Photo of the day 6.15.09

by Karen Walrond on

I don’t know what the weather is like where you are, but here in Texas, it is H-O-T. Miserably, upper 90’s kind of hot. So miserable, it can sometimes be tough to remember that summer is suppose to be a good, happy season.

Which is why love images like this one, shot in Portugal and shared by (flicts) in the Gadling Flickr pool, to remind me. The perspective and colour in this shot are magnificent. Well done.

If you’ve got some great travel shots you’d love to share, be sure to upload them to the Gadling pool on Flickr. We might just pick one as our Photo of the Day.

Photo of the Day (6.14.09)

by Jeremy Kressmann on

Flickr user Lady Expat is responsible today’s stunning Photo of the Day shot. There’s so much wonderful stuff happening here, it’s hard to describe it all. The first feature you probably noticed are the stunning colors of the green/yellow pillars, which contrast with the soft red folds of the our subject’s robe.

But the real focus here is that mysterious monk. As my eyes savored the image, I found myself returning to this man’s haunting face, an odd mixture of serenity, mystery and grief. It looks like he’s blind but it’s hard to say for certain. Plus there’s the wonderful body language of his clasped hands, wrapped around his knee in a gesture of introversion and hesitance. It’s a fleeting moment that is at once melancholy, but oddly beautiful.

Have any travel photos you would like to share with our Gadling readers? Why not add them to our Gadling group on Flickr? We might just pick one of yours as our Photo of the Day.

Photo of the Day (6.13.09)

by Brenda Yun on

I’m a sucker for the color orange. It’s long been my favorite color because it’s so fiery and bright but also because it’s doesn’t rhyme with any other word in the English language. That hue combined with my next two favorite colors, turquoise and brown, make me smile more than anything else.

Today’s photo comes to us from the Caffeinated Traveller and was taken in an art studio in China. There’s a cool symmetry to it, don’t you think? The round ceramic glass bowls, the angles of the paintbrushes, and the warm colors make a really fine image.

If you have some great travel shots you’d like to share, be sure to upload them to the Gadling pool on Flickr. We might just pick one as our Photo of the Day!

Photo of the Day (6.12.09)

by Aaron Hotfelder on

This candid shot from flickr user Peter Rivera was taken while riding in a car in the streets of Mumbai. I wonder if the woman, probably a mother to one or more of the kids, has told her son and his friends to stay close to her so she can keep an eye on them. After all, put five ten-year-old kids together and you can bet they’ll try to hatch some (to quote Newsradio) “cunning plans or crazy capers.”

Got a photo you want considered for Gadling’s Photo of the Day? Submit your best shots here.

Photo of the Day (06/11/09)

by Kent Wien on

I’ve always been a fan of a very wide-angle lens. It’s the only way to really feel like you’re there, and this picture, taken by Adam Baker is the perfect example. While most pocket cameras shoot as wide as 28mm, his DSLR took this picture at a wide 10mm.

It kind of makes you feel like you’re at the Big Sur area of California, which is a big part of why we take pictures, isn’t it?

Are you a Flickr user who’d like to share a travel related picture or two for our consideration? Submit it to Gadling’s Flickr group right now! We just might use it for our Photo of the Day!