Photo of the Day (05/19/08)

by Iva Skoch on

Since I am in Russia this week, I am using a photo I took yesterday on the secret ground of Kolomenskoe, in outer Moscow. Rumors that Peter the Great was born here led to its nickname “the Russian Bethlehem.”

The Church of the Ascension overlooking the river Moscow is quite stunning and the park is great. What I loved the best, however, was the view. From here, Moscow looks like a peaceful oasis set in nature. (Don’t let it fool you. It is the opposite of that.) Here is the weird thing: I found the view of the endless field of communist-era city blocks strangely soothing in their uniformity. From far away, they don’t look as scary as they do close up.

From Russia, with love.

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Photo of the Day (05/18/08)

by Jeremy Kressmann on

We seem to have quite a few Asian photo of the day submissions recently, so I’m going to keep the theme going. Today’s image comes to us from user LadyExpat, who took this playful shot at the Bongeunsa Temple in Seoul, Korea. The combination of the fish eye lens and the vibrant colors from the lanterns is definitely eye-catching. The fact you can also see the reflections of the lanterns in the mirrored doors only adds to the effect.

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Photo of the Day (05.17.2008)

by Anna Brones on

Color is always something that I am drawn to when I travel and in honor of late spring, I thought this colorful photo from Portugal needed to be featured. Dog blue manages to capture the intensity of organic hues in this Portuguese field. I love how the house in the background plays a role in the photo, but that the flowers are definitely the main center of attention, highlighting the simplicity of natural beauty.

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Photo of the Day (05/15/08)

by Kent Wien on

Today’s photo of the day is this shot of an airplane on approach to Washington’s National airport. This 30 second exposure shows the path the airplane takes on a visual approach into DCA. It follows the Potomac river before hanging a right turn near the Washington monument.

The exposure worked out really well, as the ground and the monument can clearly be seen in the foreground. Notice the flashing wingtip strobe-lights showing up as evenly spaced dots on the red wingtips. Congratulations on yet another Photo of the Day, ohad*!

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