Sunday, June 21, 2015

Energy Flow

Energy Flow

Photograph by Sho Shibata , National Geographic Your Shot

The spring season comes slowly to the mountains of Aomori, Japan, writes photographer Sho Shibata, adding that the beech trees will begin to bud before the snow has even melted. Here, Shibata captures a Mount Hakkoda forest wreathed in morning mist.

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Saturday, June 20, 2015

Killer Tails

Killer Tails

Photograph by Paul Nicklen, National Geographic

Orcas show their smarts by working together to whip up a meal. Here, a pod hunts for herring in Norway s Andfjorden. Members of the pod coordinate their moves, herding a mass of herring into a manageable ball. They then whip their tails against the ball, stunning or killing the fish.

Friday, June 19, 2015

Dome Sweet Dome

Dome Sweet Dome

Photograph by Michael O'Brien , National Geographic Your Shot

Today in Istanbul, Sultan Ahmet Mosque [also known as the Blue Mosque] and Hagia Sophia are surrounded by busy streets and streams of visitors, writes Traveler Photo Contest entrant Michael O Brien. Yet it is still possible to glimpse a timeless and ancient view. O Brien captured this perspective from an upper window in the Hagia Sophia, now a museum.

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Thursday, June 18, 2015

Big Yawn

Big Yawn

Photograph by Claire Thomas , National Geographic Your Shot

After carrying me to the viewpoint, my sleepy camel seemed happy to have a rest, writes Your Shot member Claire Thomas, who captured this photo of her expressive ride while visiting the Pyramids at Giza near Cairo, Egypt.

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Terraces of Yunnan

Terraces of Yunnan

Photograph by Thierry Bornier , National Geographic Your Shot

Photographer Thierry Bornier captured this picture of the rice terraces of Yuanyang County in China s Yunnan Province from the top of a mountain in the late afternoon. The scene, says Bornier, looked like a giant puzzle.

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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Snow Falls

Snow Falls

Photograph by Mark Duffy , National Geographic Your Shot

Niagara Falls takes on an otherworldly pallor when the windchill temperature plummets to minus 40 below zero in Ontario, Canada. For photographer Mark Duffy, seeing everything frozen was a beautiful sight.

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Monday, June 15, 2015

Pilgrims Party

Pilgrims    Party

Photograph by Olivier Galibert , National Geographic Your Shot

Musicians perform during the Gitan Pilgrimage in the Camargue town of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer on the southern coast of France. The annual spring festival brings together minority ethnic groups from throughout Europe, including the Romanies of France and Spain.

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Sunday, June 14, 2015

Bowl of Mountains

Bowl of Mountains

Photograph by Peter Essick, National Geographic

Lake O Hara nestles in the Canadian Rockies at more than 6,600 feet like an emerald in a bowl of mountains, wrote paleontologist Charles Walcott in 1911. Generations of artists have put brush to canvas at this lookout, called All Souls Prospect, in British Columbia s Yoho National Park.

Saturday, June 13, 2015

Twilight in Bukhara

Twilight in Bukhara

Photograph by Joel Koczwarski , National Geographic Your Shot

As dusk settles in the ancient city of Bukhara, a lone woman passes by an incredible ancient mosque of epic proportions, writes photographer Joel Koczwarski. Located in present-day Uzbekistan, Bukhara was once an important stop along the Silk Road.

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Friday, June 12, 2015

Buffalo Head

Buffalo Head

Photograph by Wes Eisenhauer

I was traveling through South Dakota and decided to visit Custer State Park during their annual buffalo roundup, writes Wes Eisenhauer, who submitted this photo to the Traveler Photo Contest, happening now. As I approached the area where the buffalo are kept and counted, most of the herd scattered at my presence. This buffalo stayed and had a few more sips of water while I snapped a few pictures ... We both stood quietly for just a moment before she turned and walked away.

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Thursday, June 11, 2015

Light at the End

Light at the End

Photograph by Elena Bobrova

Light streams into Indonesia s Grubug Cave, captured by photographer Elena Bobrova after descending nearly 200 feet into neighboring Jomblang Cave and traveling through a natural horizontal corridor. Bobrova writes that the vision was so beautiful that someone called it the light of heaven.'''

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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Lines of Moravia

Lines of Moravia

Photograph by Luk Ild a , National Geographic Your Shot

Undulating fields tell an agricultural tale in Moravia, a region in the Czech Republic that s known for its folk traditions, architecture, and landscapes. I really fell in love with this region, where you can find these beautiful field views without any distracting elements just fluid, linear silk surfaces writes Luk Ild a, a member of our Your Shot community.

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Jersey City Sunset

Jersey City Sunset

Photograph by Tsuyoshi Shirahama

A long exposure captures a dynamic sunset over Jersey City, New Jersey. According to photographer Tsuyoshi Shirahama, it was a perfect day to take sunset photos, with strong winds causing the many clouds to move quickly. I selected [a neutral density] filter without hesitation to get this effect, Shirahama writes.

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