Photo of the Day (5-13-09)

by Jamie Rhein on

First, the composition and colors of this photo caught my attention, and then I wondered where this Buddha statue is. Using t3mujin‘s tags “Quinta dos Loridos” and “Portugal” as clues, my impression is that this gem is among the statuary at the Quinta dos Loridos winery estate. The estate is one of four that produces Bacalhoa wines. From the looks of this place, I’d say that the gardens are just a few of the pleasures.

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Photo of the day (5.12.09)

by Grant Martin on

I found myself outside of the Minneapolis – Saint Paul international airport for one of the first times in my life this past weekend, in stark contrast to the dozens of times that I’ve passed through it’s flagellating halls.

It’s actually quite nice. During the spring and summer times, the land of 10,000 lakes boasts myriad picturesque landscapes, including the above shot taken by Patrick Powers over at Flickr. Nice shot, Patrick.

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Photo of the Day 5.11.09

by Karen Walrond on

These days, I’m SERIOUSLY missing scuba diving — it’s been a year since I’ve been at a decent beach, and about 3 years since I strapped a can of air on my back. This fun shot captured by wetboxers of his divemaster in the Philippines has just about put me over the edge. *sigh*

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Photo of the Day (5.10.09)

by Jeremy Kressmann on

As you might have heard, the Gadling team will be getting together in Chicago this coming weekend. It only seems appropriate then for me to pick a Chicago photo like this one from frequent Gadling photo contributor mce323. Chicago is a city of fantastic architecture, with groundbreaking works from masters like Mies van der Rohe and Frank Lloyd Wright. The twin towers at Marina City are yet another iconic Chicago architectural landmark. I love the checkerboard of glowing lights illuminating the various balconies, contrasted nicely with the encroaching black of night.

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Photo of the Day (5.9.09)

by Brenda Yun on


Of all the dance forms, I prefer the kind that is wholly expressive and completely free. Being from Hawaii, I guess it would come as no surprise that fire dancing is one of my favorite spectacles. There’s something both dangerous and totally awe-inspiring when you see illuminated images like the one depicted in this photo, as well as feel the heat exuding from the performance and fire itself.

While fire dancing originated in Polynesia, the dance in this photo took place as a hill tribe performance in Chiang Mai, Thailand and comes to us from Pureboy, who appears to have plenty of other great photos from his trip to Thailand in 2007.

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