Every time a photo from e.r.g.o appears in the Gadling Flickr pool I wonder why I am simply gazing at it in awe on my computer screen and not in some fancy hard cover book with all his beautiful shots out of Sri Lanka? Here a girl dressed in black looks dead on at the photographer while the man who stands behind her looks toward the girl. Though we cannot see his face clearly or the other bodies in the picture, I imagine she is the center of everyone’s attention. Great depth of field and use of natural lighting!
Photo of the Day (4/23/07)
This is a parade of Reliant cars, coming into Helsinki, during the “Reliants to Russia” road rally, wherein the contestants raced 4000 miles across 12 countries from London to Latvia, via the Arctic Circle. Teams used only one of three Reliant models of three-wheeled cars, and raised money for various charities.
If that’s not your style, sign up now for the 2008 Plymouth to Dakar road race.
Photo of the Day (4/22/2007)
A search for “Earth Day” on Flickr brought up a remarkable array of pictures from dirty cities to windmills to castles to things I could not really recognize. And as I perused them, I decided that for today’s photo of the day, I’d keep it simple. This photo, by Jennifer Esperanza shows only clouds, fluffy white clouds hovering in a blue sky. It’s simple, pretty and yet says a lot about why we should think more about protecting this spinning blue ball we call home.
Relaxing on the Beach at St. Maarten…if You’re Wearing Ear Plugs
This is an unbelievable photo from today’s Daily Mail. While I’ve never been there (yet!), apparently, the Princess Juliana International Airport on the island of St. Maarten is so close to the beach that this is a regular occurrence. The airport pre-dates the hotels that now surround it.
I wonder if the flight attendants say, “please fasten your seatbelts and apply your sunscreen, in preparation for landing”?
Photo of the Day (4/21/07)
My reasons for picking today’s shot out of Peru as captured by viscidleigh on Day 9 in Puno’s Plaza Mayor are many. First off, the mysterious woman delivering or selling what must be one tempting dessert reminds me of a doll I once had as a child that uncle brought all the way back from South America. Also, I love the fact that we can’t see her face and that the photographer seems sooo close behind as if sneaking up to nab one of the delicious jello looking treats. Another thing that strikes me is how clean the streets look.
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