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Monthly Archives: September 2012

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Hot air balloons: Festivals and races

September 16, 2012October 11, 2012
We noticed an influx of gorgeous pictures shared by our community this year and wondered if there’s an upward trend for balloon flights. According to […]

Dogs and water

September 14, 2012December 4, 2012
Is it love, or is it hate? That special relationship dogs share with water switches from playful to hateful in an instant, or vice versa. […]

Colorful ode to salt ponds

September 13, 2012September 13, 2012
Evaporation pools for salt production are nothing new, yet the saturated colors and distinctive landscapes they create continually spark interest for photographers. Algae and other […]

Impact on Jupiter

September 12, 2012September 12, 2012
[flickr video=7976507568 h=480 w=640]  Astro videographer george1895 filmed an impressive sight this Monday: An impact on the surface of Jupiter that created a fireball so […]

9/11 remembrance: 11 years after

September 11, 2012September 11, 2012
Memorials and tributes around the world commenced today to remember the 9/11 terrorist attacks and honor the many lives lost from them. Photos from Hickydoo, […]

Bournemouth Air Festival 2012

September 10, 2012September 10, 2012
The Breitling Wingwalkers, Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows, and other aerobatic teams soared through the sky of Dorset, U.K., for the 5th annual aviation display. […]

Kingdom fungi: Exploring mushrooms

September 9, 2012September 7, 2012
Mushrooms have plenty to boast about with their multitude of colors, funky nicknames, and fleshy textures. And with so many kinds of mushrooms to discover, many […]

Desert art of Burning Man 2012

September 7, 2012September 7, 2012
What began in 1986 as a small “radical self-expression” bonfire called Burning Man at Baker Beach, San Francisco, has evolved into a world-class festival exhibiting […]

Minimalism: Keeping it simple

September 5, 2012September 7, 2012
What seems simple is actually complex. Take, for example, the appreciation of this set of five photos that teeter between 3D reality and flattened-out abstraction. […]

When Light Leaks In

September 3, 2012
    You know when light leaks into your camera and you get beautiful redness. If you shoot film, then When Light Leaks In is […]

Magically composed in monochrome

September 2, 2012September 7, 2012
See more monochromatic photos in the Black and White group. Photos from Sinthonia, fabien&pépé, welshio, JK x, and yuu sakai.

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