A Welsh View

Time-Lapse of San Francisco-Paris Flight (with Northern Lights)

SF to Paris in Two Minutes from Beep Show on Vimeo.

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Photo: ISS Passes In Front of the Sun During Solar Eclipse

An amazing photograph showing the ISS passing in front of the sun during the solar eclipse. The photograph was taken by Thierry Legault and the ISS only passed in front of the sun for 0.86s.

80 Gigapixel is Largest Spherical Panoramic Photograph in the World

A newly published 360-degree photo of London takes the crown as the largest spherical panoramic photo in the world. The image of London, at 360cities.net/london, has a total resolution of 80 gigapixels, or 80 billion pixels.

Shot by photographer Jeffrey Martin over a period of three days from the top of the Centre Point building at the crossroads of Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road, the image reveals the highest-resolution view of any city that has ever been captured.

The London gigapixel consists of 7886 high-resolution individual photos taken from the Centre Point building on Oxford Street. These thousands of photos were then stitched together as one single image on a powerful Fujitsu CELSIUS workstation. The computer comprises dual 6-core CPUs, 192GB of RAM, and a 4GB graphics card.

You can view the photo on 360cities.

International Space Station Camera Equipment

This is a shot of the ISS showing the impressive camera equipment that they use to take all those amazing shots of the Earth.

Video: High on London

Aerial London

Love this aerial shot of my favourite city, London.

Video: Stop-Motion Music Video Created with 15,000 Shots from a Canon 400D

Camel On A Sand Dune

I love this photo of a camel on the dunes of Socotra island, Yemen that was featured on National Geographic recently.

Grotto Falls, Utah 360° Panorama

A stunning 360° panorama of Grotto Falls in Payson Canyon, Utah.

The iPhone Fashion Shoot

f stoppers does an entire fashion shoot using an iPhone 3GS as the camera. As with any shoot there is pro lighting, a pro model and some post processing, but the results are impressive. You can view shots from the shoot on the f stoppers website.

Space Shuttle Atlantis Photographed from F15

A stunning shot of Atlantis shortly after launch on May 14th, 2010. The photo was taken from one of two F-15E Strike Eagles patrolling the area. [via]

The Super 14 Rugby Final 360 Gigapixel Photo

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Video: Stunning Night-Time Time-Lapse of the Cotopaxi volcano, Ecuador

Video: Sistine Chapel 360° Tour

It may take a while to load but this 360° virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel is extremely detailed.

The ISS and Space Shuttle Transit the Sun

Awe-inspiring!

Big Picture Animals

The Big Picture has some amazing animal related photos from recent news stories.

A Century of NYC Panoramas

Panoramas of New York City from 1876, 1932, 1988 and 2013.

Pencil vs Camera

Ben Heine is a Belgian artist/photographer who combines mixture of photography and illustration for an ongoing experimental series, Pencil Vs. Camera. You can view more here.

Stunning Photos of the Eyjafjallajokul Volcano

Stunning photos of the Eyjafjallajokul volcano from both the Big Picture, the NY Times and this site.

Volcano and Lightning

Amazing photos of the Sakurajima volcano in Japan.

The Thin Blue Line

A dramatic photo of Earth taken from the Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-125) on May 22nd, 2009. View a larger version here.

Parkour Action Photography

Mark Madeo

Awesome parkour action photos.

Macro Photographs of Insects Covered in Water Droplets

The Daily Mail has a stunning collection of macro photographs of insects covered in water droplets.

Close Look At $100

Macro photos showing a $100 bill in detail.

The Shooting War

Photograph by Paul Lowe

A collection of work by the world's most acclaimed conflict photographers.

Video: A Day In The Life of New York City, in Miniature.

Tweeting Photos From The International Space Station

Soichi Noguchi is currently orbiting the Earth in the International Space Station and is posting regular photos to Twitpic. His latest is a shot of the Falkland Islands.

Nostalgic Photos Comparing Past to the Present

25 photos that compare past snapshots of buildings, locations, structures, and people with the present day scene./p>

Hardcore Skydiving

I think you could call this man a hardcore skydiver. There are lots more breathtaking photos here.

The Cutest Photo You Will See Today

Video: Colour Footage of London from 1927

This rare piece of colour footage of London was recorded in 1927 by Claude Friese-Greene, the son of pioneering cinematographer William Friese-Greene. His father had developed a colour process called Biocolour which wasn't successful and was overtaken by Techincolour.

The footage features scenes of London Bridge, the Thames, the Tower of London, Greenwich Observatory, the London docks, Whitehall, the Cenotaph, Trafalgar Square, Hyde Park, Marble Arch, Petticoat Lane, the Oval, the Changing of the Guard, Rotten Row, and the Houses of Parliament.

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Inside the Burj Khalifa - The World's Tallest Building

A selection of images showing the extravagant interior of the Burj Khalifa - the world's tallest building.

Video: Walking Yonge Street, Toronto

Two guys walked a 26 mile portion of Yonge Street, Toronto (the longest street in the world according to some) and took a photo every few feet. Here's the result.

Stunning Under Water Photography

A stunning collection of underwater photographs from National Geographic.

Dakar Rally 2010

Stunning photos as usual from The Big Picture.

Video: Hands on with the Canon EF 1200 f5.6L Lens

The Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6 L is one big lens. It's also quite rare. Here's a hands on video review from OutdoorPhotoGear.com.

Snowy Britain

A NASA satellite photo showing a snowy Britain. It's not very often the entire country gets covered at the same time./p>

Stunning Fireworks Photos

Smashing Magazine has posted 43 stunning photos of fireworks. I'm yet to try photographing fireworks but it doesn't look easy.

Tomato Clownfish Tending to His Field of Developing Eggs

Click for larger image.

45 Breathtaking Examples of Slow Shutter Speed Photography

Very inspirational.

Kid’s Drawings Reenacted Using Professional Photography

A collection of children's drawing reenacted using professional photography. [via]

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.