Today’s photo pick is this 25 min lightning composite, taken at the Grand Canyon during an electrical storm. It was captured with a Canon 5D and Sigma 20 1.8 Lens, by Dan Ransom. In the gallery above are a few of our favourite photos from Dan’s 50px page.
Flight of the Rays
Our photo pick of the day is “Flight of the Rays,” taken by German conservation photographer Florian Schultz in the Sea of Cortez, off the coast of Baja California in Mexico. In this photo thousands of sting rays are swimming together in a massive school, as seen on an aerial expedition. The photo won the ‘Underwater World’ category at the 2010 Environment Photographer of the Year awards. We were so impressed by some of the other photo winners, that we’ve included our favourites in the gallery above.
Living on the edge
In this photo, Alex Honnold sits on a ledge midway up Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, 1,444 m above the valley floor. Alex is considered one of the world’s best free soloists (climbing without ropes). Below is a terrifying video that 60 minutes did with Alex.
You can check out photos from photographer Tim Kimple at his personal website.
Venice underwater
Venice, the “city of Canals”, is slowly sinking. But to make things worse, heavy rains and high tides have brought some of the worst flooding seen in recent years. Here are a few of the more interesting photos of Venice underwater, via the Atlantic.
The seahorse and the diver
In this photo, a seahorse is seen looking at its reflection on a diver’s watch underwater.
Seahorses range in size from 0.6 to 14 inches and are mostly found in tropical waters.
For more photos from photographer Don McLeish, check out his personal website.
