Hundreds of thousands of devotees bathed in the icy waters of the Ganges river last week as a monthslong Hindu festival expected to attract more than 10 million people kicked off in one of northern India's holiest cities. Men, women and children entered the fast-moving waters of the river in a holy ...
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Hmmm, so basically post.ly is just another way to post stuff to Posterous, with character counter for Twitter. No disable autopost option. - http://niik.posterous.com/hmmm-so...
Long exposure photography is one of the coolest ways of taking pictures. It requires a longer shutter speed, anywhere from 1/2 sec up to several minutes or even a hour. Having a longer shutter speed of a few seconds allows the camera to take in more light to the sensor (or film for the film buffs). ...
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The longest spell of bad winter weather in decades caused chaos in Europe. But many photographers see the winter weather as an excellent opportunity for beautiful photography. All pics via outdoor-photos.com ...
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In the depths of northeastern India, in one of the wettest places on earth, bridges aren't built - they're grown. Read more via atlasobscura.com ...
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There are many excellent wildlife photographers, some of whom specialize in snapping shots of specific species. There is a photographer who has a uncanny knack for capturing images of big cats like the tiger, lion, jaguar, and leopard and the smaller “large cats” like the cougar, lynx and caracal. I ...
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A refurbished U.S. space telescope is showing Earth the sharpest photos yet of cosmic beauty, complete with heavenly glows. NASA on Wednesday unveiled the first deep space photos taken by the Hubble telescope since its billion dollar repair mission earlier this year. That work included installing tw ...
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Deserts are known for being desolate and lifeless, but they are also quite striking and beautiful, especially when seen from above. Different types of sand, topography, wind and climate combine to form a tremendous variety of landscapes. Shifting dunes are carved into an endless number of constantly ...
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