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Wildlife Photo Contest - National Wildlife Federations Photo Contest

Wildlife Photo Contest - National Wildlife Federations Photo Contest

19 Amazing Video Game Cakes - Mental Floss Serious gamers know just how time-consuming gaming is, often making it difficult to do anything besides working (only to buy more games) and playing the games themselves. Even so, gamers usually do still manage to have lives outside of the console; these cakes are some of the amazing creations born as a result. Consoles While most people dedicate their gaming obsessions to the specific games they play, others adore entire consoles. For those who worship at the altar of the original NES, Debbie Does Cakes has made a simply amazing cake complete with some of the system’s most classic characters. Of all the console cakes around, this PS3 cake by Pink Cake Box, accessorized with a Blackberry and spilled Pepsi can, might best capture the gaming lifestyle for those truly dedicated few. There’s nothing quite like the feeling of pulling a new system out of its box for the first time and this Nintendo DSi cake by Pink Cake Box perfectly captures that blissful feeling. Lego Batman Skyrim Bioshock Q*Bert

Amazing Photos 2012: The Best Pictures Of The Year, So Far (IMAGES) So far, 2012 has produced some amazing photography, a point more than proved by a series of images compiled by one Internet user. Reddit user stoopidtrooper posted this gallery of 48-images from photo sharing site Imgur on Monday. It captures some of the most amazing photos taken in 2012. From seahorses to solar eclipses, sleeping whales to space jumps, the photos span the breadth of human experience. There are intimate encounters between humans and nature alongside sublime panoramas. Some of these photos made use of techniques such as long or multiple exposures, which enhance their artistry. It's not often that the Web's collective consciousness rises up and delivers a collection that's this breathtaking. (via Reddit)

Meet the incredible smiling seal! How an intrepid photographer crawled across the ice on his stomach to get these amazing images | Mail Online - StumbleUpon By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 07:20 GMT, 13 January 2012 Why wouldn't he be smiling? This Canadian Harp Seal gets to play all day in the snow and bask in the sunshine. And he is not alone in enjoying life in the frozen far-flung corners of our planet. He is also a little star as he poses wildlife photographer Keren Su in this remarkable snap. All smiles: This Harp Seal pup appears to be smiling for the camera at Iles de la Madeleine in East Canada Keren shot the enchanting images in the remote Iles de la Madeleine in Eastern Canada. With unpredictable weather and not to mention working with animals the 60-year-old showed incredible patience to capture the seal pup at play. The lensman has travelled the globe dedicating years to perfecting the ideal picture. And his most recent work also includes the marvellous Emperor penguin in its natural habitat of Antarctica. Keren, who lives in Seattle, USA, has even cycled across his native China taking pictures using home-made equipment.

Dog Days of Summer (Photos) Record-breaking heat waves hit much of the country this year, but the dog days of summer are finally winding down. Having fun in the sun is what summer is all about … and these dogs showed us how it was done. Having fun in the sun is Fido’s top priority, but it is still important to keep your dog cool and safe during the warmer weather. Looking for ways to have year-round fun with your furry friend? 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

Breathtaking cliff diving Divers throw themselves into the Atlantic Ocean from a 100 feet (30 m) rock in the Portuguese islands of the Azores. Split Family Faces Cousins: Justine, 29, & Ulric, 29 How much do you and your family members really look alike? Quebec, Canada-based graphic designer and photographer Ulric Collette has created a shockingly cool project where he's exploring the genetic similarities between different members of the same family. By splitting their faces in half and then splicing them together, he creates interesting new people that are sometimes quite normal looking and other times far from it. (Did you notice that Ulric, the photographer, is one-half of some of these pairings? Update 1: We got in touch with Ulric to ask him a few questions about this really intriguing series (that just happened to go viral). Update 2: What happened after Split Family Faces went viral? Mother/Daughter: Francine, 56 & Catherine, 23 Sisters: Catherine, 23 & Veronica, 29 Daughter/Mother: Veronica, 29 & Francine, 56 Sister/Brother: Karine, Dany & XX years, 25 years Brothers, Christopher, 30 & Ulric, 29 Father/Son: Laval, 56 & Vincent, 29

Stefano Unterthiner Photography : Animals Face to Face Colt + Rane Stefano Unterthiner Photography : Animals Face to Face the lion whisperer photo | one big photo - StumbleUpon Random photo Submit your photo Stumble Thru animal photography, people photography Tags: lion the lion whisperer 2 by denis farrell 45 459 views Rating: +3 Adorable Photos of Animals With Their Babies That Will Make You Go ‘Aww’ mother lion carrying her cub family of lions, tanzania World Under Snow in 12 Magical Photos Place your ad here Loading... About OneBigPhoto is your daily dose of high quality photos. 2707 photos uploaded Important stuff Top rated Top galleries Submit photo Privacy policy Wallpaper Contact us Connect with us Search Some rights reserved. ©2013 OneBigPhoto.com

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