Picture of the Day: Ahe Atoll, French Polynesia «TwistedSifter

May 16th, 2013 - 31 views

Photograph via Pierre Lesage

This breathtaking aerial photograph by Pierre Lesage was taken from a kite soaring high above Ahe, an almost entirely-enclosed coral atoll located in the northern Tuamotu Archipelago, just 14 km to the west of Manihi, in French . Ahe Atoll’s ring shape is broken by only a single small passage into the lagoon. It has a length of 23.5 km and a width of 12.2 km. Ahe has a land area of approximately 12 km2 and a lagoon area of 138 km2.

As of 2007, Ahe Atoll had 561 inhabitants. Geographically, Ahe Atoll is part of the King George Islands (Iles du Roi Georges) subgroup, which includes Ahe, Manihi, Takapoto, Takaroa and Tikei. [Source]

This photograph was taken at the Cocoperle Lodge also located on Ahe. It’s about an hour flight from Tahiti and features six authentic bungalows sitting on the . The Lodge is respectful of ecology and identifies itself as an ecolodge.

The photo was captured using a Go Pro 3 Black Edition mounted to a 2.6 meter Rokkaku kite. For more information on kite aerial (KAP), be sure to check out Pierre’s incredible Flickr page. He also has an iPhone and iPad app featuring some of his best photography. You can find it here.

Picture of the Day: Ahe Atoll, French Polynesia «TwistedSifter.

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Amazing photos from Gregory Boratyn | Smashing Picture

May 7th, 2013 - 91 views

Amazing photos from Gregory Boratyn | Smashing Picture.

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Picture of the Day: A Horizon Rainbow in Paris «TwistedSifter

May 7th, 2013 - 85 views

Photograph by Bertrand Kulik

Have you ever seen a horizon before? This fascinating phenomenon was recently captured by photographer Bertrand Kulik in , . According to Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell of NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD):

“What is pictured above is actually just a common rainbow. It’s uncommon appearance is caused by the being unusually high in the sky during the rainbow’s creation. Since every rainbow’s center must be exactly opposite the , a high reflecting off of a distant rain will produce a low rainbow where only the very top is visible — because the rest of the rainbow is below the horizon.

Furthermore, no two observers can see exactly the same rainbow — every person finds themselves exactly between the Sun and rainbow’s center, and every observer sees the colorful circular band precisely 42 degrees from rainbow’s center.” [Source]

Picture of the Day: A Horizon Rainbow in Paris «TwistedSifter.

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This will blow your mind (GIF) : theCHIVE

May 1st, 2013 - 89 views

This will blow your mind (GIF) : theCHIVE.

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Terraced rice field in Sapa « Hungeree

April 30th, 2013 - 84 views

grows on a terraced field in the resort town, Lao Cai province, , on March 17, 2013.

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10 Most Beautiful Lakes in The World

April 29th, 2013 - 83 views

Plitvice Lakes, Croatia.

10 Most Beautiful Lakes in The World.

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Picture of the Day: The Omega Shaped Beach in Greece «TwistedSifter

April 29th, 2013 - 55 views

Photograph by Grzontan on Wikimedia Commons

Voidokilia Beach is a popular in Messinia, in Southern . The is in the shape of the Greek letter omega (Ω) and its sand forms a semicircular strip of dunes. The land facing side of the strip of dunes is the Gialova Lagoon (or Yalova Lagoon), an important bird habitat; and the whole area is part of a Natura 2000 protected area (Natura 2000 is an ecologice network of preotected areas in the territory of the European Union. [Source]

Parking for the beach is reached by sand tracks either from the Gialova Lagoon parking area (also used by bird-watchers) or by following the Northside route from Petrochori.

If you’d like to see this exact location on Google Maps, click here or enter the following coordinates: 36° 57′ 48.75″ N, 21° 39′ 49.20″ E

Picture of the Day: The Omega Shaped Beach in Greece «TwistedSifter.

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Infinity Bridge

April 23rd, 2013 - 70 views

The Infinity Bridge, a pedestrian in Stockton-on-Tees in the , is suspended from a pair of beautiful asymmetrical bowstring arches that, when reflected in the water, look like the flowing double loop of the infinity symbol, hence the name. Designed by Expedition Engineering and Spence Associates, not only are the shape and reflection striking and interesting, but the lighting design by Speirs & Major makes the bridge an interactive kinetic experience. The deck of the footbridge is cloaked in a blue glow that shifts to a white light that moves along with you as you cross, much like a protective spotlight.

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Tower of Pisa goes blue « Hungeree

April 23rd, 2013 - 63 views

Photo credit: Franco Silvi / EPA

The Leaning of in , Italy, is awash in blue light for World Day on April 2, 2013.

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Fire in the sky « Hungeree

April 22nd, 2013 - 104 views

Photo credit: Julian Stratenschulte / EPA

The sets in Hanover, , on March 2, 2013.

Fire in the sky « Hungeree.

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