
Morgan Abbou
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2012-08-05 09:35:43 (9 comments, 15 reshares, 57 +1s)
An Olympic Full Moon
On August 3rd, 2012 a full moon graced the London skies. Reuters photographer Luke MacGregor took this incredible shot of the moon rising through the Olympic Rings hanging beneath the Tower Bridge.
This was one of eight captures Luke took of this picture-perfect moment, you can see the rest here.
The image was posted to the Reuters Olympics Facebook page yesterday. They page has been doing a fantastic job of providing key Olympic updates along with sharing incredible photos like the one above.
Photograph by REUTERS/Luke MacGrego (via Reuters Olympics on Facebook) ~ http://goo.gl/aoBBA


2012-08-05 09:22:59 (9 comments, 26 reshares, 78 +1s)
LEGO Escher Recreations: Relativity
Built by Andrew Lipson and Daniel Shiu. No software or camera tricks, but some very fiddly construction: the picture has to be taken from exactly the right place. The whole thing took five or six evenings spread over two or three weeks. Most of the last evening was taken up with setting up the lighting the way they wanted it and trying to get the camera position just right...
The original Escher picture (Relativity, 1953. Lithograph) is shown here: http://goo.gl/JlhMu.
Unlike many of Escher's other "impossible" pictures (like "Ascending and Descending") , there is actually no optical illusion involved here. Gravity seems to be working in three different directions simultaneously, but the picture shows a perfectly self-consistent physical scene. So modelling it should certainly be feasible. But while... more »


2012-08-04 22:11:02 (4 comments, 17 reshares, 76 +1s)
Back off, I know Kung-Fu!
Grizzly bear cubs have to be some of the cutest animals on earth, especially spring cubs!
These two were as cute as any stuffed teddy bear, except these cubs never stopped playing, fighting and wrestling. The were very entertaining to watch.
These were two cubs from a liter of three, the other cub was out of the picture along with the sow.
Ursus arctos
Photograph by Ron Niebrugge ~ http://goo.gl/70bs9


2012-08-04 06:01:48 (4 comments, 23 reshares, 68 +1s)
Go... Home....
Photographer: Budi Ccline via 1x ~ http://goo.gl/TkuRw


2012-08-03 22:25:23 (4 comments, 13 reshares, 51 +1s)
Back-Off Buddy!
Knob-tailed gecko in a defensive posture
Don't you find this gecko beautiful and very expressive?
Nephrurus levis occidentalis is a genus of eleven species of gecko, commonly known as knob-tailed geckos.
They are easily distinguished by their short bodies, large heads, small legs and short, carrot-shaped tails that often end in a small knob.
Picture by Robert McLean via National Geographic ~ http://goo.gl/DNgvE


2012-08-03 17:17:33 (1 comments, 8 reshares, 37 +1s)
1-year-old baby beluga in the Shedd Aquarium
I love this picture of Shedd Aquarium's baby Beluga calf, Nunavik, when he turned one year old!
A healthy, happy and playful little tyke of 450 lbs., it's hard to believe that Nunavik almost did not survive his first day. Complications with the birth were overcome by Shedd's outstanding veterinary staff. Today Nunavik loves nothing more than mimicing the antics of mom, Puiji, and enrichment time with Shedd aquarists.
See Nunavik's newborn photos here: http://goo.gl/NsTZL and check-out Shedd's Facebook page: http://goo.gl/zsO8R for many more baby beluga pictures and ongoing updates.
Photo credits: Shedd Aquarium ~ http://goo.gl/qp2fB
#photography #underwater #lifeunderwater #beluga #cuteness #cutepic #aquarium


2012-08-03 22:35:32 (8 comments, 41 reshares, 74 +1s)
Costa Rican Variable Harlequin Toad
The Costa Rican Variable Harlequin Toad (Atelopus varius), also known as the clown frog, is a neo-tropical true toad from the family Bufonidae (Crump 1986).
Once ranging from Costa Rica to Panama, Atelopus varius is now listed as critically endangered and has been reduced to a single remnant population near Quepos, Costa Rica (rediscovered in 2003) and is presumed to be extinct in Panama.
Recent variation in air temperature, precipitation, stream flow patterns, and the subsequent spread of a pathogenic chytrid fungus linked to global climate change have been the leading cause of decline for Atelopus varius
source: Wikipedia ~ http://goo.gl/UGcGc


2012-08-03 09:55:24 (2 comments, 16 reshares, 50 +1s)
What’s a Mola? Behind the Strange Fish Picture Surging on Social Networks
The remarkable ability of Internet users to make a post go viral has produced a new treat: an enchanting picture of a Mola mola, or ocean sunfish, undulating just below the surface of the ocean. The image, snapped by photographer Daniel Botelho in 2010, is now making waves around Social Networks.
The sunfish is the world’s heaviest bony fish. It’s in the same order as puffer fish and porcupine fish, but it’s one of the most evolutionary derived fishes in the sea. So, it has a cranium more like what ours looks like, along with fewer vertebrae; its spinal column is actually shorter than its brain. And they’re one of the most fecund vertebrates in the world; a 4-ft female was recorded as having an estimated 300 million eggs.
The only way to understand [the sunfish] is to study its ancestry. T... more »


2012-08-03 07:37:17 (1 comments, 9 reshares, 37 +1s)
Refractions in Space
In this amazing shot we see an air bubble, inside a drop of water, suspended in space. Pretty much any photo shot in ‘zero gravity’ is cool by default, but when you incorporate a refraction (where an image reverses as it passes through another medium) into the mix, the results are guaranteed to please. Since the air bubble is a different medium from the water surrounding it, that is why we see the image flipped an additional time.
For a full explanation, check out this blog post on Discover Magazine ~ http://goo.gl/iFkB4
André Kuipers is an ESA astronaut and the second Dutch person to ever fly in space.
André Kuipers via Flickr ~ http://goo.gl/UH8Tf


2012-08-02 21:37:05 (2 comments, 8 reshares, 41 +1s)
Chinstrap Penguins
Much of the southern part of the Weddell Sea, Antarctica, home for these Chinstraps, is permanent ice - the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf. The remainder of the ice shelves which used to extend roughly 3900 square miles over the Weddell Sea had completely disappeared by 2002. Global warming is changing the habitat for all Ice dwelling inhabitants.
Artist: Kevin Schafer ~ http://goo.gl/0H67l


2012-08-02 15:50:36 (1 comments, 7 reshares, 25 +1s)
Girl On Top Of A Teddy Bear Pyramid
Photographed September 2011, Campinas, Brazil
Photographer: Paulo Bortolini via Flickr ~ http://goo.gl/qe4Qq
#apocalypse #apocalipse #endoftheworld #photography #teddybear #girl #rain #storm #clouds #awards #awardwinner


2012-08-02 06:56:15 (7 comments, 25 reshares, 83 +1s)
Playing with Perspective
In this fun exploration with perspective we see the subject standing perilously atop a tiny ledge looking down.
The angle and lens make for a creative capture before you quickly realize the subject is just lying down on a sidewalk ‘pretending’ to look down. What’s equally fun is trying to imagine the position of photographer Christopher Hassler getting this shot. Fun stuff!
Be sure to check out Christopher on Facebook for more great photography ~
http://goo.gl/U4qqa


2012-08-01 23:15:43 (6 comments, 29 reshares, 74 +1s)
Turtle and Butterflies
Taken during my trip to the Amazon in Manu Park, Peru. Most turtles swim away as soon as they see you, but it looks like this guy was having too much fun with his butterfly friends.
Photograph by Byron Yu via National Geographic ~ http://goo.gl/LqEwK


2012-08-01 15:55:09 (1 comments, 8 reshares, 46 +1s)
The Internet's gone crazy over this! took this tonight as a 23-image panorama of the incoming derecho rainstorm. No crazy photoshop, that was the sky.


2012-08-01 10:31:27 (4 comments, 13 reshares, 51 +1s)
Captivity
Brian Day is an accomplished photographer from Detroit, MI, USA, whose work has been published, exhibited, and praised for its timeless quality and thoughtful depth. Brian’s body of work is mostly conceptual, candid and urban and often incorporates emphasizing structural elements and dream-like lighting.
More on Brian Day's website ~ http://brianday.org/


2012-08-01 06:22:47 (1 comments, 11 reshares, 46 +1s)
'In His Own Little World
Very tiny frog/toad... 6mm long (a quarter of an inch)
Photographer: Nick Lagos via Shutterbugs ~ http://goo.gl/EjcTH


2012-07-31 20:39:26 (0 comments, 12 reshares, 52 +1s)
The Ice Cave Experience
Deep, blue and cold. The frightening experience of climbing inside an ice cave on the north face of alpine summit at 3800 m above sea level is very difficult to describe in words. Especially in summer, when all the glacial ice melts making the place for completely new formations. You need to stay focused, pay attention to every single move and commit yourself entirely to this climb. The reward?! An amazing experience of climbing something pure and truly unique.
Location: Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix, Haute Savoye, France
Photo and caption by Kamil Tamiola via National Geographic ~ http://goo.gl/K06Ky


2012-07-31 15:36:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 24 +1s)
Flashback
A 5 minute window and one shot was all I had to catch this surfer flying off a wave just inches from me.
Photographer: João Bracourt via 500px ~ http://goo.gl/W5aFK


2012-07-31 06:06:21 (6 comments, 12 reshares, 43 +1s)
BASE Jumping from Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro
In this heart-stopping photograph, we see Austrian athlete Felix Baumgartner atop the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro,
In December 1999, Felix Baumgartner jumped from the right arm of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, setting the world record for lowest BASE jump, to the world’s collective amazement. The same year he claimed the world record for highest BASE jump when he leapt from the top of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur. Baumgartner served in the Austrian military, where he learned parachuting skills, including training that would allow him to accurately hit tiny drop zones.
Wikipedia: Cristo Redentor (English: Christ the Redeemer) is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; considered the largest Art Deco statue in the world and the 5th largest statue of Jesus in th... more »


2012-07-30 15:27:55 (5 comments, 7 reshares, 32 +1s)
Monk With Dogs, Myanmar (Burma)
A monk having a stroll with three dogs at a beautiful lake in the city of Mandalay in Burma. It was shot not far from the famous U Bein Bridge.
Photograph by Guillaume Megevand via National Geographic ~ http://goo.gl/mVje2


2012-07-30 06:33:19 (6 comments, 2 reshares, 66 +1s)
Beautiful Emotions...
Photographer: Dmitry Trishin via 500px ~ http://goo.gl/wYpqU


2012-07-29 16:46:29 (3 comments, 10 reshares, 56 +1s)
Sunny ball
Artist: Caras Ionut via 500px ~ http://goo.gl/n1AzF
#london2012 #soccer #sun #photography #sports #sportssunday


2012-07-29 13:45:21 (4 comments, 11 reshares, 46 +1s)
Stunning Kingfisher Dives Underwater To Catch Fish
Kingfishers inhabit slow-moving, shallow rivers or streams which are clean enough to support abundant small fish. Fast-moving streams and polluted waters do not contain enough available fish, and hence do not contain kingfishers. Branches overhanging shallows make essential fishing perches.
Kingfishers eat mainly fish, chiefly minnows and sticklebacks, but they also take aquatic insects, freshwater shrimps and tadpoles etc to top up their diet. They prefer fish about 23 mm in length, but can handle anything up to 80mm long.
An ideal fishing spot is a firm perch overlooking a clear, shallow pool of water. Once the bird has located a suitable prey and assessed its depth, it dives. At the entry into water, its beak is opened and its eyes closed by the third eyelid. The bird is effectively blindfolded as it catches the... more »


2012-07-29 09:36:46 (17 comments, 14 reshares, 43 +1s)
Summer Inspiration: Coke & Vanilla Icecream!
That's exactly what I need right now...


2012-07-29 06:36:32 (8 comments, 12 reshares, 60 +1s)
Sparring Wolves
A very large juvenile male (white) challenges the alpha male (gray) for control of the wolf pack. Although it faced a formidable challenger, the alpha prevailed … for now.
Photograph by Cesar Aristeiguieta via National Geographic ~ http://goo.gl/vaxk9


2012-07-28 21:06:33 (5 comments, 10 reshares, 46 +1s)
Jelly-Riding Crab
A crab clings to its floating host as both are swept out to sea near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. One role jellyfish play in the marine ecosystem is the transport of other animals across the ocean.
Photograph by Hannah Johnson via National Geographic ~ http://goo.gl/CtKnH


2012-07-28 18:28:42 (5 comments, 3 reshares, 24 +1s)
Vampire star and its victim
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) astronomers has shown that most very bright high-mass stars, which drive the evolution of galaxies, do not live alone. Many of such binaries transfer mass from one star to another, a kind of stellar vampirism depicted in this artist’s impression.
Almost three quarters of these stars are found to have a close companion star, far more than previously thought.
Surprisingly most of these pairs are also experiencing disruptive interactions, such as mass transfer from one star to the other, and about one third are even expected to ultimately merge to form a single star. The results are published in the 27 July 2012 issue of the journal Science.
The Universe is a diverse place, and many stars are quite unlike the Sun. An international team has used the VLT to study what are known as O-type sta... more »


2012-07-28 14:26:35 (2 comments, 12 reshares, 29 +1s)
Artistic Chalk Explosions
In this series, Ukrainian photographer Anton Surkov creates a collection of perfectly timed black and white photographs. In the images, Surkov captures each unique jump, as clouds of white powder explode in the air around the remarkably fit, strong young models.
The photographs exude a sense of energy, and the models demonstrate all kinds of emotion in their dramatic gestures and intense facial expressions. Surkov has mastered extreme lighting patterns that reveal the details of each powerful body as it is consumed by bursts of chalky dust.
Anton Surkov's Photography via 500px ~ http://goo.gl/uct6t


2012-07-28 09:14:25 (8 comments, 36 reshares, 79 +1s)
Don't You Think Exploding Popcorn Is Way Better In Slow Motion?


2012-07-28 08:57:40 (1 comments, 21 reshares, 56 +1s)
Leopard Gecko On Rainbow Slate
source: Better Photo ~ http://goo.gl/O0Q7E


2012-07-27 22:09:14 (3 comments, 18 reshares, 67 +1s)
Tilt-Shift Aerial of New York
In this incredible aerial photograph by Tim Sklyarov we get a real sense of just how many tall buildings there are in New York City, especially in Manhattan. You can also see how big a footprint Central Park occupies on the island.
Tim took an incredible series of tilt-shift aerials of New York City, head over to his personal website to see the entire gallery.
More views of New York in Tim Sklyarov's gallery ~ http://goo.gl/yT9EK


2012-07-27 12:26:31 (2 comments, 22 reshares, 63 +1s)
Palouse Home
Zack Schnepf is a multiple awards winning photographer.
This image was produced using advanced Photoshop tonality control and multiple exposure blending techniques. If you want to learn the techniques, you can watch the video here: http://goo.gl/xHvn8
This picture was taken on a frosty morning while leading a workshops in the Palouse.
If you want to see more of his amazing photographs, check his photo gallery ~ http://www.zschnepf.com
#photography #landscape #agriculture #colors #colorsonfriday


2012-07-27 10:03:10 (17 comments, 4 reshares, 24 +1s)
I can never wait for my cup of tea :) Grohe Red – boiling hot water faucet
I don't know how much it costs but I want one!!!
With Grohe Red, you can draw filtered 99 ºC hot water, for a nice cup of tea or coffee, directly from the tap without having to wait. ~ Grohe


2012-07-27 00:00:20 (14 comments, 216 reshares, 89 +1s)
Amazing half-animal, half-plant! Meet Elysia Chlorotica!
The Elysia Chlorotica sea slug is not like most sea slugs. Scientists refer to this animal as being "solar-powered," since it undergoes many plant-like processes and resembles a leaf! This creature has chloroplasts that allow it to convert sunlight into energy, so yes, it undergoes photosynthesis.
The Elysia Chlorotica sea slug, unlike some of the more exotic animals we see here on Greenamajigger, can be found close to home! By close, I mean the east coast of the United States.
Feeding on algae, this animal has a weird way of sustaining life. It needs to eat plants to maintain its existence, but the only thing that it takes from what it eats are chloroplasts, which help it undergo photosynthesis more easily! So, is the elysia chlorotica a plant? Yes. Is it an animal? Yes. Mind Blown!
