Photo of the Day (4.4.09)

by Brenda Yun on


After being away from home for a month, you could say this photo is a sight for sore eyes. Now, don’t get me wrong, I loved my time in Cuba: the beaches are pristine and the water is crystal blue and clear. But something about the beaches of Hawaii (and in this case Maui) are so special and identifiable.

This photo, which comes to us from superdisco, does a great job capturing the tranquility of Maui’s moon-shaped Molokini island, the romance of Hawaiian sunsets, and the awesome silhouette of a lone (and leafless!) tree.

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 (4/2/09)

by Kent Wien on

On this day in 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon arrived in Florida. Nearly 500 years later, the view has certainly changed. This long exposure shot by ohad* is a good example of the transformation. The reflections on the water and the illuminated sky make for a nice effect. I’m sure this shot was taken from a solid platform to get the long exposure. A dock perhaps?

It’s been a while since we’ve featured a shot by ohad*, a prolific contributor to Gadling’s Flickr photo pool. Here’s hoping we see some more.

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 (4-1-09)

by Jamie Rhein on

This may very well look like the Kecak dance at Ulu Watu in Bali, Indonesia, but Antonym Travel is offering its own version of extreme adventure. For example, in Fire and Ice, people experience fire-walking, ice dancing, fire-breathing and ice fishing. In High and Low people sky dive, mountain climb, scuba dive and go spelunking. “You think of an antonym and we’ll think of an adventure,” says Mr. Gram Mer, the comany owner.

Today’s Photo of the Day is by StrudelMonkey. If you have a photo you’d like to share send it our way at Gadling’s Flickr Photo Pool.

Photo of the day (3.31.09)

by Grant Martin on

I just can’t resist a good tilt shift photo, and Foraggio Fotographic’s is no exception. On my temporary hiatus from normal Gadling duties, this week I’m wandering through New Zealand, and today finds me in the great North Island city of Wellington.

A relatively small city of only 400,000, Wellington is popular among toursits and locals alike for it’s compact, quaint downtown, solid nightlife, excellent food and ease of transportation. Cable cars like this one, for example move through the city and offer excellent views of the Cook Strait.

Have any cool photos 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!

Photo of the Day 3.30.09

by Karen Walrond on

Just a few days ago, I wrote about some tips to use colour to enhance your photographs — and then just today, I come across this amazing example. Mick62 creates this amazing image of a temple in Tokyo by totally pumping up the color and light, resulting in this stunning shot. Beautiful work, mick62 — thanks so much for sharing!

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.