Brilliant Photography of Patagonia's Untouched Landscapes

Indeed "Majestic" is one word that instantaneously comes to mind as you watch out through Andy Lee’s portfolio of landscape photography. The UK based photographer pays a recent visit to Chile and shot stunning snapshots of the sweeping scenery embrace the power of untouched world and solemn glory of the country’s natural beauty. Therefore, as compare to Lee’s preceding series showcasing Iceland’s melodramatic landscape from a darker perspective, his newest series, Patagonia Dreaming adopts a lighter and slightly more soothing atmosphere.

Thus, Patagonia is a sporadically populated region tucked into the southern tip of South America. The area is famous for its capacious deserts and grasslands, and of course the splendid Andes mountain range. However, the majority of Lee’s photographs capitalize on these wonderful, jagged peaks as they puncture through layers of wispy clouds. He uses of natural lighting renders emotion from the rocky cliff faces, his every photo communicating a completely different mood.

Though the photographer dabbles in a variety of imaginative outlets, he states that he finds a joy and rhythm in taking pictures. His hunger is evident within his landscapes, as he accomplishes to make a distinct tone in each shot, correctly celebrating the intelligence of the wilderness he photographs. Check out his recent photographs and comment. We’re sure you’d be definitely enjoying his brilliant work.Source: My Modernmet

The Great Wall of Western Australia

Well, this earthen structure composed of 230m of simple, natural materials, looks like unassuming, yet it is in fact the longest rammed earth wall in Australia. The purpose behind to build to accommodate cattle workers during mustering season in the blazing Western Australia outback, the eco-friendly formation represents a shift in the approach to architectural design of this sort. It is built by Luigi Rosselli Architects and tucked into the edge of a sand dune; this "Great Wall of Australia" is a brilliant example of simple, eco-conscious design. This brilliant design has been fully acknowledged by Australian Institute of Architects, and expectantly represents a shift towards similarly eco-friendly architecture in the future.

The beautiful wall is constructed mainly using iron-rich, sandy clay obtained from the building site and gravel from an adjacent river, which are bound together using water from a local bore hole. Thus, this ancient method forms the exterior façade that is then built into a sand dune which forms the rear and roof of the building. Moreover simple in theory, this results in a structure that naturally stays cool, even in the scorching heat of the outback. 

Therefore, the continuous building contains twelve earth-covered apartments, separated by angled verandas to keep privacy. The talented designer “Sarah Foletta” makes an interior space with a minimalistic yet live-able style, and a central hub on top of the wall offers a place for residents to meet and socialize.  Furthermore, it may looks decidedly elementary, yet this natural, energy-efficient approach towards housing development will save time, money, and resources. 

Mysterious Shadowy Figure, Resembles “The Iron Giant Robot”

A plane passenger captures mysterious shadowy picture, which is resembles the Iron Giant robot, walking on clouds above 30,000ft. A strange picture looks a huge robot walking along the clouds. The robot looks like animated movie The Iron Giant. 30 years old Flyer Nick O’Donoghue was on board an Easyjet flight from Austria to Cork, when he suddenly sensed that a mysterious figure in the sky and grabbed his camera. 

He’s software support team manager from Ireland, believes the figure resembled the Michelin man. Hundreds of online users commented various comments, some saying it resembled The Iron Giant and others believe the shadow to the cloud men in James and the Giant Peach. Some said that the figure was in fact two smokestacks from a power plant or factory. A lady replied: 'I was gonna say the same thing! Reminds me of the end of the movie.' Some said; perhaps just a funky cloud formation but I'd love for someone who knows about clouds to see it and try and explain.' 

He was flying back from a work ski trip in Austria; I was on the window seat with two work colleges beside me. I was gazing out the window, and I could see this figure in the distance in front of us and then as we flew closer this shaped appeared. Therefore, I want to double check, and I asked few ladies beside me to look at it too in case I was seeing things. They were too amazed, and I took few pictures and then aircraft passed it slowly.  

The figure was in view for about two minutes and bit away in the distance. A very interesting point should be come into mind when in October 2015; thousands of people in China claimed they had seen a floating city in the sky. A man was surprised, when they towering sky scrapers appearing from the clouds. Moreover, several believed they had seen parallel universes, weather experts say the phenomenon was down to an optical illusion known as a Fata Morgana. 

Source: Charismatic Planet

Japanese Pastry Maker's Created First Ever White Strawberry Tart Captures the "Scent of First Love"

Japanese pastry maker “Qu’il Fait Bon” captured the art of love and scent in a single, delicious treat. Their fruit tart is made with a sweet white strawberry called “Hatsukoi no Kaori”, which exactly translates to "The Scent of First Love." Thus, after 20 years of research done by plant suppliers and fruit breeders in Japan, the first white strawberry was generated using only a tad bit of anthocyanin which gives red strawberries their color. Therefore, once it's fully ripe, the exclusive fruit turns light pink, making it the eventually romantic luxury.

Moreover, encased in a flaky pie crust and fluffy Bavarian cream, the white strawberries add a scenic touch. Hence, since growing these fruits is no easy feat, each slice costs $13.87 and the whole tart is worth $105.67. Further, the dessert will be offered until the end of February, so if you are in Japan for Valentine's Day, you may want to consider paying a visit to Qu’il Fait Bon if only to experience the attractive "scent of love."

Old Japanese Train Station Stays Open for One Daily Passenger

Well, something unique always surprise for daily life. Just like a Japan's Kami-Shirataki train station was thought to close three years ago, but still stayed open for an amazing reason. Though, since the terminal's located in the north island of Hokkaido, a very remote location located prompted the Japan Railway to shut it down. Nevertheless, they soon came to realize out that one person was still using the station: a young girl who wants public transportation to commute to and from her high school. 

Then this comprehension, the train has stopped at Kami-Shirataki just for her and will carry on doing so until she graduates on March 26th. Moreover train operators even adjusted their timetable to put up the girl's school schedule, so she can get a quality education and make contribution to country’s growth. This is a special instance in the world; a train is continuously providing quality service to a girl for education purpose, which is never heard before that. What do you say about this unique service? 

The Strange Hessdalen Lights Phenomenon

The presence of strange balls of light hovering over a valley in central Norway has puzzled scientists for years. The Hessdalen lights are unexplained nocturnal lights observed in a 12 km long Hessdalen valley in rural central Norway. It is well-known as the Hessdalen Phenomenon; the mysterious flashing orbs can be as large as cars and have even attracted attention from ufologists. Now these days scientists think the uncommon lights could be shaped by a natural “battery” buried deep underground, formed by metallic minerals reacting with a sulphurous river running through it.

Well, The Hessdalen lights appear at night, and seem to float through and above the valley. They’re generally bright white, yellow, or red and can appear above and below the horizon. The phenomenon duration may be from few seconds to longer than an hour. Although, many times the lights move with massive speed, and at other times, seem to slowly sway back and forth. On yet other occasions they hovering mid‑air. Some hypothesise that the light is ionized iron dust. The first time this strange light reported in 1930’s, and frequently seen between 1981 till mid-1984, being observed 15 to 20 times per week. Such, phenomenon highly attracted overnight tourists. Since 1983, several projects have been initiated to investigate the Hessdalen lights, but yet to conclude any confirm results. A recent report says that some of the lights drift gently through the sky for up to two hours, while others flash white or blue and streak through the valley, disappearing in seconds. Jader Monari of the Institute of Radio Astronomy in Medicina, Italy, has studied the Hessdalen site since 1996 and found that rocks in the valley are rich in zinc and iron on one side of the river running through it, and rich in copper on the other side. If there’s sulphur in the water in the middle, it makes a perfect battery.

Many experts believe the lights are a type of ball lightning because similar type of balls of light spotted and analyzed in China showed they were formed of silicon, iron and calcium which are present in the Hessdalen lights, along with the addition of an element called scandium. However, the Hessdalen lights do not appear when there is lightning. Perhaps the valley’s shape, climate and geology create a massive electric charge and that static electricity on the mountains was whipped up by strong winds. Therefore, some experts think some sort of plasma causes the light as when a gas ionizes it forms a cloud of ions and electrons plasma that create light. Thus, Plasmas can be cool to touch and can also kill microbes, but they require extremely high temperatures and an enormous supply of energy to be produced. So far there are several other competing theories as to how the light may be created, though the battery theory seems to be the most likely based upon current evidence.