Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2010

American Tom Lowe has beaten hundreds of amateur and professional photographers from around the globe to win the title of Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2010. As well as securing the £1000 top prize, his image takes pride of place in the exhibition of winning photographs opening at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich (ROG) on 10th September 2010. Lowe’s winning

Nice Photos of Our Planet at Night

The world at night is not all dark. Photos from space showing where the lights are turned on. This is a good indicator of energy consumption. The satellite image may be used to indicate which countries are rich and which are poor. Give reasons for and against this statement. [www.jesad.com]

Underwater Photos

Underwater is a term describing the realm below the surface of water where the water exists in a natural feature such as an ocean, sea, lake, pond, or river. Three quarters of the planet Earth is covered by water. A majority of the planet’s solid surface is abyssal plain, at depths between 4,000 and 5,500 m below the surface of the oceans. The solid surface location on the planet closest

Amazing Photographs of WWII

World War II was one of the most devastating wars ever. In that period of time many good man has lost their life for the freedom. Something like this should never be forgotten. So here you will see many different photos from WWII, some of them are full of joy and happiness, and some are really tragic and sad.

Steve Gschmeissner’s Incredible Microscope Photos of Insects

Scientific photographer Steve Gschmeissner, 61, from Bedford, uses a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) to magnify his favourite specimens by up to a million times. The results show incredibly detailed images of creepy crawlies in 3D. The SEM is far more powerful than regular light microscopes that can only magnify by up to 1000 times. It builds extreme close-ups of anything that can fit

Cool and Bizarre Google Earth Photos

Google Earth is used when you want to explore rich geographical content, want to see satellite images, maps, landscapes, 3D buildings or view satellite images from galaxies in outer space. It also lets you search the whole planet within seconds without requiring you to leave your comfortable room. You can search for anything on this planet whether it is a building, a landscape or anything

Outstanding Award Winning Photos from Around the World

This post showcases beautiful photographs that have won photo contests such as National Geographic Contest, Nikon Technology, Energizer, Sony, Smithsonian Mag, Nature Conservancy, National Wildlife Refuge Association, etc. Photography is always been a fun activity and as a profession it is the job of creative people. You can express your feeling, your observations

Mirror Memories

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World of NASA (Pics)

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Strangest Picture of the Year 2010

Here are some images that marked the 2010(soo far). There are all kinds of themes mixed in this post (cool, sad, extreme, funny…).

Dew Spectacular Photos

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How Peaceful Village Shanxi Province in China

This remarkable photos has been taken in one of the most beautiful provinces in the world. Shanxi is a province in the northern part of the People’s Republic of China. Its one-character abbreviation is Jin, after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period. The name Shanxi literally means “mountain’s west”, which refers to the province’s location west of the

Amazing Roads Photos

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Photos from world cup 2010

Football for Poors in South Africa

Mankind is known to find solutions for problems and that is exactly what these poor kids have done too. They love football like the little boys all over the world but are too poor to afford one. So, they go ahead and make one with cloth. The only thing they are playing according to the rule is probably the number of people. Football appeals to everybody and these kids love it as much as any

Selective Coloring: When Just a Little Bit of Color is Enough

Selective color is a post-processing technique where most of a photo is converted to black and white, but some parts are left in color. This is usually achieved by using layers and masks in photo editing software (Photoshop, SilverFast, Adobe Fireworks or The GIMP for example). A common application for selective color is portraiture, to keep the eyes and sometimes the lips in color, against

Creative Photography: Typical Life of a Nail by Vlad Artazov

The famous Czech photographer Vlad Artazov has come up with a very creative collection of random arrangement of nails in different set ups which depict the irony of life in a very astonishing manner, in his recent interesting photo art called Nail’s life. It is brilliantly done showing off the widest range of real life situations, feelings and emotions by the extensive use of simple nails

The Best Demotivational Posters For June

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The Deadly Beauty of Nature

Snow. Storms. Floods. Droughts. The shaking Earth. Erupting volcanoes. Mother Nature sure knows how to throw a tantrum. Despite the deadly nature of, well, nature, these phenomena can actually be beautiful sights to see. Let’s take a look at some amazing photos capturing Mother Nature at her worst — which just happens to occasionally also be at her best. Photo by nasa1fan/MSFC Photo by

Abandoned Photography

There’s something undeniably creepy about abandoned properties. Be it a house, a hospital or even an auditorium, uninhabited buildings often give the impression of the existence of an inside story. The tattered ceilings, broken-down interiors, dusty floor and the cobwebs everywhere raise many questions about what happened in there. The truth might not be half as exciting as the doubt, but,