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Humans share habitation of Earth with an incredible variety of life.  From birds that soar, to fish that swim, rainforest toucans and desert dwellers, every location on Earth has different species inhabiting it.  Many animals avoid close contact with humans, and others are dangerous to approach, so capturing photographs of them can be quite a challenging task.  However, with some of the recent improvements in camera equipment, and the ever improving skill of the photography community, photographers have managed to take some captivating animal photographs.

We’ve gathered up 40 captivating animal photographs from these talented (and in some cases, brave) photographers who have captured the beauty of the natural world to share with us.

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Color is an incredibly important aspect of all art and design, and web design is no exception.  The colors selected for a website convey mood, and establish an overall feel for a website.  While some websites elect a more simple grayscale color scheme, some designers decide to use a variety of colors to make their website visually pop and engage the user.

We’ve gathered up 40 inspirational and colorful website designs that showcase how color can be effectively used to create a visually appealing website.  Whether it’s cool blue tones, or fiery hot orange and red, these websites are colorful and well designed.

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Flash can be an incredibly powerful technology when building websites.  It can allow for dynamic effects that are otherwise difficult to achieve, and it can create a more exciting user experience.  However, one of the frequently cited drawbacks to Flash is the difficulty in using it, and the learning curve involved.  Due to this, companies have developed a variety of frameworks, platforms and management systems have emerged to make Flash websites easier to develop.

Wix is one of these companies that has developed an intuitive and user-friendly free website builder that allows even novice web users to create their own website with ease.  Not only does Wix allow users to build a free website, they are also fantastic supporters of the design community, sponsoring many design blogs and companies around the globe.

This post showcases 15 gorgeous Flash websites that were created using Wix.  Due to Wix’s ease of use and the fact that it’s free, they have attracted users from a wide variety of industries, including fashion, photography, music, food and even design.

Hopefully you enjoy the inspiration, and be sure to check out Wix if you’re interested in having your own website.

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Silhouette photography is a cool branch of photography, which involves capturing silhouetted person or object.  A silhouette is generally defined as an image where the subject’s outline is visible with a featureless interior.  In order to properly capture silhouette photography, clever and innovative use of lighting and technique are required.

This post showcases 40 breathtaking and inspirational examples of silhouette photography, captured masterfully by photographers around the world.  From interior to exterior, sunset and bright daytime skies, these photographs demonstrate what can be achieved using silhouette photography techniques.

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With the emergence of newer web technologies such as jQuery, AJAX, CSS3 and HTML5, along with the decrease in bandwidth costs and increase in graphics performance, web designers now have significantly more options available when it comes to creating innovative and interesting web designs to captivate their audience.

We’ve gathered up 30 ridiculously cool and innovative web designs that would make visiting and using these websites enjoyable and fun.  Whether it’s a sleek design, a clean and modern design, or something nature inspired, you’ll wish all websites had designs that were this cool.

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