Winners of the National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 - Alan Taylor - In Focus - The Atlantic - StumbleUpon After receiving more than 20,000 photo submissions from over 130 countries, the National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 concluded last month and the judging began. The winners were announced this week, with the grand prize awarded to Shikhei Goh for his capture of a dragonfly riding out a rainstorm in Indonesia. Goh was awarded $10,000 and a trip to the National Geographic Photography Seminar next year. Use j/k keys or ←/→ to navigate Choose: "Splashing", Grand Prize Winner and winner of the Nature category. "The Fjellman Family", winner of the People Category. "Sulfuric Fire Festival", honorable mention in Places category. "Blue Pond & First Snow", honorable mention in Nature category. "Zombies, Brisbane", honorable mention in People category. "Cyber Monsoon", honorable mention in Places category. "Panic in the Pan", honorable mention in Nature category. "Flying Kites", honorable mention in Places category. "Sunrising Jellyfish", honorable mention in Nature category.
Silent World by Michael Kenna Silent World by Michael Kenna National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 - Alan Taylor - In Focus - The Atlantic - StumbleUpon 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: Many people pilgrimage to Uluru, but what is seen there often depends on where you've come from. Eruption of the Cordon del Caulle. Beluga whales in the arctic having fun. This is a streetcar in New Orleans traveling back towards The Quarter on St. This image captures almost 6 hours of climbing parties on Rainier going for the summit under starry skies. Russia, polar region of West Siberia, Tazovsky Peninsula.
60 insane cloud formations from around the world [PICs] Cloud varieties go way beyond the cumulus, stratus, and cirrus we learn about in elementary school. Check out these wild natural phenomena. STANDING IN A CORNFIELD IN INDIANA, I once saw a fat roll cloud (like #4 below) float directly over my head. I imagine a lot of these photographers having similar hesitations as they set up for the shots below.
99 Excellent Examples of Forced Perspective Photography | 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. 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. Don’t forget to and follow us on Twitter — for recent updates. Brilliant Examples of Forced Perspective Photography Photography can serve as a nice source of inspiration. Further Resources! Find Something Missing?
Stefano Unterthiner Photography : Animals Face to Face Colt + Rane Stefano Unterthiner Photography : Animals Face to Face 27 Photos: Animal Photography At its Finest | DevSnippets - StumbleUpon by Bhanu Ahluwalia Animal photography, also called wildlife photography, covers the whole world of animals from your adorable pet dog to ferocious lions. Animals can make very attention-grabbing subjects to shoot whether wild or domesticated. It is hard to understand the complexity in taking wildlife photographs until you actually try it. Most of us take for granted the wildlife photos that we see on books, magazines or even on television. Fast shutter speeds are necessary for most wildlife shots to keep away from distorted images from the animal’s movement. Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Source Article Photography
50 Photos That Will Blow You Away (Final Part) Here’s the 3rd and final part of the wonderful and mind-blowing posts. Another 50 photos to amaze you and make you think about getting a new hobby! If you missed the first two parts, you can find them here: Part 1 and Part 2. Manatee Sunburst O Dandelion Cherry Trees Going to School Windmills, Castile de la Muela Shocking Bondi Dancing in the Storm Horeee Dapat Predator Green-Winged Macaw Green Puffer Shrugged Sailor Sweetheart Curve of Philosophy The White Reindeer Hitchhiker Dancing in the Summer Night Pregnant Pygmy Seahorse Sunrising Jellyfish When Mother Nature and Two Humans Connect Aerial Refuel Endoscopy Commensal Shrimp on Sea Squirt Frozen In Time Zebra Jumping Spider Common Wasp Waterfall Dlochrysa Fastuosa Helophilus Pendulus Hybos sp. Dung Fly Stack Desert Road Enchanted Forest Colour of Lokbaintan Llyn Cwmffynnon, Snowdonia Abyss James Cameron’s Abyss Endless Road Endless Winter Sandy Endless The Endless Bridge Dandelion House on Fire Ruins Morning Light The Hunt Water Veil Cat and Mouse Author: Giulia
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