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Microsoft said they wanted not just to license the image for use as Windows XP's default wallpaper, but to buy all the rights to it. [10]: 3:37 [24] They offered O'Rear what he says is the second-largest payment ever made to a photographer for a single image; however, he signed a confidentiality agreement and cannot disclose the exact amount.
National Geographic Pictures of the Year: As one of the most respected and well-known organizations for nature photography, National Geographic began its “Pictures of the Year” contest in 2023. It invites photographers, both amateur and professional, to submit photos to compete in one of four categories: nature, people, places, and animals.
Svartifoss (Icelandic for "black waterfall", Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsvar̥tɪˌfɔsː] ⓘ) is a waterfall in Skaftafell in Vatnajökull National Park in Iceland, and is one of the most popular sights in the park.
In October 2019, a French-Spanish team of scientists published an article in Nature Ecology and Evolution [20] that concludes that while the salt plains are teeming with halophilic microorganisms, there is no life in Dallol's multi-extreme ponds due to the combination of hyperacidic and hypersaline environments, and the abundance of magnesium ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 January 2025. Art and practice of creating images by recording light For other uses, see Photography (disambiguation). Photography of Sierra Nevada Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically ...
The full-color image shows 1080 resolution. 1080p (1920 × 1080 progressively displayed pixels ; also known as Full HD or FHD , and BT.709 ) is a set of HDTV high-definition video modes characterized by 1,920 pixels displayed across the screen horizontally and 1,080 pixels down the screen vertically; [ 1 ] the p stands for progressive scan , i ...
View south of the island. Whitehaven Beach is known for its bright white sand, which consists of 98% pure silica.As silica is not present in local rocks, it is surmised that the sand was brought to the beach by prevailing ocean currents over millions of years.
Galileo recorded 47 images of Dactyl over an observation period of 5.5 hours in August 1993. [76] The spacecraft was 10,760 kilometres (6,690 mi) from Ida [77] and 10,870 kilometres (6,750 mi) from Dactyl when the first image of the moon was captured, 14 minutes before Galileo made its closest approach. [78] Dactyl was initially designated 1993 ...