The house stands, the lights are on ...
ISO 800, F 3,2, 38 seconds. On the way to Ergaki, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. Twilight away the lights of one of the bases.
Location:
Ergaki, Krasnoyarsk State, Russia.
Osprey just before impact
Photo and caption by
Brad Lenear
I took this photograph near the spillway of
Jordan lake dam shortly after the Osprey returned to my area for the
2013 season. Early in the spring, you can find them fishing at the base
of the dam. I love photographing wildlife, but have a special place in
my heart for any type of raptor.
Location:
Moncure, North Carolina, USA
Unexpected Alliance
Photo and caption by
Mary Ellen Urbanski
I have seen alligators and turtles together
in ponds before, but never like this! I was at Bluebill Pond in Harris
Neck NWR when I saw what I thought was an alligator sunning itself on a
stump. As I got closer I realized that it was actually perched on the
back of a turtle! I wish I had been there to witness how this
surprising esprit de corps had came to pass!
Location:
Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Townsend, GA, USA
Anhumas Abyss
Photo and caption by
Kedson Silveira
Anhumas Abyss is a cave that access is by a
gap that exists in the Rock through vertical Rappelling techniques. To
the base of the cave is 72 meters of vertical drop, until the deck on
the lake of clear water. That can reach 80m. depth. The fall offers a
unique overview of the cave and having the sensation of being inside the
Earth. When the sunlight comes down by the gap, its reflects the
colors green and blue from the magnezium and limestone in the cavern
rocks
Location:
Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Sunset in Sahara
Photo and caption by
Qiujia Wang
After a day's hiking into Sahara, our guide
welcomed us with a cup of Moroccan mint tea and this amazing scenery in
Sahara dessert.
Location:
Sahara dessert, Morocco
In Seeking Food!
Photo and caption by
Nariman Noorbakhsh Sabet
Hungry birds waiting for mother!
Location:
Derak Mountain, Shiraz, Iran
The Midnight Sun
Photo and caption by
Ken Bower
The midnight sun in northern Iceland. I shot
this from a shallow stream that was slowly flowing into the Greenland
Sea (79 second exposure).
Location:
Iceland
Photo and caption by
Travis White
The majestic Machu Picchu in Peru. I trekked
the Salkantay trail for 5 days and arrived at this ancient site to see
this beautiful view.
Location:
Machu Picchu, Peru
Cloudy Peaks
Photo and caption by
Travis White
Trekking the Salkantay Trail on the way to Machu Picchu, Peru - 2012
Location:
Salkantay Trek, Peru
Arbre de la vie
My interpretation of the tree of life towering over me on a narrow trail in Hawaii.
Location:
Kauai, HI
Pink-backed Pelican
This gorgeous Pink-backed Pelican can be
found in one of the largest lakes in western Kenya at an elevation of
over 6,000 ft above sea level.
Location:
Lake Naivasha, Kenya
A great bustard male displays in front of two smaller females in
Badajoz, Spain. Photograph by Ramon Navarro, Foto Natura/Minden
Pictures/Corbis
A male southern elephant seal dwarfs a female in South Georgia Island.
Photograph by Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott, Minden Pictures/Corbis
So what does it take for male elephant seals, who are seven to eight times larger than females?
The way a male elephant seal
passes on his genes is by having physical contests with other male
elephant seals to keep them away from females so he can mate with them.
His whole life history is structured so that he will be
big, aggressive, and politically savvy on the breeding grounds. That
means that he’s born larger [than females], he takes more milk from his
mother than he would as a female, and he grows at a faster rate.
In order to sustain that growth rate, he ends up having to
go foraging for a different kind of food that is found in a different
part of the ocean [from where the females are foraging]. His whole life
is different
The male spot orb weaver (right) treads carefully around the female, which may eat him. Photograph by Urak Istvan, My Shot
Across the animal kingdom, who’s bigger?
Females. If you think about a spider or a worm or an
insect, they make a whole bunch of eggs, their bodies swell up with
eggs, and they extrude the eggs in a big batch. It helps to be big.
May 13, 2013
Kalaripayattu Fighters, India
Photograph by Armand Poblete, My Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: The Stories Behind Your ShotsI found out that there was an evening show on the ancient art of Kalaripayattu at Punarjani Traditional Village, less than a few blocks from my hotel in Munnar, India. Being an avid fan of martial arts, it immediately piqued my interest. I had just gotten a steal of a deal on a National Geographic camera strap on eBay, and while I was in line, the ticket master noticed it and dragged me to the front of the line. So I paid and followed him to the VIP seating, perfect for getting the shot!
First I observed the light and the action of the fighters. The dimly lit arena just gave it that feel of an '80s kung fu poster, and I wanted to keep it that way. After a few camera adjustments and a few hundred missed shots I finally captured the two fighters in midair. —Armand Poblete
(This photo was submitted to My Shot.)
Great Egret, Florida
Photograph by Carol Kay, Your Shot
This Month in Photo of the Day: The Stories Behind Your Shots
This great white egret is often found at this spot on Tampa's
beautiful Hillsborough River. It was almost sunset, and we were just
taking our kayaks out of the water at the Trout Creek Park boat dock.
When I looked up and saw the bird directly across the river in front of
this massive old bald cypress, I saw the "perfect" shot and grabbed my
camera, a Nikon digital D80. The bluish cast to the water is partly due
to the sun having gone almost down and pollen floating on the surface. —Carol Kay
(This photo was submitted to Your Shot.)
Estas fotografías han sido cedidas por : National Geographic 2013
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