Blown Away by Justin Bettman
Redhead on blue. Suspended. There’s a lot you can do with water folks. It’s the next best thing to photography on the moon.
Model: Mallory Jesser (More photos of her on Justin’s blog)
Discovered via my Flickr Dashboard.
Update: Since scheduling this post I discovered that I also follow Justin on Tumblr, and he posted his photo here.

Blown Away by Justin Bettman

Redhead on blue. Suspended. There’s a lot you can do with water folks. It’s the next best thing to photography on the moon.

Model: Mallory Jesser (More photos of her on Justin’s blog)

Discovered via my Flickr Dashboard.

Update: Since scheduling this post I discovered that I also follow Justin on Tumblr, and he posted his photo here.

Untitled by Claudia
Yay redhead and blue water.
Discovered via Claudia’s photostream in Christopher Beitz’s favourites.

Untitled by Claudia

Yay redhead and blue water.

Discovered via Claudia’s photostream in Christopher Beitz’s favourites.

Heart of Baikal by Elena Anosova
Welcome to Friday!
I love a lot about this photograph: the rocks that seem to glow; the sunset; the moon; the glassy water. Sadly, the original photo page has very little information about the location. So I did some research.
The more I research about this rock and the lake it edges on, the more I want to visit. Here’s what I found:
Rock name: Shaman Rock (Russian: (Байкал, Ольхон, Бурхан,) Шаманка)Location: Lake Baikal, Russia (technically, Schamanenfelsen, Olchon Island, Insel Olchon, Lake Baikal, Baikalsee, Russia [1])Coordinates: 53°203693′N 107°339001′E (map)
Lake catchment area: 560,000 km2 (216,000 sq mi)Lake max. depth: 1,642 m (5,387 ft) - Deepest lake in the world.Lake age: Estimated 25-30 million years - One of the most ancient lakes in the world.
Lake Baikal freezes over between the months of January-May. Discover more awesomeness about this lake on Wikipedia.
Here’s how Roberto Quijada describes this area on the photograph he took:
Olkhon Island, located off the Irkutsk side of the lake, is considered  the sacred center of Lake Baikal.  There are four tiny villages on the  island, and it can only be reached by ferry. Despite no running water  and no electricity, it is a wonderful place to visit, with beautiful  beaches, gorgeous views of the lake, and no mosquitos.  One of the  benefits of no electricity is that the night sky is filled with the most  amazing stars.  I really regret that I was too busy staring with my  mouth open to shoot any star shots. I hope this doesn’t change when the  island gets electricity later this summer. Many of the shots feature  shaman rock, the most famous landmark on Olkhon.
See more Shaman Rock photos on Panoramio and Flickr.
Discovered via the 500px homepage.

Heart of Baikal by Elena Anosova

Welcome to Friday!

I love a lot about this photograph: the rocks that seem to glow; the sunset; the moon; the glassy water. Sadly, the original photo page has very little information about the location. So I did some research.

The more I research about this rock and the lake it edges on, the more I want to visit. Here’s what I found:

Rock name: Shaman Rock (Russian: (Байкал, Ольхон, Бурхан,) Шаманка)
Location: Lake Baikal, Russia (technically, Schamanenfelsen, Olchon Island, Insel Olchon, Lake Baikal, Baikalsee, Russia [1])
Coordinates: 53°203693′N 107°339001′E (map)

Lake catchment area: 560,000 km2 (216,000 sq mi)
Lake max. depth: 1,642 m (5,387 ft) - Deepest lake in the world.
Lake age: Estimated 25-30 million years - One of the most ancient lakes in the world.

Lake Baikal freezes over between the months of January-May. Discover more awesomeness about this lake on Wikipedia.

Here’s how Roberto Quijada describes this area on the photograph he took:

Olkhon Island, located off the Irkutsk side of the lake, is considered the sacred center of Lake Baikal. There are four tiny villages on the island, and it can only be reached by ferry. Despite no running water and no electricity, it is a wonderful place to visit, with beautiful beaches, gorgeous views of the lake, and no mosquitos. One of the benefits of no electricity is that the night sky is filled with the most amazing stars. I really regret that I was too busy staring with my mouth open to shoot any star shots. I hope this doesn’t change when the island gets electricity later this summer. Many of the shots feature shaman rock, the most famous landmark on Olkhon.

See more Shaman Rock photos on Panoramio and Flickr.

Discovered via the 500px homepage.

05.55 AM by Filipe Correia
Good Thursday morning, friends! 5:55 AM. Sunrise. My favourite part of the day! I hope this photograph gives you inspiration for the glorious day ahead!
Discovered via the 500px homepage.

05.55 AM by Filipe Correia

Good Thursday morning, friends! 5:55 AM. Sunrise. My favourite part of the day! I hope this photograph gives you inspiration for the glorious day ahead!

Discovered via the 500px homepage.

day three hundred and sixty two. by Jett Myers
May I go frolic here?
(It would be nice if Jett published the location/area on the Flickr page.)
Discovered on my Tumblr Dashboard.

day three hundred and sixty two. by Jett Myers

May I go frolic here?

(It would be nice if Jett published the location/area on the Flickr page.)

Discovered on my Tumblr Dashboard.

(via 1nfinite)