Archive for September, 2009

Tui bird, New Zealand

Tui bird, New Zealand

TweetIn the first of the three photos below, a tui bird (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) on a kowhai tree branch. White throat tufts and a distinctive white feathers collar make the territorial tui one of New Zealand's most recognizable endemic birds. Wide format Fine Art prints of the pictures below are available. Simply click on any image [...]


Sand storm, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

TweetA thick sandstorm shrouds Dubai's Burj Khalifa and surrounding buildings, United Arab Emirates. At 828m (2,717ft), Burj Khalifa is the world's tallest man-made structure.  The colossal building was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill a Chicago based architecture firm. Its construction started in 2004 and was completed in January 2010, under the helm of Samsung [...]


Leica Announces Full-Frame M9 Rangefinder & X1 Compact Camera

Leica Announces Full-Frame M9 Rangefinder & X1 Compact Camera

TweetAt 9.15am today (US Eastern Time), Leica officially announced its highly anticipated 18 megapixel full-frame M9 rangefinder and the 12 megapixels X1 compact camera, via webcast. With its custom Kodak-designed 18 megapixels CCD sensor, the Leica M9 is the world’s first full-frame (24x36mm) 35mm rangefinder camera. Typically found in much larger and heavier SLR cameras, [...]


Majuli Island ferry, Assam, India

TweetA man jumps off a very crowded Majuli Island ferry, Assam, India. Located in the middle of the mighty Brahmaputra river, Majuli is the largest river island in the world with a superficy of 800 sq km. Along with an astounding variety of birds and flora, the island – and the wider state of Assam [...]