Scenic Beauty

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Hello and Welcome to Scenic Beauty

Your web journey has brought you to a place focused on sharing some visual experiences, and thoughts on what makes capturing scenic landscapes fascinating (at least to this author).

How do I usually come across excellent photo opportunities? Often times while I'm out walking, I'll let my thoughts idly drift until my attention is snapped like a whip to a breath taking beautiful image of nature. Unfortunately I rarely carry a camera so much of my amateur photo's have been shot with my cell phones (old Razr, now Iphone).

The benefits of natural beauty

According to John Davis' website "A strong body of psychological research, supported by widespread anecdotal evidence, confirms the hypothesis that direct contact with nature leads to increased mental health and psychological development."

Additional papers (The Nature of the View from Home, The role of nature in the context of the workplace) support the hypothesis that viewing natural beauty has positive correlations with the feeling of well being.

In addition the effects of natural beauty have been connected to those when it is replicated by various layers of abstraction, see Augmented reality of the natural world and its psychological effects: A value-sensitive design approach

Where can I get some scenic imagery?

Shameless self advertising: If you'd like to pick up some amateur natural photos applied to clothing/other items, check out my CafePress shop ScenicBeauty

If you'd like to see a book with some of my favorite images check out Scenic Beauty on Lulu

Support independent publishing: buy this book on Lulu.


For a great variety of new and older scenic landscape pictures & movies check Google Images,Flickr, and YouTube.

A dynamic list has been added below, please review or add additional great sites.

Scenic Beauty on Amazon (Plexo)

Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series

Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series

With an unprecedented production budget of $25 million, more...1 point

John Shaw's Landscape Photography by John Shaw

John Shaw's Landscape Photography by John Shaw

An acclaimed nature photographer teaches that prod more...0 points

ANZANG Nature and Landscape: The Fourth Collection (ANZANG Collection)

ANZANG Nature and Landscape: The Fourth Collection (ANZANG Collection)

The bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica more...0 points

Timeless... A National Parks Odyssey (IMAX)

Timeless... A National Parks Odyssey (IMAX)

Studio: Razor Digital Ent Release Date: 08/15/20060 points

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Blog Posts from Google

John Muir Trust joins opposition to 'wild land' windfarm
It estimates the turbines will be visible from up to 10 per cent of the Assynt and Coigach national scenic area, including from Conival and Ben More Assynt, the two munros in the NSA. Last month Mountaineering Council of Scotland president Brian ...
City to do upkeep landscaping on SR-905
The offer the city made to Caltrans to take care of the plants and landscaping along the section of SR-905 that replaced Paseo Internacional seen by drivers that enter Otay Mesa by crossing over the point of entry from Tijuana, Mexico that the state ...
President's Budget Requests $2.6 billion for National Park Service
As the keeper of 397 park units, 23 national scenic and national historic trails, and 58 wild and scenic rivers, NPS is charged with preserving these lands and historic features that were designated by the Nation for their cultural and historic ...

Australian Scenic Beauty



Interested in visiting Australia sometime? For a taste of what this beautiful country has to offer, and for a heap of royalty free pics from animals, insects and flowers to popular places, city scapes and beaches, you might want to visit free photo site Photo WA.

Flickr Photos Woohoo

 by Tay.Freder
Take a seat won't you? by beatplusmelody
Half & Half - Imperial Beach Pier by Chad McDonald
Lone Cypress on 17-mile Dr. ~ Monterey, CA by Gaffke Photography v2.8
Lets Put Some More Stars in the Sky by Zach Dischner
branches by psyberartist
tree by psyberartist
clapboard by psyberartist
twisted by psyberartist
tower1 by psyberartist
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Scenic Landscape slideshow - Time by Alan Parsons Project
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