Beautiful and Amazing Digital Photography





In mid-August 2010 ESO Photo Ambassador Yuri Beletsky snapped this amazing photo at ESO’s Paranal Observatory. A group of astronomers were observing the centre of the Milky Way using the laser guide star facility at Yepun, one of the four Unit Telescopes of the Very Large Telescope (VLT). (POTD)


Stari Most, the “Old Bridge”, which connects the two banks of river Neretva, has been a symbol of Mostar for centuries. This view from north shows Helebija tower to the left and Tara tower to the right. It was made from the minaret of Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque. (POTD)


Sarychev Peak Volcano erupts June 12, 2009, on Matua Island (North Kuril Islands) (POTD)


Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) (young) in South Georgia (POTD)


The Lichtenstein Castle, near Lichtenstein, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. (POTD)


Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas), photographed near Playa Jaco in Costa Rica. (POTD)


Male Agama sinaita, Jordan. This species is common in deserts around the shores of the Red Sea. While in heat, the male turns striking blue to attract females. (POTD)


Horseshoe Bend, Arizona. Horseshoe Bend is a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona. (POTD)


Detail of the Guanajuato mummies, Mexico. Black and white version. Photo taken at Museo de las Momias de Guanajuato. (POTD)


Blue bottle fly (Calliphora vomitoria) Portrait, Austin’s Ferry, Tasmania, Australia. 3.5:1 magnification. (POTD)


A V-22 Osprey vertical-lift aircraft before a night mission in central Iraq. (POTD)


Lt. Col. Gabriel Green and Capt. Zachary Bartoe patrol the airspace in an F-15E Strike Eagle as the Space Shuttle Atlantis launches May 14, 2010, at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. (POTD)


Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, California, USA) at sunset. (POTD)

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