Spring is here
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
National-Park, Thailand
words of the photographer:
"Taken nearly from my home.The area is rocky and everything is green form the rain and looks the best I have ever seen it."
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Perfect Moon
Super Moon:
A Natural Phenomenon The moon has an elliptical orbit, which makes full moons differ in size. When the moon is at its perigee, closest to earth, it’s approximately 31,000 miles closer to earth than when it’s in apogee, it’s farthest point. This weekends lunar phenomenon has been described as a super perigee moon. Perigee moons are about 14% larger and 30% brighter than apogee ones.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Spring Overdose!
Words of the photographer :
"Are you sick and tired of the pink pictures yet!! I just can't get enough of this place! It is a small plot of land, probably insignificant for much of the year, but right now I can get lost in small scenes within the landscape. Nothing is better than rounding a curve in the road and seeing several hundred of these babies next to each other, turning the hillsides pink with their blossoms. The only thing I could compare it with is when the mountain sides in the Roan Highlands turn pink in mid-June with the Rhododendron bloom. And then there is what you cannot see in the picture...the buzz and hum of the bees; the sweet smell on the warm air; the song and cackle of birds...it is everything that spring is supposed to be--new, colorful, vibrant...alive.
The only negative part--I'm still shooting over and through a wire fence. I haven't had a chance yet to get in touch with the farm managers to see if they would mind me stomping around from time to time. The farm is owned and run as a research arm of Clemson University. I think in totality they have some 50+ acres of peach trees, as well as an assorted variety of other fruit trees and small fruit vines and the such."
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Green Honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza)
Words of the photographer :
"The hummingbird feeders do have other guests than hummers. This is one of them.
Umbrellabird Lodge, Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro, Ecuador. February 16, 2011"
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Japan earthquake - central tokyo sky clouded over with smoke
words of the photographer :
"scene from the 22nd floor of a building in Toranomon
When the biggest earthquake hit before 3pm, I was in a classroom on the 22nd floor of a building in Toranomon, near the imperial palace and the Diet building. It kept shaking/swinging for like four minutes (or even longer) and was so strong that we could barely stand on our feet.
Shortly after that, huge dark gray clouds of smoke started rising high from Odaiba area. We checked news on radio and found that there was a huge fire near the Tokyo Telecom center in Odaiba, 6-8km away from Toranomon. This picture was taken about 40 min later of the fire coming out - Clouds of smoke from Odaiba were drifted and spread over central Tokyo.
(To people who thought the red part between clouds and the horizon is the fire: it may look like burning, but it's not. The fire in Odaiba was not this direction and was almost brought under control when I took this picture. I took it from inside window glass, so I guess this color is because of UV-coating or something...It actually wasn't red this much. Sorry if it caused misunderstanding!)
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After staying inside the building for an hour, I decided to walk from Toranomon to my home in Meguro since all the trains in/around Tokyo were stopped and seemed it won't be back in service for hours. Streets are crowded with cars and people, some were wearing helmet, and it took me three and a half hours to get home. It was tiring both mentally and physically but at least I was lucky enough to be able to get home... many people are forced to stay over night at school/office/public facilities.
Tokyo seems to be recovered in a few days if only serious aftershock wouldn't happen, however North-eastern Japan is seriously damaged and it has being reported that 200-300 dead bodies were found on a beach in Miyagi. My sincerest condolences to people who lost their lives/home... I'd like to ask you for a prayer to people in the affected area."
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Golden Bay
Words of the photographer :
"well - Keel Bay & Keel Beach at Achill Island. An island I really started to love when visiting in February"
Friday, March 4, 2011
Just hanging on!
Words of the photographer:
"A bee hangs onto a mistletoe flower by its front legs whilst collecting pollen on a rare sunny February day. The mistletoe is in an apple tree in our back garden and was full of bees making the most of the good weather"
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Long Sunset Arch
Words of the photographer:
"Looking through Sunset Arch towards the Straight Cliffs and Navajo Mountain. Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument"
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Kalij Pheasant 2
Words of the photographer:
"The beautiful male Kalij Pheasant that I was lucky enough to get at the bird hide at Baan Song Nok resort in Kaeng Krachan National Park"
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
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