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Sun swallows shuttle

Monday, May 18th, 2009

This incredible picture shows the Atlantis space shuttle silhouetted against the Sun, barely 24 hours after launch. Truth be told, I was torn as to which photo to post – photographer Thierry Legault has a series of fantastic images on his site, here, and while the sheer scale of the whole-Sun picture is awe-inspiring I [...]

Grind and spark

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

Thanks to alistair_uk for giving me permission to post this fantastic action shot of sparks from an angle grinder The original is on Flickr, here.

Floating into space

Saturday, March 21st, 2009

This fantastic image is one of a set taken by a group of Spanish students. On a total budget of just €1000 and using an €80 camera, they sent a latex balloon into space and snapped a series of amazing pictures. Incredible stuff for which they’re receiving some well-deserved publicity. The image is on Flickr, [...]

Converse on deck

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

I love this photo because it leaves so much to the imagination, leaving you to wonder about the person wearing the shoes and what the picture says about them. Photo by ℜick on Flickr, here. Via Rick’s HideOut.

Ghostly floating

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Reproduced by kind permission of Mark of Rubenstein Photography.

Lego rebel

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

By Balakov on Flickr – original here. I love this pic, though I had a hard time choosing which one to post as the whole Classics in Lego set is class

Grimy urinal

Monday, August 6th, 2007

I love this picture – the colours, the composition, the unusual subject. Reproduced by kind permission of dailydolores from Flickr. Original here.

Capoeira kids

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

This amazing image is licensed under Creative Commons on Flickr, here.

Graffiti art

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007

Original photo is from Flickr, here. Released under Creative Commons on FraudWasteAbuse, here. Post found via Tom Coates’ blog, here.

Naked gun

Friday, April 27th, 2007

This disturbing photo shows a naked child from Buduburam Refugee Camp crouching on the ground, holding a gun in his hand – a stark and chilling contrast. From Flickr, here. Reproduced by kind permission of Gianluca Di Santo of White Tara, here.

Pride in the face of evil

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

This striking image by Thzami Gamour Rinpoche superimposes an inter-racial kiss at a gay pride festival on top of a neo-Nazi march. The image, released under Creative Commons on Flickr, is here.

Geek tattoos

Friday, April 20th, 2007

I’m in the middle of revising but, during the course of a minor detour from my e-mail, I came across this and just had to post it From Slideshare, here.

Shadow curtain

Friday, March 30th, 2007

Photo released under Creative Commons by iujaz from Flickr, here

Google’s missing ‘L’

Thursday, February 15th, 2007

From The Register, here.

Helm’s Deep tastes goooood

Saturday, January 13th, 2007

Published by permission of MissedManners, here.

No chains

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

Reproduced by permission of Ivan from DeviantArt, here. I love it, I’m going to order a print of it once I have my own place to hang it

Starfish reflection

Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

Reproduced by permission of Bernie from DeviantArt, here.

Be unconventional

Monday, January 8th, 2007

From PostSecret, here.

Noodle romance

Friday, January 5th, 2007

Reproduced by permission of Ben from DeviantArt, here. More of his stuff at plumpoyster.com, here.

To ponder

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Reproduced with permission of Fenristhewolf from B3ta. Original here.