The Twelve Apostles is a collection of limestone stacks off the shore of the Port Campbell National Park,

Australian The Twelve Apostles is a collection of limestone stacks off the shore of the Port Campbell National Park, by the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. Their proximity to one another has made the site a widespread visitor attraction. Presently there’re eight apostles left but the name remains important and remarkable especially in the Australian tourism industry. The apostles were formed by erosion due to the harsh and extreme weather conditions from the Southern Ocean gradually eroded the soft limestone to form caves in the cliffs, which then became arches, which in turn collapsed; leaving rock stacks up to 45 metres high. Now because of this erosion there’re less than ten remaining.

Iroha-zaka Road Japan

Iroha-zaka is a pair of famous winding roads located in the mountains of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It’s the main access to connect the lower elevations around central Nikko to the higher elevations of the mountainous Okunikko region. This pair of asphalted roads it’s a 1-way switchback mountain road (2 separate roads; up and down). It’s necessary to use the Second Iroha-zaka to go up, and use the First Iroha-zaka to come down.

Old Man of Storr, Isle of Skye, Scotland

There have been a sprinkle of snow the night before, I was it had been more than that. The hillside looked a bit dirty with this entire dark green surface protruding through the snow. Yet, I decided to head up to the top as there was some interesting cloud formation lingering above the sea. In the first look I didn’t like the image in color and thought of shooting it with black & white in mind. All this was going to change as I saw the file on the large 27” screen, it looked much better in color, although there was not much color in it. The color version brings out the mood of the place in a much better way.

Photo Credit: Dimitri Vasileiou

Bridalveil Falls. Yosemite is such a wonderful place

Picture Credit: Patricia Davidson

Meadows of Chitral

Chitral is situated on the west bank of the Chitral River (or Kunar River) at the foot of Tirich Mir which at 7,708 m (25,289 ft) is the highest peak of the Hindu Kush.

An extraterrestrial spacecraft lurking in a satellite’s orbit nearby Earth would be able to see city lights and pollution in our atmosphere. But what if it searched for signs of life on Earth from afar

An extraterrestrial spacecraft lurking in a satellite’s orbit nearby Earth would be able to see city lights and pollution in our atmosphere. But what if it searched for signs of life on Earth from afar? This question has great pertinence to those searching for other Earths outside of our solar system. NASA’s Keppler space telescope is among a fleet of telescopes and spacecraft searching for rocky planets alike to our own. Once the size and location of these worlds are plotted, the next step is examining the chemical composition of their atmospheres.

Attabad Lake Formed Due to Massive Landslides

Rare photo when in January 4, 2010 a landslide started, which resulted blockage of the Hunza River. The lake was formed due to a massive landslide at Attabad village in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

The silver-breasted broadbill

The silver-breasted broadbill is a species of bird in the broadbill family Eurylaimidae. It is monotypic within the genus Serilophus.

Vertical Gardens Know as Supertrees Marina Bay Singapore

These solar-powered, vertical gardens known as ‘Supertrees’ come alive with a light and music show. Located in Marina Bay, Singapore, the trees are part of the Gardens by the Bay park.

Stunning Photographs of Colorful Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds are famous for flapping their wings exceptionally fast that they create a distinct hum and appear as a blur of feathers right before your eyes. To look over the beauty of such a miniature creature is near impossible when the birds are zipping rapidly through the air. 

Scotland photographer Chris Morgan demonstrated an incredible thirst for depicting the unique birds through his lens, during his trip to Costa Rica. To captivating hummingbirds, a lot of patience to be required, and Morgan did the job extremely well by capturing dazzling photos of many hummingbirds from quite close up. 

Morgan photographs feature the astonishingly sharp details of eyes, beaks, and layers of bright, iridescent feathers and viewers can actually stare directly into the large, shiny black eye of a single bird. 

Morgan said; the hummingbirds are normally so tempting to photograph to the point of madness and it took a while to be able to get any shots of one. In the space of an hour I took nearly a thousand of photographs. A good proportion was excellent out of focus pictures of bushes with no birds to be seen but i really felt my abilities improved over the hour, and nothing like a bit of practice.  Check out Christ Roger on Flickr

Source: Charismatic Planet

Wisteria tree at Ashikaga Flower Park, Japan

The Mamberamo River

The Mamberamo River. Like any old river, only BETTER. Found snaking its way through the island of New Guinea in Papua, Indonesia this is the largest, widest and surely most impressive river in the country.

Bonsai Japanese Red Maple

Bonsai Japanese Red Maple Originally, the term Bonsai simply meant "a plant grown in a container". Nowadays, Bonsai means "miniaturized plant, shrub, or tree in a planter". This miniaturization process is accomplished by planting in a smaller than normal container and by sensible pruning to make the plant resemble its larger counterpart in nature.

Deosai National Park

The Deosai National Park is located in the Skardu District of Gilgit-Baltistan province, in northernmost Pakistan. Deosai means 'the land of Giants'. The park is located on the Deosai Plains of the Gilgit-Baltistan geographic region. Deosai is a tourist attraction and lot of tourists who visit Baltistan go to Deosai as well. Deosai Plateau which is the second highest plateau in the world after the Chang Tang in Tibet. In local Balti language, Deosai is called Byarsa, meaning ‘summer place’. The plateau is located at the boundary of the Karakorum and the western Himalayas.

Fairy Meadows, Nanga Parbat.

Fairy Meadows, named by German climbers (German Märchenwiese, ″fairy tale meadows″) and locally known as Joot, is a grassland near one of the base camp sites of the Nanga Parbat, located in Diamer District, Gilgit-Baltistan. At an altitude of about 3,300 meters above the sea level, it serves as the launching point for trekkers summiting on the Rakhiot face of the Nanga Parbat. In 1995, the Government of Pakistan declared Fairy Meadows a National Park.

Ambesh Lake (Home of Brown & Golden Trouts Fish)

Ambesh Lake - Some four Hours Trek fron Handrap Lake, Ghizer Valley Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Blue-footed booby

The blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) is a marine bird in the family Sulidae, which includes ten species of long-winged seabirds. The natural breeding habitats of the blue-footed booby are the tropical and subtropical islands of the Pacific Ocean. It can be found from the Gulf of California down along the western coasts of Central and South America down to Peru. Approximately one half of all breeding pairs nest on the Galápagos Islands.

The beauty of Shandur lake!

Shandur Lake is a lake and is located in North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. The estimate terrain elevation above seal level is 3598 metres. Variant forms of spelling for Shandur Lake or in other languages: Shandur Lake, Shandur Dand, Shandur Dand, Shandur Lake.