20 Foggy Pictures

With the approaching cooler weather, the occurrence of fog is happening more often. This can provide some great photo taking opportunities.

The Edge by jjjohn

Foggy by Lucas Janin

Misty autumn dawn by James Jordan

the gift of the moose by Steve took it

In Hiding by sigma

A Walk in The Fog by AHMED...

Into the fog by raindog

Bay Bridge Morning by Thomas Hawk

needle through the fog by Chris Blakeley

Fog by retro traveler

The Mountain View by ria579

Lonely Birthday by cindy47452

Sutro Tower by Telstar Logistics

bridge and fog by John Curley

morning fog by xavier fargas

Night in Metropolis by eqqman

worth breaking camp early by Steve took it

foggy morning by MemaNH

On the Edge by jenkneebee

Halloween is coming by MemaNH

Paul Nicklen’s “Polar Obsession”

All Photographs © Paul Nicklen / National Geographic

A young polar bear leaps between ice floes. Barents Sea, Svalbard, Norway. These photographs are from Paul Nicklen’s recently released book, Polar Obsession (National Geographic Focal Point, $50), the culmination of 15 years of work photographing wildlife in the arctic and Antarctica. The book celebrates the arctic and Antarctic ecosystems and discusses the urgent need to halt global warming, which threatens their existence.

A kittiwake soars in front of a large iceberg. Svalbard, Norway.

In the Arctic spring, meltwater channels drain toward and down a seal hole, returning to the sea.

Narwhals dive deep under the ice to feed on Arctic cod, then return to the surface to breathe and raise their tusks high in the air. Lancaster Sound, Nunavut,
Canada.

A gentoo penguin chick peeks, checking for patrolling leopard seals before tempting fate. Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula.

A leopard seal feeds Paul Nicklen a penguin. Antarctic Peninsula.

A large bull walrus returns to the shores of Prins Karl Forland after diving and feeding on clams. Svalbard, Norway.

Mother bear and two-year-old cub drift on glacier ice. Hudson Strait, Nunavut, Canada.

Looking towards an uncertain future, a huge male bear triggers a camera trap, taking his own picture. Leifdefjorden, Spitsbergen, Norway.

Surreal and Spellbinding Paintings – An Alternate Reality

When I was small I saw some paintings in my grandma’s house. They were pretty typical — reproductions of paintings of some famous artists. It’s not that I didn’t like them, but only now do I truly understand how many talented artists are really out there. I can find something that’s dear to my heart and I don’t have to buy a painting just because the original artist is famous. There are more options available to us. The surreal and strange paintings here in this collection help us visualize something beyond what we consider “normal” — they allow us to imagine alternate realities, dreams, and even nightmares. The artists use different techniques and mediums, and some of the works rather remind me of illustrations or 3D graphic design work. Still, I love the diversity and I hope you will enjoy them as well.

Ian Francis

Website: www.ifrancis.co.uk

Casey Weldon

Website: www.caseyweldon.com

Jason Graham

Website: www.jasongraham.wearelowercase.com

Dennis Brown

Website: www.behance.net/Bags43

Dilka Bear

Website: www.flickr.com/photos/dilkathebear/

Jacob Livengood

Website: www.jacoblivengood.blogspot.com

Helen Mirosedina

Website: www.mirosedina.com

David MacDowell

Website: www.macdowellstudio.com

Felix Girard

Website: www.felixgirard.com

Eli Tiunine

Website: www.elitiunine.com

Tuomas Ikonen

Website: www.tuomasikonen.com

Wei Yan

Website: www.kokomoo.blogbus.com

Sergey Ryzhov

Website: www.sneak-behind-me.livejournal.com

Alex Andreyev

Website: www.alexandreev.com

40 Fresh Creative and Inspiring Photographs

via Koen Demuynck
There’s no hard and fast rule to achieve creative photography nor there are guidelines and steps to think out of the box. But one thing’s for sure, for those who create some of the most creative photos in the world, they have great passion for photography and some good few years of practices and experience.
Here is a collection of some really creative photographs that truly inspires. Full list after jump.

Sharad Haksar – Sharad is named one of the best photographers worldwide, here are some examples of Sharead Haksar’s creative work.







Creative photo manipulation. Created by Erik Johansson, 23 year old computer engineering student from Gothenburg, Sweden. Click here to visit Erik’s portfolio.














Fly Girl – Vincent Koh

Trompete – Marcus Hausser

Alexandre Dubosc – Photographer from France.




Chema Madoz




Romain Laurent



Koen Demuynck – Belgian Photographer



Rajala

Creative Tempest

Paint in water never looked so cool

Mark Mawson from Sydney captures these beautiful shots by dropping paint in water. The colors and the lighting are simply amazing! Author said that in these color shapes everyone sees what they want to see.

Astonishing face figures made out of clothes

Who would have thought that a pile of clothes could be art? Artist Bela Borsodi was the one that came up with the idea of folding shirts, jackets, dresses and other clothing into different face expressions. Every part of a garment is used to express parts of a face. Collars form mouths, sleeves and pockets creates eyes and buttons or zips add details to the face.

Would You Like to See These Predators Just In Front of You?

Wouldn’t it be scary, if a lion jumped on the hood of your car, just several centimetres away of you?
They don’t seem to be scared at all. Look further to see why.

This is the Werribee Open Range Zoo in Victoria, Australia and only the hood of the car is inside the glass cage with lions. The rest of the car is on the outside. Very interesting way of interacting with the lions.








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