In Focus - National Geographic Photo Contest 2011. National Geographic is currently holding its annual photo contest, with the deadline for submissions coming up on November 30.
For the past nine weeks, the society has been gathering and presenting galleries of submissions, encouraging readers to vote for them as well. National Geographic was kind enough to let me choose among its entries from 2011 for display here on In Focus. Gathered below are 45 images from the three categories of People, Places, and Nature, with captions written by the individual photographers. [45 photos] Use j/k keys or ←/→ to navigate Choose: 201011191019.jpg (442×700) Awwww….i’m lovin’ these pics…
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A turtle the size of a grape! Shy walrus.. A cat with a permanent Top Hat!! Embarrassed Pug…. in slippers! 3HD7 (1680×1050) TotallyCoolPix. 11 Pencil Vs. Camera Images. 986 653Share10.7K Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast and now living in Belgium, Ben Heine is an amazing artist who overlaps hand-drawn works of art with photos to create stunning images.
I selected eleven of his Pencil Vs. Camera images from his site, but you should check out all his awesome work if you have time. Tilt-Shift, Shrinks the world around you. All the photo fanatics are in for a treat.
Here is a collection of tilt-shift photographs which are simply amazing to look at. Tilt-shift photographs are unique, whether you use a specially designed lens or a special editing effect, Tilt-shift make’s buildings look tiny! Make people look small! Make gorgeous blurry surroundings! Here is a collection of some of the slickest picks of tilt-shift photography from miscellaneous photographers around the world. photo credit : Lorenzo Baldini photo credit :LeggNet photo credit : millerm. _ru_tigerwhitetigersh-1920x1080-1920x1200.jpg (1920×1200) Jens_kolk_naturdokument_marienkaefer_makro.jpg (900×602) Mech_01.jpg (600×619) Black-panther_1576289i.jpg (620×552) All That Is Interesting.
I Can Has Internets. Still Life: Bent Objects. UPDATE: The Return of Bent Objects Wires transform these objects from inanimate to hilarious works of art.
Little polish girl McDonalds as Sculpture Materials Yeah, this is where those come from Dancing Queens English breakfast Sylvia Muffin put her head in the oven. The introvert Bananas in bed – let’s slip into bed together You Say Tomato, I Say Tomahto. Fruit with life experience Zombies are nuts about brains Modest pear Literary interpretations Paper training our little dog, Frank A little cat doodle Photo Credits: Terry Border at Bent Objects. 99 Excellent Examples of Forced Perspective Photography. Forced perspective is a technique that employs optical illusion to make an object appear farther away, closer, larger or smaller than it actually is.
It is used primarily in photography, filmmaking and architecture. It manipulates human visual perception through the use of scaled objects and the correlation between them and the vantage point of the spectator or camera. There are many ways to attack photography and some are much more expensive than others. Here in this showcase, we presenting a Stunning collection of Forced Perspective Photography and Pictures taken by various artists in which all pictures are linked to the author’s pages.
You may want to explore further works of the photographers we’ve featured below. When it comes to inspiration then there is no limitation on resources. You may be interested in the following related articles as well. Feel free to join us and you are always welcome to share your thoughts that our readers may find helpful. Further Resources! Artistic-Photography-6.jpeg (1024×840) Best Of "Photo of the Day" - National Geographic.
Since 1888, National Geographic has supported exploration and discovery, bringing gems like Machu Picchu, undersea wonders, and new species to light.
Inspiring people to care about the planet and every living creature on it is our mission. We promote and fund natural and cultural conservation projects. Litlanesfoss, Iceland Cavern explorer Tennessee Badwater basin california Matterhorn, Switzerland Whitetip shark Bahamas Boatman Philippines Northern Lights, Iceland Centoes chichen Itza Freestone Climb, Yosemite Falls Kayaker, Outlet Falls The Lair Iguazu falls Brazil Exposure Nirvana. Bizarre Exam Papers!! 33783829521939715735.jpg (2000×1334) Animals Illuminated by the Sun.
The time of sunset is defined in astronomy as the moment when the trailing edge of the Sun’s disk disappears below the horizon in the west.
There are few things in nature as photogenic as the sky at sunset, especially animals. The rich bright gold, pink and orange colors make unusually beautiful pictures of animals illuminated by the sun. Source Source Source Source. Day and Night in New York City Captured in Single Images [8 Pictures]
Goodtoseeyou7rl.jpg (550×811) Koala_shock.jpg (500×667) 5215873104_1a714bda8b_z.jpg (640×427) Pictures of Moments Speak More than Thousand Words...... Picture can speak thousands of words.
Random pictures of insignificant moments always been the most important and most valuable. Photographers and painters beautifully imprint huge number of events, objects and types. Some do it by accident on the momentary desire. Others do it in order to fix the time for the future. For me they are really different and thoughtful, simple but speak lots of words………