Earth: Blue Marble 2012, Western Hemisphere Credit: NASA/NOAA/GSFC/Suomi NPP/VIIRS/Norman Kuring See More Déjatch Alámayou, King Theodore’s Son, Photography by Julia Margaret Cameron, July 1868 The Nutcracker and Other Extraordinary Photography by Pat Abbott Flowers in a Glass Vase, by Jacob van Walscappelle, circa 1670 Rocky Surf off Rhode Island, by William Trost Richards, 1899 Galeries Lafayette I by Didier Kobi Signs of Spring: Beautiful Nature Photography by Larri Cochran A Yorkshire Terrier, by Henriëtte Ronner-Knip Eye of the Dragon: Beautiful Details from China by Christopher Harry The Gate by Anthony Gelot Fractal XIII-XIX by Didier Kobi Transitions: Beautiful Photography by Mykl Roventine Sugar & Spice: Delightful Dessert Photography by Szilvia Pap-Kutasi Step Softly: Enchanting Nature Photography by Dan Wang Cruising the Canals of Venezia Winter Sun by Didier Kobi The Concord Meadow, by Childe Hassam, circa 1891 Madonna of the Pomegranate by Sandro Botticelli, circa 1487 An Overshot Mill in Wales (Aberdulais Mill), by James Ward, 1847 Along the Line, by Dragan of DB Photography Gizmo by Dragan Todorovic Road Closed: Lava Flow, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, by Jim Babson A Trompe L’Oeil with Magnifying Glass, Butterflies, Cartographic Instruments, a Map, and Prints A Moonlit Street after Rain, by John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1881 Pont Neuf, Afternoon Sunshine, by Camille Pissarro, 1901 The Japanese Bridge by Claude Monet, 1899 Montmartre, Paris, by Didier Kobi Pieces of Eden: Extraordinary Photography by Evgeni Dinev, Part I Bubbles by Didier Kobi Hummingbird and Apple Blossoms, by Martin Johnson Heade, 1875 Little Monkey by Wim Bolsens by Laura Posted on January 26, 2012 Posted in Big Picture, Photography | tagged astronomy, Blue Marble, Central America, clouds, Earth, Earth from Space, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, NASA, oceans, Pacific Ocean, seas, space, spheres, United States. The permalink.