‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2012

‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2012


100. CHICAGO FROM AFAR

 

Photograph by Robert Elves on Flickr


99. THE ROLLER COASTER
SUBMERGED BY SANDY

 

Photograph by Stephen Wilkes


98. A DESERT OASIS IN LIBYA

 

Photograph by George Steinmetz


97. SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT AT NIGHT

 

Photograph by Andrew Choy


96. THE ALPINISTS

 

Photograph by Jakub Polomski on 500px


95. INSIDE THE OLD METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE

 

Photograph via The Natioanl Archives and Records Administration


94. THE POWER OF AN ORANGE

 

Photograph by Caleb Charland


93. TITANIC’S ENGINES UNDERWATER

 

COPYRIGHT 2012 RMS TITANIC, INC;
Produced by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute


92. SUNRISE OVER LONDON’S TOWER BRIDGE

 

Photograph by Jason Pope


91. THE WHITE WHALE

 

Photograph by Dan Fisher


90. NUGGET POINT LIGHTHOUSE, NEW ZEALAND

 

Photograph by Scott Robertson


89. VINTAGE NEW YORK, 1935

 

Photograph by Berenice Abbott


88. OUR SUN ERUPTS

 

Photograph by NASA/GSFC/SDO


87. THE EYE OF THE DRAIN

 

Photograph by Liammm on Reddit


86. SNOWMOBILING
THE NORWAY-SWEDEN BORDER

 

Photograph by haqbar on Reddit


85. A CABIN THAT FLOATS

 

Photograph by Marcus Peabody


84. THE SLEEPING GODDESS

 

Photograph by The Lost Gardens of Heligan


83. A TINY HERMIT CRAB CLOSE-UP

 

Photograph by sleepy chinchilla on Flickr


82. PURPLE HAZE OVER EDINBURGH CASTLE

 

Photograph by Scott Hutcheson (SMHutch Photography on Flickr)


81. THE COCONUT OCTOPUS

 

Photograph by Mario Neumann (scuba.hamburg on Flickr)


80. A CLOUD ILLUMINATED BY LIGHTNING

 

Photograph by Mike Jones (mrjones131 on Flickr)


79. A TINY RIVER HOUSE IN SERBIA

 

Photograph by Irene Becker for National Geographic


78. A SUBMARINE SURFACES THROUGH ARCTIC ICE

 

Photograph by Tiffini M. Jones, U.S. Navy


77. A WALL OF FALL

 

Photograph by Eric Forey (Kala___ on Flickr) | Prints Available


76. AN AIRPLANE CROSSES THE MOON

 

Photograph by Chris Thomas


75. THE RED ZONE AT THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

 

Photograph by Elia Locardi on Google+ | blamethemonkey.com


74. onE TRIPPY PROFILE PIC

 

Photograph via persnicketypoop on Reddit


73. LIONESSES AT THE WATERING HOLE

 

Photograph by Ranger Chad Cocking of the Motswari Private Game Reserve


72. DEATH BEGETS LIFE

 

Photograph by Ireena Worthy on Flickr


71. MOUNT FUJI FROM ABOVE

 

Photograph via news.mydrivers.com


70. SKYDIVING INTO BURNING MAN

 

Photograph via opi8 on Reddit


69. THE onLY AMERICAN NOT on EARTH on SEPT 11

 

Photograph by NASA


68. THE VENEZUELAN POODLE MOTH

 

Photograph by Arthur Anker on Flickr


67. THE PERSEIDS METEOR SHOWER

 

Photograph by David Kingham on Flickr | Prints Available


66. AN X-RAY OF A STINGRAY

 

Photograph by Ken Jones


65. THE POWER OF onE SMALL STEP

 

Photograph by NASA


64. MOTH TRAILS AT NIGHT

 

Photograph by Steve Irvine for National Geographic


63. JUST A PINCH

 

Photograph by mmarsupilami on Flickr


62. EVOLUTION OF THE NEW YORK SKYLINE

 

Photograph via Lee @ tier1dc.blogspot.com


61. AN ELEPHANT MEETS A SEA LION

 

Photograph by Michael Durham via The Oregon Zoo


60. FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE

 

Photograph via moctodtidderptth on Reddit


59. AN OLYMPIC FULL MOON

 

Photograph by REUTERS/Luke MacGrego (via Reuters Olympics on Facebook)


58. BASE JUMPING IN RIO

 

Photograph by Wolfgang Luif/Red Bull Content Pool


57. THE BOMBING OF DRESDEN

 

Photograph by Richard Peter


56. HOTTEST. KISS. EVER.

 

Photograph by Dallas Nagata on Google+


55. WHERE THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA MEETS THE SEA

 

Photograph via Better_Be-Safe on Reddit


54. THE CHICAGO SKYLINE FROM INDIANA

 

Photograph by Tom Adams on Reddit


53. LIVING on THE EDGE

 

Photograph by Tim Kemple


52. THE MOLOKINI CRATER IN HAWAII

 

Photograph by Ron Garnett/Hawaii Tourism Authority


51. IF JUPITER WAS THE SAME DISTANCE AS THE MOON

 

Artwork by b2386 on Reddit


50. A SEAHORSE INSPECTS A DIVER’S WATCH

 

Photograph by Don McLeish


49. AN ILLUMINATED SNOW TUNNEL IN RUSSIA

 

Photograph by Michael Zelensky


48. THE HONEYBEE’S FINAL STING

 

 
Photograph by Kathy Keatley Garvey


47. EVERYBODY WAS KUNG FU FIGHTING

 

Photograph by China Foto Press


46. STREET ARTIST SAINER GOES BIG IN POLAND

 

Photograph via Fundacja Urban Forms on Facebook


45. MOUNT RAINIER CASTING A SHADOW on CLOUDS

 

Photograph by Nick Lippert (via Komo News)


44. FIRST CONTACT

 

Photograph by CMGW Photography on Flickr


43. THE IRISH SKY GARDEN CRATER

 

Photograph by Liss Ard Estate


42. MOON BRIDGE IN DAHU PARK, TAIPEI

 

Photograph by on Flickr


41. FLIGHT OF THE DEVIL RAYS

 

Photograph by FLORIAN SCHULTZ


40. GÁSADALUR VILLAGE IN THE FAROE ISLANDS

 

Photograph by GARETH CODD PHOTOGRAPHY on Flickr


39. WORLD’S EDGE

 

Photograph by RHYS DAVIES


38. THE CAPILANO SUSPENSION BRIDGE IN VANCOUVER

 

Photograph by MICHELLE LEE


37. FRACTAL PATTERNS IN DRIED OUT DESERT RIVERS

 

Photograph by ADRIANA FRANCO for National Geographic


36. MEDITATING MONKS AT PONGOUR FALLS

 

Photograph by DANG NGO – Prints Available


35. HANGING OUT on THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, 1914

 

Photograph by Eugene de Salignac/Courtesy NYC Municipal Archives


34. A SUNSET ECLIPSE

 

Photograph by GIL NARTEA


33. BORA BORA FROM SPACE

 

Photograph by PLEIADES-HR SATELLITE


32. THE LARGEST RAFT OF CANOES AND KAYAKS
IN THE WORLD

 

Photograph by NANCIE BATTAGLIA for National Geographic


31. ADAPTIVE ROOTS IN THE CONCRETE JUNGLE

 

Photograph by HORST KIECHLE


30. THE HAMILTON POOL NATURE PRESERVE

 

Photograph by DAVE WILSON PHOTOGRAPHY


29. ABOVE THE CANOPY

 

Photograph by MICHAEL NICHOLS for National Geographic [Print Available]


28. COLLIDING RIVERS IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

 

Photograph via on Reddit


27. THE STUNNING GREEN VINE SNAKE

 

Photograph by SUHAAS PREMKUMAR for National Geographic


26. AURORA AUSTRALIS (SOUTHERN LIGHTS) FROM SPACE

 

Photograph by André Kuipers / ESA / NASA


25. MOUNT KILIMANJARO FROM ABOVE

 

Photograph by KYLE MIJLO


24. THE AMAZING STRENGTH OF AN ANT

 

Photograph by Yu Wu for National Geographic – Your Shot


23. YARN BOMBING A BUS IN MEXICO CITY

 

Artwork by Magda Sayeg (Photograph by Cesar Ortega)


22. FELIX BAUMGARTNER JUMPS FROM SPACE

 

© Jay Nemeth/Red Bull Content Pool


21. THE MOST INCREDIBLE AURORA OF 2012

 

Photograph courtesy of for NASA


20. THE WATERFALL ISLAND AT IGUAZU FALLS

 

Photograph by Andrew Murray on Flickr


19. OVERGROWN RAILROAD TRACKS IN THE FOREST

 

Photograph by T.-C on Flickr


18. A POD OF SLEEPING SPERM WHALES

 

Photograph by Wild Wonders of Europe
[www.wild-wonders.com] via Business & Biodiversity Campaign


17. 7 HOURS IN onE IMAGE

 

Photograph by Isil Karanfil (isilkrnfl on deviantART)


16. PIXEL PEOPLE PERFECTION

 

Artwork by Craig Alan via Artexpo (Eric Smith) on Flickr


15. GALACTIC MONSOON

 

Photograph by BRET WEBSTER


14. STRIKING ARTISTRY OF MULTIPLE TAKEOFFS
AT HANNOVER AIRPORT

 

Photograph by HO-YEOL RYU


13. THE KEEL WALK

 

Photograph by ALEX THOMSON RACING


12. A SEA OF PURPLE IN THE BADLANDS OF UTAH

 

Photograph by GUY TAL PHOTOGRAPHY | Print Available for Sale


11. PUTTING THE SIZE OF A WHALE IN PERSPECTIVE

 

Photograph via timz45 on Reddit


10. MEANWHILE IN SWITZERLAND

 

Photograph by Reuters/Denis Balibouse


9. onE BOAT AND 145 WATER-SKIERS

 

Photograph by MARK SEATON PHOTOGRAPHY


8. SALAR DE UYUNI AFTER SOME RAIN

 

Photograph via Paean on Reddit


7. OUTDOOR JACUZZI on THE MATTERHORN

 

Photograph via Iglu-Dorf.com


6. THE PRECIOUS BLUE MARBLE

 

Photograph by NASA/NOAA/GSFC/Suomi NPP/VIIRS/Norman Kuring


5. MAELSTROM AT KAUAI, HAWAII

 

Photograph by PATRICK SMITH PHOTOGRAPHY


4. CAPSIZED CRUISE SHIP COSTA CONCORDIA
FROM SPACE

 

Photograph by DIGITALGLOBE.COM


3. Serenity Now

 

Photograph by ZAK NOYLE for SURFER MAGAZINE


2. BEAUTIFUL BERN FROM ABOVE

 

Photograph via loki010 on Reddit


1. FIRST RISING SUN OF 2012

 

Photograph by JIJI Press/AFP/Getty Images