Pictures that will make you say ‘Hmmm…’
Careful about that cliff…
This shot, taken near Lake Powell, in Utah, is a little deceiving. Take a closer look, then read on to see what the photographer had to say.
“This canyon housed a pool of water that was sheltered from any wind, making it a perfect mirror for the canyon walls lit by the late afternoon sun,” says Darrell Staggs. “This view creates the illusion of a hiker walking right along the edge of a cliff canyon wall. For additional interest, the image can also be viewed upside down, giving the illusion of a hiker in a large cavern.”
The castle in the sky
Normally the Festung Hohensalzburg (that’s the castle) sits above the picturesque Austrian city of Salzburg.
Shady cyclists
Where’s the camera?
Take a second, and see if you can figure this one out. Got it?
City swimming
When you go to Berlin, visiting the sea probably isn’t the first thing on your mind… but if it is, you need only check out the famous Radisson Blu Hotel on Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse. Inside the hotel, guests marvel at the 25m-high aquarium. It holds 1,000,000 litres of water and houses 110 different species of marine life – that means more than 1,500 fish and other critters in the aquarium. And how do they clean it? A 900,000-litre per hour filtration system. You can even scuba-dive inside it.
Skating, which way?
Chillin’ out, relaxin, maxin’ all cool
Pavel ‘Pasha’ Petkuns hangs out above the city streets in Istanbul, Turkey.
Someone took this pic for the internet
A feat of Biblical proportions
An underwater waterfall
Surfing the sky
Off the coast of Australia you’ll find this incredible cloud formation – if you’re there on the right day. The 100km-long tubular cloud forms when the weather is right, and when it does, it rolls across the Gulf of Carpentaria at speeds up to 60kph. To learm more about this amazing phenomenon, check out this video from Johnny Durant.