Omg! stunning photos indeed!

Fantastic Article!! “smashing”;)

I like the Train-Picture most! Great Idea.

Nice…….. truly inspiring….. :-)

damn good moments!

Beautiful.

breathtaking!

Stunning!

absolutely stunning pictures

absolutely stunning photos, thankyou for sharing :)

Really great photos, thanks a lot for showing.

I can’t say which one I like the most. The golf ball is fantastic. Autumn in red also. And the bug family! Well, I like them all :)

Really incredible Photos!

What’s happened to Smashing Magazine? Usually your posts are informative and well-written, the commentary provided on this post is banal. Most of it should just be alt text as it’s a just say-what-you-see. Bring back the posts with purpose!

I really love “Yaw? Weeeee”, “Family of bugs” and “Sea gull on a sign” :D They are great.

The rest of the collection is also brilliant, but these are my favorites.

Some of these have got to be the best photographs, I have ever seen. Ever!

simply amazing! :)

Some very cool photos. The seagull on a sign isn’t real though.

Smashing is well out of its area of expertise here. Amongst other poor images are pictures of cats and dogs FGS. Get back on track hey? Or get some real photo experts on the team. Leave this sort of thing for the Flickr groups who know what they are talking about.

Stunning indeed. Bird on bird sign is one in a million.

Hii, Is the article posted by the individual in Mumbai. Its clear from the comment on the picture og guy peeping out of the train. Well thats the MUMBAI ki PEHCHAAN. really nice pics. Surely deserves bookmarking since its del.icio.us. kudos to poster from Aamchi Mumbai.

Sigh. Greaaaat collection!

Some excellent, some total shoops…. CHARGIN MA LAZUR!

Sebastião Salgado
Link [graememitchell.com]Link [graememitchell.com] (google his name)

I have to agree that smashing is somehow out of expertise with this post…. but there are some nice pictures also.

Chao,

[quote]This shot is taken on a Norway’s cliff Prekestolen (also known as Preacher’s Pulpit).[/quote]

that is not Prekestolen. But the concept is the same.

really stunning!

I completely agree.

Cool and Amazing Photos…..
Great collection with some repeated pictures.

Good. Kepp it up!.

Very, very nice.

gr8 work man ……… awesome pic’s

OMG….say no more….

I’m not really sure about this post, some of the images are great but it’s really let down by the animal portraits (I mean how many more cute dog shots does the world need?) and a few poor quality shots - the cloud formation on the Mount Fuji shot is amazing, but is it really a good photograph?
For me photography is all about the light, some shots here demonstrate that perfectly (autumn in red, a girl portrait), but some others just look flat. No offence intended, just my opinion

There’re some nice photos there.. and of course, there’s nothing wrong with some nice photos.. But.. Personally I just expect more from this site - commentary, explanation - to learn or find out about something new - or have a trend or development pointed out where it wasn’t immediately obvious. I could have done without the kittens and puppies myself.. Which just goes to show that a list of photos assembled because they’re, well, nice, is pretty subjective - while a list of images showcasing some technique or trend has an undeniable value as something to learn from or be inspired by.
My two cents.

I knew the 11th picture before and indeed it is very beautiful. As of course are the other pictures.

I’m pretty sure that picture of the seagull was photoshopped. The outline of the seagull on the sign matches the silhouette on the sign perfectly, and the texture of the paint in the silhouette doesn’t match the texture of the paint outside the silhouette.

But boy, wouldn’t it be funny if it were real?

Some nice photos here, but the seagull on the sign is a Photoshop job. Check out the silhouette of the gull and then the one on the sign beneath it.

Incredibly tasteless and overloaded with post-edit color tweaking, making it completely lifeless. You guyz like cheap poretretists on the street or Andy Warhol? Please decide.
Stunning - waves, heights, cats and dogs? Those things appearing in your blog mark you as “first time in the internet” guy. Smashing? First time I see such a useless thread on this high-rated blog.

Just see number 40 photo make me dizzy, the other pictures instead feelings of beauty, peace, understanding, excellent list

The title says it all. Thanks for sharing. I’ve linked to my blog.

wow! i added this to my site too

unreal. people are so damn creative. i love it. thanks for sharing this. ill link it up on my blog

I really liked the tree from the picture 5 and the leap of faith of picture 9.
Well, actually I liked them all xD

great post. these photoes really wake me up some fantastic mind for my website disign!!

Inspirations , always come from the “different perspective” u think from.

as Swimming pool and Yaw! weeeeeee !! =)

quite boring, visual yes, but boring.
sorry.

Seriously… this post reminds me of those crappy emails that go around. Bird on a sign is obviously fake. The other photos aren’t that great. And theres no intelligent discussion as to why you guys think these are great. This is evidently a filler post. I await the next “real” post!

Impressive collection of images. I have the Northern Lights seen from space as my desktop, i may have a few other options now.

It doesn’t matter if they are all real or who took them, if you appreciate interesting images, good photography and creative digital enhancement, then it’s a great compilation.

Those who criticize: you obviously don’t read the comments or have REALLY no idea about photography. Most of these pictures are indeed stunning, alhough it’s of course always quite subjective. Could you provide some links to pictures which you think are stunning! I’d like to see them!

wow was für geile Fotos … Ich liebe diese Art fantastischer Fotographien!
need more!

Sure, I could - and then you’d see my own personal taste in photos.. Which may or may not do nothing for you. That’s really the point. There’s not a lot here but some photos someone likes - there’s nothing wrong with them - some are great… But what’s the point? These might inspire some people, but certainly not everyone. On the other hand, a post about techniques used to make certain types of photos would be useful independent of what you think of the end product - since you can learn from that, experiment with it, get something other than an idea of someone else’s taste.

Even a post about something more specific than photos in general would be useful - photos taken at night, or portraits, or something - something to make a list like this a little more meaningful.

these guys rock.keep it up buddies.

Great selection, great photographs ;)

Very well

Some amazing photos for sure but a lot of them look downright Phony - i’d be curious to know how many came outta the Camera like that without being Pshopped to the nth Degree*

;)) Peace*

thank god and thanks to photographers for their wonderful and beautiful ARTS!

The cat’s eyes in #27 have also been photoshopped … :-/

Love the photos, most of them amazingly creative.
I love the idea of the pool photo as if she was sitting against a very calm waterfall, I wanted to do a very quick manipulation on it, so she looked less stressed holding herself up.

Link [img181.imageshack.us]

E’ bellissimo. Grazie.
Paolo

there are really amazing pictures here…

for photoshop and post production haters: every picture is (post) produced… every single picture is worked on from the setting, to the composition, to the exposure, to the film development, to the printing, to retouching; even before photoshop, it was always like that.

photoshop is just a digital tool that does basically the same thing people used to do (and still do, actually) with film and paper prints, just faster and less complicated (or is it?).

so just stop saying “that color is fake”, or “this is not professional stuff”, or “there’s nothing to learn with that”.. you’re wrong and you’re being mean, rude and hypocrite. there’s always something to learn, even if the picture was post produced (which only means it was still worked on after the exposure, and they ALL are), even if it doesn’t look great, even if the technique wasn’t the best…

just stop complaining and start contemplating people’s work. please!

This garbage is exactly why I stopped going to digg.

Gobsmackingly……briliant!

the seagull one is fake, you can tell. like, really it is

Sorry, but some of those are done by professional photographers. Sea in the Sea and Swimming Pool are pieces I’ve seen on the artists’ websites. You really should credit them.

I can’t recall the name of the artist responsible for #18, but photo you call “Sea in a Sea” (#13) is from Julianne Swartz’ Placement series.

Link [www.julianneswartz.com]
Link [www.mixedgreens.com]

So much for “real life” snapshots.

some of these photos are Link [www.photoshopphotos.net]

I agree that some of the shots are truly amazing and beautiful, but the ones that are obviously put together in photoshop to me aren’t as impressive (and they are pretty easy to pick out)

You could easily hone this down to 20 photos that are truly stunning

brent
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Link [www.mimoymima.com]

these shot’s are wicked!!!!

Very nice. Some of the best i have ever seen. Thanks for sharing with us

unremarkable pics………….!!!!!!!!!!!

If I may, here is an uncle of mine’s work : Link [www.eos-numerique.com]

I thought this post might be a right place to post it :)

Sorry to post again, but I have to elaborate. The editors should note that this post is the first time I have been sorely disappointed in Smashing for over a year. Sometimes articles don’r appeal “to me”, but they are still quality articles. This is just way off-topic, poorly researched, commented and presented. Only if you packaged these into an email, put my aunties address on it and mailed it to me could I be more let down. Very, very poor. In fact a waste of my time, which is worse.

Sorry to post again, but I have to elaborate. The editors should note that this post is the first time I have been sorely disappointed in Smashing for over a year. Sometimes articles don’t appeal “to me”, but they are still quality articles. This is just way off-topic, poorly researched, commented and presented. Only if you packaged these into an email, put my aunties address on it and mailed it to me could I be more let down. Very, very poor. In fact a waste of my time, which is worse.

Browse through my Flickr favs …you’ll get better photos than this…

my id: “cooldeep…”

I liked most of the photos, but the comment “Mt Fuji [...] The photo is taken in Japan” was painfully inane.

These shots are ones that a programmer would have been impressed with a couple of years ago! I love smashing mag but I have to say two turkeys in a row! Get the design glasses back on…

I think the photos are pretty. But I miss a lot artistic ideas in the expression, originality and statement.

Truly stunning pictures with great clarity and given importance to every single detail of the picture.

Amazzzzing pics…. Just one word to describe them… WOW!!!

Seriously…who have you gone and attracted?! if this lot keep commenting I’m off. Wow! that.

the best pictures, gratulation

Loved all of them (except maybe, #43).
A WOW collection!!!

I’ve seen a couple of nice shot’s in my time, but these are amazing… no scrap that, they are SMASHING!

Wow..!!! just I can only say this..!!!

I was just started to think about the technical specifications like apperture, camera and etc..!!! If it is provided then we could also learnt something wile enjoying..!!!

it was amazing..!!! also they could have provided the technical informations like fstop, camera, etc..!!!

That was absolute amazing !
Cant belive people took those pictures !

Could you please link my photo to my flickr account ? (46. Polar lights)

On flickr its under /photos/arnar

Thank you

Arnar Valdimarsson

beautiful, I was mesmerized.

beautiful and amazing

Wow. this just made my day a little better :) thanks!

so love photos #14

The last picture a girl portrait is the best.

Absolutely great shots!

incredibly beautiful… i love Autumn in the Red best.

Geniales. Maravillosas. Preciosas.

¡Son la hostia de buenas! ¡Felicidades!

One of the best Photo’s i’ve ever seen. Wonderful & really amazing. Need to appreciate the one who has taken the snaps. Two Ways at looking at a fish is my Favourite & looks absolutely funny.

“Photograph Taken at the Exact Right Time” is the best pic!!!!!

what say guys?????

Photoshoped big time.
I hate these persons

I totally agree with some of the previous user comments. The only image worthwhile viewing is the fourth image. This post was just a filler, especially with those animal images.

I still love smashing magazine though so please bring back good quality content.

awesome pictures,really enjoyed m.

I really think the photo of the cockfight should not have been posted. There is nothing stunning about it. It’s a shame people still hold cockfights, and the only reason to post such a photo would be to draw people’s attention to this, to make them realize this really is bad. But instead, you post this photo between some really great (and some less interesting, but that’s my opinion…) photos without a word about the cruelty behind it.

my 2 cents, I still really like smashing magazine :-)

how are these sad?

Not too bad, but I also could have gone without seeing the cockfight photo. just the mere posting if it in any context to me is glorifying a despicable act.

Amazing! Stuning! Great!…

Wow
these are breath taking
i have to wonder though, are they all real? like seriously?
because i didn’t think the world could be that beautiful…

Absolutely Amazing!

#3, #29 and #30 are fantastic work.

It is awesome

awesome pictures…. pure beauty.

As a photographer, I love posts like this. From a design vs. bandwidth standpoint I am encourage that you included so many images in your post. I tend to stay away from including more than 5 images that size. I’m probably living in a time years ago before high speed internet was around.

I might start listing my Link [artrogue.com]` with the full size images in line. I’m just thinking.

Great photography and very inspiring. The world is an amazing place and it’s the photographer’s job to interpret and express it.

@Sylvia
The image of the cockfight I think is a truly amazing image. The subject matter may be morally reprehensible, but sometimes photographers and photo editors must side on presenting truth and reality. Think of the images that real combat / war photographers present to us. Think of the images burned into our minds from the holocaust. Evocative, powerful, and instructive.

All alone.
This shot is taken on a Norway’s cliff Prekestolen (also known as Preacher’s Pulpit).
this will make you piss in your pants.

really superb!!!

fanfuckintastic

Those of you that think you are all high and mighty and come here and slam this post with your demeaning comments and think you know all there is to know about photography need to get off your computers and go back to school and take a pre-photography 101 class. You need to go find out what real photography is all about. It’s not about perfect this or perfect that or something being completely free of post camera tricks. It’s what’s in the photographers eye and it’s what the photographers brain interprets as that image in the eye as it should be on paper and if that image on paper is a quality representation of what the photographer was attempting to convey then who are you to tell us or the photographer that these images on this post are worthless dribble? Start all over with your photography education my friends and dump those expensive fancy overpriced digital cameras that you think make you great photographers. Go build your own little darkroom and spend about five years making images with a homemade shoe box pin hole camera. Then bring your results here and let US critique them. Until then learn to be nice and offer positive criticism. I for one find many of these images quite stunning and I have been studying photography and taking pictures for forty years. I have many awards for pictures much less stunning an impressive than most of these. Kudos to you smashing for rising above those that choose to be close minded and view the world with blinders on.

very beautiful pictures.

Mind Blowing ………………………………………………………….!

hmmm. it has a mesmeric charm.. i was spell bound.

cannot single out the best. they are all exquisite!!!

awesome pics… ive been to the show in shanghai… and i must agree it was a really great show…

Is it just me, or is “Seagull on a Sign” a fake? The bird on the sign and the bird on top of the sign have the EXACT SAME OUTLINE. That’d be just shy of impossible, if not completely impossible.

simply Superb..

some r really nice; some r scary: hope, photobirds on photowaves :)
I like “Cat and deer” the most :)

HOW PHOTOSHOP CAN BE BEAUTIFULL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Simply Marvlous

What do you lamers always say “photoshop”?? You’re idiots.

Amazing photos. The caption of photo number 3 is inaccurate. The sky is not “reflected,” simply, the drop acts as a simple lens, inverting the image. Great work thought!

no puedo dejar de admirarme con estas fotografías, esto es arte puro… gracias!

im pretty sure the bird one is fake. the outlines are identical.

still rad though.

You’re right, the one with the seagull is a photoshop. Why would there be a no seagulls sign? Do they really expect them to obey? Unless it means, ‘don’t feed the seagulls’. In any case, it’s fake, because the silohuette is exactly the same.

This picture is as old as the internet.

Oh my gosh, the bubble one was so pretty, … I also really liked the water droplet and the glitter.

Fantastic…
have a look here too and rate the web design :-
Link [www.thinkadesign.com]

The best advert for eyes I’ve seen recently.

Oh my god! Amazing photographs.

Excelentes excelentes

superbbb… no words to express…each n every shot is taken with mind blowing perception… great themes… hats off……..