28-year-old Marinus from the Netherlands has been making these animated GIFs, I presume to make the point that animated GIFs are not just awesome and funny, but awesome and more awesome.
"I am bored, therefore I make GIFs" -René Descartes (1596-1650)
These are just a small portion of them. Catch them all on his blog: Head Like an Orange
The circle of life makes for some dramatic photos, from some fantastic photographers...
From Wikipedia:
"The Manpupuner rock formations (Man-Pupu-Nyer; Мань-Пупу-нёр) or the Seven Strong Men Rock Formations or Poles of the Komi Republic are a set of 7 gigantic abnormally shaped stone pillars located north of the Ural mountains in the Troitsko-Pechorsky District of the Komi Republic. These monoliths are around 30 to 42 m high and jut out of a hilly plateau formed through the weathering effects of ice and winds."
"According to a local legend, the stone pillars were once an entourage of Samoyeds giants walking through the mountains to Siberia in order to destroy the Vogulsky people. However, upon seeing the holy Vogulsky mountains, the shaman of the giants dropped his drum and the entire team froze into the stone pillars."
More Nature Photography
Jointed basalt columns, unusual columns predominantly hexagonal in cross-section, but polygons with three to twelve or more sides can be found from inches to meter in diameter.
Litlanesfoss, Iceland
Sea Cave on the Akun Island, Alaska, USA
Ghenh Da Dia
Takachiho Gorge, Japan
Takachiho Gorge, Japan
Los Organos, Canary Islands, Spain
Jusangjeolli Cliffs, South Korea
Garni Gorge, Armenia
Fingal's Cave, UK
Prismas Basálticos, Mexico
Kirkjugólf, Iceland
Svartifoss, Iceland
Hexagon Pool, Israel
Cape Stolbchaty, Russia
So much great details over at The World Geography.
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