Photo of the Day (8/18/07)

by Justin Glow on

Our former, intrepid writer Willy Volk (don’t worry, he’s still in the family) snapped this shot last month in the Bahamas. It’s a tiger shark, and it makes me nervous just looking at it. But to get into the water with it — to get close enough to take this shot — that’s another story. The closest I’ve ever been to a shark was the last time I was at the market, but it was cut up and wrapped in plastic. Even then, my heart was pounding in fear that somehow the shark would escape the wrapper and regenerate into what you see above. Excellent shot, Willy.

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Photo of the Day (8/17/07)

by Neil Woodburn on

You know it must be a great view when even the llamas stop to admire it.

I love the way this particular one is wistfully gazing into the distance and soaking up the amazing Peruvian panorama which surrounds Machu Pichu.

Congrats to out to Epicxero for so skillfully capturing both the llama and the view beyond.

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Photo of the Day (8/16/07)

by Neil Woodburn on

We’re not above juvenile or sophomoric humor here at Gadling. Nor are we above snickering at certain shop names we come across while traveling that might have a different meaning in English.

The above photo is one such example. Captured on the streets of Krakow by David F., this fine shop brings out the inner junior high school kid in all of us. Go ahead and laugh. You know you want to.

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Photo of the Day (8/15/07)

by Jamie Rhein on

Watching a craftsperson create whatever it is he or she sells is one of my traveling pleasures. Perhaps, this comes from having an artist as a brother and a childhood of going to the art department at Eastern Kentucky University where my father taught and threw pots on a potter’s wheel.

I love the way LadyExpat captured a shot that tells a brief story about this umbrella maker in Taiwan. The heading mentions a factory. The tools, the method, the careful attention the maker gives to her craft are all here. I can see the fish swimming about on the top as the woman turns the umbrella checking to see if she is done before she takes out an unpainted one to begin another.

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