Photo of the Day (12/15/06)

by Neil Woodburn on

It is always wonderful to take a peak at our Gadling Photo Pool and discover the fantastic work of a new contributor such as Bluepeak, whom we honor for the second day in a row with our Photo of the Day award. The talented photographer has some simply amazing images at his Flickr site from Bhutan, Canada, and Mongolia.

Today’s shot comes from the far off kingdom of Bhutan where something as simple as a tent becomes an object of fascination for a group of kids in the Himalayas. I just love the looks on their faces. And check out that mountain in the back!

Photo of the Day (12/14/06)

by Neil Woodburn on

Um… this is a shot of a camel.

And a pool table.

In the desert.

It’s one of those very bizarre travel moments where there is no reason or explanation for what’s happening, just an opportunity to shoot a fantastic photograph. This particular bizarre scene was captured in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert by Bluepeak. If he knows what’s going on, however, he’s not sharing it with his Flickr readers.

Nonetheless, a cool shot and very worthy of our Photo of the Day honors.

Photo of the Day (12/13/06)

by Adrienne Wilson on


Here’s a photo I tried selecting long ago, but had some complications getting it uploaded from Flickr. Thankfully the issue has been taken care of and I suspect I’ll be posting more of Lady Expat’s awesome shots from Asia and beyond. These Japanese drums were found in a shrine in Fukuoka, Japan somewhere, I believe. When I first saw them I thought they were tiny aluminum cans or pots for plants, but boy was I off! I’m hoping you can see how I got the idea. Check out the green leafy looking stuff on top of each. What’s that? Someone school me – please.

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Photo of the Day (12/12/2006)

by Erik Olsen on

OK, folks, this is the first of a series of posts I’m going to do on my very recent paddling trip to Baja California. I got back on Sunday night after a deliriously awesome five days paddling in the turquoise waters of the Sea of Cortez. This post is a simple one. A picture, which may or may not be worth 1000 words, of my two pals crossing a nice little stretch of water with a crop of redstone in the foreground.

Photo of the Day (12/11/06)

by Iva Skoch on

OK, so this Vegas picture does not exactly go with the beautiful landscape imagery we have been seeing on these pages, but I have endless admiration for anyone capable of taking night photography. (Mine attempts usually end up resembling one of those ultrasound images). So kudos to Garth Leach.

And for Las Vegas , I haven’t made up my mind yet. As a European, I am still torn between telling my friends: “You definitely have to see this place,” and “Avoid it at all costs.”