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Browse Amazing Pictures of Earth, As Seen From 400 Miles Away
Winding ridges show the spectacular MacDonnell mountain range of the Northern Territory, a 650 km (400 mile) long series of mountain ranges located in the centre of Australia. The ranges are composed of many rock types, but are most famous for their beautiful red quartzite peaks and gorges, visible in the upper right.
+Wallpaper Size Several glaciers spill onto the Gulf of Alaska to form the gentle ripples of the Malaspina, an ice field so large it can only be seen in its entirety from space. Its tongue, here shown in sky blue, flows from the stunning Saint Elias Mountains towards the sea, filling the plain, although at no point does it actually reach the icy water.
+Wallpaper Size The dunes of the Kalahari encroach onto the once-fertile lands to the north, leaving remarkable striations across the land. Note the lone red dot of healthy vegetation at the centre of the image: it is the result of a man made irrigation system, evidence that at least one optimistic farmer continues to work the fields despite the approaching sand.
+Wallpaper Size The delta of South America’s second longest river is located only 20 miles from one of the world’s largest cities, Buenos Aires. Known as a foremost bird-watching destination, its intricate spiders web of waterways and canals form a vital link between the towns and cities of the region. The striking contrast between dense forest and wetland marsh is clearly visible in the image along the banks of the dazzling blue river.
+Wallpaper Size Deep rings in the ground near the Saharan town of Oudane mark a geological formation that resembles a bull’s eye or whirlpool. Its dramatic grooves are only entirely visible from a great altitude and although appearing to be the result of an impact crater, were formed when a volcanic dome hardened, gradually eroding to expose beautiful onion-like layers of rock.
+Wallpaper Size Despite its name, the desert is an area largely devoid of sand, instead characterized by complex geological structures. Inhabited mainly by indigenous Australian communities, the glorious sheets of mottled color resemble Klimt’s famous paintings.
+Wallpaper Size A small corner of the vast Great Sandy Desert that does have large sand dunes – the only sand in this desert of scrub and rock – the dunes are here visible as lines stretching across the image. The light-coloured fan shapes are scars from wildfires.
A stunning outcrop of black rock covered in swathes of shifting sand – only 10,000 years ago grass covered the region, today however these rocks are as prominent a feature as can be found within the exquisite sand dunes of the southern Sahara..
This extensive delta at the mouth of Volga is comprised of more than 500 channels and sustains the most productive fishing grounds in Eurasia. The delicate vein-like waterways flow into the dark expanses of the Caspian Sea, the largest body of enclosed water on the planet.
These magnificent swirling clouds are the result of a meteorological phenomenon known as the Karman vortex, a repeating pattern of spinning vortices caused by the unsteady separation of flow over bluff bodies. They appeared over AlexanderSelkirk Island in the southern Pacific Ocean – off the coast of Chile – rising voluptuously from the surrounding waters and creating a stunning spiral effect.
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[...] from orbiting satellites. Chris Ingham Brooke from Environmental Graffiti has posted a set of the 30 Most Incredible Abstract Satellite Images of Earth. Below are a few of my favorites, but it is very much worth your while to check out the full post. [...]
[...] 30 satellite images that look more like abstract art: [...]
[...] reñidos? Al menos a mi muchas de las fotografías que publica Enviromental Graffiti en su post 30 Most Incredible Abstract Satellite Images of Earth me parecen dignos de colgarse en cualquier museo de arte moderno que se precie. Por ejemplo, la [...]
30 imágenes satelitales que parecen arte abstracto…
[c&p] ¿Quién dijo que arte y ciencia están reñidos? Al menos a mi muchas de las fotografías que publica Enviromental Graffiti. Por ejemplo, la primera imagen es una espectacular vista del desierto del Kalahari en Namibia tomada por el satéli…
[...] aunque hay que aclarar que los colores están falseados. Es al arte vía satélite. En la página Environmental Graffiti hay 23 imágenes más. Clic para [...]
[...] The Environmental Graffiti blog offers a gallery of the 30 Most Incredible Abstract Satellite Images of Earth. [...]
[...] 30 Most Incredible Abstract Satellite Images of Earth – is the title of the post – NASA pictures of the Earth that will have you “saving as wallpaper” for the next 10 minutes. Posted by master pixie in Blog This, Photos | [...]
[...] Link [via und via] Geschrieben von Rouven am Montag, 7. Juli 2008 Abgelegt unter All das andere [...]
Las 30 imágenes de satélite más abstractas…
Recopilacion de imagenes de satelites, un tanto especiales, imagenes que no estamos acostumbrados a ver….
[...] Mother Nature as an Abstract Artist [...]
Mother Nature is an abstract artist…
30 Incredible Abstract Satellite Images of Earth "From 400 miles away, the earth transforms into…
[...] 30 most incredible abstract sattelite images of earth. [...]
[...] would definitely recommend going to Environmental Graffiti and getting these pictures in wallpaper [...]
[...] Awesome Satellite Images Some incredible images of Satellite images courtesy of NASA [...]
[...] Incredible abstract satellite images of Earth. (via kottke) [...]
[...] 2002, the Library of Congress unveiled an exhibit of photos taken by the Landsat-7 satellite. Culled from over 400,000 pictures, this small set of 41 pictures (more added in 2003) represented [...]
[...] 30 Most Incredible Abstract Satellite Images of Earth : Environmental News Blog | Environmental Graf… Our globe is SO friggin cool…B-). (tags: photography earth satellite science via:mento.info) [...]
30 immagini astratte della terra dal satellite…
Questa è una selezione delle 30 immagini astratte tra le più belle scattate dal satellite. La collezione completa, di cui noi pubblichiamo alcune foto nella nostra galleria, è stata pubblicata da Chris Ingham Brooke su Environmental Graffiti, dov…
[...] Images of the Earth A breathtaking collection of abstract satellite photos demonstrating the “impressionist, cubist and pointillist” side of the earth’s [...]
[...] foto do alto, o Rio Paraná; abaixo dela, o Monte Kilimanjaro. São algumas das fotos colocadas neste post aqui, que traz 30 imagens tiradas por satélites que mais parecem uma obra de arte abstrata. (Sugestão [...]
[...] 30 Most Incredible Abstract Satellite Images of Earth [...]
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[...] satellite photos from some of earths most visually stunning areas, thanks to Environmental Graffiti who brought these NASA images to light again recently. The images were selected from a exhibition [...]
[...] the 30 most abstract satellite images of Earth, a collection of … well, exactly what it sounds like, really. My favourite is the image of [...]
links for 2008-07-23…
30 Most Incredible Abstract Satellite Images of Earth from Environmental News Blog Environmental Graffiti… slow to load, but really worth it (tags: geography landscape image)……
[...] These images taken from satellites (surely false colored for emphasis) are amazing and beautiful. This image is of Basra, Iraq – former home of ancient Sumerians, current home of military exercises. [...]
[...] of the thirty amazing satellite images over at Environmental Graffiti. This one is the once vast carpet of rainforest in the Amazon basin (…) fanning out from the [...]
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[...] environmentalgraffity.com findet man zurzeit eine wahnsinnig schöne Galerie mit 30 Sattelitenbildern, die unsere Erde auf [...]
[...] todos aquellos que no tuvimos la oportunidad de verlas Environmental Graffiti ha publicado varias de estas sorprendentes imágenes (de las cuales podéis ver una selección si [...]
[...] Enviromental Graffiti propose une sélection de 30 images satellites d’un graphisme unique. [...]
[...] vom Glauben abgekommen sein könnten. Im Gegenteil wir sind immer noch total geflasht von Graffiti, Gott und Google. Zwischenzeitlich waren die “Graffiti für Gott“ Erleuchtungskästen auf Pilgertour [...]
[...] 24, 2008 · No Comments 30 Most Incredible Abstract Satellite Images of Planet Earth, interesting Coca Cola signs in India, and amazing Iceland [...]
[...] 400 miles away, the earth transforms into abstract art,” writes EnvironmentalGraffiti.com. “The global landscape is impressionist, cubist and pointillist. Mother Nature is an abstract [...]
[...] 30 Abstract Satellite Images of Earth - Environmental Graffiti | Vía Make | [...]
[...] can view the whole set here, and there are three pages of them. They are so totally worth checking out. I really wish I knew [...]
[...] clipped from http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com [...]
[...] page I found on the above-mentioned list of links which contains some of the most strikingly beautiful images I’ve seen in a while. Please note that there are multiple pages (which I failed to notice the first time [...]
July 3rd, 2008 at 2:11 am
absolutely breathtaking and my friend is speechless!
July 3rd, 2008 at 2:46 am
Stunning. As with everything, a new perspective is gained with each new vantage point, every facet of reality is unique, existing as part of a infinite spectrum.
July 3rd, 2008 at 6:20 pm
These are amazing. Glad to see these were rediscovered.
July 3rd, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Thanks for putting this page together. I sampled many of these satellite images four years ago when I first started to dabbled in geospatial art. You can view them on my “Maps of 2004” page if you’d like to see some derivative applications of these public domain satellite images. If your readers are interested in obtaining custom hyperspectral satellite imagery art check out ABOV.
July 3rd, 2008 at 8:49 pm
And people say there is no God…
July 6th, 2008 at 5:45 am
Baffin Bay is in Canada, not Greenland.
July 6th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
check out my site: http://www.three-six-zero.com for more
July 6th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
this is ugly,. nothing to be seen, just some forms. colors appear to be “nice”, whatever. it will not stop humans destroying it. nuclear mushrooms look nice too.
July 7th, 2008 at 6:30 am
Wonderful images which lead us to understand the fragility and interconnectedness of life on the planet. Inspiring. And yes the images are definitely like non-representational, abstract art.
Cherie Hanson
July 7th, 2008 at 9:20 am
They’re called “Von Kármán Vortices”.
July 7th, 2008 at 9:34 am
Your detached perspective is so sexy. Cowardly… but sexy nonetheless.
…[yawn]…
July 7th, 2008 at 10:34 am
A very interesting contribution to the beauty of nature as examples of puzzles and misteries of Allah creation.
Thank you very much.
Prof. Otto S.R. Ongkosongo
July 8th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Clark, thanks for showing the World how wonderfully beautiful our planet is. This is surely artwork to the fullest. One simply gets inspired by looking at these photos. Keep up the good work.
July 9th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
It is NOT the Bolivian Forest
It is the BRAZILIAN Forest
July 11th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Beautiful! Thanks for hosting this!
July 12th, 2008 at 10:14 am
it is really amazing…i now know why God sits up there and not here!
Anyway, my (old) color TV sometimes produce such abstracts :-) but I cant download them and host it here…believe me…my TV unpredictably generate awesome abstracts now and then…..so I now learn to enjoy them too.
July 13th, 2008 at 12:21 am
Great pics!
July 13th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
hmmm …
these are gorgeous. anyone know if there are full sized (1920×1200) or larger images available? full sized, scaled would make incredible wallpapers.
– michael
July 14th, 2008 at 9:38 am
Reminds me somewhat of an assignment I did with my students in Iceland using Google Earth. Here are some samples my daughter made.
http://www.slideshare.net/sfjalar/artwork-earth/
regards,
S.Fjalar
July 15th, 2008 at 12:31 am
Hey
If you like this take a look at EarthBook: http://earthbook.craigrozynski.com
Craig
July 15th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
On which page were the pictures of heaven?
July 15th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Leave it to Internet users to turn this into a discussion about god. Can’t we just enjoy nature?
July 16th, 2008 at 5:26 am
It’s a shame the Everglades one is 404
July 16th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
(1) click the link (2) get the 404 (3) add a “g” to the end of the link (4) hit return (5) everglades
July 17th, 2008 at 12:21 am
And I thought I’d been saving the best of these over the years. I think I only have about five. Thanks for sharing.
July 17th, 2008 at 11:10 am
This reminds me why I want to be a photographer doing nature shots. People offer beauty in restricted senses, but the beauty that is naturally created is unsurpassed… Some are not suited to my taste, as I’m not usually one for modern art - but the ones of sand dunes, cloud vortexes, and the Glacier in Alaska are amazingly reminiscent of other natural phenomena. It’s like seeing a fish shape in a cloud in the sky… it takes imagination and an artistic eye to appreciate these. Nice to know so many intelligent people are commenting instead of the yahoos that usually post just to get a rise out of others by being rude… only a few… that and of course the ever-ignorant that have to be loud because they think they’re right when they’re not…
Actually, it’s between them - and being international waters, can be claimed by neither country as their own. Proof? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffin_Bay Look at the map, and read all about it. It’s like Canada fighting for “rights” to the entire Niagra Falls…
Leave it to Internet users to turn this into a discussion about god. Can’t we just enjoy nature?
Grow up and get over yourself, you sound like my childish ex-boyfriend. Nobody was turning this into a “discussion” but you - they simply made “comments” as to their feelings when viewing these pictures as they were asked - you’d rather comment on their comments why? Because you have no artistic soul to view nature’s beauty, only see darkness and force arguments where they’re not needed? There’s a special place for inhumane people like you… Go there.
July 17th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Wow, bitter much? Don’t take out your hatred for your ex-boyfriend on some random internet user. He or she made a simple comment, but you felt the need to write an angry rant. Sounds like you’re the one who needs to grow up.
July 17th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
This 30 pictures are really gorgeous. thanks !
July 21st, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Beauty in nature is NOT proof of God. Look at how the rivers resemble blood vessels. The laws of nature and physics force all natural things to follow the same principles. There is no creativity there, just reason.
July 21st, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Simply: WOW!
July 22nd, 2008 at 12:17 am
Thank you - these are amazing and an interesting fresh addition to my desktop gallery.
July 22nd, 2008 at 2:36 am
Of course there isn’t any proof of the existence of a God, but why is it we are enthralled by these natural patterns?
July 22nd, 2008 at 9:37 pm
go to http://earthasart.gsfc.nasa.gov
amazing
July 23rd, 2008 at 7:41 am
Downright amazing.
July 26th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Yeah it’s like when I watch a movie and they insist on giving me the name of the director and actors and stuff. Why can’t I just enjoy a movie without thinking about who made it?
August 14th, 2008 at 5:27 am
I like the Aleutian Clouds. Interesting photography!
September 18th, 2008 at 9:56 am
Interesting how computers combined with unique light-wave photography (and maybe a touch of Photoshop) has produced not only an in depth scientific analysis of the earth, but an interesting thing us geeks can display on our desktops. Good stuff. I thought the Bolivian deforestation was extremely interesting. It is also interesting that it is named deforestation rather than farming, proving there are still multiple ways of approaching various realities. Are we bad for removing natural growth or good for attempting to support ourselves through various techniques of personal support, small plot farming? I dunno, do you?
October 5th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Earth is indeed amazing from above! Several artists (including myself) have embraces satellite images from Google earth and others as a new tool and source of inspiration. Check out my weblog with links to other artists around the world.
January 23rd, 2009 at 6:37 am
it seem to be alive.
February 6th, 2009 at 9:07 am
It is just amazing that these are all nature. I am speechless by the what can come out of nature and the landscape.
February 13th, 2009 at 8:06 am
sir we want more satelite imagery with lat,long ,for our stydes
May 15th, 2009 at 3:16 am
You are really amazing, thank you
June 5th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
the Library of Congress unveiled an exhibit of photos taken by the Landsat-7 satellite. Culled from over 400,000 pictures, this small set of 41 pictures (more added in 2003) represented