I’m not suddenly expressing a burst of patriotism here, I really just like this photo. Plain and simple. And having tried my hand on a few occasions to shoot eagles (photographically-speaking), I know how hard it can be to get a shot like this. Generally, you need a long lens. Unless of course, the eagle is stuffed at the local museum. This is is decidedly not. Shot by the aptly named Hoot1, this shot deserves our POTD props and perhaps even the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Photo of the Day (1/27/07)
I’ve never been in a rush to find a knight in shining armor to rescue me from my free-spirited ways of globe trekking to entrap me in a kitchen to cook salmon croquettes and rice pilaf, but this smiling bride on her wedding day and her absolutely contagious smile makes me think differently. Perhaps conjuring tasty dinners for the hubby every night isn’t so bad and just maybe I won’t have to give up my days of traversing the globe.
Ah, but yes, this isn’t about me and my sad romantic tales or what not. This is about the beautiful woman to my right named Thushita. Photographed by E-R-G-O on her wedding day in Sri Lanka he notes that a wedding photographer asked why he wasn’t using a flash to get rid of the shadows. He says… “I wanted a bit of the real world and that has shadows.”
Shadow or no shadow the joy spread across her face is a bursting ray of light. Congrats to the glowing bride and glad to see E-R-G-O placing these jewels in the Gadling Flickr pool.
Photo of the Day (1/26/07)
This shot simply relaxes me. I can’t say much more than that. Heron. Lake. Peace. Calm.
Take some time and lose yourself in this graceful scene captured by LuminousLens at Lake Apopka, Florida and submitted to our Gadling Flickr Pool so that we all might enjoy a quiet, reflective moment at work, home, or wherever you happen to be viewing this great shot.
Shhhh… I’ll be quiet now.
Photo of the Day (1/25/07)
Erik introduced us the other day to a new and talented contributor to our Gadling Flickr Pool. Today, I’d like to honor another shot by R. Douglas Andrews for our Photo of the Day. This one, taken of the Grand Tetons in Wyoming is a pixilated breath of fresh air that seductively beckons us city-folk as though Mother Nature herself was some type of alluring siren. Wow. Get me out of Los Angeles and on to the next flight to Wyoming.
Photo of the Day (1/24/07)
When I look at this picture I do not think about an establishment that will allow me to connect with close family and friends during my travels abroad. I do not think about updating my Myspace page with cool shots from the bazaar taken the day before for all my pals to sit green with envy over. Instead I wonder why the little naked baby has a laptop drawn over it in a nice pink colored paint or why the dogs and cats in the poster above wear shades. The baby makes me think of episodes of NBC’s To Catch a Predator and I imagine the animals are concealing blind rolling eyes. Perhaps I need my head checked, but what does it mean and isn’t funny how a picture, a painting and a poster can translate different things in different languages? Surely I am not the only one who thinks so???
Anyhow, major kudos to cfarivar for uploading this shot of the Faraj Internet Cafe located in Rabat, Morocco into the Gadling Flickr pool. It gave me something to think about today.