Top of Akasaka

Top of Akasaka, originally uploaded by Extra Medium.

" On the 40th floor of my hotel, this is the view, at 5:05am. Jet-lag sucks.

I've promissed myself to get out this morning and shoot. I've yet to be inspired by anything, but I know I'll find something soon. " Says the photographer .

Whirled by the cold wind

Whirled by the cold wind, originally uploaded by borealnz.

" Yes it was a cold and windy day when I took this but at least it wasn't raining! " Said the photographer .

First Impression

First Impression, originally uploaded by James Neeley.

" Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday! I spent the weekend with family and had a glorious time! They did let me out to take a few shots with the D300. This is a raw image of the Concert Hall at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. " Says the photographer .

The couple

The couple, originally uploaded by Anna Pagnacco.

Tuscany ( Italy)

new born sun

new born sun, originally uploaded by m o d e.

Every new born sun brings new opportunities to life , its your job to find these opportunities , utilize them and try to make your life happier with every new sun born.

Plumeria

Plumeria, originally uploaded by ~Thái~.

" This flower belongs more in a tropical location such as Hawaii rather than N CA but I'm managing to grow it here, again. Last year, the weather dipped below freezing for more than a week and what I had grown died. The exposure of the plumeria is blown, for the sake of exposing the hummer. No post crops." Said the photographer .

I'm havin' a hard time resistin' callin' this Mt. Doom ...

I'm havin' a hard time resistin' callin' this Mt. Doom ..., originally uploaded by asmundur.

"This is actually the mountain Þorbjörn near Grindavík, seen from the Blue lagoon. It was foggy and dark when I took this and I guess the light in the sky are the city lights from Grindavík diffused by the light fog covering everything at the time of capture." these were the words of the photographer.

pigeon point

pigeon point, originally uploaded by john curley.

they fired up the oil-powered fresnel lens for the 135th anniversary of the pigeon point lighthouse this evening. There's no trickery here; this is exactly how it looked.

Its Lovely Weather For A Sleigh Ride Together With You

Its Lovely Weather For A Sleigh Ride Together With You, originally uploaded by suesue2.

Last night was the "Night of Lights" in downtown Detroit, the official kickoff to the holiday season.

Shade

Shade, originally uploaded by Tampen.

the ultimate place to relax , I could stay there for weeks without being bored .

Autumn Sunset #2

Autumn Sunset #2, originally uploaded by konaboy.

It's been a good season for sunsets so far!

Paper Clip in a Wind Tunnel

Paper Clip in a Wind Tunnel, originally uploaded by Jeffffd.

Here are the words of the photographer :
" This is a paperclip floating on water. The lighting is a large softbox behind, shot through a set of blinds. I placed the paperclip on a fork and slowly lowered it into a black pan pan of water. I processed this at a white balance of 3000 kelvin to give it the nice blue color. I think the lines from the blinds look like smoke in a wind tunnel, hence the title. "

Terschelling, november

Terschelling, november, originally uploaded by proudof7.

still sunny, but not for long...

Yod & Donuts

Yod & Donuts, originally uploaded by MadVinyl.

This guy is called Yod , and he says : these donuts are mine .

The place where a story ended..

The place where a story ended.., originally uploaded by borealnz.

Another from the weekend, taken near Becks in Central Otago. These abandoned mud brick houses are a relatively common sight in this area.

You Lookin' At Me?

Tá Olhando O Quê? [You Lookin' At Me?], originally uploaded by Jim Skea.

A stand off between Pandora (L) and Nunki (R) to see who'll be king of the closet.

400 horses....

400 horses...., originally uploaded by hvhe1.

Below are the words of the original photographer :
" Right... I can hear you thinking...
What is she doing? Can't she just stick to animals?
But.. what you are actually looking at here, are more than 400 horses in one picture!!! :-)

A friend of mine bought this dream car - the Ferrari 360 Modena F1- some time ago and he asked me if I could shoot some pictures of it. Well gladly, but I had a condition: only if I could drive during the photoshoot!! Much to my excitement (and surprise I might add) he agreed.

So, on a sunday afternoon, with pounding heart and trembling hands, for the first time in my life, I got to drive a Ferrari! I can report back that everything you ever heard about this car is true and more than that. What a thrill!!
I had the most fantastic afternoon. I won't tell you the speed I drove with this baby but it was 'slightly' over the speed limit! :-)
When I close my eyes I can still hear the engine roaring...... "