Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Stay Uncomfortable My Friend
One more year and another lease over. Thank God! How much I hate making contracts for a long time. It's not that I fear commitment, it's just that I don't know if I want to stay here. Most people love living their lives the same day everyday, no surprises. I have tried that and I am very thankful of finding jobs that don't satisfy the soul so I can find what I want and be free. I love the idea of living on a month to month basis. Something happens ... Peace! I am out! And I don't say it like something bad happens and I runaway. I mean I like the ability to just go. You got a job in California, go. You want to stay 2 months in Rio, go. You want to document the surfers in Mexico for 3 months, go. You have to be in Alaska in the summer for Sockeye Salmon Season, go. You want to learn meditation in Tibet, go. You want to learn martial arts in Asia, go. You want to ride in motorcycle across America, go. You want to drive the Panamerican Highway, go. Break records riding from Los Angeles to New York, go. I am the Lizard King, I can do anything!
National Geographic Photo of the Day: November 6th of 2013
Commuter Train, Tokyo
November 6, 2013
Commuter Train, Tokyo
Photograph by Shigehiro Ono, Your Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Your ShotsPanning shot from a pedestrian deck. Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
What Makes This a Photo of the Day? The train speeding through the blur of multicolored lights gives me the feeling of being transported into a different dimension, almost like looking inside a video game. —Alexa Keefe, Photo of the Day editor
This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot. Check out the new and improved website, where you can share photos, take part in assignments, lend your voice to stories, and connect with fellow photographers from around the globe.
Astronomy Picture of the Day: November 6th of 2013
2013 November 6
Creature Aurora Over Norway
Image Credit & Copyright: Ole C. Salomonsen (Arctic Light Photo)
Explanation: It was Halloween and the sky looked like a creature. Exactly which creature, the astrophotographer was unsure (but possibly you can suggest one). Exactly what caused the eerie apparition was sure: one of the best auroral displays in recent memory. This spectacular aurora had an unusually high degree of detail. Pictured above, the vivid green and purple auroral colors are caused by high atmospheric oxygen and nitrogen reacting to a burst of incoming electrons. Birch trees in Tromsø, Norway formed an also eerie foreground. Many other photogenic auroras have been triggered by recent energetic flares on the Sun.
Image Credit & Copyright: Ole C. Salomonsen (Arctic Light Photo)
Monday, November 4, 2013
fecalface.com Photo of the Day: 11/4/13
Photo of the Day: 11/4/13
Photo: Sandratei
Photo: Sandratei
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Twisted Sifter Picture of the Day: November 4th of 2013.
HOYVIKA BEACH, NORWAY
In this stunning capture by Stian Klo, we see Høyvika Beach on Andøya, Vesterålen in Northern Norway. Klo captured the beach from a mountain range looking down on the beautiful beach. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to find much additional information about the beach and surrounding area.
After searching through Norway’s tourism site, I believe this view can be seen on a coastal trek from Stave to Bleik. The trail stretches over 9km through a landscape of beaches, rocky shorelines, hills and mountains. You can find more information about the hiking trail at VisitNorway.com
http://twistedsifter.com/2013/11/hoyvika-beach-andoya-vesteralen-norway/
Much Loved (9 Photos) | PDN Photo of the Day
Much Loved (9 Photos) | PDN Photo of the Day
Flopsie, age 6, belongs to Lua Spencer. Photo © Mark Nixon
In the book, released last week by Abrams, each of the 65 color photographs is captioned with the name of the bear (or bunny, or giraffe), its age, and an anecdote from the animal’s owner. “The stories and memories became integral to the photographs,” Nixon writes, “adding significance to them and bringing them to life.”
Much Loved (9 Photos)
Flopsie, age 6, belongs to Lua Spencer. Photo © Mark NixonDublin, Ireland-based photographer Mark Nixon got the idea for his new book, Much Loved, from his son, Callum, who has formed a deep attachment to a Peter Rabbit stuffed animal. In his introduction to the book, Nixon writes about his appreciation for Irving Penn, who for his “Street Material” series of still-life images took street trash and cigarette butts and photographed them as art. “The idea of making an everyday object, something so familiar that it’s invisible, become visible again appealed to me,” writes Nixon.
He invited people to bring or send their “much-loved teddies” to his studio to be photographed. To his surprise, he writes, many of those who responded were adults. “It was as though they had been keeping a long-held secret and could finally tell someone what their teddies really meant to them,” Nixon recalls.In the book, released last week by Abrams, each of the 65 color photographs is captioned with the name of the bear (or bunny, or giraffe), its age, and an anecdote from the animal’s owner. “The stories and memories became integral to the photographs,” Nixon writes, “adding significance to them and bringing them to life.”
National Geographic Photo of the Day: November 4th of 2013
November 4, 2013
The blooming of kash flowers announces the advent of autumn. Such natural beauty can be seen for miles here. The irony of this photograph is that these two women were cutting and collecting the stems for use as cooking fuel.
What Makes This a Photo of the Day? The word that comes to mind when viewing this photograph is grace. The robed figures of the women and the willowy stalks of the plants create a visually harmonious scene. The woman paused on the left, face illuminated by the sun, underscores the soft beauty of the frame. —Alexa Keefe, Photo of the Day editor
This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot. Check out the new and improved website, where you can share photos, take part in assignments, lend your voice to stories, and connect with fellow photographers from around the globe.
November 4, 2013
Kash Harvest, India
Photograph by Biswajit Patra, Your Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Your ShotsThe blooming of kash flowers announces the advent of autumn. Such natural beauty can be seen for miles here. The irony of this photograph is that these two women were cutting and collecting the stems for use as cooking fuel.
What Makes This a Photo of the Day? The word that comes to mind when viewing this photograph is grace. The robed figures of the women and the willowy stalks of the plants create a visually harmonious scene. The woman paused on the left, face illuminated by the sun, underscores the soft beauty of the frame. —Alexa Keefe, Photo of the Day editor
This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot. Check out the new and improved website, where you can share photos, take part in assignments, lend your voice to stories, and connect with fellow photographers from around the globe.
Astronomy Picture of the day: November 4th of 2013
2013 November 4
Eclipse Over New York
Image Credit & Copyright: Chris Cook
Explanation: A sunrise over New York City rarely looks like this. Yesterday, however, the Sun rose partly eclipsed by the Moon as seen from much of the eastern North American and northern South America. Simultaneously, much of Africa, already well into daytime, saw the eclipse from beginning to end. The eclipse was unusual in that it was a hybrid -- parts of the Earth saw the Moon as too angularly small to cover the whole Sun, and so at maximum coverage left the Sun surrounded by a ring a fire, while other parts of the Earth saw the Moon as large enough to cover the entire Sun, and so at maximum coverage witnessed a total solar eclipse. Slight changes in the angular size of the Moon as seen from the Earth's surface are caused by the non-flatness of the Earth and the ellipticity of the Moon's orbit. Pictured above, the famous Empire State Building in New York City is seen to the left of the partially eclipsed Sun, adorned with scenic clouds. The next solar eclipse visible from New York City -- a very slight eclipse -- will occur during the sunset of 2014 October 23.
Image Credit & Copyright: Chris Cook
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