Photo of the Day (9.5.08)


Remember the Olympics? This photo from the Closing Ceremonies in the National Stadium was taken by pirano. Notice the dancers on the balls, seemingly suspended in mid-air. Will we ever see another Olympics with such an impressive Opening and Closing Ceremonies?

Start practicing your large-group dancing, Londoners.

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Photo of the Day (09.06.08)


I really like photos that don’t just capture the essence of a travel destination, but the act of travel itself. Taken in Grand Central Station in New York City, nabil.s‘ photo gives an interesting perspective on people going about their daily voyages. Makes you wonder where they are all coming from and where they are headed.

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Photo of the Day (09/04/08)

This picture taken by jrodmanjr of a fireworks display in San Francisco really caught my eye. Notice how the bright lights coming from the Bay Bridge create a bit of a vignette around the picture.

The low light makes it tough to get a super crisp shot in these situations, but jrodmanjr did a nice job with this one.

Every picture in his photostream could qualify for a Photo of the Day!

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We just might use it for our Photo of the Day!

Photo of the Day (9-3-08)

Matt Coats wrote in his description about this picture that he took it from a “secret vantage point” in Guatemala. I’m reminded about the time I stood on a street corner in Hoi An, Vietnam taking pictures of people in various groupings as they passed by on bicycles or cyclos. It took several shots to get the few that were halfway decent.

I wonder where Coats was standing and how did he find his vantage point. Is he in a shed? There is a towel hanging in the shadows. The blues and the reds in this picture are what first caught my attention. The framing could not be more perfect.

If you’ve captured an image from a vantage point that served you well, send it our way at Gadling’s Flickr Photo Pool. It could become a Photo of the Day.

Photo of the Day (09.02.08)

I just got back from a quick Labor Day jaunt to Paris, which is the theme of today’s Photo of the Day. Many an hour have I spent sitting on the Parisian streets with an espresso (or six), laptop and a few hours to soak in the culture.

Perhaps I’m just a sad aficionado of cafe culture, but this is one of my favorite things about Paris.

Flickr user Marni Rachel shot this photo, that, despite my being back from Paris for only 15 hours, makes me miss the city.

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