Random PICTURE of the day thread *KEEP IT WORK SAFE*

[71chevellejohn]

[71chevellejohn]

[big_tiger]

[Strychnine]

[barronj]

That's a tall order, anyone who's planning to top that post today. Bravo, you win the internetz for Thursday.

I lost it at "potbellied pig"

[Ratt]

I don't even know what to say about that...

[Strychnine]

[Sean88gt]

Any back stories on the ruins pics?

And in case it hasn't been said, Reagan is 10x the man that Obama could ever hope to be.

[Strychnine]

Any back stories on the ruins pics?

http://www.fastcocreate.com/1682492/beauty-among-the-ruins-see-some-of-the-worlds-most-beautiful-abandoned-places

Beauty Among The Ruins: See Some of the World’s Most Beautiful Abandoned Places
By: Joe Berkowitz

Take a tour of the world’s apparently robust supply of empty castles, power plants, and churches--and witness the surprising grandeur of dilapidation.

A tired screenwriting trope is to use abandoned places as settings where one’s gory horror scenarios might unfold--the house nobody has been inside for years, the decrepit mental hospital kids dare each other to sneak into. But "abandoned" doesn’t always mean "scary." In fact, in some cases, it can be downright breathtaking--and not in a strangulation kind of way.

Italian product manager and web designer Francesco Mugnai recently added a collection of images to his blog touting some of the most beautiful images of abandoned spots and modern ruins that he’d ever seen. The images Mugnai has captured come from empty castles, shuttered power plants, and dilapidated churches around the world. From a sunken yacht in Antarctica to a forever-closed amusement park in Japan, these images all make up a sort of anti-phoenix; rather than rising as new from the ashes, these husks remain preserved in decomposition, forcing viewers to confront the strange beauty of ruination.

Sunken Yacht In Antarctica




Abandoned Mill from 1866. Sorrento, Italy




Tunnel of Love, Kleven, Ukraine



Winter sun.




Japan’s Abandoned Amusement Park



Theater




Abandoned railroad in France



Goražde, Bosnia



Arbutus



Ivy Ruins by John Neville Cohen

[Strychnine]

[barronj]

Any back stories on the ruins pics?

And in case it hasn't been said, Reagan is 10x the man that Obama could ever hope to be.

[Gear_Jammer]

I love this pic. I have it autographed by all 3. It's one of my favorites in my collection.

[Unicorn Jeff]

[Unicorn Jeff]

[SS Junk]

Any info on this?