Today’s Photo of the Day comes not from our traditional venue for pics – the Gadling Flickr site – but from a photographer in LA named Kelly Fajack. Fajack, you may remember, had his photo illegally used by the government of Burundi on their 20,000 franc note. The whole hullabaloo that followed made news around the web. Fajack, a professional photographer and avid traveler, sent me this wonderful photo of a group of girls that he shot on Bintan Island in, I believe, Indonesia. Check out Fajack’s other stuff as well. Very nice.
Photo of the Day (October 16, 2006)
Step right up! Get your daily news here. This is a typical street scene from rural China (here: Guilin). Every morning, copies of the state-controlled newspapers are tacked up to boards around the cities. They draw a crowd. We never got a satisfactory answer as to why folks didn’t just buy the paper, rather than queuing up to read. I guess they like the company.
Photo of the Day (10/15/2006)
The Sierra Nevadas are one of the most photogenic mountain ranges in the world. While the Himlayas definitely get their share of attention…their scale is truly amazing…the Sierras provide a mix of barren crags, towering pines and mirror-surfaced lakes. And when the light falls just right like it does in this superb photo of Mt. Spencer by Misha Logvinov, well, then you have the makings of a Photo of the Day. This photo, need I remind you, came from the gadling pool, to which anyone can contribute and from which we select our much coveted (OK, maybe no that much) POTD.
Photo of the Day (10/14/06)
Look in the sky – it’s a bird, it’s a plane… Yes, yes, it is a plane, but look at those clouds! Today’s POTD comes from Patrick Powers who notes that the previous day’s rain showers created some “wicked clouds” over Redwood Shores in California. The plane looks so tiny like it is going to be swallowed by the fat fluffy clouds within seconds. I’m also willing to bet there was some wicked turbulence flying around clouds like that.
Photo of the Day (10/13/06)
We return, for the second day in a row, to the fantastic photo collection of teokaye–an intrepid traveler who has passed through Afghanistan, Russia, and now, with this photo, Tajikistan.
Simply titled “Sheep” this shot, taken in the Rushon District of Tajikistan, is a study in contrasts between the helpless little herd and the gigantic boulder perched above which could very easily make little sheep pancakes were it ever to fall loose.
Nice shot, teokaya, keep ’em coming!