The Top 50 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2011
The Top 50 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2011
Every day at 5pm the Sifter posts the Picture of the Day. Below you will find a collection of the Sifter’s Top 50 from 2011. It’s hard to imagine the year is almost over, time seems to fly faster each successive year so it’s fun to take a moment and look back at the year that was. Click any of the pictures below to be taken to the individual post to learn more about the photographer and picture taken. Enjoy and stay sifty my friends!
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Shanghai 1990 vs 2010
![shanghai 90 2010](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/91cc279f2011c161a510ec105ecf0d213.jpg)
Photograph via Reddit
Protests in Egypt
![protests in egypt](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/dcaa907e858f16d28f8f02bb678be6e63.jpg)
Photograph by latenightcabdriving on Reddit
Busiest. Train. Ever.
![buseist train ever](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/d3694a43f710d08ee0e368c96cb051ed3.jpg)
Photograph by AP / Pavel Rahman
The Blue Lagoon, Ecuador
![blue lagoon](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/cfa647d7603cfb2647c5a06c482308f33.jpg)
Photograph by Bobby Haas
Meanwhile in Chicago…
![meanwhile in chicago](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ece99208a10ca40c484b5f3f000094f23.jpg)
Photograph by E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune
Best. Sidecar. Ever
![best sidecar ever](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/5adca8c6eb59010d5fe2c0afcd77db1f3.jpg)
Built by Jason Dyer
The World Press Photo of the Year
![world press photo of the year](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/e87fa8baeacd4464271b357650a3cc153.jpg)
The U.S. – Mexico Border
![us-mexico border](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/92deb20a1b5347cd42e948c32275e1f93.jpg)
Photograph by Sgt. 1st Class Gordon Hyde
Awww Yeah Flowers!
![Aww yeah flowers](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/34a6e90bcf9a5d2b7ae3893d25cc2bf73.jpg)
Photograph by ANDREA ZAMPATTI @ WILDLIGHTS.IT
Certified Badass
![badass](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/d079f267125c46b5497c2fc516c2d1ed3.jpg)
Photograph by VIACHESLAV SMILYK
Die for the Money
![die for the money](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/8acc9defa950079b929143eb1e3fe2253.jpg)
Artwork by SCOTT CAMPBELL
A Castle in Miami?
![castle in miami](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/88347adcc3afa07da20b9d40ab768cdb3.jpg)
Photograph by FLORIDAPHOTO.COM
Rago National Park, Norway
![rago national park](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/8068c4214c2fdb91f6bf06722a9c04c23.jpg)
Photograph via Reddit
Wheeeeee!
![wheeee](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/f51c57f2c7d3696b103431cc4a30e5383.jpg)
Photograph via Reddit
Incredible Water Bridge in Germany
![water bridge](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/e63d04d9c1badc1ec3ac579f7927981a3.jpg)
Photograph by WHITEDRAGON
Vintage Daredevils
![vintage daredevils](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/6f74a5cda7425449f32a0640465ea8ec3.jpg)
Photograph via Museum Syndicate
Epic Aerial of Barcelona, Spain
![barcelona](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1ef7d1f530ab046cb165c04cded8a4a43.jpg)
Photograph by ALDAS KIRVAITIS
The Sky Walker
![sky walker](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/aa772b9f072fdf0c0ac2226d890b1d483.jpg)
Photograph by photo61guy
Watching History Unfold
![osama is dead](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/955ec5f3ca4bf6633f406a087f9eb5ab3.jpg)
Photograph by Pete Souza for The White House
‘Crystal’ Ice Cave in Skaftafell, Iceland
![crystal ice cave](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bb6cfa98f8c3d841d2336c9bcb6e35553.jpg)
Photograph via Örvar Atli Þorgeirsson
Festival of Lanterns in Chiang Mai, Thailand
![festival of lanterns](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2f823402e65e69d47fd8347e891aba4b3.jpg)
Photograph by SANCHAI LOONGROONG
Fields of Lavender in Provence, France
![lavender fields](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/403ac87d0d01a8be4acd2b2674153c7f3.jpg)
Yarn Bombing in Germany
![yarn bombing](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/12aa77ac071cc1f5153e368be834cb303.jpg)
Photograph by DPA
Courageous Kitty
![courageous kitty](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/a1727bd2a3aff0603b8ecfd68d3518363.jpg)
Photograph by CRAZY IVORY
The Runaway Tree
![runaway tree](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/65ac4d0ffd3919ccc51fdf105602c4663.jpg)
Photograph via Reddit
Lovers in a Dangerous Time
![lovers during riots](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2c6c80d9b5d0bf9d7b8403a6574834513.jpg)
Photograph by RICH LAM/Getty Images
70 Lightning Strikes in One Shot
![70 lightning strikes](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/df24ec246c149ce217ecd4dee4ebd5f23.jpg)
Photograph by CHRIS KOTSIOPOULOS
This Dollar Bill Looks Fishy
![money origami](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/e32e0c4c99581dc7b7d56bbc7d94eca13.jpg)
Artwork by MIZU KAMI
The Craziest Illusion in Paris
![crazy illusion](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/306746b8ecaa143296d5ce24389ae9a83.jpg)
Artwork by FRANCOIS ABELANET | Photograph by Eric Tenin
A Nation Mourns
![norway killings](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/914bc5f385b5c99f77bec88bfb36b3fe3.jpg)
Photograph by TOMMY ELLINGSEN
Ladybug Lands with Style
![ladybug lands with style](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/04a44e4fba0ce44dbd3a98c4261664833.jpg)
Photograph by LENTILCIA @ deviantART
Space Graffiti
![space graffiti](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/85ee95acb758b2988f65eabdbe6d12c93.jpg)
Photograph via Google Earth
The Edge of Earth – Bunda Cliffs of Australia
![the edge of earth](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/704ee3909a4e520cff52f5f45fa295d23.jpg)
Photograph via Reddit
Stargazing
![stargazing](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/0a2f750907fafa84a3e3d102cad7edf63.jpg)
Photograph by BEN CANALES
The World’s Largest LAN Party
![largest lan party](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/518585db6d5e62a9a361a617811ff78f3.jpg)
Photograph by PETRI HANNINEN BLOMBERG
The World’s Oldest Marathon Runner
![fauja singh](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/b2dfc934b498bc44c5d1e31af07ed6c13.jpg)
Photograph via Reddit
Instant Vertigo Acrophobia
![instant vertigo](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/b701060d06411d9da3447cba407a02983.jpg)
Photograph by VINCENT LAFORET
Livin’ on the Edge
![watch your step](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/d7bc61a4de1502ef3c27d0c2e138ad7f3.jpg)
Photography by MARAT DUPRI
The Stunning Glasswinged Butterfly
![glasswing butterfly](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/239dc87e8f08ceacf46f4af31cb9a9a03.jpg)
Photograph by SWAMIBU
Lightning Show at the Grand Canyon
![lightning grand canyon](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/7ad321cdce278f6841b300f10a7d472f3.jpg)
Photograph by DAN RANSOM
The Hamilton Pool Nature Preserve in Texas
![hamilton pool](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/33ffbf978edb07feadd1088656505f3e3.jpg)
Photograph by DAVE WILSON PHOTOGRAPHY
Wait For It…
![wait for it](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/27741ddbf6c67a5ae814a7331bf7304b3.jpg)
Sunset on Mars
![sunset on mars](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/633d1eefb579e9ea90e6e88434cdf4753.jpg)
Photograph by NASA/JPL/Texas A&M/Cornell
Cloud City Dubai
![cloud city](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/a3d6b42e66e5bf44e5936744d612ec563.jpg)
Photograph by MATTHEW MAKES for Turner Construction
Autumn in the Adirondacks
![autumn adirondacks](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/4c8aa7d34588f838725e1c7964e1cdce3.jpg)
Photograph by MICHAEL MELFORD, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
European Beech Trees of Mariemont, Belgium
![beech trees](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/86a116f7e42e62812b3d4c7c5a593dc63.jpg)
Photograph by JEAN-POL GRANDMONT
The Inhabited Volcanic Island of Aogashima
![aogashima](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/10a91d5477f9fe0537db757826f5e3bb3.jpg)
Photograph by MHARADA on Panoramio
The Great Grey Owl
![grey owl](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/fb1499482ffecbc6315f70b2a10d52a53.jpg)
Photograph by JARI PELTOMAKI on Google+
The Cloud Covered Island of Litla Dimun
![litla dimun](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/b5f56ed3036e5e0f915953bff1ff11c43.jpg)
Photograph by SPUMADOR on Flickr
The Miniature Northern Saw-whet Owl
![Saw Whet on the Moss](http://zhanglongqi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/7bf0f61760eacc67a7e81f96607a33383.jpg)
Photograph by JASON IDZERDA