There are a series of compelling photos that have been making their way around the net called "mini-planets" and they have a mysterious draw for me. While I know they were digitally composited somehow, and the whole process may have taken mere moments with the latest photoshop filter, I still think they are thoughtful, and quite wonderful.



My sister had a poster on her door as we grew up called the circle of life or something, and it too was a self contained circular montage, but of the eco-sphere - showing the planet with many forms of wildlife and how it all interacts. I used to look at it for hours and try to turn my head upside down to see the bottom as if it were the top. Sadly, I can't find a duplicate of it on the internet or I would show it to you.

Pictures like these make me wonder if we should be spending less time with so many images and more time building layers of content into each one.



I couldn't find who did these Mini-planets, so send me a note if you find out who is to blame and I will add attribution.

This is just a small selection, find more of them here.