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.
Can you find the hidden animals in these 20 wildlife photos? As a wildlife photographer, Art Wolfe of course takes pictures of animals. But not just any pictures. He finds and captures scenes that include animals so at home in their environment that you can hardly tell they’re there… Giraffe Wolf Willow Ptarmigan Caiman Great Horned Owl American Pika Blue-crowned Parrot Horned Adder Leopard Gyrfalcon California Ground Squirrel Spotted Deer Impala Cheetah Common Snipe Wandering Tattler Nighthawk Coyote Klipspringers Blue Dacnis Related… (via The Daily Mail)
wild Passion is something which sometimes comes out wildly in the form of Wildlife photography. A love for nature and animals and the courage to adventure in jungles kindles the spark to go wild and capture those moments which remain unexplored and which may pose a threat at times if not alert. Wild life photography is also sending an alarming message to all of us to protect some of these endangered species. A thorough knowledge about the climatic conditions, moods of the animals and a detailed exposure to the nitty-gritty of the cameras are the most essentials qualities for a wild life photographer. Wild life photography guide For better pictures Wildlife photography for beginners Discover the whole new perspective of Wild life and nature with the guide for beginners and who want to improve. How to take better wildlife photos Something very important with Wild life photography is to gain the trust of animal, know their behavior and habitat. Wildlife Compositions 10 Essential tips
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.
Enter the Wild » Pulp Vulture Share this: fluo 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.
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Unexpected Friends Cute A bear, a tiger and a lion. They’re dangerous predators, but they’re friends. The reason they do not attack each other or consider the other as rivals, is that they were brought up together. Source elephants