The amazing and cool photo thread

[MarinaDiamandis]

Pen-Y-Fan, from the top.

 

[che69velle]

Looks like something out of Tomb Raider.

Incredible shot, feels like I'll fall into it by just looking at it.

resident evil outbrake?

 

[CodeRedR51]

 

[SRV2LOW4ME]

EPIC.

Anyone know where that is?

 

[Danoff]

Yosemite CA

Been there, got a very similar photo. Lots of other great scenes in that park too. Very crowded though, lots of traffic.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Find them on Facebook if you have one, they post epic pictures every day.

 

[ExigeEvan]

Pen-Y-Fan, from the top.

👍

But I prefer my picture

 

[MarinaDiamandis]

👍

But I prefer my picture

Your picture actually gives the impression that it was taken from a high place!

Unfortunately it will have to be removed, I can positively identify at least 5 serving members of the SAS hidden in the long grass when I zoom in.

 

[SRV2LOW4ME]

Yosemite CA

Been there, got a very similar photo. Lots of other great scenes in that park too. Very crowded though, lots of traffic.

Thanks. Is the falls rain or glacier fed?

 

[Danoff]

Thanks. Is the falls rain or glacier fed?

Snow. That fall runs all the time. I don't think it ever dries up.


Edit:

Apparently it does in late summer.

 

[ExigeEvan]

Your picture actually gives the impression that it was taken from a high place!

Unfortunately it will have to be removed, I can positively identify at least 5 serving members of the SAS hidden in the long grass when I zoom in.

It's great when you bump into the Army guys, 20+ kg of kit and exhausted trying not to get sniffed by every dog that sees them.

 

[Slick Rick]

Breathtaking! My new wallpaper....

 

[Alex p.]

EPIC.

Anyone know where that is?

Looks like El Capitan somewhat.

 

[Danoff]

Looks like El Capitan somewhat.

Wow, good eye. Unless you already knew, El Capitan is in the same park. This might be the same pond.

El Capitan

Also in the park:

Half Dome
(You can drive to where this photo was taken. I have some similar shots without the awesome lighting and fog)

Another shot of Yosemite Falls

Bridal Veil Falls

Vernal Falls

Nevada Falls

Horsetail Falls

Here's a shot of the yosemite valley with bridal falls on the right, el capitan on the left, half dome in the back.

Should be on everyone's bucket list.

But... if you're thinking about going, this would not be the year to do it. We didn't get nearly enough snow this year.

 

[Slick Rick]

I wish El Capitan was on GT5 that was like one of my favorite tracks....

 

[TheCracker]

Should be on everyone's bucket list.

It is indeed an awesome place. But like you said, it is incredibly popular and therefore very crowded. When we went it was at the back end of the summer, and the falls were mostly dry following a long spell of unseasonably hot weather, but it still wasn't enough to spoil the experience.

 

[Liquid]

I find this so fascinating. Henry VIII's armour, dated 1544. He was a... 'heavy set' gentleman.

 

[MarinaDiamandis]

I find this so fascinating. Henry VIII's armour, dated 1544. He was a... 'heavy set' gentleman.

Any plate armour is fascinating, i've had the pleasure of watching an armourer beat plate out of sheet metal and it was incredible. Every single strike of the hammer was placed exactly where needed, as if not even a robot could rival the armourers accuracy.

 

[GregTheStig]

Piggy back ride!!!!

 

[Madertus]

Let's bow deeply before Discovery, ladies and gentlemen!

Any plate armour is fascinating, i've had the pleasure of watching an armourer beat plate out of sheet metal and it was incredible. Every single strike of the hammer was placed exactly where needed, as if not even a robot could rival the armourers accuracy.

I dream of buying something medieval/renaissance etc. -related of this sort. A 120-cm two-handed axe would be just perfect :3

 

[SRV2LOW4ME]

Should be on everyone's bucket list.

But... if you're thinking about going, this would not be the year to do it. We didn't get nearly enough snow this year.

I would love to make it out there, it reminds me of the mountains of British Columbia which I loved, only a little bigger in scale. Will definitely be looking into it a little more.

 

[SPhilli911]

Piggy back ride!!!!

That shot is just...

 

[Blitz187]

Piggy back ride!!!!

*Space Shuttle Piggy Back*

The last airborn trip of a significant piece of history. Awesome.

 

[Neal]

The Flight Deck of Space Shuttle Endeavour

Near the village of Palangan, in Iran's Kurdistan province

 

[zedextreme8177]

Me being an aviation/spaceflight fanatic, that first photo is just purely mesmerizing. The blueish glare on the window (I guess from a floodlight outside), just makes it better

Just imagine sitting in that, and also seeing Earth from those windows

 

[Neal]

Just imagine sitting in that, and also seeing Earth from those windows

You might be in luck...

"The retired space shuttles are now being sent to museums, with Endeavour being sent to California Space Center in Los Angeles, California, Atlantis to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Merritt Island, Florida, and Discovery to the Udvar-Hazy Annex of the National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia. Therefore sitting in a shuttle pilot's chair and personally contemplating the thrill of human space flight may actually be in your future."

...of course the earth will be somewhat closer to those windows than you were hoping

 

[zedextreme8177]

That's great news, the problem is that the Maldives is on the other side of the world from the U.S.

I'm glad they aren't being scrapped. After all, they've become such an important part of the history of human spaceflight 👍

 

[axletramp]

So which button makes the coffee?

 

[Neal]

They all do, the whole thing is remote controlled from Houston....unfortunately to avoid spillages it's delivered as an enema.

 

[axletramp]

Straight from the kettle! Milk? Yes please. One lump or two? NOOOOOOOOO....