The first photos are coming in from Artemis II, and they are stunning. Photos of our home planet from humans we are sending further than anyone has gone before.
And now two more. The first of which being taken by Commander Reid Wiseman just minutes from the other Blue Marble picture seen above, showcasing the effect of different camera setting on space photography. Pictures of our home, where all but four of us are looking up from.
Something I love about these is that they're sort of halfway (maybe more like 10% of the way) to a 'tiny planet'-style photo, as in this:
Dorfberg On A Tiny Planet. Thomas K. CC BY 3.0
The second photo in the original post is Northwest Africa with the Southern Aurora at the top, and Iberia at the bottom-left. The camera is far enough from Earth that the entire earth fits in frame (the same is achieved in a Tiny Planet photo through a very wide lens or stitching multiple photos together), but still close enough that the horizon doesn't span Earth's full diameter. Because Earth is round, the nearby bit is blocking the view of further-away bits.
You can see this effect yourself if you have anything round (or nearly round). In the first picture, the camera is far away from the bowl and you can see the tip of my finger:
In this second picture, the camera is closer to the bowl, and you can't see the actual point where my finger touches the bowl:
