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POPSLittle-known french landscapes and regions Beneath each picture is the name of the region (i.e. Vaucluse, Aude, Savoie, etc...) and above the picture is the name of the town/village where it's located. "Château" stands for "Castle", "Ile" stands for "Island", "Cap" is "Cape", "Jardin" is "Garden" and "Baie" is "Bay". Hope you enjoy :)
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POPSChannels associated with impact craters discovered on Mars If a significant amount of water was released or mobilized by the formation of the Hale Crater impact, larger impacts that formed during the early days of the Solar System may have been able to bring even more water to the surface of Mars. If this is true, a long-term, stable, warm and wet climate may not be required to explain the presence of such channels in the ancient Martian landscapes.
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POPSMountain Magic Photographs of mountainscapes in Britain by Van Greaves Pictures by Nick Wilkinson/newsteam.co.uk
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POPSThe A-B-C-D-E of Travel Photography At first glance, the picture above depicts a nun walking. But as you look at more details within the picture, you get a full sense of where she is. She isn’t carrying a bag or other personal effects which suggests she is someplace familiar. The direction and length of her shadow suggests mid to late afternoon, and the Slavic-type text on the walls suggests somewhere in Central or Eastern Europe. So the picture transports you to a monastery or nunnery in Eastern Europe around late afternoon. __________________________________ Ever glanced in exasperation at travel photographs wondering why yours taken of the same landscapes or subjects never turn out as stunning? Great travel photographs share a few similarities even though their subjects may be as different as a sweeping landscape or a brooding portrait. Above are a few primer concepts that will guarantee better travel shots from even a simple point-and-shoot camera.
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POPSUnderwater Gardens These are utterly amazing scroll through the slides on the source page. Here is a quote from Aquascaping: Aquarium meets terrarium in the Japanese-inspired design practice: "In the display tanks of Aqua Forest Aquarium, there is no neon gravel, no miniature plastic castles, no sunken treasure boxes sprinkled with glitter. Instead, owners and brothers George and Steven Lo have created natural replicas of miniature underwater worlds: a branched piece of driftwood draped with dark green moss, a lush undulating fern-filled forest, a peaceful grassy meadow and, in a tiny 5 1/2 -gallon tank, a jewel box water-filled terrarium. Small fish and shrimp dot these environments, but like a flock of birds or grazing cattle in a landscape painting, they are only supporting characters. Here, the underwater plants get the attention." These are truly beautiful, just like bonsai or ikebana.
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POPSExplore Another Dimension This dimension getting you down? Take a little time out to check out a new one. You won't even need to leave your seat. It's much closer than you think!
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