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[16 Aug 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
A Stunning Rainbow Beam (PIC)

A rainbow is an optical event that causes a spectrum of light to appear in the sky when the Sun shines onto droplets of moisture in the Earth’s atmosphere. You can find rainbow almost anywhere in the world, which frequently happening after the rain. The one that very unusual is the occurrence of a rainbow beam. What is a rainbow beam anyway? For me, no words can describe it. We are just too lucky to see such epic event from our own eyes. Enjoy the amazing photography taken by Paul Nicklen entitled “Highway Beam“. Could you see …

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[29 Jun 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Wooden Face-like House at Ski Mountain

This face-like house is among the best wooden architecture building in United States. Designed by Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates a long time ago, the ski house is built for a family with two children where the purpose is to accommodate them with a large number of guests. The face-like ski house located on the steep northern slope of the mountain above Vail in a beautiful stand of aspen trees and low evergreen bushes. The wooden building is a four-story house and inspire of tall, straight trees around it features amazing views of surroundings. Big thanks to …

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[7 Jun 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
Perfect Desert Vacation at Kaufmann House

Originally designed by Richard Neutra, The Kaufmann House, which is located in Palm Springs, California is among the most incredible house in the United States. The 1946-built house was just recently renovated by Marmol Radizner architecture practice. Many critics place the house amongst the most important houses of the 20th century in the United States and even was included in a list of all time top 10 houses in Los Angeles in December 2008.

 

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[30 Mar 2010 | 4 Comments | ]
Bizarre Bowling Ball Beach of Mendocino

People, who are not familiar with a place called Schooner Gulch in Mendocino, will be amazed with the scenery in front of them. Thousands of rocks have convened to face the tides like a Terracotta Army of small boulders. They’re all of equal size, all uniform in their spacing. Located about 30 miles south of Mendocino on the northern California coastline, Bowling Ball Beach isn’t on any maps, but you can get to it by driving on Highway 1 to mile marker 11.5, just 3 miles south of Point Arena. The beach is characterized by dozens of round …

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[27 Mar 2010 | 4 Comments | ]
Giant Ice Sculptures Carved by Natures

The power of nature is so vast and unpredictably strong. Humans may have spent thousands of years trying to master the art of the great sculpture, but these amazing photographs of icebergs show they are no match for nature’s grand design. Pictured off the Western Antarctic Peninsula by Steven Kazlowski, these gigantic ice carvings have been whittled away by biting polar winds, freezing water and sub-zero temperatures to form incredible mega structures that take the breath away. The vast array of frozen sculptures includes ‘Swiss cheese’ icebergs which appear to have deep holes drilled into them and some …

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[26 Mar 2010 | 13 Comments | ]
Thor’s Well – A Gate to the Undersea

Many people, I believe even the locals of Oregon do not realize the existence of an amazing nature place called Thor’s Well. Located at Cape Perpetua, Oregon, the surf surge rock without doubt is very unique. In any event, it makes a great photo. It occurs at a moderate to high tide with strong surf. While I think it is best photographed near sunset, I’m sure good photos of it could be obtained almost any time of day. However, it is not easy to take a snap of the place because of sharp rocks are everywhere. Plus, a …

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