Godalfoss - Waterfall of the Gods - is one of the most striking natural features of Iceland, a country famed for, well… striking natural features. My Modern Metropolis has published a gallery of 12 stunning images of Godalfoss, here’s a few of our favorites.
ANT WARS!
Think ants are only interested in crashing your summer picnic? When they’re not after our stray watermelon slices, it seems they’re busy in engaging in ant-to-ant combat. Alex Wild’s ant macro photography reveals the warring nature (and surprisingly frightening jaws) of these seemingly unassuming insects. His photos and their equally fascinating captions reveal fights over territory, conflicts between colonies and brutal take-downs that rival UFC brawls - all going on otherwise unnoticed at our feet.
'Of all the millions of images taken of the worlds in our solar system since the beginning of the space age, those that reach deeper into the human heart than any other, are those of our own home, as it might be seen in the skies of other worlds: small, alone in the blackness of never-ending space and awash in the blue of its blue, blue oceans.'
Those are the words of Carolyn Porco, the Cassini Imaging Team Leader.
Last Friday, while orbiting Saturn, the Cassini spacecraft turned its camera lens on earth from almost a billion miles away. NASA has released the images, which show Saturn and its rings, and also the Earth in the (very far) distance. The original ‘raw’ images taken by the spacecraft are grayscale, but astronomy enthusiast Valerie Klavans has converted some of them and added color.
Using photos from the Hubble Telescope combined with his own custom computer software, Sergio Albiac generates portraits of people by rearranging the cosmos.
Anyone can submit photos online and Sergio will create 3 automated portraits constructed from images of space. Check out the Stardust Portrait exhibition Flickr page to see his progress so far!
With summer finals out of the way, 17-year-old photographer Ian Komac has devoted his newfound free time to a photo project. Called 60 Days of Summer, the Belgian teen’s manipulated photos give landscapes and everyday objects a whimsical twist. He’s 20 days in, and My Modern Metropolis has published a selection of his work in the project so far.
In the second in a series of articles, landscape photographer Erez Marom takes us through the process of getting his striking shot of Goðafoss - the ‘waterfall of the gods’ in Northern Iceland. As well as gear choices, Marom explains his compositional approach, and the software techniques that he used to get the final result.
Some Fuji X100S samples from Dpreview Product Manager Scott Everett:
Hama Hama Oyster Rama - Hood Canal, Washington - Early Spring 2013
The 2013 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
Top: A Black rhino and two plains zebra under an overcast sky on the plains of Laikipia, Kenya.
Center-left: A couple paddle out for a sunset surf in the coastal surfing town of Byron Bay, Australia.
Center-right: Old Mursi woman by the huts of her village, Marenke, Omo valley, Ethiopia.
Bottom: “This was taken with my girlfriend while on a trip to see the wild ponies on Roger Mountain in Virginia.”
(Credit: © Robin Moore, Ming Nomchong, Jorge Fernandez, John Brasher/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)
