Photos that make you speak in symbols and punctuation

[Top Geek]

I want to start a thread where we post truly amazing photos; and I mean "truly amazing" in every artistic sense. Photos that show a clear strength in composition, lighting, tone, emotion, meaning and depth. But mostly, I want to see photos that are amazing because of a photographer's dedication to be at the right place at the right time, whether by pure chance or specific intention. I would hesitate to post a studio shot unless it's is a one-in-a-billion sort of thing. The snap of your dog making a funny face doesn't count either; I'm talking about photos that will go down in history.

Just so we're clear, these do not have to be your photos. In fact, they shouldn't be. I want to see amazing photos that inspire you, not your own photos.

I'll start off with the photo that inspired me to create this thread...



Originally seen here:
http://1x.com/photos/latest-additions/30961/

 

[ALXBWSCREW]

This one left me speechless.

 

[Dr_Q]

As I'm incredibly lazy I'll just link to some of my current 1X favourites. The Statendam, The Last Potter and Reach the Ball.

 

[marcos_eirik]

This series of pictures made me speak loudly in exclamation marks.

How.....

 

[Redliner]

Nice idea epp_b.

 

[bone]

that first pic? is that real? or ps? that's a series you don't want to see comming in your direction :shock:

 

[LeVeL]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wuf/3816978894/

 

[Dr_Q]

The most breathtaking thing I've seen in months is this. It's made up of stills so hopefully it counts.

 

[otispunkmeyer]

This series of pictures made me speak loudly in exclamation marks.

How.....

what! wouldnt u be killed by the sound that close? guess it could be remote, but from the other pics, they were moving around

then again, multiple cameras/people

 

[marcos_eirik]

If you look under the discription of how they did it, it was an old 35mm film SLR that was on a tripod, anchored to the ground and triggered by sound. Despite the fact it was secured to the ground, it was blasted several yards away. They used a cheap film SLR simply because they didn't want to sacrifice an expensive dSLR in the process. The camera survived actually, but the lens was burned out.

Larger image

 

[AutoAero]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/augustallen/3150407911/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kbh2107/4214474386/

 

[Paddy]

I'll just put these three up, all sourced from the 'The Big Picture' section of the Boston Globe

The recent post from Haiti 'three weeks on' is quite humbling ...

 

[the Interceptor]

https://pic.armedcats.net/t/th/the_interceptor/2010/02/02/volcanoqa2.jpg

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ightning-storm-engulfed-erupting-volcano.html

 

[Top Geek]

^ Saw that one in NG. Wow.

 

[Clockwerk]

Pulitzer prize winning photo taken during the aftermath of the Oklahoma City Bombing :Might be Graphic to Some:

Spoiler

 

[BlaRo]

Speaking of the Boston Globe, I'll post some from the Awesome Thread...

 

[Top Geek]

Some great stuff in here!

I just found another one on 1x that really defines this thread:

https://pic.armedcats.net/e/ep/epp_b/2010/02/04/31014-fullsize.jpg

Original @ 1x.

 

[Dr_Q]

I thought this might be worth a bump. I've attempted and failed on many occasions to capture a single dragonfly, this person comes along and finds a acrobatics conventions on water and manages to capture it.

 

[ALXBWSCREW]

For me, landscapes/nature don't represent the best "story tellers" behind a photo. As the Chernobyl disaster, fascinates me, the following 2 photos are I think on the top of my list.

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[AutoAero]

I thought this might be worth a bump. I've attempted and failed on many occasions to capture a single dragonfly, this person comes along and finds a acrobatics conventions on water and manages to capture it.

I know what you mean. I've tried soo many a time to capture at least one in a decent shot and I always fail! That photo is seriously epic. As are most of them in this thread.