Photos Of Most Beautiful Roads By Andy Lee (Part 2)

White sheet in Iceland. (Andy Lee/Caters News)

The photographer, 46, began taking pictures for this series in 2013. And since then Andy, from Stackpole, Pembrokeshire, has been travelling the world for the most stunning drives. In searching for the ideal road he often drives miles upon miles in order to find a suitable, remote area. (Caters News)

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White blanket outside Reykjahl, North Iceland. (Andy Lee/Caters News)

Wild horses in East Iceland. (Andy Lee/Caters News)

White blanket outside Reykjahl, North Iceland. (Andy Lee/Caters News)

Straight road through ingvellir southwestern Iceland. (Andy Lee/Caters News)

Cute Cats In Everyday Situations By Svetlana Valyiskaya

A cat looks like he bit off more than he can chew with this turkey leg. (Caters News/Svetlana Valyiskaya)

These animals seem to have the PURR-fect life living just like their human owners. The cute critters – dogs, cats and even hamsters – have seemingly decided to try out things usually only reserved for humans.

Using her adorable style of photographer Svetlana Valyiskaya poses up common pets in everyday situations – from a hamster going to the gym to a cat ordering a meal. Her well-behaved subjects can be seen in this colorful collection of pictures she has been putting together for past six years in her native Russia.

In her spare time from her job as a commercial photographer Svetlana loves nothing more than creating these hilarious environments. Making all the costumes and designing the scenes herself, the photographers work has become a sensation in her native Russia. (Caters News)

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The good life, seafood, sunshine and nice lounge chair on a quiet afternoon. (Caters News/Svetlana Valyiskaya)

This country cat is ready for a little corn on the cob. (Caters News/Svetlana Valyiskaya)

This well dressed cat looks like he’s all ready for a birthday party with balloons. (Caters News/Svetlana Valyiskaya)

Well the World Cup is over, but for this athletic cat ready for a soccer match representing Russia. (Caters News/Svetlana Valyiskaya)

A cat taking a nap? That’s different, but with a magazine. (Caters News/Svetlana Valyiskaya)

A cat takes care of chores and hangs out the wash on the clothes line. (Caters News/Svetlana Valyiskaya) A cat taking a nap? That’s different, but with a magazine. (Caters News/Svetlana Valyiskaya)

A nice dinner while reading the newspaper for this sopficated cat. (Caters News/Svetlana Valyiskaya)

Your Shot: A Sneak Peek At National Geographic’s Contest Submissions

National Geographic magazine turned 125 this month.

The magazine moves the birthday celebration off its pages with the October 1st public launch of a photo-sharing platform, Your Shot (NGYourShot.com), that allows photography fans to connect with photographers and editors around virtual assignments, get direct feedback on their work and participate in a unique photography-based community.

One of the magazine’s young star photographers, Cory Richards, will usher in the month as lead curator of the magazine’s first assignment on Your Shot.

Led by Richards and his magazine photo editor, Sadie Quarrier, the assignment invites photographers to share three images that convey how photography can help us explore our changing world.

Throughout the assignment, Richards and Quarrier will provide photo tips and feedback on the images that are submitted along with direction on what they feel will best help tell the story.

Their favourite photograph will be selected to appear in a future issue of National Geographic magazine.

Participants must join Your Shot, National Geographic’s free online photo community and storytelling platform, to submit photos to the assignment, which runs until today, October. 22. (National Geographic)

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Master of Disguise – Photograph and caption by Graham McGeorge, National Geographic Your Shot – Eastern Screech Owls like to take over woodpecker nests that have been dug out over the years in pine trees, which are the main species of tree at this swamp. Fish and Wildlife also paint a white ring around the base of a tree that has active nests in order to avoid when conducting controlled burns. Screech owls can range in height anywhere from 8-10 inches, so you have to have a sharp eye to find these little birds of prey. 8BIM

What a sheep! – Photograph and caption by Andres Beregovich, National Geographic Your Shot – wandering through Isla Riesco, I bumped into this almost forgotten ranch. Talking to the locals was fun. Then I asked whether I could photograph some of the processes. I couldn’t believe the size of this sheep when I first saw it. I almost couldn’t take the picture cause I was so impressed. 140KG Sheep (about 300 lbs) I’ve only seen this here.8BIM

Smile From Mentawai Hunter – Photograph and caption by Mohd Ismail, National Geographic Your Shot – Smile form mentawai people .

Bromo Tengger National Park – Photograph and caption by Dennis Walton, National Geographic Your Shot – Nothing changes the landscape like a major volcano. I have visited Bromo Tengger National Park in Java, Indonesia many times. The usual drill is to climb to my favorite viewpoint in the early morning darkness and wait for sunrise. You never know what the new day will bring. This time it was an ash eruption of Mt Semeru highlighted by the warm colors of rising sun.

The Last Light – Photograph and caption by Somnath Chakraborty, National Geographic Your Shot – On a lazy eve i took this frame in unknown lane at Varanasi. A surreal light effect i got when i was walking through this lane. perhaps he was returning from his job and allowed me to take this frame on request. I took at least 5 frame out of which this one is cleared most.

Castelluccio di Norcia – Photograph and caption by Mauro Maione, National Geographic Your Shot – The Plains of Castelluccio are a karst plateau of the central-alluvial (Umbria-Marche Apennines), located in the Umbrian side of the Sibillini Mountains at the foot of Mount Carrier, within the territory of the town of Norcia, near the village of Castelluccio , and the National Park of Monti Sibillini, and that is the bottom of an ancient Apennine lake, now dried up, and known for its karst features.8BIM

Alive – Photograph and caption by Jonathan Tucker. National Geographic Your Shot – This is a self portrait I took of my self. This photo was taken under a glacier in Alaska. I hiked over two hours through swamps and up the side of a mountain to reach the Glacier itself..I spent around a hour walking on top of the glacier taking photos until I found this cave. The cave is formed from a water fall from the mountain that meets the glacier.When I first walked in the cave it took my breath away it was so amazing and scary at the same time especially when you hear the ice crack.

White Rim Storm – Photograph and caption by Klaus Priebe, National Geographic Your Shot – During a visit to the Canyon lands during the monsoon season of 2013 I chased storms during the week and had this little micro thunderstorm head right at me. It was a magical moment with the sun peaking through the clouds to the west and the storm producing rain and a few lightning bolts as it passed by me. 8BIM

Orange Liberty – Photograph and caption by Joy Acharyy, National Geographic Your Shot – These kids were playing the ghats of Ganges in Varanasi, India. The moment this kid saw me with my camera, she posed with the huge flag in her hand and made my day.

‘Improbabilita’: From Usefull Items, To Useless

Orange with a tap

Italian photographer Giuseppe Colarusso has created series of photograph entitled ‘Improbabilita’ that turns everyday items into items that are impossible to use, improbable and some were given a completely new function altogether.

I think that Giuseppe Colarusso is so creative and the photos are very funny and interesting.

And I really love the ‘safe made out of cupboard box’ the best because it is as if we worked so hard for something but we forgot to secure something that is actually more important.

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Spoon and fork with rope handles

Dice without dots

Toothpick spray

Hammer with electrical plug

Joined keys

Safe made out of cupboard box

Rearview mirror without mirror

Useless drawers in a drawer

Ruler with bumpy lines

Ping Pong paddle with a hole

Spray paint with colour adjustments

Chilli fire extinguisher

Keyboard with nonesense keys

Mugs joined with one handle

Saucepan with a keyhole

Ring nail klipper

Watering can pot

Water bottle without caps

Sunglasses for one eyed creature

Knife with cut handle

Square rolling pin

Double-sided plug

Clouds Which Looks Like UFOs By Denis Budkov

Lenticular clouds hover of the mountains of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia.

I love photography and I had posted lots of photos by great photographers who took beautiful photos of animals, trees, mountains, lakes and others.

And today, I want to share something different – cool photos of clouds that looks like UFOs or Unidentified Flying Object by Russian photographer Denis Budkov.

These photos were snapped over Klyuchevskaya Sopka, the highest mountain of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia.

They look so cool, especially the above photo.

The Mail Online wrote that the lens-shaped formations are scientifically known as ‘altocumulus lenticularis’ and are the result of moist air that has condensed at a high altitude.

They are formed when the air temperature drops and moisture droplets are pushed up a steep slope by high winds.

This unique atmospheric condition creates the interesting lens-shaped form that defines a lenticular cloud. 

Mountains act as natural barriers forcing clouds to condense quickly as they are pushed to cooler altitudes.

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Lenticular clouds hover of the mountains of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia.

Lenticular clouds hover of the mountains of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia.

Lenticular clouds hover of the mountains of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia.

Lenticular clouds hover of the mountains of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia.

Lenticular clouds hover of the mountains of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia.

Lenticular clouds hover of the mountains of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia.

Richard Silvers’s Mind-Bending Wonders Of The World’s Photos

Machu Picchu, Peru (Photo by Richard Silver)

Richard Silver’s photos of the world’s biggest sights are special because he uses artistic visual constructions like the combinations of sharpness and blur.

He wrote that, “By employing techniques such as Tilt Shift, HDR, Vertical Panoramas and Time Slice, this allows me to grow as a photographer while exposing our everyday world in an altered visual context.”

Silver says:

“People always ask me, How do I make people look so small or why do I make people look so small? Simple, WE ARE. In the big picture we are just a small blip of what the world truly is. I enjoy the power I have to change the perspective of the way people look at the world and maybe at themselves.”

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Balloon fiesta, New Mexico (Photo by Richard Silver)

Hagia Sophia (Photo by Richard Silver)

Atlas Mountains (Photo by Richard Silver)

Reykjavik (Photo by Richard Silver)

Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro (Photo by Richard Silver)

Coliseum, Rome (Photo by Richard Silver)

Brooklyn Bridge (Photo by Richard Silver)

Taj Mahal (Photo by Richard Silver)

World Trade Center Memorial (Photo by Richard Silver)

Easter Island (Photo by Richard Silver)

Teotihuacan (Photo by Richard Silver)

Tokyo (Photo by Richard Silver)

Waikiki Beach, Hawaii (Photo by Richard Silver)

Machu Picchu, Peru (Photo by Richard Silver)