I'm in San Francisco at the moment. This afternoon, I visited the amazing Golden Gate Bridge. I tried to photograph it from several angles. Most of the photos didn't work out, but I did like this shot, which was shot mostly into the sun.
What do you know about Iran? Here is a series of photos from The Atlantic that will like expand your horizons.
What you will see below are a series of four photos I took tonight at the Chinese Lantern Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden. This was a stunning display of dozens of larger than life creations of silk, steel and other materials, that magically transformed the grounds of the MBG.
In the above photo, the foreground is a dragon made of thousands of porcelain plates, cups and other utensils. In the background is the Climatron (a longtime fixture at the Garden containing tropical plants). The festival will run through August 19. Three additional photos follow.
Yesterday afternoon, while at work, a co-worker rushed into my downtown St. Louis office and urged me to look out my window. His enthusiasm was justified. This is what I saw looking to the west (click on the photo below for much better effect):
This is one of a series of cloud photos that I've posted at DI.
To best experience the stars from the Atacama desert in Chile, use full screen and turn up your speakers: