6 Intriguing Pictures from Özlem Haluk

Özlem Haluk is a photographer based out of the UK. Her work could be described as whimsy, intimate, and nostalgic. Viewers are invited to look and look again. Hints of deeper undertones, intrigue, and interpretation are certainly key impressions one comes away with when studying her images. Her style bounces from cinematic visual storytelling, to experimental, to glimpses of what appear to be beautifully captured moments of the mundane. Let we see these photographs below.


BitterSweet

Spinning pictures from the Merry Go Round

The liability of the merry-go-round is slowly depriving parks and schools of this fun piece of spinning metal and wood. Sad. So before they are all gone, go find the one merry-go-round in your area and take a few spinning pictures. Here are 8 dizzy ones to inspire you. Let we see these photographs below.


Playing on the Merry go round by Charles Knowles

The Fantastic Photography of Mandy Schoch

Today’s showcase presents the artwork of a professional photographer, called Mandy Schoch, with a history in the fashion industry. She will share with us a few thoughts about her life, along with tips and tricks that for sure will come in handy to a lot of photographers.

Read her interview to find out more on how to achieve the effects she creates in her photography shots!



The Hug

Quotes Project by Photographer Romain

Photography is about hidden meanings and expressing strong emotions, about a moment in time that can tell a story or educate someone in a certain direction. Today’s showcase presents a special project, put together by a very young photographer, yet very skilled.

It’s called “60 Quotes” and it’s still on going, so we will proudly show 41 of them. Each photo comes along with an appropriate quote.
Romain was kindly enough to respond to an interview for Pxleyes and gave us the opportunity to know him better, while talking about life and his special project.



Quotes 1

Absolutely Amazing Photography from Wojciech Grzanka

Wojciech Grzank (aka voogee) is a talented photographer we recently discovered. He’s a professional webdesigner and has a strong passion for photography of all sorts.

In this post we present an exclusive interview with Wojciech, along with 50 of his most impressive shots… Some pure photography, some post-edited.


Victoria 1

9 Beautiful Landscape Photos from Chip Phillips

Chip Phillips is a photographer based out of Spokane, Washington. He began his journey with photography in 2006 when his father gave him his Pentax Spotmatic film SLR camera. Soon after that, Chip made the transition to digital. Given his love of the outdoors, his natural choice of expertise became landscape photography. Chip’s photos have been published in various magazines, including Popular Photography and Imaging, Digital Photography, and Digital Photo Magazine. Chip is also a member of photocascadia, a group consisting of some of the top landscape photographers in the Pacific Northwest. Let we enjoy these photos below.


Up the Canyon Rainbow

Photos from the Pxleyes Photography Contests of November 2010

Another month of thrilling photography contests has ended! We’ve collected the 50 highest scoring entries from the Pxleyes photography contests that were active during the month November 2010… This list is ranked by the final scores of the entries.

The most spectacular pictures were submitted in the bridges, chrome, still life, prickly and rust contest. Congratulations to the following people: SlashCross, karaflazz, itsmymoment, wind, locksmagic, toztone, Momof4boyoboys, kyricom, patty, Seymour, craigers, creativefreedom, Xinuita, Jim61, WYSIWYG, friiskiwi, Karol, Ory, Lodd, Perathor, CMYK46, jeaniblog, Iluvscrappy, enewton, Rad-Vila, Xys71, FallingHorse and ashwinisadamate…

10. Alcohol Abuse
Author: locksmagic

8 Amazing Sailboat Pictures

Harbors and the ocean create great backdrops for your next photo subject; sailboats! Here are 17 amazing pictures of sailboats to get you started. Let we see these photographs below.



Today is a Holiday. Let's go Cruising around Singapore!
by William Cho

Moonlight pictures of nature photography

Fantasy writers often use nature for inspiration, but nature photographers can also use fantasy to enhance their pictures. Deborah from Moonlight Photography uses effects such as light accents and unique coloring to make her photos seem mystical, like scenes from a fairy tale. These are the examples of the moonlight photographs. Just enjoy these photos below.

Birds Birds Birds

Most Impressive Examples of Silhouette Photography

In photography, silhouettes usually have a powerful meaning and impact. They emphasize the shape of the subject and create a dramatic look. At the same time it offers a gentle and fascinating look, a mysterious approach.

A good definition of a silhouette is that it represents an outline of the subject which appears dark, against a lighter background. This photographic technique is not very easy, but once you get the hang of it, not very hard either. You only have to pick the right moment of the day, the perfect light and create the outstanding contrast. Let's see these amazing pictures!



Nina Silhouette
author: RoieG

7 Professional Photos Expressing Love and Tenderness

Today’s showcase is dedicated to all the people who love or have loved, to the ones that have someone special to think about. Also to the ones that haven’t lost hope and faith that true love exists.

Here are 7 of the most beautiful photos of romantic scenes and tenderness, something that will get to your heart and hopefully inspire you.


Romantic Morning
author:MissAyleen

7 Photography Contests of December 2010

Another month of thrilling photography contests has ended! We’ve collected the 7 highest scoring entries from the Pxleyes photography contests that were active during the month December 2010… This list is ranked by the final scores of the entries.

The most spectacular pictures were submitted in the macro bugs 2, diptych, water droplets, face closeup and nails contest. Congratulations to the following people: MnMCarta, robvdn, patty, karaflazz, FantasyFotos, xogx2002, Rad-Vila, arca, maclu2iaf, Perathor, Karol, itsmymoment, Ory, captgeo, Barracuda, Remsphoto, bartoszwozniak, jawshoewhah, cabldawg71, kathyw, WYSIWYG, Animark, EmiK, tothzoli001 and jeaniblog




7. Pose
Author: xogx2002

5 Photography of January 2011

Another month of thrilling photography contests has ended! We’ve collected the 100 highest scoring entries from the Pxleyes photography contests that were active during the month January 2011… This list is ranked by the final scores of the entries.

The most spectacular pictures were submitted in the coffee or tea, paper planes, snakes, joy and mirror image contest. Congratulations to the following people:

Lodd, DrewBlood, Irwin, MnMCarta, karaflazz, xogx2002, FallingHorse, ijfmurray82, jeaniblog, wind, friiskiwi, captgeo, EmiK, WYSIWYG, andreimogan, whimsicalb, Rad-Vila, maclu2iaf, creativeimages, gotmeamuse, kyricom, Araka13, roon, bandit69, Remsphoto, toztone, frelbow, jbillitteri, creativefreedom, itsmymoment, Perathor, magicsteve, Jim61, carousel, momvera, stephmarch, amandamichelle, andrewskristen, tothzoli001, rbrum and busmav


9 1/2 weeks
Author: karaflazz

7 Perfection in Landscape Photography

Today we proudly present a surprising post. It’s a special edition, with a truly professional photographer’s artwork.

The following landscapes speak more than a whole dictionary of words, they are rich in composition, light and color, life and every possible technique used in photography to achieve perfection.

Sunset on the Lake

A Journey into the Insect Macro World

We will stare into those…many many eyes of tiny spiders, we will observe a moth’s trunk and we’ll go “eeew” at the hairy bodies of other insects. All in all, it is fascinating to observe these little beings, and we’re grateful to Craig for his help with this: he combines the passion for photographic art with the scientific part (being an engineer for a living), achieving spectacular results: macros, as well as some light painting shots.


Zebra Jumping Spider

8 Photographs and Lighting Setups for Every Occassion

It would be very pretentious of me to declare that looking at the photographs and diagrams below will teach you how to light. That said, looking at the photographs and setups and trying to understand the motivation behind the lighting will give you a good start when dealing with similar lighting dilemmas.


You can always come back to this post to see how a particular image was lit to make a similar setup or to use it as a stepping stone for your own. Then enjoy the photos below.


Glowing / Steve Bennett

This is one of my favorite photographs in terms on frugality. Steve Bennett uses 2 strip lights made from CFL bulbs and Pringles cans.

Mrs Scissorhands A Shoot Anatomy

Benjamin Von Wong is a commercial and editorial photographer based in Montreal. In this post we try to get inside his brains with some Q&A about a recent concept shoot: Mrs Scissorhands.Just see these photopgraphs below guys.

High Speed Photography Primer

On the previous post we build all the circuitry needed for complete control over high speed setups and today we will put it to the test. We will recreate one of the images previously done on DIYP (and has been in the title for this series).

My local Flickr group is a lively and active group (the Hull Pool) and lots of collaboration goes on. The most collaborative image is "Whoosh," which is the outcome of (to quote Moose) "another evening of technical mucking about with friends" Moose Malloy and mkratty - who were also part of the crossbow games :-) we explained along with the sound trigger.

The setup and image we are about to describe was actually featured on DIYP way back, and I thought it would be interesting to show how we made a similar image using our HSP setup. Just see these photographs below.

Texture Gallery: Wood and Bark

These photos have been created by Smashing Magazine readers in our Smashing Texture Contest. What can you do with them? You can use all textures for both private and commercial projects for free, without any restrictions whatsoever. However, you are not allowed to offer these files for download; please respect the interests of over 300 participants of our contest. Please also consider the license information attached to the .zip-archives you download from our server. When it comes to usage of textures, different photographers may have different opinions and intentions. let we see these photographs below guys.



Jim Ferguson
This image is of a molding door at an abandoned mill.

11 Best Photography Entries of February 2011

Another month of thrilling photography contests has ended! We’ve collected the 11 highest scoring entries from the Pxleyes photography contests that were active during the month February 2011… This list is ranked by the final scores of the entries.

The most spectacular pictures were submitted in the flower closeup 2, wildcard 1, industrial, farm land and cats 2 contest. Congratulations to the following people:


11. Afternoon Snack
Author: Iluvscrappy

7 Brilliant Textures

A variety of interesting, exotic or creative textures from all around the globe. Wood, stone, metal, nature, ice, sand, fabric, paper, glass, fire, food and plastic textures. A large number of daily routine things observed from a completely new perspective. Just enjoy these photographs of the texture below.


Andronicus Riyono
A beautiful piece of Indonesian Batik.

7 Pictures of New York

New York City, city of dreams, city of hope. The city that never sleeps.
Frank Sinatra’s words say it all… “If you can make it there, you’ll make it anywhere”

Many districts and landmarks in New York City have become well known all over the world. The Statue of Liberty, Central Park, the Brooklyn Bridge, to mention a few, and New York City’s five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Manhattan’s skyline is universally recognized.

A city, famous for it’s skyscrapers and nightlife, but sadly enough also known for the destruction of the World Trade Center…

Statue of Liberty
author: rrabi

7 Pioctures of The Power of Green-Yellow Photography

Green is the color of life, fertility and nature. The sight of the green grass is the most restful view. Green symbolizes self-respect and well being, it means personal balance and harmony.

Pure, bright and sunny yellow is the easiest color to see. People who are blind to other colors can usually see yellow. Yellow means joy and happiness. Yellow daffodils are a symbol of unrequited love.

Today’s showcase on PXL combines these two colors into photographic art, to bring harmony and joy for the viewer, to bring him to a life of creativity and inspiration.


Handi Mau (addu)
author:Shaap3y

Texture Gallery: Stone, Walls and Bricks

These photos have been created by Smashing Magazine readers in our Smashing Texture Contest. What can you do with them? You can use all textures for both private and commercial projects for free, without any restrictions whatsoever. However, you are not allowed to offer these files for download; please respect the interests of over 300 participants of our contest. Please also consider the license information attached to the .zip-archives you download from our server. When it comes to usage of textures, different photographers may have different opinions and intentions. Just enjoy the photos guys.

Rick Harlow
Photo at Point Lobos State Park in California during family vacation

Texture Gallery: Fire and Ashes

These photos have been created by Smashing Magazine readeres in our Smashing Texture Contest. What can you do with them? You can use all textures for both private and commercial projects for free, without any restrictions whatsoever. However, you are not allowed to offer these files for download; please respect the interestes of over 300 participants of our contest. Please also consider the license information attached to the .zip-archives you download from our server. When it comes to usage of textures, different photographers may have different opinions and intentions. Just enjoy these photos below.


S. Reza Movahedi
We make fire with our hands, One day out for picnic.

Compelling Photography by Martin Stranka

Pxleyes has the great pleasure of presenting a young, yet very talented artist: Martin Stranka. He is a photographer who manages to induce strong feelings through his shots, and carry the viewer into a dreamy world.

Not only that he is very young, but Martin never studied photography in school and managed to create his own special and outstanding style.

Today, he will share with us a few thoughts about his greatest passion in an exclusive interview, while we get the change of admiring his masterpieces.

And a Morning Has Begun

7 Photos of Japan

Due to the tragic past events from Japan and its surroundings, we decided to show solidarity to people’s pain in the best way knows by us: art. We hope that not only we will make people think about the beauties of nature and life that surround us every day, but also be more kind to others and enhance, inter-human relationships.

Nature sometimes strikes and devastates enough, there is no need that we, humans, destroy more through wars and intolerance.

The following photography showcase emphasized the differences from what can be a dreamy life one day and a nightmare the next one. Let us be responsible for our actions towards nature and humanity, let us reach out a helping hand to the ones that could have been us…



Japanese Anemone
author:Mandy Disher

Texture Gallery: Food

These photos have been created by Smashing Magazine readeres in our Smashing Texture Contest. What can you do with them? You can use all textures for both private and commercial projects for free, without any restrictions whatsoever. However, you are not allowed to offer these files for download; please respect the interestes of over 300 participants of our contest. Please also consider the license information attached to the .zip-archives you download from our server. When it comes to usage of textures, different photographers may have different opinions and intentions. Let we see these photographs below.


Marie Wong
Bloody tasty McDonald Ketchup

Texture Gallery: Glass

These photos have been created by Smashing Magazine readeres in our Smashing Texture Contest. What can you do with them? You can use all textures for both private and commercial projects for free, without any restrictions whatsoever. However, you are not allowed to offer these files for download; please respect the interestes of over 300 participants of our contest. Please also consider the license information attached to the .zip-archives you download from our server. When it comes to usage of textures, different photographers may have different opinions and intentions. Just enjoy the photographs below guys.

Tibor Szakaly
Inside in the blue glass

7 Professional Executed Low Angle Photographs

Low angle photography can be achieved by positioning the camera on a vertical axis below the eye-line, in such a manner that you need to look up to take the shot. The main important feature of low angle shots is the dramatism added to the image: most of the time the subject appears to be separated from the background and increases in size, as an optical illusion.

Today’s showcase presents 50 inspiring low angle photos that will definitely impress and create a whole new perception of space and shapes.

If you want to lean more about low angle photography, here you can find some piece of advice for a starter.



Leaf on a Frosty Morning
author:Ryan S B

Professional Photos Captured in the Himalaya Mountains

Himalaya is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.

Home to the world’s highest peaks, like Mount Everest and K2. Some of the world’s major rivers rise in the Himalayas, like the Ganges and the Mekong.
The flora and fauna of the Himalayas vary with climate, rainfall, altitude, and soils. The climate ranges from tropical at the base of the mountains to permanent ice and snow at the highest elevations.

Majestic, spiritual, beautiful. It’s a world on its own. Below, there is the most amazing pictures of Himalaya..

Himalaya Sunset
author: piH9

Texture Gallery: Paper

These photos have been created by Smashing Magazine readers in our Smashing Texture Contest. What can you do with them? You can use all textures for both private and commercial projects for free, without any restrictions whatsoever. However, you are not allowed to offer these files for download; please respect the interests of over 300 participants of our contest. Please also consider the license information attached to the .zip-archives you download from our server. When it comes to usage of textures, different photographers may have different opinions and intentions. Just enjoy these photographs below.


Paul Mosig
Part of Racket’s process is to continually collect objects and detritus from this nation’s op-shops & tip shops. We find the nature and texture of discarded objects continually inspiring. The paper in this shot comes from an abandoned paper factory in Newcastle Australia, the scene of an impromptu art installation & exhibition.

Authentic Photo Manipulations by Salamagica

Ricardo Salamanca is the founder of Salamagica – a photo retouch studio, where a devoted team of designers specialized in retouching photos.

We have found their art work amazingly detailed and constructed in a perfectionist manner, so we dug into it and tried to find out more about the secret behind it. Mr.Ricardo shared some thoughts with us, in an exclusive interview, that is for sure worth reading. Along the way 60 of Salamagica’s most beautiful creations can be admired.

Colored Party

7 Photos to Trigger your Fantasy

Castles had their origins in the 9th and 10th centuries. Most of them were built as a private fortified residence of a lord or noble.

Some turned into ruins through the ages, others remained in perfect state, or got renovated, and were turned into musea, some are still in use by royalty or other nobility.

Castles can also have a fairy tale image. In story books, beautiful princesses live there, sometimes even cruel queens or ghosts.

But even real castles can trigger our fantasy… A perfect example of this is one of the most beautiful castles in the world, the Bavarian castle Neuschwanstein. It was built by Ludwig II of Bavaria. What’s interesting about Neuschwanstein is that Hans Christian Andersen wrote some of his fairy tales in the castle, and later on, Walt Disney used that castle as inspiration for Disneyworld’s castle…

In the following 50 photos, we’ll give you a taste of some of the most beautiful castles in the world. Enjoy!

Castle
author: picasocat2

Rainforest Fauna and Flora Photography

Tropical rainforests are found in the equatorial zone between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. More than half of the world’s species of plants and animals are found in the rainforests. We are slowly killing the rainforests, and all the life in them, by deforestation and due to the global warming…

We call them the “jewels of the Earth”, because they provide us with over one quarter of all natural medicines. Another name is “lungs of the Earth”, because they are also responsible for one fourth of the world’s oxygen turnover, processing it through photosynthesis.


El Yunque Rainforest Mountain- Puerto Rico
author: jarrelj

Light Paintings and Sculptures

Although light is considered to be rather a practical than an artistic tool, it has some properties which designers can effectively explore in their works. Indeed, light can also be considered as a medium for more powerful and more vivid artistic expression. In fact, many artists and crews make use of it creating quite impressive works of art.

In this episode of our Monday Inspiration series we present beautiful examples of light art — paintings, sculptures, drawings and graffitts which were created using light. At the bottom of this post you will find references to related Flickr pools which contain thousands of further examples of what can be achieved out of creative experiments with light. Just enjoy these photos below.

Sitooterie II
The structure is a cube punctured by over 5000 long thin windows that project from all its surfaces and lift it off the ground. As the long thin windows all point at the exact centre of the cube, it only takes a single light source, located at this central point, to send light through every tube, causing the windows to glow orange. A small number of them also project into the cube to form seating. Designed by Heatherwick studio.

Texture Gallery: Plastic

These photos have been created by Smashing Magazine readeres in our Smashing Texture Contest. What can you do with them? You can use all textures for both private and commercial projects for free, without any restrictions whatsoever. However, you are not allowed to offer these files for download; please respect the interestes of over 300 participants of our contest. Please also consider the license information attached to the .zip-archives you download from our server. When it comes to usage of textures, different photographers may have different opinions and intentions. These are the best examples of the plastic texture gallery. Just enjoy these photos below.



Michael Smith
The inside of an old Adidas sandal.

7 Pictures of Antwerp

Antwerp is one of the major cities in Flanders, Belgium. It is located on the right bank of the river Scheldt, which mouths into the North Sea. The city has one of the largest seaports in Europe.

According to folklore, and as celebrated by the statue in front of the town hall, the city got its name from a legend about a mythical giant called Antigoon.

He exacted a toll from those crossing the river Scheldt, and for those who refused, he severed one of their hands and threw it into the river Scheldt.

Eventually, the giant was beaten by a young hero named Brabo, who cut off the giant’s own hand and flung it into the river. Hence the name Antwerpen, that can be translated as “throwing a hand”.

It used to be the town of Rubens, a great painter, and nowadays, Antwerp is known as the city of diamonds, or the city of fashion… Below you can find 50 amazing photos, showing you the beauty of Antwerp.

brabo
author: lewishamdreamer

Texture Gallery: Fabric

These photos have been created by Smashing Magazine readeres in our Smashing Texture Contest. What can you do with them? You can use all textures for both private and commercial projects for free, without any restrictions whatsoever. However, you are not allowed to offer these files for download; please respect the interestes of over 300 participants of our contest. Please also consider the license information attached to the .zip-archives you download from our server. When it comes to usage of textures, different photographers may have different opinions and intentions. Then enjoy the photographs below.



Bjorn Roetman
my bedroomwindow curtains

8 Pictures of London

London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It’s a leading global city and has the most international visitors of any city in the world.

Famous landmarks include Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, the London Eye, Piccadilly Circus, St Paul’s Cathedral, Trafalgar Square and the historic settlement of Greenwich.

London is home to numerous museums, galleries, libraries, sporting events and other cultural institutions including the British Museum, National Gallery, British Library, Wimbledon and 40 theatres.

Loved for its tourist attractions, shopping areas, West End musicals, and beautiful parks, a dream for every city tripper.

buckingham palace
author: newcott

Texture Gallery: Sand and Earth

These photos have been created by Smashing Magazine readeres in our Smashing Texture Contest. What can you do with them? You can use all textures for both private and commercial projects for free, without any restrictions whatsoever. However, you are not allowed to offer these files for download; please respect the interestes of over 300 participants of our contest. Please also consider the license information attached to the .zip-archives you download from our server. When it comes to usage of textures, different photographers may have different opinions and intentions. Just enjoy these photographs below guys.



Frank Boisvert
Photo was taken on a dry lakebed while shooting RC planes.

7 Most Eccentric Creatures of Nature

The most eccentric places on Earth are the ones untouched by human hand, nor altered by pollution. The most eccentric animals are not seen on a regular basis and if some are, it’s difficult to capture them in unique and impressive poses.

This blog post focuses on “amazing”: rare animals, detailed close-ups, unexpected poses, unusual dimensions and colors. Some shots are funny, some are cute and some are simply jaw dropping or scary.

Sleeper
author: Shingo Uchiyama

Texture Gallery: Water, Ice, Drops, and Liquids

These photos have been created by Smashing Magazine readeres in our Smashing Texture Contest. What can you do with them? You can use all textures for both private and commercial projects for free, without any restrictions whatsoever. However, you are not allowed to offer these files for download; please respect the interestes of over 300 participants of our contest. Please also consider the license information attached to the .zip-archives you download from our server. When it comes to usage of textures, different photographers may have different opinions and intentions.



Stuart Scott
Textures taken in Argyll – West Loch Tarbert near Loch Fyne Scotland. A supremely cold day when even the loch started to freeze.

7 Shots from the Swinging Sixties

An era that takes us back to the Beatles, the first man on the moon, peace movements, President Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Che Guevara, Woodstock, and Mary Quant’s mini skirt…

The decade was also called the Swinging Sixties because of the fall of some social taboos especially relating to sexism and racism.

And of course: The Hippies. Older generations used to look down on them, now, new generations look up to them. The hippie movement had a strong influence on clothing styles, including bell-bottom jeans, tie-dye and batik fabrics, as well as paisley prints.

Hippies are also related to festivals, long hair, free love and drugs, and of course peace.


The Sixties
author: Tetsumo

texture Gallery: Nature, Flowers, and Plants

These photos have been created by Smashing Magazine readeres in our Smashing Texture Contest. What can you do with them? You can use all textures for both private and commercial projects for free, without any restrictions whatsoever. However, you are not allowed to offer these files for download; please respect the interestes of over 300 participants of our contest. Please also consider the license information attached to the .zip-archives you download from our server. When it comes to usage of textures, different photographers may have different opinions and intentions. Just enjoy these photographs below.



Daset Sadykov

7 Most Spectacular and Mindblowing Photos of Nature

A lifetime is not enough to see what nature has to offer and all its beauties, along with its weirdness at times. There’s always something new happening in the world that people can hardly explain and sometimes mysteries are never solved.

Pxleyes presents a stunning showcase of 40 images dedicated to the spectacular nature events from all over the world: a show of natural lights and colors, impressive rocky mountains and structures, tons of beautiful blue eyes and many other interesting elements, some almost unheard of.

All images show only NATURAL elements, non altered by human hand or post editing software! It is all genuine and happening somewhere in the world. This might help in picking the next vacation destination.
:)

Northern Outburst
author: Oystein Lunde Ingvaldsen

Texture Gallery: Metal, Rust, and Industrial

These photos have been created by Smashing Magazine readeres in our Smashing Texture Contest. What can you do with them? You can use all textures for both private and commercial projects for free, without any restrictions whatsoever. However, you are not allowed to offer these files for download; please respect the interestes of over 300 participants of our contest. Please also consider the license information attached to the .zip-archives you download from our server. When it comes to usage of textures, different photographers may have different opinions and intentions. Let enjoy these photographs below.


Jim Ferguson 

This image is of a rusted out tank at an abandoned mill.

7 the Most Important Landmarks of the World

Originally, a landmark literally meant a geographic feature used by explorers and others to find their way back or through an area.

Now, a landmark includes anything that is easily recognizable, such as a monument or a building, or any other spot to designate places that might be of interest to tourists.

A few examples are the Statue of Liberty, Uluru, the Taj Mahal, Mount Everest, and the Eiffel Tower.

When we see one of those, everyone knows in which part of the world they are located.

Here are 50 landmarks for you to recognize. Are you ready for a trip around the world? Let's see the amazing pictures below!

Machu Picchu in Peru
author: westindies972

Another month of thrilling photography contests has ended! We’ve collected the 100 highest scoring entries from the Pxleyes photography contests that were active during the month March 2011… This list is ranked by the final scores of the entries.

The most spectacular pictures were submitted in the one filter, shadows 2, bw chairs, colorless cars 2 and skies contest. Keep up the good work and good luck in next month’s photography contests!



1. Ghost.
Author: Ory

Fantastic HDR Pictures

Applied carefully, High Dynamic Range-technique (HDR) can create incredibly beautiful pictures which blur our sense of the difference between reality and illusion. In graphics HDR imaging is a set of techniques that allow a far greater dynamic range of exposures than normal digital imaging techniques. The intention is to accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes, ranging from direct sunlight to the deepest shadows. This is usually achieved by modifying photos with image processing software for tone-mapping. And the results can be really incredible; in fact, many artists and designers come up with some pretty fancy results.

This post covers the extremely beautiful and perfectly executed HDR-pictures. Some of them might look surreal, too colorful, even magic or fake, but they are not — keep in mind that they’ve all been developed out of usual photos, and not a single image is an illustration. let we enjoy these photographs below.