Great night shots of Yokohama which is the third largest city in Japan at night. The large Ferris wheel is one of the largest in the world with a capacity of 480 passengers and at a height of 112.5 metres. If the night shots entice you and still can’t get enough of it, here’s a Quicktime Panorama VR of Yokohama of which you can actually spot out some of the landmarks. 18 more pics afte the jump.

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Other Links: Virtual Japan Yokohama and greater Japan information.

The Iguazu Waterfalls located on the border of the Brazilian state of Parana and the Argentine province of Misiones is heralded as the most beautiful waterfall in the world by its visitors. This is a part of BBC’s Planet Earth which shows some of Iguaza Falls most spectacular views where at one point a person can stand and be surrounded by 260 degrees of waterfall. 1 videoclip after the jump.

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Everyone likes to be uniquely different among the crowd and some even go to the extent of making their houses really ’stand out’. Check out these 33 pics of weird houses around the world after the jump.

Source: The Liberal Blogger Forum

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The Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black hills of South Dakota is a monument carved into a mountain to commemorate Crazy Horse who was a respected member of the Oglala Sioux Native American noted for his courage in battle. Here is a series of photographs that shows the head of the giant sculpture in works. When completed it will be 641 feet (195 meters wide) and 563 feet(172 meters) in height. 8 more pics after the jump.

Source: Strange Harvest

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A monument used used to symbolize Mosfilm, a leading Russian film studio. Now it lay in ruins, disassembled from its former glory. It was made in 1937 by a woman sculptor and is more than 60 feet (20 metres) in height made of steel. 14 more pics after the jump. Source: English Russia

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Breathtaking capture of the beach by the Lake Ontario, east of downtown Toronto. The beautiful part is the reflection on the pavements with all the sunset glittery. The wallpaper version is also available for grabs.

Source: TopLeftPixel

Its not really a tidal wave but ice created from glacial movements forming tidal wave looks. Pretty cool. 18 more pics after the jump.

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Archibase has a series of photos of Hong Kong at different times. I have been to Hong Kong twice and it is a really great place to visit. It is one of the two special administrative regions of the People’s Republic of China and the other being Macau. Hong Kong in Chinese means ‘The Fragrant Harbour’ and has also been called ‘The Pearl of the Orient’ and ‘The Gateway to the East’. 9 more pictures after the jump.

Source: Archibase

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Checkout the Christmas spirit in Prague using a 360 Quicktime VR Panorama.

Flying above Old Town Square!

Old Town Square is decked out and jam-packed again for christmas. The stalls are lining the square, selling chestnuts, roasted pastries, hot wine, christmas sausages, and of course some gifts and stuff. The main tree is lit in a ‘crack-smoker disco’ style, while its lesser auxiliary christmas trees are of a more subdued festive style. Even Czech people can be found amid the mobs of red-nosed christmas tourists. Come, wear a hat, grab a grog or two, and enjoy the air. It’s best outdoor night-time available in town.

Link: Prague 360

Michael Poliza is a successful German IT entrepreneur who sold his companies in 1997 and started an expedition photographing the remote wildernesses of the world especially in South Africa. His work has been widely published in magazines that includes National Geographic, Nature’s Best Photography, Africa Geographic and Travel Africa. These are some of his photographs in Africa. 11 more pics after jump.

Source: Poliza

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Tokyo VR is a project which captures a significant number of panoramas in various places in Tokyo, Japan. QuickTime VR Panoramas has enabled exploration of places without being there. Click on the individual images to view the QuickTime VR. 7 more pics after the jump.

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This is a HDR Rendered photo by Atlus at a friend’s house. It was also recently featured on the front page of Flickr. The HDR was combined with LucisArt and then blended with a PhotoShop Elements4 filter(colored pencil) that gives it the final effect. God’s descent perhaps?

Link: Flickr