CHICAGO FROM AFAR

Photograph by Robert Elves on Flickr

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/12/chicago-from-afar-mount-prospect/http://www.flickr.com/photos/relves/8060857295/http://twistedsifter.com/2012/12/chicago-from-afar-mount-prospect/

A DESERT OASIS IN LIBYA

Photograph by George Steinmetz

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/12/desert-oasis-in-libya-wau-al-namus-george-steinmetz/http://georgesteinmetz.com/http://twistedsifter.com/2012/12/desert-oasis-in-libya-wau-al-namus-george-steinmetz/

THE ALPINISTS

Photograph by Jakub Polomski on 500px

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/11/the-alpinists-aiguille-du-midi-france/http://500px.com/photo/17045517http://twistedsifter.com/2012/11/the-alpinists-aiguille-du-midi-france/

INSIDE THE OLD METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE

Photograph via The National Archives and Records Administration

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/11/inside-the-old-metropolitan-opera-house-nyc/http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Metropolitan_Opera_House%2c_a_concert_by_pianist_Josef_Hofmann_-_NARA_541890_-_Edit.jpghttp://twistedsifter.com/2012/11/inside-the-old-metropolitan-opera-house-nyc/

TITANICS ENGINES UNDERWATER

COPYRIGHT© 2012 RMS TITANIC, INC; Produced by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/11/titanics-engines-underwater/http://twistedsifter.com/2012/11/titanics-engines-underwater/

SUNRISE OVER LONDONS TOWER BRIDGE

Photograph by Jason Pope

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/11/sunrise-over-tower-bridge-london/http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/132421/tower_bridge_this_morning/http://twistedsifter.com/2012/11/sunrise-over-tower-bridge-london/

OUR SUN ERUPTS

Photograph by NASA/GSFC/SDO

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/11/eruption-on-the-sun/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/7931832934/in/set-72157631408160534/http://twistedsifter.com/2012/11/eruption-on-the-sun/

SNOWMOBILING THE NORWAY-SWEDEN BORDER

Photograph by haqbar on Reddit

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/11/snowmobiling-the-norway-sweden-border/http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/12qt88/ready_to_ride_the_border_between_norway_and_sweden/http://twistedsifter.com/2012/11/snowmobiling-the-norway-sweden-border/

A TINY HERMIT CRAB CLOSE-UP

Photograph by sleepychinchilla on Flickr

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/10/tiny-hermit-crab-close-up-macro/http://www.flickr.com/photos/sleepychinchilla/2854653932/http://twistedsifter.com/2012/10/tiny-hermit-crab-close-up-macro/

THE COCONUT OCTOPUS

Photograph by Mario Neumann (scuba.hamburg on Flickr)

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/10/the-coconut-octopus/http://www.flickr.com/photos/scuba-hamburg/4014695998/http://twistedsifter.com/2012/10/the-coconut-octopus/

A CLOUD ILLUMINATED BY LIGHTNING

Photograph by Mike Jones (mrjones131 on Flickr)

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/10/cloud-illuminated-by-lightning/http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrjones131/8023954092/in/photostreamhttp://twistedsifter.com/2012/10/cloud-illuminated-by-lightning/

A TINY RIVER HOUSE IN SERBIA

Photograph by Irene Becker for National Geographic

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/10/tiny-river-house-in-serbia/http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/wallpaper/photography/photos/best-pod-august-2012/house-river-serbia/http://twistedsifter.com/2012/10/tiny-river-house-in-serbia/

A SUBMARINE SURFACES THROUGH ARCTIC ICE

Photograph by Tiffini M. Jones, U.S. Navy

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/10/uss-annapolis-submarine-surfaces-through-arctic-ice/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Annapolis_ICEX.jpghttp://twistedsifter.com/2012/10/uss-annapolis-submarine-surfaces-through-arctic-ice/

A WALL OF FALL

Photograph by Eric Forey (Kala on Flickr)

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/10/wall-of-fall-leaves-lone-window/http://www.flickr.com/photos/kala69/6312097041/http://twistedsifter.com/2012/10/wall-of-fall-leaves-lone-window/

AN AIRPLANE CROSSES THE MOON

Photograph by Chris Thomas

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/10/airplane-crossing-the-moon/http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=65931http://twistedsifter.com/2012/10/airplane-crossing-the-moon/

LIONESSES AT THE WATERING HOLE

Photograph by Ranger Chad Cocking of the Motswari Private Game Reserve

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/09/lionesses-at-the-watering-hole/http://motswariblog.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/breaking-news-10th-february-white-lions.htmlhttp://twistedsifter.com/2012/09/lionesses-at-the-watering-hole/

DEATH BEGETS LIFE

Photograph by Ireena Worthy on Flickr

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/09/bonsai-tree-on-log-fairy-lake/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ireena_1/6349891801/in/faves-8591374%40N04/http://twistedsifter.com/2012/09/bonsai-tree-on-log-fairy-lake/

MOUNT FUJI FROM ABOVE

Photograph via news.mydrivers.com

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/09/picture-of-the-day-mount-fuji-from-above/http://news.mydrivers.com/1/155/155822.htmhttp://twistedsifter.com/2012/09/picture-of-the-day-mount-fuji-from-above/

THE VENEZUELAN POODLE MOTH

Photograph by Arthur Anker on Flickr

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/09/picture-of-the-day-the-venezuelan-poodle-moth/http://www.flickr.com/photos/artour_a/4207478815/http://twistedsifter.com/2012/09/picture-of-the-day-the-venezuelan-poodle-moth/

THE PERSEIDS METEOR SHOWER

Photograph by David Kingham on Flickr

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/09/the-perseids-meteor-shower/http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidkingham/7769126492/http://twistedsifter.com/2012/09/the-perseids-meteor-shower/

AN X-RAY OF A STINGRAY

Photograph by Ken Jones

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/09/picture-of-the-day-an-x-ray-of-a-stingray/http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/1044-pancake-stingray-discovery-110314.htmlhttp://twistedsifter.com/2012/09/picture-of-the-day-an-x-ray-of-a-stingray/

MOTH TRAILS AT NIGHT

Photograph by Steve Irvine for National Geographic

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/08/picture-of-the-day-moth-trails-at-night/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/07/visions-now-next#/visions/1http://twistedsifter.com/2012/08/picture-of-the-day-moth-trails-at-night/

JUST A PINCH

Photograph by mmarsupilami on Flickr

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/08/clothespin-pinching-grass-art-sculpture/http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmarsupilami/5081885214/http://twistedsifter.com/2012/08/clothespin-pinching-grass-art-sculpture/

EVOLUTION OF THE NEW YORK SKYLINE

Photograph via Lee @ tier1dc.blogspot.com

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/08/picture-of-the-day-evolution-of-the-new-york-skyline/http://tier1dc.blogspot.co.uk/2010/05/nyc-buildings-over-time.htmlhttp://twistedsifter.com/2012/08/picture-of-the-day-evolution-of-the-new-york-skyline/

AN ELEPHANT MEETS A SEA LION

Photograph by&n bsp;Michael Durham via The Oregon Zoo

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/08/picture-of-the-day-an-elephant-meets-a-sea-lion/http://www.oregonzoo.org/gallery/images/chendra-asian-elephant-comes-face-face-gus-sea-lion-during-one-her-morning-walkshttp://twistedsifter.com/2012/08/picture-of-the-day-an-elephant-meets-a-sea-lion/

AN OLYMPIC FULL MOON

Photograph by REUTERS/Luke MacGrego (via Reuters Olympics on Facebook)

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/08/picture-of-the-day-an-olympic-full-moon/https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=395661500493281&set=a.388675071191924.85668.388670434525721&type=1&theaterhttp://twistedsifter.com/2012/08/picture-of-the-day-an-olympic-full-moon/

BASE JUMPING IN RIO

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/07/picture-of-the-day-base-jumping-in-rio/http://twistedsifter.com/2012/07/picture-of-the-day-base-jumping-in-rio/

THE BOMBING OF DRESDEN

Photograph by Richard Peter

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/07/picture-of-the-day-the-bombing-of-dresden/http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fotothek_df_ps_0000010_Blick_vom_Rathausturm.jpghttp://twistedsifter.com/2012/07/picture-of-the-day-the-bombing-of-dresden/

WHERE THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA MEETS THE SEA

Photograph via Better_Be-Safe on Reddit

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/07/picture-of-the-day-where-the-great-wall-of-china-meets-the-sea/http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/w7y2h/shan_hai_guan_where_the_great_wall_meets_the_sea/http://twistedsifter.com/2012/07/picture-of-the-day-where-the-great-wall-of-china-meets-the-sea/

THE CHICAGO SKYLINE FROM INDIANA

Photograph by Tom Adams on Reddit

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/07/picture-of-the-day-the-chicago-skyline-from-indiana/http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/whbly/photo_i_took_of_the_chicago_skyline_from_a_beach/http://twistedsifter.com/2012/07/picture-of-the-day-the-chicago-skyline-from-indiana/

LIVING ON THE EDGE

Photograph by Tim Kemple

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/07/picture-of-the-day-living-on-the-edge/http://kemplemedia.com/http://twistedsifter.com/2012/07/picture-of-the-day-living-on-the-edge/

THE MOLOKINI CRATER IN HAWAII

Photograph by Ron Garnett/Hawaii Tourism Authority

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/07/picture-of-the-day-the-molokini-crater-in-hawaii/http://www.gohawaii.com/maui/regions-neighborhoods/south-maui/molokinihttp://twistedsifter.com/2012/07/picture-of-the-day-the-molokini-crater-in-hawaii/

IF JUPITER WAS THE SAME DISTANCE AS THE MOON

Artwork by jb2386 on Reddit

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/07/picture-of-the-day-if-jupiter-was-the-same-distance-as-the-moon/http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/vxdpg/if_jupiter_was_the_same_distance_away_from_earth/http://twistedsifter.com/2012/07/picture-of-the-day-if-jupiter-was-the-same-distance-as-the-moon/

A SEAHORSE INSPECTS A DIVERS WATCH

Photograph by Don McLeish

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/06/picture-of-the-day-a-seahorse-inspects-a-divers-watch/http://dmcleish.com/http://twistedsifter.com/2012/06/picture-of-the-day-a-seahorse-inspects-a-divers-watch/

EVERYBODY WAS KUNG FU FIGHTING

Photograph by China Foto Press

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/06/picture-of-the-day-everybody-was-kung-fu-fighting/http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2158133/China-10-000-students-perform-incredible-display-kung-fu-choreography-celebrate-countrys-rich-history.htmlhttp://twistedsifter.com/2012/06/picture-of-the-day-everybody-was-kung-fu-fighting/

MOUNT RAINIER CASTING A SHADOW ON CLOUDS

Photograph by Nick Lippert (via Komo News)

http://twistedsifter.com/2012/06/picture-of-the-day-mt-rainier-casting-a-shadow-on-clouds/http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110315/NEWS01/703159889http://twistedsifter.com/2012/06/picture-of-the-day-mt-rainier-casting-a-shadow-on-clouds/