April 6, 2011 Whirlpool

National Geographic is renowned for its professional photojournalism, but the photos that readers themselves shoot and submit are often just as amazing. Every weekday, the magazine's editors choose their Daily Dozen favorites, and those that are rated highest by online visitors are made available for download in National Geographic's Weekly Wrapper as computer wallpaper. The photograph below was taken at a waterfall in West Virginia; a long exposure time reveals a whirlpool swirling at the waterfall's base.

I had to log in just to say how stunning that picture is. So beautiful.

Aliantha;721338 wrote:

So beautiful.

:yesnod:

Whirlpool? Why would they name that swirly water thing after Ma's refrigerator?

Sings/ Almost Heaven, West Virginia! Blue Ridge Mountains, Shanandoah River! /endsSing

SPUCK;721371 wrote:

Whirlpool? Why would they name that swirly water thing after Ma's refrigerator?

It's a Westinghouse, isn't it? Well, I'm just in here westing. :zzz:

Damn shame they never learned to take a good picture, isn't it? :rolleyes: