30 picturesque corners of our world (31 photos)
There really are communities on Reddit that can rightfully be considered a real gem of the Internet space. For example, a group of landscape photographers and nature lovers dedicated to the beauty of the world around us.
The community of landscape lovers was created in 2011, and currently has 23.6 million members, among them Marcin Zajac. The photographer was born in Poland and lives in Northern California. He is a software engineer, but devotes his free time to nature photography.
1. Frozen methane bubbles on Lake Abraham, Alberta, Canada
“After graduating from university, I moved to the United States for work,” says Marcin, “while traveling around the western part of the United States, I fell in love with natural landscapes. I bought a camera to document my travels, and it became my passion.”
2. Lonely tree under the Milky Way in Wanaka, New Zealand Author: Mike McInven
3. "Magic Mushroom"
A few years ago, the photo "Magic Mushroom" brought Marcin 50,000 votes. The photo shows a rock in New Mexico with the Milky Way in the background.
“Before the trip, I scouted the area for the most interesting rock formations,” the photographer recalls. “I didn’t know where this ‘mushroom rock’ was, but I discovered it during a day hike. After sunset, I returned to capture it and the night sky ".
4. "I've been trying to get this shot of Mount Baker for four years... It worked last week."
Shooting shots like The Magic Mushroom may seem like all you need is good equipment and a steady hand. But in reality everything is much more complicated. One of the main problems is weather conditions.
“I often visit the same place several times to capture it in the best conditions,” says Hare.
Another important factor affecting the quality of a photograph is processing. Like all images of cosmic phenomena, such as nebulae and star clusters, landscapes also need similar processing.
Marcin notes that processing makes it possible to emphasize natural beauty, which helps highlight significant details.
5. Fabulous Indonesia
6. "Glad I got up for this -26°C sunrise. There are only a few days a year when the morning light lines up perfectly with a hole in the rock. Grand Portage, Massachusetts."
7. Tree in Vermont
8. Meteor explosion over a lake in Washington, USA
9. Moon over the Oregon Coast
10. Storm approaches Wetterau, Germany
11. Firefly Cave in New Zealand
12. Fjadrargljufur Canyon, Iceland
13. Witch Tree, Netherlands
14. Color palette of nature. Broome, Western Australia
15. Dragon Tree, Sweden
16. Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
17. Ideal Beach, Esperance, Western Australia
18. Alien throne in New Mexico
19. Mount Vinicunca, Peru
20. Lofoten Islands, Norway
21. “I could talk about how I walked 100 miles in Iceland, but the best photo was taken just two minutes from the parking lot!”
22. "Woke up at 5am to photograph tulips in the morning fog, Netherlands"
23. Alaska
24. Bavaria, Germany
25. “It makes you feel uneasy when you see this right in front of your tent in the morning... Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska
26. Torres del Paine, Chile
27. Langkofel in the Dolomites
28. Banff National Park, Canada
29. Zhangjiajie National Park, China
30. Boris Yeltsin Peak, Kyrgyzstan