A Welsh View

A Stormtrooper's Day Off

I love this collection of photos showing the day-to-day lives of the Stormtroopers when they're not protecting the Death Star from Jedis. [via]

London Aerial Virtual Tour

If you're a big fan of London, you'll love this virtual aerial tour of London. It features many of the main attractions such as Tower Bridge, the Dome and Regent's Park and allows you to pan and zoom in any direction. [via]

26 Eye Catching Long Exposure Photographs

Some stunning examples of long exposure photography including this one of the Taipei 101 building in Taiwan.

Long Exposures of Russian Army Training Exercises

Some stunning long exposures of Russian army training exercises (at least that's I think it is).

Bat Drinking Water and 1 Million Snow Geese

Two stunning sets of photos - 1 million snow geese and a bat drinking water (check out the photographer's setup)

Praying Mantis Eats Fly

This has to be one of the best insect photographs I've seen.

Photos That Are Not Photoshopped

Photos that you'd think are photoshopped but aren't.

Ants Attack Spider

© Mats Grimfoot

A stunning photo of two ant attacking a small spider. With some extra help, the ants won and took the spider into their nest.

New Hubble Telescope Photos

A selection of stunning photos taken with the newly installed camera in the Hubble Telescope.

Turtle Receives New Legs Made From Furniture Coasters

The cutest photos that you'll see today.

Arctic Jellyfish

The BBC has some stunning photos of jellyfish found in the depths of the Arctic Ocean.

Crow Flying At 80mph + Windscreen =

This.

The Human Heart

You can view a larger version here.

Creative Wedding Video Shot With A Digital SLR

Nice wedding video made using a Canon EOS 5D Mark II [via]

The Baby Cage

The Telegraph has posted some old photos of London including this 'baby cage' that attaches to the side of a house to allow babies to get some fresh air and sunshine. Unsurprisingly, it didn't get past the idea stage.

Illuminated Cuban Tree Frog

This Cuban tree frog was so intrigued by the lights on this tree, he decided to 'eat' one of them. The frog was fine and the light didn't do him any damage. [via]

Approaching Storm

© Nuno Milheiro

View a larger version here.

The Prairie Dog Photo Crasher

© Melissa Brandts

Melissa Brandts and her husband stopped to take a timed photo of themselves alongside a lake in Canada when this cheeky prairie dog popped into the shot. [via]

Beerlens Beer Photography

A reminder that a photoblog that I've been running with another photographer from NY is still being updated on a regular. If you like photography and beer, go take a look!

Video: Rush Hour London

Rush Hour London from Chris Searson on Vimeo.

Beer Lens

If you like beer (and who doesn't!), you may be interested in a photo blog that me and @shotbykim have started called Beer Lens. The blog will feature photos of beer and everything beer related from the UK and the US.

The Big Picture: Lightning

Stunning photos of lightning from the Big Picture.

Erupting Volcano on Krakatoa

A stunning photograph of a volcano erupting on Krakatoa taken from a neighbouring island. Read more.

Boxer + Popcorn = Fun

© John Cobb

A cracking photoset of Charlie the boxer dog eating popcorn.

Video: iPhone 3GS Timeplapse

An example of what can be achieved using an iPhone 3GS, some cheap software and a tripod. [via]

Obama's 167 Days in Office

Lots more photos from the always excellent Big Picture.

Dear Photographer,

"HDR: Just because you can doesn't mean you should" - More here.

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Time To Run?

Stunning Animal Photos

A large collection of some stunning animal photos.

Animal Photos

A great selection of 32 animal photographs from the Daily Telegraph including these three-month-old pinkie wombats.

'Human-Like' Dragonfly

A photo of a dragonfly that has features that makes it look a little human.

MTV Movie Awards Fashion 360 Rig Containing 48 Nikon D700s

Tank Man of Tiananmen

The New York Times has interviews with 4 photographers who photographed the man only known as Tank Man. I didn't realise that there were four different versions. [via]

Atlantic Walrus Closeup

You can almost smell it.

London Flickr Set

I love this collection of London photos.

Coopers Hill Cheese-Rolling

The Big Picture has posted some photos from this year's cheese-rolling contest at Coopers Hill. The race involves a bunch of idiots bouncing down a very steep hill. The prize? 8lbs of Double Gloucester cheese.

26 Outstanding Photos Of Earth From Space

26 photos of Earth from space featuring disasters, natural wonders, cities and landscapes

Video: Galactic Center of Milky Way Rises over Texas

Hubble's Final Servicing Mission

Great photos as usual from The Big Picture.

STS-125 Atlantis Solar Transit

The most amazing photo you'll see today.

Replacing World Landmarks With Cheap Souvenirs

56-year-old freelance photographer Michael Hughes likes to take photos of world famous landmarks - perfectly blended with cheap souvenirs.

You can view more of these cleverly made photos here and here.

Recovering Flight 1549

Wired has a large photo series of the recovery of flight 1549.

No Downtime

More 'Big Picture' style photos at the WSJ. [via]

150 Hubble Photos

150 stunning photos taken by the Hubble telescope. It's a pity they are low quality.

In The Sky

© Peter Dam

What are the chances?

Little Plastic People

The interesting lives of little plastic people.

Reach

© Stuart Gibson

In this photo taken by Australian photographer Stuart Gibson, the sea appears to be almost lifelike. [via]

2009 Formula One Season, Wet & Dry

Photos from this year's Formula One season.

Human Landscapes From Above

The Big Picture has a stunningcollection of aerial photographs from around the world taken by Jason Hawkes. He takes the photos by hanging out of the doorway of a helicopter.

Related: Jason Hawkes aerial photos of London.

Earth Day 2009 from The Big Picture

A collection of stunning photos, as usual, from The Big Picture for Earth Day 2009.