon at Bryce Canyon National Park on September 20, 2011 in Utah, showing a view across our own galaxy, the Milky Way Stunningly beautiful images capture the glory of the Milky Way taken with a digital camera A photograph of Thor's Hammer at Bryce Canyon National Park on September 20, 2011 in Utah with the Milky Way overhead The photographs of Wall Streeet were taken at Bryce Canyon National Park on September 20, 2011 in Utah.
Awesome pictures from around the world | Vivi The Mage Someone sent me these in a chain email, it was horribly formatted. I also do not know who made the comments, or how accurate they are. I take zero credit in the pictures, I just wanted to compile them nicely for all to see. The world’s highest chained carousel, located in Vienna, the height of 117 meters. Thor’s Well – “the gates of the dungeon.” Emerald Lake in the crater of an extinct volcano. Restaurant on a cliff on the east coast of Zanzibar.Depending on the tide the restaurant can be reached both on foot and by boat. Office of Selgas Cano in Madrid Desert with Phacelia (Scorpion Weed). Balloons in Cappadocia, Turkey. Dubai. And this is the view down These trees grow in the forest near Gryfino, Poland. The border between Belgium and the Netherlands in a cafe Twice a year in the Gulf of Mexico rays migrate. In the resort town of Skagen you can watch an amazing natural phenomenon. In the Chinese province of Shandong is a bridge across the Gulf of Jiaozhou. Day and night. Family photo Share!
Amazing Places To Experience Around The Globe (Part 1) 98 Flares Facebook 13 Twitter 15 Google+ 60 StumbleUpon 0 Pin It Share 10 10 98 Flares × Kayangan Lake, Coron islands, Palawan, Philippines Preachers Rock, Preikestolen, Norway Blue Caves – Zakynthos Island, Greece Skaftafeli – Iceland Golden Eye Hotel – St. Plitvice Lakes – Croatia Crystalline Turquoise Lake, Jiuzhaigou National Park, China Devetashkata Cave – Bulgaria Four Seasons Hotel - Bora Bora Ice skating on Paterswoldse Meer, a lake just South of the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. Marble Caves, Chile Chico, Chile YingXi Corridor of Stone Peaks, China The Gardens at Marqueyssac Ice Canyon – Greenland Coron Palawan, Philippines Capilano Suspension Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia Awapuhi Trail Kauai, Hawaii Valley of the Ten Peaks, Moraine Lake, Alberta, Canada Multnomah Falls, Oregon Seljalandsfoss Waterfall on the South Coast of Iceland Petra – Jordan (at night) Madeira, Portugal Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Marvel at the Magnificent Marble Caves [35 PICS] Can you imagine something happening that would endanger these exquisite azure caverns? It might if Chile continues with plans to build five hydro-power dams in Patagonia. Photo #7 by © Jorge Leon Cabello The water has eroded the marble to create cavities and marble caves. Amazing geological formations on Chilean side of Lake Carrera. It would be a real shame if the hydro-power dams damage the lake and the marble caves on top of the surrounding natural habitats for wildlife. View of the lake and where to find the marble caverns in the Aysen region of Chile.
Islands | Beautiful Places to Visit - Part 2 The island nation known as the Seychelles can be found in the Indian Ocean off the East coast of Africa, North of Madagascar. There are 115 islands in the archipelago. Seychelles has become a popular tourist destination, thanks to its stunning tropical beaches and interesting wildlife. Popular activities include diving, fishing, sailing, and laying around on amazing white sand beaches. Visitors can find any range of accommodation on the main islands of Praslin, La Digue or Mahé, as well as a variety on outlying islands. Once a backpacker’s secret, Thailand’s Phi Phi islands exploded onto the tourist map after the release of The Beach , a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio that was filmed on one of the islands. Southwest of Sri Lanka in the Laccadive Sea lies a paradise like no other, the island country of the Maldives. Credit: Silvery Credit: deckchair Credit: Jinaa
The 40 Most Spectacular and Mindblowing Photos of Nature A lifetime is not enough to see what nature has to offer and all its beauties, along with its weirdness at times. There’s always something new happening in the world that people can hardly explain and sometimes mysteries are never solved. Pxleyes presents a stunning showcase of 40 images dedicated to the spectacular nature events from all over the world: a show of natural lights and colors, impressive rocky mountains and structures, tons of beautiful blue eyes and many other interesting elements, some almost unheard of. The Great Blue Hole – Belize Yellowstone Northern Outburst Wall of Light Cappuccino Coast – Pacific When Light Meets Ice Light Pillars, Jackson WY Light Pillars – from a distance Cave of Crystals, Mexico Pink and White Terraces Ice Circle – River Otter Penitentes – Ice Spikes in Argentina Rare “Rainbow” Spotted Over Idaho A Lagoon in a Desert – Lençóis Maranhenses Brazil Terraced Rice Field, China Camel, Socotra Island Rideout Bay, Ontario Coastline, The Snares Canyonland Grotto, Utah
Un lugar de ensueño: La Falla de Richat Desde nuestros inicios los seres humanos hemos buscado las respuestas de nuestra existencia en nuestro propio entorno: la naturaleza, la conciencia y la duda forman parte de nuestra esencia. Sin embargo, hay cosas que definitivamente no tienen respuesta —hasta el momento— como es el caso de a “Estructura de Richat”, también conocida como “El ojo de la Tierra”. Esta impactante falla geográfica nos demuestra una vez más que los seres humanos somos una especie novata en este gran planeta. La Estructura de Richat, apodado por otros “el espejo de Dios”, se encuentra ubicada en el Desierto del Sahara, en Mauritania, y se le considera uno de los puntos energéticos más importantes de la Tierra. Su espiral interna parece un infinito, un pozo sin fondo con formas de huracán donde podría caber cualquier cosa, ondas interminables con memoria.
Top 10: los pantanos más bellos del mundo (FOTOS Pantanal Matogrossense, Brasil Sabemos bien que cada ecosistema posee características propias que lo hacen inigualable, mismas que se traducen en formas de vida únicas y en muchos casos imposibles de trasladar de un ecosistema a otro, mucho menos en aquellos diametralmente opuestos. Pero además de todo esto, rico en sí mismo, es posible encontrar un espíritu propio de cada ecosistema, una especie de aura que rodea cada uno de estos ambientes y que expresa —sin palabras de por medio, con la fuerza de su sola existencia— su raison d’être. De ahí que, cifrando en una sola cualidad esa esencia profunda, podamos hablar de la exuberancia de la selva, la templanza del bosque, la radicalidad y recíproca inversión —magno espejo terrenal— del desierto y los círculos polares. En esta ocasión nos ocuparemos de un hábitat acaso menos popular pero no por ello menos agraciado: el pantano. Sin embargo, la singular belleza de los pantanos excede por mucho estas imaginerías. Great Dismal Swamp
Still Looking For Paradise? Maldives - justpaste.it Double chain of twenty-six atolls… The Republic of Maldives, or simply the Maldives, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean. It consists of approximately 1,190 coral islands grouped in a double chain of 26 atolls, along the north-south direction, spread over roughly 90,000 square kilometers, making this one of the most disparate countries in the world. The atolls are composed of live coral reefs and sand bars, situated atop a submarine ridge 960 kilometers long that rises abruptly from the depths of the Indian Ocean and runs from north to south. Crystal clear waters, beautiful white sand beaches, swaying palm trees and fabulous dive sites – that’s why the Maldives, is known for being one of the best tropical holiday destinations in the world. ...and no need to climb ;) With an average ground level of 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) above sea level, it is the lowest country on the planet. Summer never ends ... Crystal clear waters and azure blue lagoons... Resorts in the Maldives
Arriesgando la vida para fotografiar el volcán más activo del mundo El volcán Kilauea es considerado el más activo del mundo. Ubicado en Hawai, este gigante ha hecho erupción al menos 35 veces durante las últimas cinco décadas, liberando un volumen de material tal que si se usará para pavimentar una carretera alrededor de la Tierra el camino completaría tres vueltas. Arriesgando evidentemente su vida, el fotógrafo Miles Morgan decidió excursionar al interior del Kilauea para documentar una serie de ígneos paisajes que pocos humanos han tenido el privilegio, y la osadía, de observar con sus propios ojos. Tras haber penetrado en el vientre de este volcán, el fotógrafo de 41 años procedió a registrar el encuentro de la lava y el agua marina. Las fotografías que resultaron de esta intrépida excursión, y que fueron publicadas en el diario británico Daily Mail, constituyen uno de los más increíbles documentos visuales que se tienen del volcán Kilauea.