Friday, 27 February 2015

A Winter's Morning

A Winter's Morning


East of Yorkton, Saskatchewan. A Winter's Morning. © Ian D. McGregor

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Monday, 23 February 2015

Heaven on Earth

Heaven on Earth


Southern Alps, New Zealand Snowcapped and shrouded in clouds, the Southern Alps create a stunning vista in New Zealand. A tumult of peaks that run like a jagged spine through the South Island, the Southern Alps got their name from Capt. James Cook, who first spied the chain in 1770.

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Saturday, 21 February 2015

Frozen Waterfall

Frozen Waterfall


Obviously not Niagara Falls but still impressive and very nice to see.

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Friday, 20 February 2015

Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Monday, 16 February 2015

Twilight Silos

Twilight Silos


These twin silos stand steadfast against the frozen winds of winter on the prairies in the early twilight. © Ian D. McGregor

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Saturday, 14 February 2015

Tulipa silvestris

Tulipa silvestris


Photo by Leonardo Battista, Gargano National Park, Italy. Winner Wildflower Landscapes category of the International Garden Photographer of the Year (competition 8). See the source links for more competition winners.

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The 'Do' Seller

The 'Do' Seller


After the harvest, farmers in the village of Tat Vien in Vietnam’s Hung Yen Province spend their spare time knitting do, writes Your Shot member Ly Hoang Long. “It may be the simplest way to catch fish: Put some bait inside, and after a few hours pick them up and just collect the fish, eels, and crabs.” Here, a man sells the bamboo traps from his bicycle.

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Thursday, 12 February 2015

First look at Daniel Craig as James Bond in "Spectre"

First look at Daniel Craig as James Bond in "Spectre"


Sony Pictures released a first image of Craig as James Bond early Thursday morning, along with behind-the-scenes footage from the Austrian mountain shoot.

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Smurf Pebbles ;-)

Smurf Pebbles ;-)




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Sunday, 8 February 2015

Big Barn Dawn

Big Barn Dawn


A large barn in the dawn light. (c) Ian D. McGregor.

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Sicily, Italy

Sicily, Italy


The crater of Mount Etna volcano lights up during an eruption on February 2.

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Saturday, 7 February 2015

Twilight Park

Twilight Park


Stop and take in the coming winter day in this twilight moment in a small park at the edge of town. (c) Ian D. McGregor.

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Tuesday, 3 February 2015

Barnstorming

Barnstorming


World War I had ended. Pilots returning to the United States faced unemployment. Buying cheap, surplus airplanes from Uncle Sam, these former warriors created a new way to earn a living.

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Beautiful Chile

Beautiful Chile


'Water of Life' by Daniel Kordan.

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Terry Sawchuk: A face only a hockey puck could love

Terry Sawchuk: A face only a hockey puck could love


Once upon a time, NHL goalies played without masks. Unsurprisingly, their faces frequently took beatings. In 1966, LIFE magazine published an article, “The Goalie Is the Goat,” that not only tried to put a human countenance on “hockey’s reviled and bludgeoned fall-guys,” but led off with the striking photo above: Hall of Famer Terry Sawchuk, looking for all the world like a modern Frankenstein’s monster.

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London in color just after WWII

London in color just after WWII


Photograph by Chalmers Butterfield, circa 1949.

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