Unusal clous in Cape Town skies

Beautiful clouds form in Cape Town, South Africa. They are in fact lenticular clouds, according to CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam. "These are fairly common clouds known as stratocumulus standing lenticularis," he wrote on Facebook. "They form when conditions are just right. Air flows along the surface of the earth and reaches some sort of obstruction like a mountain or valley."

unknown soldier

picture from cnn

Richard Drew captured this image of a man falling from the world trade center in New York after the terror attacks on Septemeber 11, 2001. This image went viral after many people were focred to jump, it is believed that an upwards of 200 people fell or jumped to their deaths after the planes hit the towers.

The fallen runner

Boston Globe photographer John Tlumacki was near the finish line when a 78 year old runner was knocked down by the first explosion a the Boston Marathon on April 15. These explosions left three people dead and estimated 264 wounded. To find more about this photographers experience click the link below

http://imagedeconstructed.com/post/spotlight-on-john-tlumacki

Mallnow, Germany

Ice patterns created by sub-zero temperatures are photographed on a frozen drainage channel.

Somerest, UK

Sunrise on a winter morning over the flooded Somerset Levels.

Thingvellir, Iceland

The northern lights pictured over the national park

Dalian, China

The frozen sea at Xiajiahezi bathing beach in the country's north-east Liaoning province.