The Deadliest Creatures of the World

Real terror lurks in quiet darkness

The deadliest critters lurk in dark silence, ready to strike with either the barest of warnings or none at all - and with absolutely fatal venom.


(photo "Jungle River" by Frans Lanting)

The Beauty of Architecture Photography

Our surrounding is full of many beautiful things:  fashionable or traditional ,architectural photography can be as exciting as it is gratifying. In this type of photography, a photographer usually experiments with various timing , settings, angels and effects to achieve the most interesting shot of buildings. In this post we collect some of beautiful, unusual and bizzare architectural photos as well as related concept artworks for your inspiration.

Rise up to the sky

Dazzling and Interactive Designs of Buildings

Sydney Opera House – Sydney, Australia

This installation on the Sydney Opera House was designed for Luminous – part of the Vivid Sydney Festival and SmartLight Sydney. Selected paintings from a significant body of work were projected, with no repeats, onto the opera house for 21 days, using video projection technologies.

Beautiful Examples of Bridges Photography

A creative photographer has the ability to bring life into a lifeless object with his experience and expertise. Have you seen some of these bridges already? What other beautiful architectural masterpieces can you think of? Let us know what you think in the comments to this post!

Beautiful Photos Of Bridges

Silicon City – San Francisco

Awesome Examples Of Tilt Shift Photography

Check out the few best examples of tilt shift photography. “Tilt-shift photography” refers to the use of camera movements on small- and medium-format cameras, and sometimes specifically refers to the use of tilt for selective focus, often for simulating a miniature scene. Sometimes the term is used when the shallow depth of field is simulated with digital post processing; the name may derive from the tilt-shift lens normally required when the effect is produced optically.

In the Mood of Love

Every now and then it’s nice to have a little reminder of exactly how much love surrounds us in the world. A loving couple, the love between a parent and child, or even the love between a kid and their favorite pet — today we’re showcasing it all in a special photostream honoring love. So go ahead — give it a look, smile, and then go tell someone that you love them today.
Photo by by ~quelquechose

50% Lavenders and 50% wheat

50%, originally uploaded by Jordi Brió.

50% Lavenders and 50% wheat at Valensole, St-Julien, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France

10 Creative and cool modern watch designs

Watches around your wrist shows your life taste: modern, cool or luxury. Which is your favorite: Multiple Time Zone watches, Jump Hour watches, Perpetual Calendar watches, LED watches,Mystery Dial watches, Swiss watches or Skeleton watches? Here are 22 creative watches designs that may inspire you. Designers have such amazing concepts from their daily lives or some engineering artwork. Share their ideas and tell us your opinion.

Outstanding Award Winning Photos from Around the World

This post showcases beautiful photographs that have won photo contests such as National Geographic Contest, Nikon Technology, Energizer, Sony, Smithsonian Mag, Nature Conservancy, National Wildlife Refuge Association, etc. Photography is always been a fun activity and as a profession it is the job of creative people. You can express your feeling, your observations, and your imagination in very creative and appealing ways by using your camera. We hope that this showcase will inspire you to get out and shoot more.

Outstanding Award Winning Photos

By Cor Bosman

Sneaky Hidden Compartments

Everyone has secrets, but where are they hidden? The physical ones, we mean. Instead of painstakingly carving 600 pages out of The Iliad, check out these 36 super sneaky hidden compartments that will have you looking at everyday objects with a suspicious eye for days to come. [via]

Top Ten Places to Live in the World

There are many factors that make the place we live the place we love to call home. Environment, weather, history, politics, economy, infrastructure, social climate, and entertainment all play a part. When choosing a place to live, your decision should be based on what issues are important to you. Finding the right combination of features is the key to loving where you live. 

Healthcare and Tolerance – Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Meuse River, The Netherlands

In 2009 the Netherlands was named as having the best healthcare system in Europe by the Euro Health Consumer Index. Six criterion examined were patient rights and information, e-health, waiting times for treatment, outcomes, range and reach of services provided and pharmaceuticals. The Netherlands is additionally praised for its minimal bureaucracy and patient empowerment.

The Netherlands, particularly Amsterdam, has become infamous for its tolerance of the taboo. The Dutch believe that people should make moral decisions with little interference from government. Marijuana is legal. Tattoo parlors, sex shops, and the red light district draw tourists. Hostels are packed during the peak summer season. 
As far as culture, there are famous museums where you can see work by Van Gogh, Vermeer, and Rembrandt. One can learn the story of Anne Frank, relax in beautiful parks and ride a bike almost anywhere. According to Claudio.Ar, “It is said that Amsterdam has more canals than Venice, more cafes than Vienna and more bridges than Paris. The tours let you discover them and other secrets of the city.”  

Paper Cameras For Photograph Purists

Paper Cameras | If you’ve ever uttered the phrase “we can always photoshop it later”, it’s time for you to go back to basics.  Long before photography was about megapixels and photo editing, it was about little more than film and light.  To show you how simple (and beautiful) photography can be, we’ve compiled a list of 10 paper cameras that reflect the purity of photography.  If you could use a bit of photographic inspiration, read on– and be prepared to interact.  More than half of these cameras can be downloaded and printed out on your own printer.  In the time it takes you to read this article, you can add a brand new camera to your collection without paying a dime.

The Peyote Paper Camera by Corbis Readymech

Corbis Readymech is amongst the most prolific and high quality producer of free, printable paper cameras.  The “Peyote” paper camera is one of the brand’s visually abstract cameras that still produce lush, vibrant pinhole photographs.  Print out the free plans, cut and paste the camera together and follow the photography directions on the rear.  When you open the shutter, you’ll let light into the camera box that will expose the film in the back (which, of course, you’ll need to insert).  The end result yields colorful, low-fidelity photographs with a dreamy nature.  Think lomo, but with paper instead.  [download at readymech]

Creative Aero Republica Advertisement

"How I want to fly". It’s new creative Aero Republica advertisement. I do not want to fly too much high, But sometimes it is necessary…

StoneFish - Dangerous Fish

Deadliest Fish in the World

The Stone Fish is a mottled brown-greenish in colour (which gives them camouflage) with many venomous spines along its back.It usually found in Australia.

The stonefish lives primarily above the tropic of Capricorn. Its main habitat is on coral reefs, near and about rocks, or can be found dormant in the mud or sand.
It feeds on small fish and shrimps.

It is actually a clay model of a fish with 13 wooden dorsal spines. The dancer experiences terrible agony, writhing on the ground. The whole ritual ends sadly with a death song. The fish involved in the dance is the stonefish, also a member of the scorpionfish family. It is believed to be the deadliest fish in the world.

Man Who Traveled the World for Free using only Twitter

Once the identity of my alter-ego, the Twitchhiker, is revealed, the first question I am asked is always the same: 'Where did you get the idea from?'
I wish I had some hilarious explanation but the truth is duller than Doncaster on a wet Tuesday. Some people are inspired by faith, others by great works of art.
For me, it was the bread aisle of Tesco in Gateshead. It was a Saturday lunchtime in January last year and my route to the fresh baguettes was blocked by a clatter of abandoned trolleys, their owners deep in conversation about Cheryl Cole or their recent holidays.

Twitchhiker Paul Smith with Leanne, who paid for his journey to Amsterdam

They were oblivious to other customers attempting to squeeze past. I began daydreaming, wishing I was somewhere else, somewhere hot with azure skies.

Creative Car Advertisements

Fulvio Bonavia is an Italian photographer. He began his career with the work of graphic designer and illustrator, processing books and posters. And now he is known for its vibrant advertising companies for such automobile grands as Jaguar, BMW, Saab, Alfa Romeo, Daimler-Chrysler, Audi. Talented work of Fulvio Bonavia were often marked by various awards. In this post we present you clever and creative works of the photographer so that you appreciated his skill.

World’s Top 10 Longest Single Span Bridges

1. Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, Japan – 1,991 m

The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge in Japan heads the list of the top 10 longest single spand bridges in the world. Europe’s longest singel span bridge is the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark, although current plans for a bridge between mainland Italy and Sicily across the Messina straights would surpass it if given the go ahead. The Tsing Ma (Hong Kong to China), has the longest span for a bridge with both road and train traffic.

30 Creative and Unusual Wine Label Designs

Inkwell Wine’s Rorschach-Inspired Wine Bottles

Just as every wine may effect each palette differently, the Rorschach inkblot test’s meaning is different to each viewer. With this bottle design, Inkwell Wine asks, “what do you see?” The crew at /M/A/S/H/ was hired to rejuvenate Inkwell’s label design and brand identity, and this bottle was precisely what the wine maker needed. If you can find a bottle of Inkwell’s 2007 Shiraz, it wears this label proudly. Even after you drink it, we recommend holding on to this bottle for it’s simple, compelling label design. [link]

Baby in China Born with Second Face

Children born with facial deformities are always a sad tale. Whether or not it’s something correctable, such as a cleft palate, or something you just have to live with, like Moebius syndrome, it’s always gut-wrenching that a poor child has to suffer such a condition. One such example is Kangkang, a 14-month old born with a transverse facial cleft. What does this mean?

Mushrooms and Caves of Siberia

A Photographer takes fascinating pictures of various fungi and lichens around Chelyabinsk Ural area. He's always looking for more underground wonders, and various natural caves of the region (for example around the river Sim and Sukhaya Atya, which are ecologically clean, for a change) provide fantastic scenery and exploration opportunities:

The Яight Stuff

With the space shuttle getting near to retirement the International Space Station will have to rely on the Russians for new crew members and provisions. A Soyuz spacecraft will be launched towards the ISS. One of the passengers will be Guy Laliberté, the founder of Cirque du Soleil. The rocket was brought to the launchpad yesterday. Contrary to NASA the Russians don't use a specially designed crawler for this, but good old steam power.

Fourth of July Fireworks 2010

Those Who Expect to reap the blessings of Freedom, Must... Undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

By Thomas Paine

Natural Beauty of Vietnam

Once a place most westerns held with much hate in their hearts, Vietnam has over the last few decades turned into a top destination spot in south east Asia.  There is so much to love about Vietnam, including the food and people, but the stunning natural beauty of the country is one that must be experienced in person.  Probably most well known for rice patties, Vietnam also has some of the most stunning beaches in the world.  The waterways are a main form of transportation from village to village once you get out of the larger cities are serene, peaceful and something that must be experienced first hand.

Photo by HaiThinh’s photos

Incredible Photos of Fireworks

What do many of the world’s biggest celebrations have in common? Fireworks! If you love a good fireworks display, but you can’t wait until New Year’s Eve or the next big boom-worthy occasion, you’ll love what we have for you here. We’ve collected 41 incredible photos of fireworks that you can enjoy any time of the year!

Photo by PeaPix