viernes, 29 de marzo de 2013

National Geographic: Maravillosas Imágenes

Hola amigos: A VUELO DE UN QUINDE EL BLOG., gracias a la gentileza de NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, nos ha proporcionado numerosas fotografías de la flora, fauna y misterios de la naturaleza que existen en nuestra querida La Tierra, algunas de las fotos se pueden ampliar , otros solo son pegadas; sin embargo, todas cumplen una gran información de las maravillas que pueblan, caminan, y florecen en nuestra querida La Tierra. Los invito a observar ese pequeño pero significativo ramillete de láminas e imágenes.

 Photo: Cormorant spreading its wings
Cormorant
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Silhouettes against a colorful sky or background can make wonderful pictures. The trick is often to underexpose the brighter area of a photograph. The dark area and shadows don’t change in this beautiful shot by Josh Exell, but the orange is a richer orange because of the deeper exposure. —Annie Griffiths
Photo Tip: Most of us know that sunsets can provide dramatic colors in the sky. But many people don’t realize that if they keep shooting after the brightest color seems to fade to the naked eye, a richer hue of the color may appear on film or flash card.

 Photo: Swan swimming on a lake
Swan, Wyoming
 Photograph by James P. Blair, National Geographic
This serene image by photographer James Blair succeeds all the more because of its cool blue palette. Every inch of the image says winter, peace, silence. Colors can imbue a photograph with a strong sense of mood. —Annie Griffiths
Photo Tip: Blues tend to be cool colors, especially the blues that drift toward purple. When they dominate a scene, we feel a shiver—an emotional response to the color. One blast of yellow or red in a mostly blue scene will warm it up and change our reaction. Remember to use color creatively in an image to leave an overall impression on the viewer.

 Photo: Foggy city skyline
New York City Skyline
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 New York City Skyline
Photograph by Jim Richardson, National Geographic
At times, the overall color of a scene can be so different from the way we normally see it that we hardly recognize the place. Seeing lush, green Central Park in a pink fog changes it completely in Jim Richardson’s stunning view, shot from a hotel window. —Annie Griffiths
Photo Tip: Bad weather makes great pictures. It can also make the familiar completely new. So head out in that snowstorm and find ways to shoot in the rain. Celebrate fog and sandstorm and lightning. New pictures await under these conditions.
Photo: Close view of a dog’s face
Black Dog

 Black Dog
Photograph by Tarik Mahmutovic, My Shot
The simplicity of this poignant photograph by Tarik Mahmutovic is strengthened by the way he cropped it. Nothing distracts from the basic black of the puppy’s body, so we are pulled into its mournful eyes. —Annie Griffiths
Photo Tip: Keeping the color palette simple by cropping out any distracting background can call attention to the most important elements of a photograph. Remember, black and white are colors too.

 Photo: Lightning seen through a window
Lightning, Nebraska
 Lightning, Nebraska
Photograph by Jim Richardson, National Geographic
Colors are often associated with certain emotions. The eerie green of the porch against the oddly purple sky gives a spooky feeling to the whole image. Photographer Jim Richardson has wisely worked with the halogen lighting that photographers usually avoid. —Annie Griffiths
Photo Tip: Remember that artificial lighting comes in a variety of colors. Tungsten is yellow, flash is blue, and fluorescent varies. These colors can make or break a photograph, so use them thoughtfully.

 Photo: Macaws, Bolivia
Macaws, Bolivia
 Macaws, Bolivia
Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic
It’s the colors in this abstract photograph that allow us to recognize the birds in flight as macaws. Because macaws have such bright and distinctive colors, photographer Joel Sartore was able to create a successful abstract image, one in which birds of quieter hues would have disappeared. —Annie Griffiths
Photo Tip: Distinct colors can help the viewer recognize objects in an abstract view. When presented with this advantage, the photographer has more leeway to be creative with time exposures and motion while still allowing the subject to read.
 Photo: Ballet dancers in colorful costume
 Ballet Dancers, California
Photograph by James L. Amos, National Geographic
Like nodding flowers, these ballerinas flow together as much for the palette of their costumes as for the choreography of the dance. Photographer James L. Amos has wisely photographed from above, allowing the soft pastels of the tutus to seem suspended against the simple dark background of the floor. —Annie Griffiths
Photo Tip: Varying colors that have the same feeling or mood in a scene can blend together to give an overall impression of color. This is true with both soft and bright colors. Setting a cluster of color against a simple background will enhance the mood.

Photo: Person with a red umbrella in a garden
 Imperial Palace Garden, Japan
Photograph by Justin Guariglia, National Geographic
The symmetry of this lovely photograph by Justin Guariglia is interrupted and made memorable by the red umbrella and its reflection in the pond. The strength of the red in this scene balances the dominant deep greens and cool colors and is quietly echoed by a gray umbrella in the upper left corner. —Annie Griffiths
Photo Tip: In an image with a simple palette, a splash of color can add interest to the scene. But the placement of that color in the scene must be composed thoughtfully so that it adds to the balance of the overall photograph.
 Photo: Garden scene
Middleton Gardens, South Carolina
  Middleton Gardens, South Carolina
Photograph by B. Anthony Stewart, National Geographic
This exquisite image was photographed long ago, on a glass plate negative, by B. Anthony Stewart. Perhaps that explains the delicate palette that makes this image so very beautiful. The colors in this photograph have captured the feeling of spring in the American Southeast as well as any image I have ever seen. —Annie Griffiths
Photo Tip: With all the exciting creative techniques made possible by digital technology, it is good to revisit old images and old techniques. It can remind us that subtlety can be far more beautiful than manipulated imagery.
 Photo: Factory workers in a snowstorm

Snowstorm, China

Photograph by Michael Yamashita, National Geographic
Another great picture made better by bad weather. Michael Yamashita has used a telephoto lens in this situation to compress the snowflakes into patterns of white. He has wisely focused on a plane of snow, leaving the background figures slightly soft. All these photographic choices pull the viewer into the storm. We can practically feel the snowflakes on our tongues. —Annie Griffiths
Photo Tip: A telephoto lens will compress everything in a scene, including elements as small as snowflakes. And the longer the lens, the more shallow the depth of field, so it’s fun to experiment with the patterns and shapes that happen when using this type of lens.
 Photo: Hibiscus flower petals
Hibiscus Petals
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 Photograph by Amy White & Al Petteway
Bright petals mark the hibiscus, a flowering plant found in much of the world.
 Photo: Giant lobelia
Giant Lobelia
This photo is from Patterns in Nature: Flora
Photograph by George F. Mobley
The leaves of a giant lobelia plant, photographed on Mount Kilimanjaro's Shira Plateau in Tanzania, spiral around the center.

 Photo: Sunflower florets
Sunflower Florets
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This photo is from Patterns in Nature: Flora 
Photograph by Jozsef Szentpeteri
Beads of dew cling to the florets that spiral inside a sunflower head.
 Photo: Close view of a calla lily 
Calla Lily
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This photo is from Patterns in Nature: Flora
Photograph by Raul Touzon A favorite of brides, the ethereal calla lily is often called the wedding flower.
 Photo: The veins on a castor bean leaf
Castor Bean Leaf Close-Up
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This photo is from Patterns in Nature: Flora
 Photograph by Jozsef Szentpeteri
Veins spider across a castor bean leaf in Hungary.

 Photo: The flower of a claret cup cactus
Claret Cup Cactus Flower
This photo is from Patterns in Nature: Flora 
Photograph by Raul Touzon
The flower of a claret cup cactus glows amid Tonto National Forest in Arizona.
 Photo: Picotee pansies 
Picotee Pansies
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This photo is from Patterns in Nature: Flora
 Photograph by Jonathan Blair
White borders rich purple in these picotee pansies in Gilroy, California.
 Photo: The spores of a flower
Flower Spores
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This photo is from Patterns in Nature: Flora
 Photograph by Jozsef Szentpeteri
A flower's spores are accentuated.
 Photo: Hairpin banksia
Hairpin Banksia
This photo is from Patterns in Nature: Flora
 Photograph by Jason Edwards
The hairpin banksia (Banksia spinulosa) is native to eastern Australia.

 Photo: Thorns on a prickly pear cactus
Prickly Pear Cactus
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This photo is from Patterns in Nature: Flora
 Sharp spines erupt from the skin of a prickly pear cactus in the Galápagos Islands.
 Photograph by Tim Laman
 Photo: Coleus plants
Coleus Plants
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This photo is from Patterns in Nature: Flora
 Photograph by Tim Laman
Coleus plants grow across much of South America.

 Photo: A zinnia hybrid flower
Zinnia Hybrid Flower
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This photo is from Patterns in Nature: Flora
 Photograph by Jonathan Blair
Genetic engineering created this zinnia hybrid flower.
 Photo: Castor bean leaf
Castor Bean Leaf
This photo is from Patterns in Nature: Flora
 Photograph by Jozsef Szentpeteri
The seeds of the castor bean plant (Ricinus communis) are the source of castor oil as well as the deadly poison ricin.

 Photo: Hair cap moss
Hair Cap Moss
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This photo is from Patterns in Nature: Flora
 Photograph by Rich Reid
Hair cap moss (Polytrichum commune) is found throughout much of the world.

Photo: Water lily
Water Lily

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This photo is from Patterns in Nature: Flora
 Photograph by James P. Blair
A water lily thrives in the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.

 Photo: Red tulips
Red Tulips
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This photo is from Patterns in Nature: FloraPhotograph by Stephen St. John
Red tulips fill Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C.
 Photo: A close view of a green leaf 
Leaf
This photo is from Patterns in Nature: Flora 
Photograph by James L. Stanfield
A leaf's veins stand out in deep relief.
 Photo: Palm fronds 
Palm Fronds 
This photo is from Patterns in Nature: Flora
  Photograph by Nicole Duplaix Palm leaves, called fronds, are traditional symbols in many religions.
Photo: Butterfly with markings that look like "88"
Neglected Eighty-Eight Butterfly
 Photograph by Joel Sartore
A neglected eighty-eight butterfly (Diaethria neglecta) in Brazil’s Pantanal displays the design of lines and dots that gave it its unusual common name.
 Photo: Green birdwing butterfly 
Birdwing Butterfly
This photo is from Patterns in Nature: Butterflies 
Photograph by Nicole Duplaix
Australia’s largest butterfly, the birdwing (Ornithoptera priamus) blends into a green leaf. Female birdwings can have a wingspan of nearly 8 inches (20 centimeters).
 Photo: Close-up of a butterfly wing
Kamehameha Butterfly
This photo is from Patterns in Nature: Butterflies 
Photograph by Chris Johns
The Kamehameha butterfly (Vanessa tameamea) is one of only two indigenous butterfly species in Hawaii. Above is a close-up of a Kamehameha wing from an Oahu museum.
 Photo: Close-up of the dotted wing of a butterfly
Pipevine Swallowtail
Photograph by Darlyne A. Murawski
The pipevine swallowtail butterfly (Battus philenor) has white-and-orange dots on the underside of its hind wing.
 Photo: Iridescent blue butterfly 
Male Blue Morpho Butterfly
 Photograph by Cary Wolinsky A male blue morpho butterfly’s wings shine iridescently in this mounted specimen.

Photo: Peacock pansy butterfly
Peacock Pansy Butterfly

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 Photograph by Tim Laman
The peacock pansy butterfly (Junionia almana) sports striking eyespots and purple patterns.
 Photo: Zebra-winged butterfly
Zebra-Winged Butterfly
Photograph by Joel Sartore
The petals of a white flower set off the white stripes of this zebra-winged butterfly at a children’s zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

 Photo: Blue morpho
Blue Morpho Butterfly
Photograph by Tim Laman
A decorated blue morpho butterfly (Morpho sp.) rests on a leaf. The blue morpho's entire life cycle lasts just 115 days.

Photo: Butterfly on gerbera daisies
Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly
 Photograph by Darlyne A. Murawski
Colorful gerbera daisies highlight the rich coloration of a spicebush swallowtail butterfly (Papilio troilus).

 Photo: Sandbars on Whitsunday Islands, Australia
Sandbars, Australia
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This photo is from Patterns in Nature: Water
Photograph by Paul Chesley Sandbars flow into the Coral Sea at Whitsunday Island National Park in Queensland, Australia.
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 Photo: Water vortex
Whirlpool, France
This photo is from Patterns in Nature: Water
Photograph by James A. Sugar
Turbines at the Barrage de la Rance electric power generating station in France create a whirlpool in the Rance River.

 Photo: Rushing water in the Chicago Botanic Garden
Water, Chicago Botanic Garden
This photo is from Patterns in Nature: Water
 Photograph by Paul Damien
Rushing water creates deep-blue waves at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Illinois.
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 Photo: Water rippling
Water, Virgin Islands
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This photo is from Patterns in Nature: Water
 Photograph by Todd Gipstein
Water ripples over sand in the Virgin Islands.
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Photo: Necklace sea star on coral
Necklace Sea Star
 Photo: Orange sea star on a sea fan 
Maldives Sea Star
 Photo: Sea star among kelp
Ochre Sea Star
 Photo: Close-up of a purple sea star
Purple Sea Star
 Photo: Neon-green sea urchins
Neon Urchins
 Photo: Close-up of a sea star
Calico-Patterned Sea Star
 Photo: Close-up of multicolored sea urchin
Fire Urchin
Photograph by Tim Laman
The spines of a fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium) form a multicolored flower off Komodo Island, Indonesia. The blue swellings on the tip of each spine are filled with venom
 Photo: Crab crawling on sea star
Sea Star and Crab

 Photo: Shoreline of Lake Retba, Senegal
Salt Piles on Shoreline, Senegal
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 Photograph by Robert Haas
Salt piles line the shoreline of Lake Retba, Senegal. The high salinity content of the lake provides a livelihood for salt collectors.

 Photo: Biplane above Monomoy Island, Massachusetts
Biplane Over Monomoy Shoals, Massachusetts
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 Photograph by Michael Melford
A biplane flies above Monomoy Island, Massachusetts.

Photo: Sand dunes in the Rub al Khali desert
Sand Dunes, Rub al Khali
Photograph by George Steinmetz
The borders of four nations—Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, and the United Arab Emirates—blur beneath the shifting sands of the Rub al Khali, or Empty Quarter, desert.

 Photo: Cavelike homes in rock formations in Turkey
Cave Dwellings, Turkey
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 Photograph by Klaus Nigge
Cavelike dwellings built into soft rock dot the Cappadocia region of Turkey.
 Photo: Aerial view of grassless patches in the Namib Desert
Fairy Circles, Namib Desert
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Photograph by Michael Fay Fairy circles, or grassless patches, spot the Namib Desert in Namibia, seen here from an airplane.

 Photo: Bacteria in a New Zealand thermal pool
Bacteria, New Zealand
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 Photograph by Peter Essick
Photosynthesizing bacteria in a New Zealand thermal pool absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
 Photo: Lichens on a gravestone in Lake Champlain, New York
Lichens
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 Photograph by Stephen Sharnoff
Lichens grow on a granite gravestone in Lake Champlain, New York.

 Photo: Close-up of a giant clam mantle
Giant Clam Mantle
 Photograph by Tim Laman
Iridescent spots surround the mantle of a giant clam in Palau, Micronesia. The mantle is a fleshy outer layer that secretes the clam's shell.

Photo: Ray of light from a cenote in Mexico
Cenote, Mexico
 Photograph by Stephen Alvarez
Sunlight radiates through the Xpacay cenote in the Mexican Yucatán. Cenotes are freshwater sinkholes usually found on the Yucatán peninsula.

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