A stock photo about ecology features the planet earth seen from outerspace with a cracked and dry surface

The earth, seen from outer space, is cracked with drought and ecological and environmental problems in this dramatic stock photo. Concept stock photo of the planet earth with a dried and cracked surface demonstrating ecological disaster and global warming. Dry cracked land. A stock photo about ecology features the planet earth seen from outerspace with a cracked and dry surface. An ecology themed stock photo shows the planet earth with a dry and cracked surface. It looks like the whole planet has dried up. This concept stock picture can be used to illustrate issues about water conservation, stewardship of the planet and consequences of global warming. I created this image by first photographing the cracked mud surface, which was actually a drained rice paddy in Burma. I used Photoshop to map the cracked mud image onto a sphere. Next, I superimposed the sphereized cracked mud over a NASA photograph the the planet earth. I created the stars surrounding the earth with an air brush and white "paint".

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