Photo of the Day (06.29.08)

by Jeremy Kressmann on

Check out this great night shot of the Roman Forum by stevenduke. The Forum is one of the more surreal places you’ll visit if you go to Rome, and I think stevenduke’s photo really captures that feeling. The Forum is known as the historic heart of this Italian city – a collection of aging marble monuments that once represented the political center of the world’s greatest empire. These same columns and stones that once echoed with the voices of great emperors and philosophers now stand silent – a magnificent yet mysterious reminder of what once was.

I get that same feeling of mystery when I look this photo. It looks like stevenduke used an extra long shutter to flood this night shot with some extra light, giving it a very dramatic yet lonely feeling to it. You almost feel as though the ghost of Augustus Caesar might be walking among the ruins below.

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Photo of the Day (06.28.08)

by Anna Brones on


In many countries, travelers mean money, and to cash in on the tourism industry you have to know how to attract customers. This is particularly true in Beijing, where as the Olympics draw closer, more and more travelers flock to the city. Apparently this shop owner knows exactly what it takes with their humorous sign out front, as captured by Marni Rachel. I definitely want to go inside.

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Photo of the Day (6.27.08)

by Aaron Hotfelder on

This photo, from RuthAnnOC, is an affront to those of us stuck in places without beaches, sailboats, and mindblowing sunsets– places unlike Oahu, Hawaii, where this gorgeous picture was taken.

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Photo of the Day (6/26/08)

by Kent Wien on

The winner of our photo of the day for today is from Dave and Chi who captured this display from the annual fireworks competition just outside of Paris in Chantilly. He calls it “Nuit de Feu – Yellow Sky”

Amazingly, our crew ALMOST went to this display on June 14th. I had plans to capture just this kind of picture. But I know that Dave and Chi probably did a much better job than I could. There’s always next year, I guess. Now that I see his pictures, I really think we should have checked it out.

Congratulations Dave and Chi! They even blogged about the experience.

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Photo of the Day (6/26/08)

by Kent Wien on

If you are on the way to Essaouria, Morocco and you need to find a toilet, no problem. Could this sign be any more travel friendly? This shot by mce323 interests me for other reasons as well. See the man and the child in the background? Plus, there’s the coffee cup painted on the wall. What’s that about?

If you notice, the pink building has a crack in it. There are so many details that catch my eye. I’m also drawn in by the multiple textures. Don’t you know exactly how that wall would feel if you could reach in and touch it?

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