[Archived] Fascinating Photos

[Tom]

Aw I wish that Timon and Pumba pic was real

This site has some truly amazing photo's but a warning, some of them are very disturbing.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/

Some of the Haiti ones are heartbreaking

Here is a link to their decade in photo's, unbelievable stuff

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/12/the_decade_in_news_photographs.html

Further edit - their 2009 in photos is also fascinating

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/12/2009_in_photos_part_1_of_3.html

[Stuart]

Some amazing photos there, Tom. Thanks for posting.

[cn174]

The boston website is pretty mint for photos, it comes up quite regularly on StumbleUpon.

Made me smile hehe

[cn174]

Not very exciting nowadays, but must've been pretty amazing in 1896 when the first ever x-ray was taken and published.

[cletus]

[Amo]

Is that Laurel & Hardy??

I thought the guy on the right was Adrian Chiles...

[cn174]

The vikings are still alive and well!!

[colin]

first signs of spring

Just a bit of hope. Snowdrops

[Stuart]

first signs of spring

Just a bit of hope. Snowdrops

Here's hoping!

[Ozz]

New photos of the 9/11 attacks on the WTC have been released.

Some on the BBC site Here.

[cn174]

[Stuart]

[cn174]

Just seen the tackle on Sav, that was a shocker!

[cn174]

[cn174]

I can't copy any onto here as it is all embedded in flash, but this fella is one of my favourite photographers.

Night Photography of the Abandoned West

[Stuart]

[cn174]

wtf?!

[adopted scouser]

Officials state the facilities for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa are second to none

[cn174]

[philipl]

My link

[Hughesy]

Similar to the one Claire (sp) posted

[cn174]

A photo from the Hubble telescope.

Some more here

[Hughesy]

Did anyone see them pics that some average joe managed to take of the thin blue line by sending a digital camera up in a box, attached too a balloon - quality pics & NASA have contacted him because he had got such quality pics for such a low price, compared to the £££££'s they spend on taking pics

[sleepyjack]

I believe you mean Robert Harrison.

[OscarRaven]

I believe you mean Robert Harrison.

and £500 is a load of rubish.... without the thousands of £'s in tech he wouldn't have been able to recover his pictures!