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Top 10 Photos of the Week

Top 10 Photos of the Week
To me its far less about the photo and far more about where the photographer was sitting “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.” – - Sir Winston Churchill To me its far less about the photo and far more about where the photographer was sitting “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.” – - Sir Winston Churchill You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality Hey Zebra, why the long face “Oh, there it is!” Cows are the new cats When life imitates art… or takes place simultaneously to art… or, how in the hell did he do that? Compliance is always a big concern when escalator cops are involved The future seldom makes sense without a passing lane She’ll love this one On some days, gravity is not your friend The original Angry Bird Surveillance cameras are never as much fun as just being a sneaky bastard Camel tow There are only two ways to live your life. Scarred for life

22 Incredible Photos of Faraway Places Thailand Chances are you already know Steve McCurry as the man who took one of the most iconic photos of our time. It was of a 12-year-old Afghan refugee girl who's piercing green eyes told us her harrowing story. Beyond just that one photo, McCurry has shot over a million images spanning 35 years. 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. Steve McCurry More Incredible Photos:Capturing a Country's CultureBreathtaking Visions of EarthTragic Portraits of America's Endangered SpeciesIncredible Wildlife Shots by Rob Kroenert

Optical Illusions » Blog Archive » Body Art – Hand Animals These have to be some of the best examples of hand art I’ve ever seen. Great fun to look at for the kids and a real example of how to disguise your hand as an elephant, eagle or tiger. Click the main post for the full set of pictures. Inspiring Tall Painting Timelaps Report Your News Login | Sign Up Your News Upload news Politics | Society | Environment | Sci-Tech | Entertainment | TEDx pomponius Inspiring Tall Painting Timelaps UNITED STATES / 12 Oct 2011 / 260,784 Views / 17 comments Follow rating 3.1 (63) view comments Embed Link Add to favourites Flag REPLY Are you sure you want to delete this material? Copy the link bellow: Copy and paste the code bellow: Directing, Cinematography, Editing - Dave Kaufman Paintings - Holton Rower Video Source: RaveLikeDave holtonrower.com Holton Rower, New York artist Tags: painting time lapses dave kaufman ravelikedave weird Categories: Art & Culture Comments & Video Replies (17) venus123 28 Sep 2012 automatenspiele kostenlos online spielen | online spielautomaten kostenlos I am really impressed by this wonderful stuff. automaten kostenlos spielen 27 Sep 2012 I am happy to find your distinguished way of writing the post. pankaj 24 Sep 2012 nisha 21 Sep 2012 satish 19 Sep 2012 pari 17 Sep 2012 welcome 1 Sep 2012 @LexyJaco Twitter 23 Oct 2011

The Mind-Blowing Mount Roraima Mount Roraima is the highest of the Pakaraima mountain chain in South America and one of the world’s most extraordinary natural geological formations. The 31 square kilometer summit area of Mount Roraima is defined by 400 meter tall cliffs on all sides and includes the borders of Brazil, Venezuela, and Guyana. The tabletop mountains of the Pakaraima’s are considered some of the oldest geological formations on Earth, dating back to over two billion years ago. The result is the staggering landscape of Mount Rariama which we tour below in photographs and video:

Conrad Maldives Rangali Island's unique underwater suite (NOT photoshop) Sweet Verbena My Photography Tutorials - 360 Degree Reverse Photography - Gallery In order to create a , you do not need to be an expert photographer or own expensive photography equipment. You just need to have a standard SLR camera, tripod and a 360-degree panorama software package and of course a good panorama to shoot. Follow these successfully achieving professional results in . First, pick a spot that is equidistant from every point in your photo. Second, pick a lightly overcast day, to achieve consistent lighting across the entire photo. Thirdly, ensure that your camera is affixed to the tripod, which is sitting on a flat surface. Shoot the first frame, and with the use of the tripod, rotate the camera in a clockwise direction so that the first and second frames overlap by 30 to 50 per cent, otherwise your photos will have lines, distortion or missing portions. Continue to rotate the camera clockwise in approximately 25-degree increments, overlapping each photo as before. There are so many different photos that you can take with your SLR camera.

Mammatus Clouds, Rare & Beautiful These photos were taken by Jorn Olsen . He works for the Dutton-Lainson.Co in Hastings, Nebraska, and lives by Heartwell Park next to Hastings College. The other night he took these photos, the stadium lights are at the Hastings College stadium just east of his home.The clouds are called Mammatus Clouds . They are quite rare, but really beautiful. Yuki Matsueda ‘While most designers are busying adding more and more elements into their artworks, Japan-based Yuki Matsueda has, however, managed to let some elements escape from his art pieces. The result seems quite amazing… A vivid 3D image is successfully created and all the elements are believed to be more shocking than those stay still on paper.’

70 Photos That Will Take Your Breath Away We here at DPShots believe that the easiest way to learn photography is to learn it by example. Every now and then we come up with some amazing photography examples that take your breath away. This post is no different. We have collected some of the most amazing, most awesome and THE most beautiful photography we could ever get our hands on. This post will help a lot of budding photographers to see where they are headed. It shows what is possible with Photography and a bit of creative thinking. From wildlife to magic to a guy sleeping on the back of a buffalo, this post has photographs for all kinds of photographers to take inspiration from. We have collected over 70 majestic photographs that are simply to good to miss. We hope you like this post and endless others that you will get to checkout in future if you are subscribed to our RSS. The Fearless Cat Dael Giraffe says Hi!. Idealists…foolish enough to throw caution to the winds…have advanced mankind and have enriched the world. Kry Love

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