Amazing picture thread

[bobo746]

^ Correctamundo.

[bobo746]

Grand Canyon



Kalapana, Hawai



Dushanzi Grand Canyon, China

[bobo746]

Ushuaia the southernmost city in the world

[Chittychangchang]

[bobo746]

New Years Eve

Berlin




Yogyakarta, Indonesia





Singapore



Moscow



Pyongyang



London



Hong Kong

[bobo746]

An observation point at the base of Niagara Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, is covered in ice as the falls are illuminated by colored light



Looking out toward an oncoming storm front sweeping up the NSW coast, from Waverley Cemetery in Sydney, Australia

[Thailandbound]

^Both are phenomenal. The top one gives me chills. I've seen the Falls in person, although not like that.

Amazing hand paintings




Pink Lake Hillier in Australia

[bobo746]

Miradouro da Lua (Viewpoint of the Moon) overlooking the Atlantic Ocean near Luanda, Angola

[SKkin]

Sunset in Maldives

[Takeovers]

A martian dust devel seen from orbit. ~30m diameter.

[bobo746]

A view shows the ice-covered Gulf of Finland and the business tower Lakhta Centre, which is under construction, in Saint Petersburg, Russia

[Davis Knowlton]

Sunset in Maldives

I made five trips there between 1977-1979. It was totally unspoiled. The runway had not yet been expanded, and could only take small planes at the time; you got there from Sri Lanka, via the horrible Sri Lanka Airlines. There was only one island open to tourists - Villingilli. A few primitive huts on the beach, and a small shop where a German, who lived there during the good weather months, would fill your scuba tanks. Beautiful diving...schools of sea turtles of all sizes, sharks galore, and awesome reefs. Dive or snorkel all day...lobster for lunch and dinner. Never more than a handful of intrepid visitors. One of my best memories of unspoiled Asia. And unreal sunsets and sunrises. Then, they expanded the runway, brought in jumbo jets, opened beach resorts and, within a few years, totally trashed the place.

[Maanaam]

1979. It was totally unspoiled. The runway had not yet been expanded,

Same time where I was in Fiji, the island with the airport (Taveuni) had to have the fire truck (a landrover with hand-held fire extinguishers) clear the cows off the runway whenever a plane was coming in to land.
Still the same now.

[Davis Knowlton]

Same time where I was in Fiji, the island with the airport (Taveuni) had to have the fire truck (a landrover with hand-held fire extinguishers) clear the cows off the runway whenever a plane was coming in to land.
Still the same now.

Magic times. I worked in Sri Lanka '77-'79, so it was an easy trip for me.

[Neverna]

The plain of Castelluccio Landscape in flowering. Sibillini Mountains National Park, Italy.

[Neverna]

[Neverna]

[Neverna]

You can't catch me.

[VocalNeal]

Same time where I was in Fiji, the island with the airport (Taveuni) had to have the fire truck (a landrover with hand-held fire extinguishers) clear the cows off the runway whenever a plane was coming in to land.
Still the same now.

Indonesia. Buzz the field to scare off the Buffalo and wake up the herding guy.

[Maanaam]

Indonesia. Buzz the field to scare off the Buffalo and wake up the herding guy.

So no fire service huh?
Primitive.

[VocalNeal]

No service of any kind. Britten-Norman Islander. Used to be a grass strip. 2.601410 98.964879 for the curious.

[Luigi]

Phobos, moon of Mars.

[Takeovers]

Phobos, moon of Mars.

Very nice photo.

We should visit Phobos as long as there is still time. Phobos will disintegrate very soon, maybe in 100 million years, possibly earlier.

[Luigi]

Sounds like a real race against the clock.



This is the image in full size, btw.

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/f...r_pia10369.jpg


Tiz a bit big.


Quite a small moon though, 11km radius. Orbits every 7 hours 39 minutes.

[Latindancer]

What's all that talc powder on it ?