Photo of the Day (5.23.09)

by Brenda Yun on

Just a quick glance at this photo from styggiti, which was taken just two months ago in March 2009, shows that the Big Island’s volcano — the most active in the world today — is alive and well. My last visit to the magical Volcano National Park was during a full moon, and the a’a (fresh, smooth, hard lava rock) glimmered in the moonlight so white that I felt like I was walking on water.

This stunning photo captures the natural wonder of Hawaii’s active volcano. You can touch the warm rock and snap photos of it, but you mustn’t take even a single stone home with you. Pele, Hawaii’s fire goddess, has a reputation of making your life miserable if you do, and there are countless stories of visitors returning stolen lava rocks to Volcano.

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 (5.22.09)

by Aaron Hotfelder on

Is there a more beautiful place in the United States than Yosemite National Park? I mean, who can blame the Saved by the Bell gang for choosing the California park as their senior trip destination? (If only Mr. Belding’s brother hadn’t bailed on them at the last minute… Damn you, Rod Belding!)
Anyway, Flickr user webmink took this photo (click to enlarge) of the park’s most well-known attraction, Yosemite Falls, which is North America’s highest waterfall at 2,420 ft. I dare say even Slater wouldn’t survive a fall down this monster.
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Photo of the day (5/21/09)

by Kent Wien on

Sometimes you’ve waited so long for a good vacation that you’re just ready to flip when you get there. I have no idea if this is what happened in today’s Photo of the Day, though. This picture, taken at Crystal Cove, CA was submitted by Nismo334 and it managed to catch our attention.

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!

Photo of the Day (5-20-9)

by Jamie Rhein on

On a day that has been crazy busy like today has, wading would be swell. This photo reminds me of those moments of stillness and being–something that picking rocks from a lake with a small child can capture. Bryson Gilbert took this shot in Kelowna, British Columbia.

If you have an image of a moment you’ve captured. Send it our way at Gadling’s Flickr Photo Pool. It may be picked as a Photo of the Day.

Photo of the day (5.19.09)

by Grant Martin on


What I wouldn’t give to be on a beach right now, watching seagulls drift around and not wearing pants. jrodmanjr actually took this shot on San Francisco (hence the fog) where the beaches may be less tropical but where the scenery is just as gorgeous. The perfect combination of light, shadows and high shutter speed in this photo add to its magnificence. Nice pic, jrodmanjr.

Got any cool photos that you’d like to share with the world? Add them to the Gadling Pool on Flickr and it might be chosen as our Photo of the Day. Make sure you save them under Creative Commons though, otherwise we can’t use them!