Sailboats, Turag River, Bangladesh
Photograph by Dick Durrance II
Graceful as butterflies, boats glide past rice fields on the meandering Turag River near Dacca, Bangladesh. Hundreds of watery highways interlace the heartland of this low-lying South Asian country.
(Photo shot on assignment for "Bangladesh—Hope Nourishes a New Nation," September 1972, National Geographic magazine)
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January 02, 2009
Canyonland Grotto, Utah
Photograph by Walter Meayers Edwards
A vaulted grotto with a skylight shelters the ruins of cliff dwellings. The Anasazi, or Ancient Ones, tilled corn in the valley below and retreated to the heights at night. Whether fleeing enemies or a prolonged and widespread drought, they disappeared from Utah by about 1300. This canyon, near Salt Creek in Utah's Canyonlands National Park, also shows evidence of disastrous flash floods at that time. Visitors today know the huge alcove as Paul Bunyan's Potty.
(Photo shot on assignment for "Canyonlands, Realm of Rock and the Far Horizon," July 1971, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-3 14:38 标题: 20090103
January 03, 2009
Statue of Christ of the Abyss, Florida
Photograph by Bates Littlehales
Softly aglow in sea-washed sunlight, Christ of the Abyss stands 30 feet (9 meters) down in the Atlantic in Florida's John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. Visitors to the sanctuary don masks and fins or view the sea life through the glass bottoms of tour boats.
(Photo shot on assignment for "The Lower Keys, Florida's 'Out Islands,'" January 1971, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-4 15:44 标题: 20090114
January 04, 2009
Tree Frog Tadpoles, Costa Rica
Photograph by Paul A. Zahl
Within days of being deposited on a leaf overhanging a stream, tree frog eggs grow into recognizable tadpoles. Bulbous yolk sacs provide nourishment. As the wrigglers develop, the gelatinous outer membrane decomposes, perhaps triggered by a chemical change in the tadpoles. One by one, they slide off to a life of their own in the water.
(Photo shot on assignment for "Nature's Living, Jumping Jewels," July 1973, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-5 16:29 标题: 20090105
January 03, 2009
Bioluminescent Organisms, Japan
Photograph by Paul A. Zahl
The transparent shells of tiny Cypridina hilgendorfii, found in the coastal waters and sands of Japan, hold a creature that emits a luminous blue substance when disturbed. During World War II, the Japanese harvested these creatures for soldiers to use when reading maps and messages at night.
(Photo shot on assignment for "Nature's Night Lights—Probing the Secrets of Bioluminescence," July 1971, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-6 16:10 标题: 20090106
January 06, 2009
Chateau Gaillard, Les Andelys, France
Photograph by David L. Arnold
A symbol of long-ago battles, Chateau Gaillard lies in ruins near the town of Les Andelys, France.
It was built by Richard the Lion-Hearted—King of England and Duke of Normandy—as a strategic
redoubt against the king of France. In 1204 French soldiers storming the castle broke England’s
grip on Normandy.
(Photo shot on assignment for "The Civilizing Seine,” April 1982, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-7 15:32 标题: 20090107
January 07, 2009
Rock Carvings, Petra, Jordan
Photograph by Jodi Cobb
Hidden at the end of a long ravine, the buildings of Petra, Jordan, were carved into sandstone cliffs by the Nabataeans around 312 B.C. After annexation by the Romans in A.D. 106, the city—once a hub of commerce—became less important as trade routes developed along the Red Sea and Nile River. Petra is now protected as a World Heritage site.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Jordan: Kingdom in the Middle,” February 1984, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-8 15:23 标题: 20090108
January 08, 2009
F-105 Fighters, Hawaii
Photograph by Albert Moldvay
A haze of smoke veils the silver snouts of the "Flying Tigers," an F-105 squadron which, at the time of this 1965 photo, was on temporary duty at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. Flight crews used black-powder charges to start each jet's powerful engine.
(Photo shot on assignment for "Of Planes and Men—U.S. Air Force Wages Cold War and Hot," September 1965, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-9 15:12 标题: 20090108
January 09, 2009
Islanders Crabbing at Night, Samana Cay, Bahamas
Photograph by James L. Stanfield
Islanders, on a seasonal visit to uninhabited Samana Cay in the eastern Bahamas, crab by torchwood light at a point probably seen by Christopher Columbus’s fleet on October 12, 1492. Columbus visited five islands in the Bahamas before reaching Cuba.
(Photo shot on assignment for "Where Columbus Found the New World,” November 1986, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-10 16:31 标题: 20090110
January 10, 2009
Castle Near Kilgarvan, Ireland
Photograph by Sam Abell
The green countryside of County Kerry, Ireland, slowly reclaims a castle near the village of Kilgarvan. Taking its present name from the Irish Cill Garbháin, or Church of St. Garbhan, Kilgarvan rests on the banks of the Roughty River, which flows into Kenmare Bay.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Ireland on Fast-Forward,” September 1994, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-11 14:45 标题: 20090111
January 11, 2009
Shrimp Hiding in Sand, Florida
Photograph by Robert F. Sisson
Shunning light, a pink shrimp buries itself in aquarium sand except for its feelers and golf-ball eyes. To avoid predators, they'll burrow even deeper, leaving only a tiny hole for breathing.
(Photo shot on assignment for "Shrimp Nursery—Science Explores New Ways to Farm the Sea," May 1965, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-12 15:22 标题: 20090112
Mandrill, Central Africa
Photograph by Michael Nichols
A mandrill, tethered on a rope in central Africa, reaches for the camera. These colorful primates are threatened. They are often hunted as bushmeat, and many Africans consider them to be a delicacy. Mandrills are feeling the squeeze of spreading agriculture and human settlement—both are shrinking their rain forest homeland.
(Photo shot on assignment for "Clearing,” March 2001, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-13 17:07 标题: 20090113
January 13, 2009
Fire-Walking Ceremony, Viti Levu Island, Republic of Fiji
Photograph by James L. Stanfield
The body is transcended and the soul is made pure by mortification of the flesh—including piercings with these needles—in the annual Hindu fire-walking ceremony on Viti Levu Island in Fiji. Fire walkers prepare with fasting, prayer, and bathing in the ocean. At their temple, they may walk over hot coals several times in thanks for blessings of health and long life from the fire goddess Draupathi.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Two Worlds of Fiji,” October 1995, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-14 14:58 标题: 20090114
January 14, 2009
Oil Refinery, Ras Tanurah, Saudi Arabia
Photograph by Thomas J. Abercrombie
Gas flares fire the night at Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanurah refinery, north of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Each day sparkling towers here produce more than half a million barrels of refined petroleum, the largest output of any refinery in the Middle East.
(Photo shot on assignment for "Saudi Arabia—Beyond the Sands of Mecca," January 1966, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-15 15:17 标题: 20090115
January 15, 2009
Lion in Tree, Zambezi River, Zambia
Photograph by Chris Johns
A female lion claims her spot in a tree near the Zambezi River in Zambia. Female lions are the primary hunters in each family group, or pride. They often work together to prey upon antelopes, zebras, wildebeests, and other large animals of the open grasslands. Many of these animals are faster than lions, so teamwork pays off.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Down the Zambezi,” October 1997, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-16 16:04 标题: 20090116
January 16, 2009
Synchronized Swimmers, Laguna Hills, California
Photograph by Karen Kasmauski
Submerged ballerinas rehearse for their annual show at Leisure World in Laguna Hills, California. Activities like line dancing, lawn bowling, and computer classes make retirement communities increasingly popular among people with decades of free time to fill.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Aging—New Answers to Old Questions,” November 1997, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-17 15:36 标题: 20090117
January 17, 2009
Fishermen at Night, Micronesia
Photograph by David Boyer
Fiery torches of palm fronds light up the night near the Caroline Islands as men in outrigger canoes wait with long-handled nets to scoop flying fish in midair. The jumping fish are attracted by light.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Micronesia—The Americanization of Eden," May 1967, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-18 15:27 标题: 20090118
January 18, 2009
Grazing Bison, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Photograph by George F. Mobley
Stately American bison graze beneath gold-lined clouds in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. Established in 1905, the refuge now shelters roughly 600 bison. Excess animals are sold live at public auction every October.
(Photo shot on assignment for the National Geographic book The Great Southwest, 1980)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-19 15:32 标题: 20090119
January 19, 2009
Bubble Eye Goldfish, United States
Photograph by Paul A. Zahl
The extraordinary bubble eye wears marble-size, fluid-filled eye sacs like water wings. The breed is only one in a gallery of bizarre variations of the common goldfish. Developed over ten centuries by Asian breeders, this living art of the East today attracts growing numbers of Western aquarists.
(Photo shot on assignment for "Those Outlandish Goldfish!" April 1973, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-20 16:17 标题: 20090120
January 20, 2009
Dock and Palm Trees, Tahiti
Photograph by Jodi Cobb
A dock juts out to a small palm island, surrounded by the jewel-blue waters of Tahiti. Tahiti is just one of 118 islands and atolls that make up French Polynesia, a semi-autonomous territory of France. With its claim here and on other Pacific territories, France is the second largest presence (after the United States) in the Pacific.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Charting a New Course—French Polynesia,” June 1997, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-21 20:49 标题: 20090121
January 21, 2009
Desert of Death, Afghanistan
Photograph by Thomas J. Abercrombie
Like drifting clouds, hilltops mirrored in a mirage appear to float behind a Land Rover. The illusion is created by heat waves shimmering in the 120-degree (49-degree-Celsius) temperatures of the Dasht-i-Margo—Afghanistan's so-called "Desert of Death."
(Photo shot on assignment for "Afghanistan—Crossroad of Conquerors," September 1968, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-22 15:54 标题: 20090122
January 22, 2009
Downtown Suva, Viti Levu Island, Republic of Fiji
Photograph by James L. Stanfield
The largest city between Honolulu and Auckland, Suva—the capital of the Republic of Fiji—dazzles with cosmopolitan offices, shops, and entertainment. With 180,000 residents in its metropolitan area, the city wraps around a superb deepwater harbor on the island of Viti Levu. By sea and air, Fiji serves as a hub linking Pacific nations.
(Photo shot on assignment for "Two Worlds of Fiji,” October 1995, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-23 16:17 标题: 20090123
January 23, 2009
Cliff Divers, Mazatlan, Mexico
Photograph by W.E. Garrett
A daring diver times his plunge with an incoming wave as he plummets from a cliff in Mazatlan, Mexico. When the surf surges in, 12 feet (3.7 meters) of water lies below; outgoing seas leave half that depth.
(Photo shot on assignment for "South to Mexico City," August 1968, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-24 15:26 标题: 20090124
January 24, 2009
January 24, 2009
Panda Yawning, Kunming, China
Photograph by Jodi Cobb
A giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) yawns in its enclosure at the Yuantong Zoo in Kunming, China. Wild pandas live only in remote, mountainous regions in central China. These high forests of bamboo (their primary food) are cool and wet—just as pandas like it.
(Photo shot on assignment for the National Geographic book Journey into China, 1982)
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January 25, 2009
Diver in Coral Garden, Dominica Island, Caribbean Sea
Photograph by Bruce Dale
Off Scotts Head, Dominica Island, a sunken garden of sponges and coral rewards a visitor, part of a growing stream of divers discovering Dominica’s marine life. With one of the most vibrant underwater ecosystems in the Caribbean, Dominica offers scuba divers aquarium-clear water with visibility that can reach 100 feet (30 meters).
(Photo shot on assignment for "Dominica,” June 1990, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-26 14:40 标题: 20090126
January 26, 2009
Northern Lights, Trapper Creek, Alaska
Photograph by Thomas J. Abercrombie
Spectacular sky shows brighten the long winter nights for Alaska's year-round residents. This display of northern lights sets the horizon aglow at Trapper Creek. Stars of the Big Dipper, upper left, wheeling through the December sky, show as streaks in this ten-minute exposure. Residents of the region witness dozens of auroras yearly; those in the Point Barrow area farther north see as many as a hundred.
(Photo shot on assignment for "Nomad in Alaska's Outback," April 1969, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-28 01:12 标题: 20090127
January 27, 2009
Petrohué Falls, Chile
Photograph by George F. Mobley
The gentle falls of the Petrohué River frame the graceful slopes of Osorno Volcano, part of the Andes Mountain. The scene is but one memorable view within Chile's Vicente Perez Rosales National Park.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Chile, Republic on a Shoestring," October 1973, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-28 17:35 标题: 20090128
January 28, 2009
Velvet Worms, Hamburg, Germany
Photograph by O. Louis Mazzatenta
These intertwined velvet worms, or onychophorans, are living fossils, holdovers of the Cambrian explosion of life-forms that occurred about 530 million years ago. Velvet worms became land dwellers some 250 million years ago but survive today only in dark, moist habitats such as the leaf litter in Costa Rican forests. These worms were photographed at the University of Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany.
(Photo shot on assignment for "Explosion of Life: The Cambrian Period,” October 1993, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-29 16:09 标题: 20090129
January 29, 2009
Pool in Marble Canyon, Arizona
Photograph by Walter Meayers Edwards
Beyond the roar of the Colorado River, a pool of silence. Discovering this hushed limestone sanctuary at Shinumo Wash in Arizona's Marble Canyon, members of a National Geographic expedition christened it Silver Grotto.
(Photo shot on assignment for "Retracing John Wesley Powell's Historic Voyage Down the Grand Canyon," May 1969, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-30 16:14 标题: 20090130
January 30, 2009
Alligator Adjusting Its Eggs, Everglades, Florida
Photograph by Chris Johns
Despite 70-odd teeth and a notoriously nasty bite, a female alligator in Florida’s Everglades National Park demonstrates a delicate touch when the time comes for her eggs to hatch. Gently grasping an egg in her mouth, she rolls it on her tongue, feeling for signs of life. If she senses something stirring, she cracks the egg open, then tilts her head forward to let the baby emerge.
(Photo shot on assignment for "Everglades: Dying for Help,” April 1994, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-1-31 17:28 标题: 20090131
January 31, 2009
View Atop City Hall, Dresden, Germany
Photograph by Gordon W. Gahan
Statues look down on the rebuilt inner city of Dresden from atop City Hall. The medieval city lost tens of thousands of citizens and nearly every building to heavy Anglo-American bombing near the end of World War II. The restored Church of the Cross stands at left of center.
(Photo shot on assignment for "East Germany—The Struggle to Succeed," September 1974, National Geographic magazine)
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-2 14:36 标题: 20090201
February 01, 2009
Boy Wearing Face Paint, Kolkata (Calcutta), India
Photograph by Pinaki Ranjan Majumdar
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This little boy has put on makeup for a folk dance.
—Caption by Pinaki Ranjan Majumdar
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February 02, 2009
Potala at Dawn, Tibet
Photograph by Randy Krieger
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This is my favorite picture from Tibet. I had scouted this shot out the previous evening, but when I returned before dawn there were fires burning up on the stupa I had planned to shoot from. Not understanding what was happening, I climbed up anyway and learned the local people come out every Wednesday to pray for the Dalai Lama's return. They burn grasses and spices they buy down on the street. While the sun never came out properly to light the palace, this shot has far more.
—Caption by Randy Krieger
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-3 16:16 标题: 20090103
February 03, 2009
Pig and Piglet, Africa
Photograph by Amanda Kopp
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The piglet is one day old and crippled. The mother had more babies than nipples to feed them. The farmer talked about putting this one out of its misery but decided to let some Swazi orphan children take care of it and feed it with a bottle instead. Now the little pig has grown big and strong!
—Caption by Amanda Kopp
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-4 15:18 标题: 20090203
February 04, 2009
Waterfall, Selangor, Malaysia
Photograph by Dashuki Mohd
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These three kids were enjoying a cool dip at a manmade waterfall in Kemensah village, Selangor, Malaysia.
—Caption by Dashuki Mohd
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-5 15:42 标题: 20090205
February 05, 2009
Seal, Adventure Aquarium
Photograph by John Baum
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A serene moment from the New Jersey Adventure Aquarium.
—Caption by John Baum
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-6 14:50 标题: 20090206
February 06, 2009
Birds in Flight, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Photograph by Abbie Jebson
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This shot of a gathering of herring, lesser, and greater black-backed gulls was taken on the beautiful island of Skokholm off the coast of Pembrokeshire.
—Caption by Abbie Jebson
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-7 15:50 标题: 20090207
February 07, 2009
Zebra, Tanzania
Photograph by Giedo van der Zwan
We were taking shots in the southwest of Serengeti, Tanzania. This location is known as Hidden Valley and was full of animals from the great migration.
This pregnant zebra came out of the dust for a second to take a look at me. She was the perfect poser! Head straight, ears up, legs in line, tail accentuating her curving body while the herd in the background created the perfect stage of dust!
—Caption by Giedo van der Zwan
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-8 17:41 标题: 20090208
February 08, 2009
Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India
Photograph by Greg Vore
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This photo was taken during the 2007 Kumbh Mela in Allahabad. This was during the sadhus' procession to the Sangam to bathe on Mauni Amavasya, the new moon for the saints. It was very early in the morning, and there was a thick fog that added an even greater sense of magic and mystery to this ritual.
—Caption by Greg Vore
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-9 15:18 标题: 20090209
February 09, 2009
Birds Fighting, Rondeau Provincial Park, Canada
Photograph by Martin Lukasiewicz
Taken at Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, this image shows a fight between a redheaded woodpecker and a yellow-shafted northern flicker over a nest hole. The redheaded woodpeckers tried to chase away the intruding flickers but after this encounter, the fight was over. The flicker managed to grab the redheaded by its tongue and force it all the way down to the ground. Both birds spiraled while falling to the ground. It must have been painful as the redheaded gave up after this clash.
—Caption by Martin Lukasiewicz
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-10 16:18 标题: 20090210
February 10, 2009
Commotion, India
Photograph by Paraj Shukla
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This photo is a depiction of impermanence, imprints, and impressions of life. Oblivious of the din due to a midnight fair, the pilgrims have queued up to pay their obeisance to their lord, Shiva, on the pious occasion of Mahashivaratri festival. Those who have received the blessings retire with spiritual satisfaction. Location: Kyasara village in a deep pocket in southeast Rajasthan, India.
—Caption by Paraj Shukla
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-11 15:56 标题: 20090211
February 11, 2009
Boy Entering Monkhood, Cambodia
Photograph by Justin Mott
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A young Cambodian boy enters the monkhood in Siem Reap, Cambodia. He is likely to serve for a few years before entering the workforce.
—Caption by Justin Mott
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-12 16:43 标题: 20090212
February 12, 2009
Tree Frog, South America
Photograph by Kenneth Deitcher
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Unusual tree frog from South America.
—Caption by Kenneth Deitcher
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-13 17:38 标题: 20090213
February 13, 2009
Phone Booths
Photograph by Kindra Ormiston
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My friends and I were in town on Halloween night when we happened along four identical phone booths. It seemed only natural to snap a photo.
—Caption by Kindra Ormiston
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-14 16:05 标题: 20090214
February 14, 2009
Heart-Shaped Light
Photograph by Alexis Milford
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A metaphoric representation of the heart's light illuminates the hand of its giver.
—Caption by Alexis Milford
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-15 17:39 标题: 20090215
February 15, 2009
Mortar System, Afghanistan
Photograph by Jeremiah Ridgeway
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Nuristan, Afghanistan, October 2006: Blast halo and round exiting mortar tube as U.S. forces engage nearby insurgents. Mortar systems provide much needed relief for convoys and patrols that come under attack from insurgents.
—Caption by Jeremiah Ridgeway
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-16 15:35 标题: 20090216
February 16, 2009
Festival, Thailand
Photograph by Ryan Libre
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Locals do everything they can to bring in good luck and get rid of bad luck. For ten days straight fireworks are thrown at the processions, and many men and women pierce their cheeks with huge objects like meter-long poles, guns, and lamps.
—Caption by Ryan Libre
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-17 15:22 标题: 20090217
February 17, 2009
Koi Feeding, Texas
Photograph by Randy Heisch
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Blue sky reflects off the surface waves created by a koi surfacing to feed in our backyard pond.
—Caption by Randy Heisch
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-18 22:01 标题: 20090218
February 18, 2009
Morning Bath
Photograph by Elizabeth Caldwell
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Linus, age three, enjoys a morning bath.
—Caption by Elizabeth Caldwell
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-19 18:30 标题: 20090219
February 19, 2009
Kolmanskop, Namibia
Photograph by Chris Gray
Kolmanskop, Namibia. Kolmanskop is an abandoned diamond mine near the coast. The "ghost" town has several residences and barrack-type accommodations, as well as the remains of a few commercial establishments. Today the town is a photographer's dream come true. One cannot spend enough time taking in all the photographic opportunities. For this photograph I had to crawl through a small opening in a window and have my friend pass my camera gear into me.
—Caption by Chris Gray
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-20 16:39 标题: 20090220
February 20, 2009
Climbing a Sand Dune
Photograph by Kiet Vo
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Climbing a sand dune on the way home.
—Caption by Kiet Vo
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-21 15:50 标题: 20090221
February 21, 2009
Ball Kick, Bangi, Malaysia
Photograph by Rashidi Saleh
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3 November 2008: It took over three hours for this photography session. This picture was recorded in Bangi, a fairly compact settlement area near Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur. The model, Noramin Abdul Razak, tried to kick the ball with a lot of force.
—Caption by Rashidi Saleh
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-22 16:02 标题: 20090222
February 22, 2009
Rock Fort at Sunrise, India
Photograph by David Lazar
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This photo is taken at the top of the 83-meter-high Rock Fort—the only outcrop in the otherwise flat land of the city of Trichy in Tamil Nadu, India. I awoke for the climb at sunrise, in order to capture the colours from the sun radiating over the hazy city. Looking back down, we see one of many decorative Hindu temples in the area of the Rock Fort.
—Caption by David Lazar
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-23 16:43 标题: 20090223
February 23, 2009
Yellow-Billed Hornbill, South Africa
Photograph by Daniel Born
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A yellow-billed hornbill rests its beak on the camera hood at the Johannesburg Zoological Gardens, South Africa.
—Caption by Daniel Born
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-24 16:41 标题: 20090224
February 24, 2009
Tree Branch Swing
Photograph by Jhulan Mahanta
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They are enjoying themselves.
—Caption by Jhulan Mahanta
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-25 16:49 标题: 20090225
February 25, 2009
Mahout Bathing an Elephant, India
Photograph by Mohit Midha
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Watching a mahout lovingly bathe his elephant, I tried capturing the moment from the riverside but wasn't satisfied with what I saw through the viewfinder. There was something lacking that made the image not do justice to the scene. I then climbed a tree with a branch extending out over the water and got my shot, which may have been my last as I almost fell off after taking it. I'm sure the beautiful elephant would not have been very happy about me falling out of a tree straight onto her stomach!
—Caption by Mohit Midha
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-26 21:14 标题: 20090226
February 26, 2009
Thiruvathira Dancer, India
Photograph by Jimmy Kamballur
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This photo is taken from a school youth festival in Kerala. A Thiruvathira (dance) participant is praying while waiting to learn the results.
—Caption by Jimmy Kamballur
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-27 16:04 标题: 20090227
February 27, 2009
Pre-Game Ritual
Photograph by Corey Seaton
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A high school football player bows his head while linking arms with his teammates during a pre-game ritual.
—Caption by Corey Seaton
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-2-28 16:07 标题: 20090228
February 28, 2009
Leopard in Tree, Kenya
Photograph by Lesley Bender
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I took at least 50 shots and spent well over an hour to capture this beauty.
The photo was taken in the Samburu region of Kenya. It had not rained in six months. However, this young female seemed in excellent shape.
—Caption by Lesley Bender
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-1 13:48 标题: 20090301
March 01, 2009
Ocelot, San Diego Zoo, California
Photograph by Joel Sartore
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Wild ocelots are gone from all U.S. states except Texas, driven out by human development. The elusive cats still roam the wilds of Central and South America, but there's little reliable data on their true numbers.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-2 16:29 标题: 20090302
March 02, 2009
Illegal Miners, Ghana
Photograph by Randy Olson
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Fevered by hopes of striking it rich, illegal miners claw sacks of "money stone"—gold
ore—from the Pra River in Ghana. Their toil feeds the world's hunger for gold, and
leaves a ruined landscape in its wake.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-3 15:32 标题: 20090303
March 03, 2009
Health Worker Holding a Child, India
Photograph by Lynn Johnson
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Her fingers gnarled by leprosy suffered as a teenager, Sakubai Gite examines a two-year-old girl she delivered and still cares for in India.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-4 16:53 标题: 20090304
March 04, 2009
Mexican Gray Wolf
Photograph by Joel Sartore; photographed at the Wild Canid Survival and Research Center, Eureka, Missouri
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Still on shaky ground, the Mexican gray wolf, an endangered subspecies, is slowly increasing in number in Arizona and New Mexico, thanks to captive breeding.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-5 17:30 标题: 20090305
March 05, 2009
Wrangler, Canadian Rockies
Photograph by Michael Christopher Brown
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
At a remote camp in the Canadian Rockies, wrangler David McAleney gears up for a trail ride.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-6 16:15 标题: 20090306
March 06, 2009
Owachomo Bridge at Night, Utah
Photograph by Jim Richardson
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
A starry night gleams above Owachomo Bridge in Utah's Natural Bridges National Monument—named the first Dark Sky Park by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). "Here you see something forgotten," says ranger Scott Ryan, "and reconnect with the sky."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-7 16:10 标题: 20090307
March 07, 2009
Sawarda Village Workers, India
Photograph by Ed Kashi
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Workers from drought-stricken Sawarda village in India say the Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) has brought prosperity closer to home: "Today the jobs are in Jaipur, which used to be three hours away," says one. "With the highway, we can get there in 45 minutes."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-8 18:23 标题: 20090308
March 08, 2009
Bee-Eater Feeding Chicks, Hungary
Photograph by József L. Szentpéteri
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
In Hungary, adults fly to and from the nest tunnel they pecked and scratched into a sandy bank, foraging constantly to feed their ravenous chicks. Such tunnels can be three to five feet long (1 to 1.5 meters long).
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-9 15:53 标题: 20090309
March 09, 2009
Cave of Crystals, Mexico
Photograph by Carsten Peter, Speleoresearch & Films
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Massive beams of selenite dwarf human explorers in Mexico's Cave of Crystals, deep below the Chihuahuan Desert. Formed over millennia, these crystals are among the largest yet discovered on Earth.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-10 16:02 标题: 20090310
March 10, 2009
Elephant Seal Pups, South Georgia Island
Photograph by Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Fattened and then abandoned by mothers who leave to mate anew, weaned elephant seal pups stick close together until ready for a first season at sea.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-11 15:57 标题: 20090311
March 11, 2009
Newborn Weigh-In, India
Photograph by Lynn Johnson
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Founded in 1970, the Comprehensive Rural Health Project (also known as Jamkhed, for the city where it is based) delivers preventive care to poor people who otherwise would get none. The project has served 300 villages and 500,000 people in Maharashtra state, including a newborn baby, fully swaddled and suspended for his weigh-in by village health worker Leelabai Amte.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-12 15:21 标题: 20090312
March 12, 2009
Stallions Fighting, South Dakota
Photograph by Melissa Farlow
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Two stallions fight at a wild horse conservation center in South Dakota. It's an equine echo of an ongoing struggle across the western United States, where mustangs compete for space with ranching and energy development.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-13 15:41 标题: 20090313
March 13, 2009
Woman Swimming, Berlin
Photograph by Lynn Johnson
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Neurobiologist Constance Scharff finds inspiration swimming near her Berlin home. Her
discoveries trace a thread woven through all creatures: "The genetic hardware a bird
uses to learn to sing probably isn't far from what a mouse uses to learn to run a maze,
and what you use to learn to speak."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-14 16:23 标题: 20090314
March 14, 2009
Orangutan Orphan, Borneo
Photograph by Mattias Klum
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Clinging to the hand of a human protector, six-year-old Mugi is one of some 500 orphans cared for at the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rescue Center in Indonesian Borneo. The island's orangutans are endangered: The population has fallen by more than 50 percent in the past 50 years.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-15 16:11 标题: 20090315
March 15, 2009
Brown Bears in Mist, Russia
Photograph by Michael Melford
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
In early morning mist that rolls in from the coast, two brown bears tussle like teenagers. "I was at this spot a year earlier and saw these bears doing the same thing," says John Paczkowski, a biologist with the Wildlife Conservation Society. "They sparred for about 40 minutes, taking breaks to eat a few berries." Bears in the Kronotsky reserve often encounter each other at salmon streams and seem to socialize more here than in some other food-rich areas.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-16 15:56 标题: 20090316
March 16, 2009
Kalimantan Miners
Photograph by Randy Olson
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Kalimantan miners Sukardi and Suwarni (foreground) spend hours in a pond mixing mercury with ore to separate out the gold, while exposing themselves to the toxic metal. Workers also use the mercury-tainted water for drinking and bathing.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-17 15:18 标题: 20090317
March 17, 2009
Toad River Valley, Canada
Photograph by Michael Christopher Brown
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Like curtains drawn across the landscape, the walls of the Toad River Valley yield to
untracked forests and pure lakes in northeastern British Columbia. Years of compromise
and careful planning defined the enormous Muskwa-Kechika Management Area here, where
competing interests—from miners to outfitters, preservationists, and native peoples—
coexist in delicate balance.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-19 16:21 标题: 20090318
March 18, 2009
Right Whales Swimming
Photograph by Brian Skerry
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
A century ago only a few hundred right whales survived in the Southern Hemisphere. But international protections are working, and the southern rights' future, says Oregon State University biologist Scott Baker, "looks good."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-19 16:22 标题: 20090319
March 19, 2009
Tuckerman Ravine Rest, New England
Photograph by José Azel
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
The mountain's moods aren't all bad. Spring warmth draws crowds to New England's Tuckerman Ravine, including thrill seekers who attempt to ski a steep headwall. Others simply relax in the sun-washed glacial cirque and bask in the presence of the peak.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-20 16:52 标题: 20090320
March 20, 2009
Guagüeyvo Village Girl
Photograph by Robb Kendrick
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
In the village of Guagüeyvo, Mexico, ten-year-old Leticia Mancinas García shows off the
flamboyant colors and flounces of holiday fashion.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-21 16:28 标题: 20090321
March 21, 2009
Haw Creek Falls, Arkansas, at Night
Photograph by Peter Essick
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Bathed in moonlight and swollen with floodwater, the rush of Haw Creek Falls in Arkansas announces the return of spring. To minimize maintenance, there are no bridges along the trail. "In some places you can hop from rock to rock," says Tim Ernst, one of the trail's pioneers. "In others you have to get your feet wet and feel how cold the water really is."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-22 16:02 标题: 20090322
March 22, 2009
South American Gray Fox at Dusk
Photograph by Mattias Klum
A South American gray fox (Lycalopex griseus) yawns as dusk falls on Chile's Torres del Paine National Park. In Voyage of the Beagle, Darwin chronicled his first encounter with another member of the same genus, Darwin's fox (Lycalopex fulvipes): "I was able, by quietly walking up behind, to knock him on the head with my geological hammer. This fox, more curious or more scientific, but less wise, than the generality of his brethren, is now mounted in the museum of the Zoological Society."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-23 17:27 标题: 20090323
March 23, 2009
Elephant Seal Near Shore
Photograph by Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Outside looking in, a lone male elephant seal lurks at the edge of a harem. Another year of feeding at sea may give him the bulk and the strength to win his own domain.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-24 16:38 标题: 20090324
March 24, 2009
Dawn Prayer, Mount Sinai
Photograph by Matt Moyer
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
At dawn on Mount Sinai, camels rest and Said Spayel prays. Tourism on the peak has been a boon to Bedouin like Spayel: He charges about $15 a person for camelback rides to the summit. Thousands of other Bedouin live in the desert, where opportunities to earn cash are few.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-25 15:59 标题: 20090325
March 25, 2009
Fort McMurray Islamic School, Canada
Photograph by Peter Essick
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Laughter echoes across the yard as students jump rope outside the Fort McMurray Islamic School in Canada. Like others flocking to the region, Muslims have taken advantage of the booming economy and established a community with several thousand members. Ebrahim Dhooma, principal of the school, says Muslims moved to the area from other parts of Canada and emigrated from all over the world—Sudan, Niger, Pakistan, and Malaysia. Many have taken jobs in mining or started their own businesses, and often their children are first-generation Canadians. "There is a sense of growth and potential in this town," Dhooma says. "With the building of new state-of-the-art facilities and the relative wealth of the area, optimism fills the air."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-26 16:24 标题: 20090326
March 26, 2009
Laborers on the Tansa River
Photograph by Ed Kashi
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Laborers haul sand and gravel dredged from the Tansa River, which contractors sell to roadbuilders north of Mumbai—an industry that supports hundreds of villagers, along with workers from other parts of India.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-27 15:53 标题: 20090327
March 27, 2009
Chicago City Lights
Photograph by Jim Richardson
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Chicago at night burns bright under blankets of clouds. Much of the glow escapes from streetlamps, including clear, Victorian-style lamps good for creating atmosphere but poor for harnessing today's extra-bright bulbs.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-28 14:57 标题: 20090328
March 28, 2009
Photo Shoot, Nuorilang Falls, China
Photograph by Michael Yamashita
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Nuorilang means "grand" in Tibetan. Jiuzhaigou's Nuorilang Falls, cascading 80 feet (24 meters) down in the clear mountain light 7,700 feet (2,350 meters) above sea level, offers a suitably grand—and popular—backdrop for bridal photography.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-29 15:03 标题: 20090329
March 29, 2009
Moose Cow and Calf, Mayfield Lake
Photograph by Michael Christopher Brown
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Morning draws a moose cow and calf into the shallows of Mayfield Lake in British Columbia. With a rich array of species, including several types of large mammals, the M-K offers a unique window on wildlife. Few roads open into the region, limiting human access—but not animal behavior, says Kathy Parker, a professor of wildlife ecology at the University of Northern British Columbia. A relatively intact landscape has helped keep ecosystems intact and let animals retain flexibility in what they eat and how they migrate. "Animals in the M-K still have a lot of options," Parker says. "It allows animals to use more than one strategy to make a living, which may be important for long-term survival and reproduction."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-30 16:29 标题: 20090330
March 30, 2009
Sufi Dancer, Naama Bay, Egypt
Photograph by Matt Moyer
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Whirling atop a café overlooking Naama Bay's pedestrian boulevard in Egypt, a tambourine-shaking Sufi dancer seeks to approach the divine—and attract diners. Despite the threat of terrorist attacks, Sinai's open arms and modern aspirations will persist, as long as the tourists keep coming.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-3-31 14:59 标题: 20090331
March 31, 2009
Atlantic Walrus, Norway
Photograph by Paul Nicklen
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Fattened and then abandoned by mothers who leave to mate anew, weaned elephant seal pups stick close together until ready for a first season at sea.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-1 15:47 标题: 20090401
April 01, 2009
Lightning at Huntington Beach, Ohio
Photograph by James Larkin
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature
While at Huntington Beach in Bay Village, Ohio, I saw a storm approaching fast out of the north. I got lucky and was in the right place at the right time. Within a minute of this shot, the storm unleashed its fury on the beach. It was a great day.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-2 15:43 标题: 20090402
April 02, 2009
Tube Anemone, Bali
Photograph by Tara Noble Singh
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature
This large tube anemone, photographed in Tulamben, Bali, stood high off the black-sand bottom, allowing me to shoot its spectacular tentacles from below and capture its graceful movement. The flashlight highlighted the anemone’s dazzling luminance, while the setting sun added a sense of atmosphere.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-3 16:14 标题: 20090403
April 03, 2009
Coconut Island Fish, Hawaii
Photograph by Gwen Goodmanlowe
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature
This photo was taken in the lagoon at Coconut Island, Hawaii. I worked there for seven years and Kaneohe is one of my favorite places. Because the little island is preserved, the reefs are still intact—paradise.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-4 16:10 标题: 20090404
April 04, 2009
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan
Photograph by Greg Tucker
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature
A 30-second exposure was used to capture a small waterfall spilling into Lake Superior at the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2008 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper of images from more than 105,000 submissions
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-5 17:26 标题: 20090405
April 05, 2009
Polar Bear and Cubs, Svalbard, Norway
Photograph by Paul Nicklen
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature
In a far north without ice, a mother bear could be stranded a long way from good hunting, struggling to feed herself and her cubs. This snow-free scene near Kapp Fanshawe (Cape Fanshawe) offers a glimpse of what may be the Arctic's rockier future.
See more photographs from the April 2009 feature story "Svalbard."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-6 14:22 标题: 20090406
April 06, 2009
Swans in Flight, Washington
Photograph by Mike McElroy
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature
This lucky picture of swans was taken while out taking photos of other wildlife on Leque Island in Stanwood, Washington.
This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot. Have a great shot? Send it to us for possible publication in National Geographic magazine.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-7 16:57 标题: 20090407
April 07, 2009
Alfalfa Field Irrigation, Oregon
Photograph by David McLain
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature
A quarter-mile-long (0.4-kilometer-long) wheel line spritzes an Oregon alfalfa field. Many farmers in the upper reaches of the Klamath Basin are replacing such wheel-line irrigation with more modern methods, and improving the water efficiency of their operations.
See more photographs from the December 2008 feature story "Klamath River."
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-8 16:01 标题: 20090408
April 08, 2009
Havasu Creek Waterfall, Arizona
Photograph by Suzanne Mathia
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature
Nestled 3,000 feet [900 meters] deep into Havasu Canyon lies the land of the Havasupai. The native Indians are named for the area, the people of the Blue Green. The area is known around the world for its blue waters and spectacular waterfalls. Havasu Creek, a year-round stream with incredible aquamarine water, flows by the village and descends another 1,400 feet [425 meters], passing over five waterfalls. Navajo Falls is the most secluded and is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-9 16:21 标题: 20090409
April 09, 2009
Gray Reef Shark, Kingman Reef
Photograph by Brian Skerry
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature
Gray reef sharks and red snappers hover above a patch of table coral, waiting for prey fish to emerge. "They go after everything that moves," observed Enric Sala, a marine ecologist on Spain's National Council for Scientific Research and a National Geographic fellow. Because of their abundance and the resulting competition for food, the sharks and snappers at Kingman Reef, Sala said, "are always on the verge of hunger." Kingman Reef is part of a chain of Pacific atolls and islands (called the Line Islands) that straddles the Equator south of Hawaii.
See more photographs from the July 2008 feature story "Kingman Reef."
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-10 16:13 标题: 20090410
April 10, 2009
Butterfly and Trees, Madidi National Park, Bolivia
Photograph by Joel Sartore
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature
The locals say palm trees here grow legs and walk to find more sunlight. Standing on stilts, Madidi’s “walking” trees, at right, appear to move as their shadyside roots wither. The palms may need strong root structures to quickly reach optimum height.
This photograph was taken on assignment for "Madidi: Will Bolivia Drown Its New National Park?" in the March 2000 National Geographic.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-11 16:41 标题: 20090411
April 11, 2009
Jellyfish Swarm, Palau
Photograph by David Doubilet
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature
Waters boil with jellyfish in one of Palau's marine lakes. Surprises hide in each of some 80 such lakes in this Pacific archipelago.
This photograph was taken on assignment for "Strange World of Palau's Salt Lakes" in the February 1982 National Geographic.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-12 16:37 标题: 20090412
April 12, 2009
Mangrove Saplings, Bali
Photograph by Tim Laman
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature
To reestablish mangroves on the island of Bali, workers set out some 1,300 saplings an acre (0.4 hectares); nearly a thousand acres (400 hectares) have been planted. Indonesia's forestry minister says that since the deadly 2004 tsunami, his people have come to value the protection coastal forests can provide.
This photograph was taken on assignment for "Mangroves: Forests of the Tide" in the February 2007 National Geographic.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-13 16:32 标题: 20090413
April 13, 2009
Hanging Laundry, Kansas
Photograph by Tyrone Turner
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature
"We're farm people," says Janice Haney of Greensburg, Kansas. "I enjoy hanging clothes out. We don't have to waste electricity on the dryer. The good old Kansas wind can do it on its own."
See more photographs from the March 2009 feature story "Energy Conservation."
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-14 15:42 标题: 20090414
April 14, 2009
Giraffes at Sunset, Masai Mara Park, Kenya
Photograph by Randy Crossley
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature
After a safari in the Masai Mara Park we were racing back to our camp trying to get home before sunset. No one is allowed out in the park after dark. When I saw this photo op I had to convince our driver to stop just for a second so I could take this one picture. It was worth the risk of a fine for being out after sunset but fortunately we made it back in time.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2008 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper of images from more than 105,000 submissions.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-15 16:26 标题: 20090415
April 15, 2009
Green Window Frame and Silhouette
Photograph by Anna Frenette
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature
While exploring Walkerville, Ontario's vacant, leafy icon known as the Walker Power Building, I noticed how forlorn my dim reflection appeared in its window. The vibrant colour of the windowpane and its climbing spring leaves contrast the dismal fate of this historic landmark.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-16 17:43 标题: 20090416
April 16, 2009
Polar Bear on Brown Soil, Svalbard, Norway
Photograph by Paul Nicklen
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature
In Svalbard, Norway's Arctic archipelago, a camera trap catches a polar bear looking out of place on bare brown soil.
See more photographs from the April 2009 feature story "Svalbard."
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-17 15:54 标题: 20090417
April 17, 2009
Green Roof, New York City
Photograph by Diane Cooke and Len Jenshel
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature
Some green roofs can be far simpler to create than traditional roof gardens. Volunteers from Cook + Fox installed the New York City architectural firm’s roof themselves using Green Paks. The polyethylene bags, marketed by St. Louis-based Green Roof Blocks, contain low-maintenance plants and can be laid out with no preparation beyond rolling out a layer of waterproof material that controls drainage and blocks the intrusion of roots into roof structures.
See more photographs from the May 2009 feature story "Green Roofs."
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-18 13:44 标题: 20090418
April 18, 2009
Dry Ranch, Australia
Photograph by Amy Toensing
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature
Simon Booth remembers when he grazed 250 head of cattle on his ranch in
southeastern Australia—a sight his children Ryan and Claire may never see. A seven
-year drought has the region, and its people, in its grips.
See more photographs from the April 2009 feature story "Murray-Darling Basin."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-20 17:03 标题: 20090419
April 19, 2009
Drill Pad on Wetlands, Russia
Photograph by Gerd Ludwig
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature
A drill pad built on top of fragile wetlands probes for new oil reserves. Technology imported from the West is helping Russia's oil industry modernize, but Soviet-era spills and pipeline breaks have contaminated much of the region.
See more photographs from the June 2008 feature story "Frozen Assets."
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-20 17:04 标题: 20090420
April 20, 2009
Humpback Whales in Sunlit Water, Tahiti
Photograph by Jody MacDonald
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature
When you swim with humpback whales it's not their size that overwhelms you but their beauty. You want to stay in that moment forever. These three humpbacks came over to me to check me out. They put on a beautiful dancing display that makes your heart stop and you wish for the moment to never end. When they were done ten minutes later they took off but left me with amazing memories. Tahiti, French Polynesia.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2008 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper of images from more than 105,000 submissions.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-21 16:51 标题: 20090421
April 21, 2009
Bonneville Salt Flats at Night, Utah
Photograph by Jim Richardson
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature
The electric blush of Salt Lake City, more than a hundred miles (160 kilometers) away, brushes the horizon over Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats.
See more photographs from the November 2008 feature story "Light Pollution."
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-22 15:57 标题: 20090422
April 22, 2009
Blurred Trees, Georgia
Photograph by Tim Grimshaw
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature
Trees whiz by on the way to the Okefenokee swamp, Georgia, U.S.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2008 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper of images from more than 105,000 submissions.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-23 15:48 标题: 20090423
April 23, 2009
Porcupine Mountains Waterfall, Michigan
Photograph by Gowtham Shankara
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature
This is the result of a ten-second exposure on a breezy evening from a suspension bridge in Upper Michigan's Porcupine Mountains. Thankfully, no one was around the bridge to induce camera shake. At the end of it all, it was very, very satisfying and yes, ten seconds—often a minuscule amount of time in our daily standards—did feel like eternity.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-24 17:43 标题: 20090424
April 24, 2009
Mt. Kilauea Eruption at Night, Hawaii
Photograph by Alvin Pastrana
This Month in Photo of the Day: Nature
Lava from Mt Kilaeau flowed down the slopes via lava tubes into the ocean and the resulting violent explosions generated such large steam columns as to pull up waterspouts from the sea. This spectacular display continued into the night and also called down lightning from the sky.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2008 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper of images from more than 105,000 submissions.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-25 16:21 标题: 20090425
April 25, 2009
Khumbu Icefall Traverse, Nepal
Photograph by Bobby Model
This Week in Photo of the Day: Mount Everest
Sherpa Nima Dorje Tamang traverses a ladder on the Khumbu Icefall of Mount Everest in Nepal. "Universally terrifying, it is the most dangerous part of the southern route on Everest. The constantly shifting Khumbu Icefall is like a bunch of ice cubes continually tumbling down the icy mountain wall," said photographer Bobby Model.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-26 16:56 标题: 20090426
April 26, 2009
Prayer Flags, Mount Everest
Photograph by Bobby Model
This Week in Photo of the Day: Mount Everest
Prayer flags stretch across Base Camp on Mount Everest, with Nuptse Mountain looming in the distance. Every year, climbers from around the globe start out here in an attempt to climb Everest, the highest mountain above sea level in the world.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-27 16:58 标题: 20090427
April 27, 2009
Stars Over Campsite, Mount Everest
Photograph by Brad Jackson
This Week in Photo of the Day: Mount Everest
Sherpas prepare their meals at Camp 2 as the stars appear over the Western Cwm at Camp 2 on Everest.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-28 16:33 标题: 20090428
April 28, 2009
Clouds Near Mount Everest
Photograph by Thomas Chudalla
This Week in Photo of the Day: Mount Everest
This photo was taken on the way to Everest Base Camp.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-29 16:56 标题: 20090429
April 29, 2009
Mountain Reflection, Tibet
Photograph by Jansen Wong
This Week in Photo of the Day: Mount Everest
After taking some shots at Mount Everest Base Camp (Tibet side), I made a stop at the poolside nearby on my way back, setting up my tripod and waiting for something to happen. When two backpackers passed through toward Base Camp, I pressed the shutter.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-4-30 17:19 标题: 20090430
April 30, 2009
Mount Everest’s North Face, Tibet
Photograph by Jimmy Chin
This Week in Photo of the Day: Mount Everest
A climber gazes at the north face of Mount Everest. Tibet, People's Republic of China.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-1 14:34 标题: 20090501
May 01, 2009
Sunrise Over Mount Everest
Photograph by Jeff DeCelles
This Week in Photo of the Day: Mount Everest
Sunrise over Mount Everest
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-2 16:34 标题: 20090502
May 02, 2009
Window, Cairo, Egypt
Photograph by Reza
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
Arms folded in rest, women look over Cairo as they chat.
From the National Geographic book Reza War + Peace, 2009
Brown Bear Napping, Alaska
Photograph by Joel Sartore
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
Safely bedded down, a brown bear takes a nap after fishing in the Katmai National Park and Preserve of southern Alaska
From the National Geographic book Through The Lens, 2003
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-5 17:00 标题: 20090505
May 05, 2009
Coastline, The Snares
Photograph by Frans Lanting
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
Bull kelp clings to the coastline of New Zealand's The Snares islands, hiding sea lions that prey on Snares crested penguins.
From the National Geographic book Through The Lens, 2003
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-6 16:28 标题: 20090506
May 06, 2009
Decoy, Indus River, Pakistan
Photograph by Randy Olson
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
A hunter peeks from inside a decoy on the Indus River in Pakistan.
From the National Geographic book Through The Lens, 2003
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-7 17:00 标题: 20090507
May 07, 2009
Mother and Son, Virginia
Photograph by James L. Stanfield
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
When rally day comes to Good Hope Baptist church in Rosier Creek, Virginia, it’s like a homecoming. Kinfolk and old friends gather from afar for preaching, music, and dinner.
From the National Geographic book Mothers and Children, 2009
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-8 17:05 标题: 20090508
May 08, 2009
Mother and Youngsters, Malaysia
Photograph by Winfield Parks
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
New green and old, waving from fields of rice, reflect plants in various stages of maturity. Mother and youngsters on a dike near Kota Bharu, Malaysia, set out to transplant seedlings.
From the National Geographic book Mothers and Children, 2009
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-9 14:51 标题: 20090509
May 09, 2009
Mother and Daughter, India
Photograph by Frans Lanting
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
A mother and daughter set pigeons in flight while on a walk in Mumbai, India.
From the National Geographic book Mothers and Children, 2009
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-10 17:35 标题: 20090510
May 10, 2009
Mbukushu Mother and Child, Botswana
Photograph by William Albert Allard
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
A Mbukushu mother and child cross Botswana's Okavango River, whose seasonal floods bring life to a parched land.
From the National Geographic book Mothers and Children, 2009
Fishermen Hauling a Net, Canada
Photograph by Sam Abell
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
Soul and muscle of their island, fishermen haul a net stretched between pitching dories. Home port for these men is Canada’s eastern outpost—a rugged bulwark thrust into the North Atlantic.
From the upcoming National Geographic book The Image Collection, due fall 2009. Shop for other photography books from National Geographic.
African Elephant, Tanzania
Photograph by Chris Johns
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
An African elephant crosses the lush green of Tanzania's Ngorongoro Crater.
From the upcoming National Geographic book The Image Collection, due fall 2009. Shop for other photography books from National Geographic.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-13 17:21 标题: 20090513
May 13, 2009
Plaza, Ontario, Canada
Photograph by Sam Abell
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
I was hurrying to an appointment when something stopped me. It was an austere, brilliantly lit plaza. I took it in, stepped back to include the black edge of the building beside me, and gathered myself to make a photograph. Moments later a woman rounded the corner and completed the composition.—Sam Abell
From the National Geographic book The Life of a Photograph, 2008
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Originally posted by txfzq at 2009-5-10 21:08:
10日这张的1024*768的图片又找不到了,还得请大哥帮忙
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
A crowd of pilgrims arrives at the mosque in Tanta for Ragabiya, a three-day festival honoring the most venerated saint in Egypt, Sidi Ahmad Al-Badawi.
From the National Geographic book Reza War + Peace, 2009
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-15 17:31 标题: 20090515
May 15, 2009
Refugee, Afghanistan
Photograph by Reza
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
Fleeing the war in Afghanistan, an elderly man set up a temporary home within sight of the Afghan mountains he loved.
From the National Geographic book Reza War + Peace, 2009
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-16 17:26 标题: 20090516
May 16, 2009
Orangutan, London Zoo
Photograph by B. A. Stewart and David S. Boyer
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
A London Zoo favorite is Mr. Jiggs, a six-year-old orangutan capable of mopping his own quarters.
From the upcoming National Geographic book The Image Collection, due fall 2009. Shop for other photography books from National Geographic.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-17 16:14 标题: 20090517
May 17, 2009
Arctic Wolf Leaping, Canada
Photograph by Jim Brandenburg
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
An arctic wolf leaps from ice raft to ice raft in the wilds of northern Canada.
From the National Geographic book Through The Lens, 2003
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-18 17:25 标题: 20090518
May 18, 2009
Wildebeest, Botswana
Photograph by Beverly Joubert
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
On the Selinda Reserve in Botswana, a herd of wildebeest gathers at the water’s edge at the end of the dry season.
From the National Geographic book Visions of Paradise, 2008
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-19 17:06 标题: 20090519
May 19, 2009
Kazakh Eagle Hunter, Western Mongolia
Photograph by David Edwards
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
The hunt always begins on horseback, the eagle riding blindfolded on the leather-covered arm of its owner. Fathers and sons, like 17-year-old Sangsai, set out in bitter cold of winter before sunrise to reach promontories where the eagle, blindfold undone, can quickly scan the wide open landscape for prey as the sun rises.
From the National Geographic book Visions of Paradise, 2008
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-21 17:45 标题: 20090520
May 20, 2009
Tuareg Tribesman, Libya
Photograph by Bobby Model
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A Tuareg tribesman prays at twilight in Libya.
From the National Geographic book Visions of Paradise, 2008
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-21 17:47 标题: 20090521
May 21, 2009
Keoladeo National Park, India
Photograph by James P. Blair
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
Openbill storks, a bird indigenous to the region, nest in the trees by the marshes of the Keoladeo National Park in the Rajasthan state of India.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-22 17:27 标题: 20090522
May 22, 2009
TEmperor Penguin Chicks, Antarctica
Photograph by Frank Kazukaitis
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
Emperor chicks huddle for an exchange of heat in the chill of Antarctica. Born in winter, they complete their growth in time for summer’s ice breakup, when they go fishing for themselves.
From the upcoming National Geographic book The Image Collection, due fall 2009. Shop for other photography books from National Geographic.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-23 15:47 标题: 20090523
May 23, 2009
Woman With Lawnmower, Michigan
Photograph by Alexandra Avakian
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
Dearborn, Michigan, June 2002: Tufaha Baydayn, a Lebanese American, fled Lebanon’s civil war in the 1970s.
From the National Geographic book Windows of the Soul: My Journeys in the Muslim World, 2008
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-24 16:12 标题: 20090524
Slaughterman, Sydney, Australia
Photograph by Michael O’Brien
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
"Wouldn’t be doing anything else," says Rick Seymour, a slaughterman at the government-owned Homebush Abattoir Corporation in Sydney. He started at age 16, washing out the plant after school. Seymour is among the 57 percent of the nation’s work force that holds a union card.
From the upcoming National Geographic book The Image Collection, due fall 2009. Shop for other photography books from National Geographic.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-25 17:23 标题: 20090525
May 25, 2009
Tomb Sentinels, Arlington Cemetery
Photograph by David Burnett
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
In the quarters beneath the Tomb of the Unknowns, known as the "Catacombs," one Tomb Sentinel assists another in the meticulous, hours-long preparation of his uniform before he "walks the mat" in front of the Tomb. On Memorial Day, like every day between April and October, guards change in front of the Tomb every half hour on the half hour in a precise ritual.
From the National Geographic book Where Valor Rests, 2007
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-26 17:17 标题: 20090526
May 26, 2009
Uyuni Salt Flats, Bolivia
Photograph by Robert B. Haas
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
Dry waterways branch toward blue water across the massive Uyuni salt flats in southwestern Bolivia.
From the National Geographic book Through the Eyes of the Condor , 2007
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-27 17:13 标题: 20090527
May 27, 2009
Penguins Underwater, Antarctica
Photograph by Maria Stenzel
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
Penguins surface near an air hole in Antarctica, captured with a remote underwater camera.
From the National Geographic book Visions of Paradise, 2008
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-28 16:59 标题: 2000528
May 28, 2009
Multiple Exposure, Nimrud, Iraq
Photograph by Alexandra Avakian
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
Near Nimrud, Iraq, May 1999: This double exposure shows a Muslim family resting at the end of the day and Karakosh al-Taheram, a Catholic church.
From the National Geographic book Windows of the Soul: My Journeys in the Muslim World, 2008
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-29 16:35 标题: 20090539
May 29, 2009
Atlantic Walrus Resting, Canada
Photograph by Paul Nicklen
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
An Atlantic walrus bull rests on a piece of multiyear ice near Nunavut, Canada.
From the upcoming National Geographic book The Image Collection, due fall 2009. Shop for other photography books from National Geographic.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-30 16:24 标题: 20090530
May 30, 2009
Chained Feet, Sudan
Photograph by Reza
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
"I saw his feet, scarred by chains that also bound his hands. His eyes
were resigned, his violence contained."—Reza
From the National Geographic book Reza War + Peace, 2009
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-5-31 17:20 标题: 20090531
May 31, 2009
Church, Cook Islands, New Zealand
Photograph by William Albert Allard
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
Late for church in New Zealand's Cook Islands, a young girl peers anxiously inside.
From the upcoming National Geographic book The Image Collection, due fall 2009. Shop for other photography books from National Geographic.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-1 16:46 标题: 20090601
June 01, 2009
Moulay Ismail Shrine, Morocco
Photograph by Bjoern Obst
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
A beautiful room of yellow in the shrine of Moulay Ismail, Meknes, Morocco.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-2 16:46 标题: 20090602
June 02, 2009
Young Girl, Kathmandu, Nepal
Photograph by Peng Song
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
A girl in Themal Kathmandu in Nepal
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-3 19:33 标题: 20090603
June 03, 2009
Colosseum, Italy
Photograph by Douglas Wylie
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
I got this shot while traveling through Italy in December. My wife spotted the puddles in the ground and suggested they would make a great reflection.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-4 17:10 标题: 20090604
June 04, 2009
Marrakech Market at Night
Photograph by Ben Carron
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
Featuring snake charmers, acrobats, storytellers, and open-air food stalls, nightfall at the Djemma el-fna in Marrakech attracts crowds of foreigners and jovial locals alike.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-5 17:32 标题: 20090605
June 05, 2009
Daredevil, India
Photograph by Chris Shirley
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
The actual name of this is "The well of death." Just look all the missing planks and holes in the "well." On hindsight, being up there was probably a bad idea.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-6 17:42 标题: 20090606
June 06, 2009
Children Holding Lambs, Peru
Photograph by Aaron Huey
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
Dressed in traditional clothing, two children hold lambs and pose for a portrait in Peru.
See more photographs from the May/June 2009 issue of National Geographic Traveler story "The High Road to Machu Picchu."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-7 17:22 标题: 20090607
June 07, 2009
Fisherman, Mexico
Photograph by Octavio Duran
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
A peculiar style of fishing in Pascuaro Lake Mexico.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-8 17:54 标题: 20090608
June 08, 2009
Traveling Family Circus, Massachusetts
Photograph by Traer Scott
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
Parents watch their daughter's performance at a traveling family circus in Massachusetts.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-9 17:27 标题: 20090609
June 09, 2009
Tango, Buenos Aires
Photograph by Pablo Corral Vega
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
A rainy day leaves empty tables, but the show goes on as Natalia Pastorino and Alejandro Nievas tango at El Balcón, a club in Buenos Aires’s San Telmo district. "There’s a lot of sadness in our country," says Pastorino, "but when you dance, you forget. You focus on your partner, on the music. You dance with your heart."
From the December 2003 National Geographic magazine story "And Still They Tango."
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-10 22:45 标题: 20090610
June 10, 2009
Football Stadium at Sunset, Colorado
Photograph by Alex Benison
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
An amazing view of the sun setting behind the Flatirons of the Rocky Mountain front range in Boulder CO. I caught this spectacular fireshow on the roof of the stadium, using five different exposures in a tone mapping technique similar to the one Ansel Adams developed to capture scenes with high dynamic range.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2008 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper of images from more than 105,000 submissions.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-11 17:27 标题: 20090611
June 11, 2009
Swan on the River Avon
Photograph by Jason Wickens
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
Captured one morning along the River Avon, this beautiful swan was cleaning itself before stretching its wings in a classic pose. The early morning sun rays add to the surreal image as they burn away the river mist.
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Originally posted by txfzq at 2009-6-12 16:19:
今天官方居然只有800*600的,看看大哥有没有新发现
情况一样作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-12 22:17 标题: 20090612
June 12, 2009
Ormond Beach
Photograph by Lana Williams
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
I saw this older couple walking along the beach at Ormond Beach and thought how great it looked seeing them hand in hand still after all these years. I think that you can see that the husband is helping his wife along.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-13 17:07 标题: 20090613
June 13, 2009
Stonehenge at Twilight, England
Photograph by Ken Geiger, National Geographic staff
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
Lights in nearby Amesbury set low-hanging clouds aglow, and the standing stones turn
otherworldly beneath a burning sky. But their surfaces bear witness to homely labor: Topping
the tallest stone, once part of a trilithon, is a tenon—half of a mortise-and-tenon joint
borrowed from woodworking.
See more photographs from the June 2008 feature story "Stonehenge."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-14 17:01 标题: 20090614
June 14, 2009
Wedding Guest, Ecuador
Photograph by Pablo Corral Vega
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
Wedding of Geovanny Aguilar Carlozama and Cristina Churuchumbi in Zuleta. The community is so closely tied to the Hacienda, that guests are always invited to participate in the events and fiestas that take place in the town.
See more photographs from the April 2009 issue of National Geographic Traveler story "Avenue of the Volcanoes."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-15 17:25 标题: 20090615
June 15, 2009
Lake Hallstattersee, Austria
Photograph by Sisse Brimberg & Cotton Coulson
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
Early one foggy morning, fisherman Peter Wimmer leaves a wake in lake Hallstattersee as he motors his crew, including young Manuel Wallner, along the shoreside village of Hallstatt.
See more photographs from the April 2009 issue of National Geographic Traveler story "Secrets of the Lakes."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-16 17:12 标题: 20090616
June 16, 2009
Angkor Wat at Twilight
Photograph by Robert Clark
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
Icon of Khmer civilization, Angkor Wat in Cambodia endures as a revered religious shrine.
See more photographs from the June 2008 feature story "Angkor Wat."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-17 17:03 标题: 20090617
June 17, 2009
Diner, Sonoma, California
Photograph by Eenata Virk
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
We went for a mother's day lunch and no one else was in this old diner in Sonoma, California except us. The children thought it was so much fun to have the place to ourselves and made themselves right at home.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2008 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper of images from more than 105,000 submissions.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-18 19:14 标题: 20090618
June 18, 2009
State Fair Ride, Kansas
Photograph by Joel Sartore
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
A glowing top in a dizzying spin, the Remix II dazzles patrons
wandering the Kansas State Fair midway after dark. Though state fairs
sprang up as agricultural and educational venues, carnival rides are
now must-haves. The state fair is the largest annual event in Kansas,
and assistant fair manager Lori Mulch says it offers "a perfect blend
of old-time favorites and new high-tech scream machines."
See more photographs from the June 2008 feature story "State Fairs."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-19 18:12 标题: 20090619
June 19, 2009
Baltimore City Street
Photograph by John Power
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
Taken in 1995 in Baltimore from Amtrack Metroliner Train while moving. I comutted every week on Monday morning from Penn Station for a period of two months. It is a lesson in carrying a camera wherever you go.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-20 16:21 标题: 20090620
June 20, 2009
Hot Air Balloons, Tanzania
Photograph by James Wheeler
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
While riding in the tracking car, following commercial hot-air balloons filled with paid riders in the Serengeti (Tanzania), we found that we didn't appear to be the only ones keeping an eye on the sky. This female lion traveled slowly in front of us for quite some distance, but finally turned and glared back at us, then within a few seconds, totally disappeared into the nearby brush.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-21 15:19 标题: 20090621
June 21, 2009
Ta Prohm Ruins
Photograph by Robert Clark
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
Strangler fig trees and creeping lichens devour ruins at Ta Prohm, once home to hundreds of monks. To build their magnificent complexes, Angkor’s feudal rulers relied on revenue generated by rice growing.
See more photographs from the June 2008 feature story "Angkor Wat."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-22 16:10 标题: 20090622
June 22, 2009
Snoqualmie Falls, Washington
Photograph by Bill Hinton
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
Sunrise filtering through the rising mist at the base of the falls. A perfect moment. Snoqualmie Falls, Washington 30 miles east of Seattle
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-23 17:38 标题: 20090623
June 23, 2009
Rowboat, Ngo Dong River
Photograph by Emanuele Nardoni
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Shot during sailing on the Ngo Dong river.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-24 17:32 标题: 20090624
June 24, 2009
Buddha Statue, Myanmar
Photograph by Min Htike Aung
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
Taken in Myanmar, Rakkhine. These people said that your wishes will come true if you pray to that Buddha statue in the evening before sunset.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-25 20:46 标题: 20090625
June 25, 2009
Aurora Borealis, Manitoba Canada
Photograph by Kurt Baumgartner
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
The Aurora Borealis as seen from the sub-arctic tundra nightscape. Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2008 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper of images from more than 105,000 submissions.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-26 17:08 标题: 20090626
June 26, 2009
Fair-Do Booth, Minnesota
Photograph by Joel Sartore
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
Fun for all ages! Minnesota sisters Bridgit and Bergen Flom sport big rainbow dos styled for $14 each and a buck for glitter.
See more photographs from the June 2008 feature story "State Fairs."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-27 17:49 标题: 20090627
June 27, 2009
Smoky Trees, Border of Brazil and Bolivia
Photograph by Cabell Cox
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
On a recent trip to a small town on the Brazilian/Bolivian border, I found this man tending a burning field of debris and vegetation. Something as mundane as this may seem like a daily, necessary chore to one man, while offering a symbolic portrait of tranquil repose to another.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-28 17:34 标题: 20090628
June 28, 2009
Street Cobbler, Mongolia
Photograph by Emyr R. E. Pugh
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
A roadside shoe repairman under the eaves of an old, abandoned government building in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. Street cobblers are very common on the streets of Hohhot, where extreme weather conditions cause shoes to wear out much faster than in other parts of China.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-29 16:57 标题: 20090629
June 29, 2009
Carnival Portrait, Haiti
Photograph by Eladio Fernandez
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
The image was taken during the Carnival in the town of Jacmel, Haiti. Carnival in Jacmel is one of the most interesting cultural manifestations in Haiti and in Hispaniola. There are traditional characters that dress up in customs depicting African animals, such as lions and mystical beasts, dragon. In addition, symbolize slaves by painting their bodies in burnt oil and bright paints and dragging chains. Undoubtedly, Carnival in Haiti is one of the Caribbean's least known cultural treasures.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-6-30 16:53 标题: 20090630
June 30, 2009
Houseboat, Chong Kneas
Photograph by Fritz Hoffmann
This Month in Photo of the Day: Travel and Culture Photos
Living on the water, 14-year-old Moeun Sambor cooks a fish dinner for her family in the floating village of Chong Kneas on Tonle Sap. During the low-water season, as many as 5,000 people in Chong Kneas live on the lake on tethered houseboats, without access to electricity or sanitation. When waters rise, villagers move to stay close to the shoreline.
See more photographs from the June 2008 feature story "Angkor Wat."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-7-1 17:09 标题: 20090701
July 01, 2009
Beluga Whales, Canada
Photograph by Gavin Parsons
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International
Photo Contest
A pod of beluga whales diving to feed in Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada.
The whale nearest to the photographer is releasing air to aid its
descent.
See winners' galleries, solve puzzles, and download wallpaper from the
2008 International Photo Contest.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-7-2 16:19 标题: 20090702
July 02, 2009
Santa Monica Shore
Photograph by Steve Sieren
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
The low tide uncovered this vibrant sea moss in the rocky shores just north of Los Angeles in the Santa Monica Mountains.
See winners' galleries, solve puzzles, and download wallpaper from the 2008 International Photo Contest.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-7-3 16:34 标题: 20090703
July 03, 2009
Wrestling Match, India
Photograph by Subhrajit Basu
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
During a wrestling competition held in one of the streets of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, a contestant literally throws his opponent out of the game. Previously, wrestling was a popular sport. However, in recent times, due to lack of sponsors, the sport is facing hard times and its popularity is on the decline. These street competitions are held to popularize the sport and these give the enthusiasts a chance to enjoy the sport almost at their backyard.
See winners' galleries, solve puzzles, and download wallpaper from the 2008 International Photo Contest.
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
Time exposure seems to show a 5-year-old bathed in sparks. In fact, he was quite safe. July 4, 2007.
See winners' galleries, solve puzzles, and download wallpaper from the 2008 International Photo Contest.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-7-5 18:07 标题: 20090705
July 05, 2009
Photograph by Sara Lopez
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
This great white egret had been standing still for what seemed like an eternity before it finally plunged at its prey. The next couple of frames show it with its trophy bait fish. Shot at J. N. "Ding" Darling NWR, Sanibel Island, Florida.
See winners' galleries, solve puzzles, and download wallpaper from the 2008 International Photo Contest.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-7-6 18:02 标题: 20090706
July 06, 2009
Buffalo Portrait, Botswana
Photograph by Nicole Giaudrone
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
Their gnarly horns make the buffalo appear so mean and aggressive, but their eyes tell a different story. Chobe National Park, Botswana.
See winners' galleries, solve puzzles, and download wallpaper from the 2008 International Photo Contest.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-7-7 16:23 标题: 20090707
July 07, 2009
Luna Park, Paris
Photograph by Aleš Kreže
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
The photograph is the result of unbelievable coincidences during a trip around France in August. In Paris, my tiredness after a full day's walking was gone in a moment when the sun touched the horizon and spilled its light over the Jardin de Tuileries. A few shots were enough to capture the magic of the moment and the cheerfulness of Luna Park in my mind and heart forever.
See winners' galleries, solve puzzles, and download wallpaper from the 2008 International Photo Contest.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-7-8 16:34 标题: 20090708
July 08, 2009
Polar Bear Tussle
Photograph by Gary Lehman
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
Polar bears from all over western Manitoba bide their time in October and November on the western shore of Hudson Bay, just waiting for the bay to freeze over, at which time they disappear out onto the pack ice to feed on seals. While waiting for the ice to form, they sleep, snuggle, play, and play fight with each other!
See winners' galleries, solve puzzles, and download wallpaper from the 2008 International Photo Contest.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-7-9 16:20 标题: 20090709
July 09, 2009
Puu Oo Vent on Mount Kilauea
Photograph by Bryan Lowry
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
When Kilauea volcano's Puu Oo vent was active I visited it often. On this particular cold January morning the winds were light, which allowed the superheated gases and steam to rise straight up into the sky from the glowing and spattering vents within Puu Oo. The cold air pushed the hot plumes back down in a swirling motion at sunrise. This allowed for the beautiful colors. Shot with a Nikon Dslr and the Nikon 10.5 lens from the north rim of Puu Oo vent. 30-second exposure.
See winners' galleries, solve puzzles, and download wallpaper from the 2008 International Photo Contest.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-7-10 19:15 标题: 20090710
July 10, 2009
Bike Ride, Cambodia
Photograph by Chris Colbourne
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo
Contest
A Khmer girl rides her bicycle along the road south of Siem Reap. The
children of Cambodia will be the country's best hope for a land mine-free
homeland but lack of mine education is a major roadblock to asserting
positive change.
See winners' galleries, solve puzzles, and download wallpaper from the 2008
Bamboo Bridge, Bangladesh
Photograph by Jonathan Munshi
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
Makeshift bamboo bridges span small waterways all over Bangladesh. Here, in the outskirts of Dhaka City, a particularly large one helps people get from one side of the river to another.
See winners' galleries, solve puzzles, and download wallpaper from the 2008 International Photo Contest.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-7-14 17:59 标题: 20090714
July 14, 2009
Baseball Game, Toronto
Photograph by Brent Lewin
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
Children play baseball at a park in Toronto.
See winners' galleries, solve puzzles, and download wallpaper from the 2008 International Photo Contest.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-7-15 17:19 标题: 20090715
July 15, 2009
Nun Resting, San Francisco
Photograph by Jordan Jarvis
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
A nun takes time to rest and use her cell phone in Union Square in San Francisco, California, in the midst of summer tourists.
See winners' galleries, solve puzzles, and download wallpaper from the 2008 International Photo Contest.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-7-16 14:53 标题: 20090716
July 16, 2009
Octopus, Hawaii
Photograph by Joshua Lambus
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
An octopus I came across on a dive sometimes referred to as a "blackwater hang." About three miles off the coast of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
See winners' galleries, solve puzzles, and download wallpaper from the 2008 International Photo Contest.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-7-17 16:00 标题: 20090717
July 17, 2009
Sand Dunes, Brazil
Photograph by Tracy Christmas
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
A boy searches for the best surfing spot amongst the sand dunes of Lencois Maranhenses in Brazil.
See winners' galleries, solve puzzles, and download wallpaper from the 2008 International Photo Contest.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-7-18 17:19 标题: 20090718
July 18, 2009
Young Photographer, Tuscany
Photograph by Raul Mostoslavsky
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
I saw this lovely girl in a recent trip to Tuscany. She was trying to compose a portrait with the rest of the kids, who were growing quite impatient about it.
See winners' galleries, solve puzzles, and download wallpaper from the 2008 International Photo Contest.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-7-19 15:38 标题: 20090719
July 19, 2009
Lake Swimmer, New York
Photograph by Eric Visconti
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
This is a picture of my younger brother, Evan, swimming in the lake behind my fathers house in Tully, New York.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-7-20 16:13 标题: 20090720
July 20, 2009
Festival of Colors, India
Photograph by Mukesh Shah
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
This photograph was clicked in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, during Holi, the festival of colors.
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This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
Grizzly cubs are unpredictable. At one moment they look at you with their intrigued eyes, and suddenly run away scared by unknown behavior. These two seven-month-old cubs thought that holding hands would make the danger disappear.
See winners' galleries, solve puzzles, and download wallpaper from the 2008 International Photo Contest.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-7-26 17:23 标题: 20090726
July 26, 2009
Vendors Near Potala Palace
Photograph by Chu Cancan
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
This photo focused on vendors outside the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. Many people objected to building the Qinghai-Tibet railway as they thought the railway would change the characteristics of the holy city. The photographer believes the railway did not cause the changes to the city. This photo is part of a series taken during July 2006, before the railway went into operation, in an attempt to prove that opinion and to search for other possible causes of the changes in Lhasa.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-7-27 22:59 标题: 20090727
July 27, 2009
Bottlenose Dolphins in Surf
Photograph by Andrew Wong
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
Dolphins are known to jump out the back of big waves as they break against the shores. This pod of bottlenose dolphins was leisurely surfing in the waves as the offshore wind blew against the incoming waves, creating an atmosphere that was most unique and magical. At a place called Waterfall Bluff in the Transkei, South Africa.
See winners' galleries, solve puzzles, and download wallpaper from the 2008 International Photo Contest.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-7-28 18:04 标题: 20090728
July 28, 2009
Puffin, Skomer Island
Photograph by Nathaniel Gonzales
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
This puffin was collecting twigs for his nest. Taken in Skomer Island in Wales. Skomer is a marine nature reserve and is home to puffins at the start of spring till late summer.
See winners' galleries, solve puzzles, and download wallpaper from the 2008 International Photo Contest.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-7-29 17:46 标题: 20090729
July 29, 2009
Wild Stallions, Wyoming
Photograph by Chris Gimmeson
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
These are two wild stallions from the herds in McCullough Peak, which is located just outside of Cody, Wyoming. This image was taken in September 2008 with a Canon Rebel XSI and a long telephoto lens. I expected them to fight but they went back to grazing after a minute of posturing. The Peaks area is pretty desolate with little in the way of water supply and a lack of trees. The main staple for their grazing is sagebrush.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-7-29 17:46 标题: 20090729
July 29, 2009
Wild Stallions, Wyoming
Photograph by Chris Gimmeson
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
These are two wild stallions from the herds in McCullough Peak, which is located just outside of Cody, Wyoming. This image was taken in September 2008 with a Canon Rebel XSI and a long telephoto lens. I expected them to fight but they went back to grazing after a minute of posturing. The Peaks area is pretty desolate with little in the way of water supply and a lack of trees. The main staple for their grazing is sagebrush.
See winners' galleries, solve puzzles, and download wallpaper from the 2008 International Photo Contest.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-7-29 17:46 标题: 20090729
July 29, 2009
Wild Stallions, Wyoming
Photograph by Chris Gimmeson
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
These are two wild stallions from the herds in McCullough Peak, which is located just outside of Cody, Wyoming. This image was taken in September 2008 with a Canon Rebel XSI and a long telephoto lens. I expected them to fight but they went back to grazing after a minute of posturing. The Peaks area is pretty desolate with little in the way of water supply and a lack of trees. The main staple for their grazing is sagebrush.
See winners' galleries, solve puzzles, and download wallpaper from the 2008 International Photo Contest.
Donkey Wrangler, New Jersey
Photograph by Robert Yaskovic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
A young man readies the rope for his donkey at a donkey show during the New Jersey State Fair.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-7-31 17:37 标题: 20090731
July 31, 2009
Golden Gate Bridge at Night
Photograph by Wei Lee
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From the 2008 International Photo Contest
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, is often the place where romance starts. Especially when low clouds float around the red lights at the top of the bridge, the most beautiful and romantic scenes appear around dusk and bring inspiration to photographers. With the effects of long exposure, the clouds and ocean became soft and even. The grad ND made it possible to capture this night scene in one exposure with some simple steps of post processing.
See winners' galleries, solve puzzles, and download wallpaper from the 2008 International Photo Contest.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-1 18:27 标题: 20090801
August 01, 2009
Nudibranch
Photograph by David Doubilet
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
Members of the gastropod class, finger-size nudibranchs live fully exposed, their gills forming tufts on their backs. (Nudibranch means "naked gill," a feature that separates them from other sea slugs.).
See more photographs from the June 2008 feature story "Living Color."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-2 18:44 标题: 20090802
August 02, 2009
Samburu Elephants, Kenya
Photograph by Michael Nichols
Saturn, an elderly mother herself, cares for two calves orphaned by the deaths of their mothers, who were her adult daughters. The extended family structure helps groups cope with such losses. At sunset along a river channel Saturn oversees the play of her own two calves and the orphans. From her behavior alone, uniformly doting, you couldn't know which was which.
See more photographs from the September 2008 feature story "The Elephants of Samburu."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-3 18:08 标题: 20090803
August 03, 2009
Elephant Seal Mother and Pup
Photograph by Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
An elephant seal mother and pup nuzzle to learn each other's smell. Before weaning at about three weeks, the 90-pound (40-kilogram) newborn could triple its weight, while the nursing mother may lose a third.
See more photographs from the November 2008 feature story "Shore Leave."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-4 17:54 标题: 20090804
August 04, 2009
Japanese Macaque Swimming
Photograph by Will Burrard Lucas
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
A Japanese macaque swims in a geothermal hot spring in the mountains of Japan. Throughout the day these monkeys can be seen playing, grooming, and relaxing in the steaming waters in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot. Have a great shot? Send it to us for possible publication in National Geographic magazine.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-5 17:33 标题: 20090805
August 05, 2009
Bee-Eater in Flight
Photograph by Jószsef L. Szentpéteri
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
A brilliant blur as it plucks a butterfly from the air, the European bee-eater leads a colorful life on three continents.
See more photographs from the October 2008 feature story "Painting the Sky."
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-6 17:54 标题: 20090806
August 06, 2009
Giraffe Mother and Calf
Photograph by Denham Springs
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
This is mother and son.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2008 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpapers of images from more than 105,000 submissions
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-7 17:52 标题: 20090807
August 07, 2009
Lion Brothers, Australia
Photograph by Mick Tsikas
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
Twelve-year-old male lion brothers Tonyi, left, and Tombo lie with each other at Werribee Open Range Zoo, 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of Melbourne, Australia, in September 2008. Werribee Open Range Zoo occupies 225 hectares (556 acres) of land, which allows visitors in safari buses to get closer to animals. The photographs were taken by a camera in a hide and triggered remotely.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2008 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpapers of images from more than 105,000 submissions.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-8 17:37 标题: 20090806
August 08, 2009
Translucent Nudibranch
Photograph by Jennifer Hayes
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
Built to feed exclusively on corals like this spindly gorgonian, a translucent 1.7-inch-long (4.3-centimeter-long) Phyllodesmium iriomotense houses its branching digestive gland within tentacle-like cerata—outgrowths the animal can shed if under attack. This species is one of the few colorless nudibranchs.
See more photographs from the June 2008 feature story "Living Color."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-9 18:18 标题: 20090809
August 09, 2009
Green Snake on a Branch
Photograph by Andrea Candela Cooney
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
I just love the vibrant color of this guy!
This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot. Have a great shot? Send it to us for possible publication in National Geographic magazine.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-10 18:19 标题: 20090810
August 10, 2009
Fox, Norway
Photograph by Bjorn Anders Nymoen
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
A fox stands out against the mountains of Svalbard, Norway.
This photo were submitted to Your Shot. Have a great shot? Send it to us for possible publication in National Geographic magazine.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-11 18:10 标题: 20090811
August 11, 2009
Beluga Whale, Vancouver
Photograph by Pouyan Jafarizadeh
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
A beluga whale at Vancouver's aquarium.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2008 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpapers of images from more than 105,000 submissions.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-12 18:17 标题: 20090812
August 12, 2009
Urban Prairie Dog
Photograph by Morgan Heim
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
We spend so much time looking for wildlife far from home, I thought I'd try my hand at paying a little more attention to local wildlife. This colony lives along a thin band of open space running along used car lots and suburban neighborhoods.
This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot. Have a great shot? Send it to us for possible publication in National Geographic magazine.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-13 17:41 标题: 20090813
August 13, 2009
Squirrel Portrait, Banff
Photograph by Melissa Brandts
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
My husband and I were exploring Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park-Canada when we stopped for a timed picture of the two of us. We had our camera set up on some rocks and were getting ready to take the picture when this curious little ground squirrel appeared, became intriqued with the sound of the focusing camera and popped right into our shot! A once in a lifetime moment! We were laughing about this little guy for days!!
This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot. Have a great shot? Send it to us for possible publication in National Geographic magazine.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-14 17:54 标题: 20090814
August 14, 2009
Decorated Elephant, India
Photograph by Maaike van Oorschot
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
A decorated elephant, India
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-15 18:40 标题: 20090815
August 15, 2009
Bog Turtle
Photograph by Joel Sartore; photographed at Zoo Atlanta
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
The palm-size bog turtle, smallest in the country, now survives mostly on private lands. Adapted to soggy soils, the species suffers where wetlands are filled or groundwater is diverted.
See more photographs from the January 2009 feature story "Last One."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-16 17:43 标题: 20090816
August 16, 2009
Meerkat
Photograph by Alastair Brown
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
A cheeky meerkat keeps watch over the "house." This one kept falling asleep on the job.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-17 18:04 标题: 20090817
August 17, 2009
Cuban Tree Frog, Florida
Photograph by James Snyder
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
This is a Cuban tree frog on a tree in my backyard in southern Florida. How and why he ate this light is a mystery. It should be noted that at the time I was taking this photo, I thought this frog was dead, having cooked himself from the inside. I'm happy to say I was wrong. After a few shots he adjusted his position. So after I was finished shooting him, I pulled the light out of his mouth and he was fine. Actually, I might be crazy but I don't think he was very happy when I took his light away.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-18 18:21 标题: 20090818
August 18, 2009
Macaque Family, Japan
Photograph by Michael Angelo Cortez
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
Macaque monkeys on Mt. Misen, Miyajima Island, Japan, embrace their young and the old. This shows that monkeys may have tighter family units than us humans.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-19 18:22 标题: 20090819
August 19, 2009
Zebra Migration, Tanzania
Photograph by Martijn van Wageningen
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
Zebra migration in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-20 18:03 标题: 20090820
August 20, 2009
Yawning Dog
Photograph by Shannon West
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
Sometimes you just snap a photo at exactly the right time.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-21 18:06 标题: 20090821
August 21, 2009
Tiger Cub Close-Up
Photograph by John Bernard
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
I was taking close-ups of one of the cubs lying in the water when I noticed mom approaching from the side. I waited until the cub showed between mom's legs and was able to get a pretty neat and different photo.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2008 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpapers of images from more than 105,000 submissions.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-22 18:15 标题: 20090822
August 22, 2009
Lion Profile
Photograph by Boza Ivanovic
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
Profile of a lion in the Zoo.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2008 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpapers of images from more than 105,000 submissions.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-23 18:21 标题: 20090823
August 23, 2009
Brown Bear, Finland
Photograph by Randall Ward
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
This young European brown bear posed so cute for us. We couldn't ask for a more precious and natural expression. The taiga forest is in Finland on the Russian border and is a marvelous spot for viewing these bears.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2008 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpapers of images from more than 105,000 submissions.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-24 17:55 标题: 20090824
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August 23, 2009
Elephants, Botswana
Photograph by Prince Eleazer
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
This was shot in Chobe Reserve in Botswana. The elephant scenes at sunset were enough to ensure that I will revisit many times. In this image, a young one was curious about our truck and was headed over to take a look.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-25 18:53 标题: 20090825
August 25, 2009
Camouflaged Toads
Photograph by Christian Ziegler
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
Three leaf-litter toads collected within yards of each other almost disappear on a forest floor in Panama. Staying alive in the tropics, where nearly everything is food for something else, often calls for such trickery to fool a predator's eye.
See more photographs from the August 2009 feature story "The Art of Deception."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-26 18:56 标题: 20090826
August 26, 2009
Diving Tiger, California
Photograph by Briana Taylor
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
I took this photo at Six Flags Marine World in Vallejo, California, in 2004. The trainers were throwing meat into a small pool to demonstrate the tigers' diving ability, and this beautiful creature looked right into my camera. The scowl on his face is not from disgust or anger; rather, it results from how these big cats scrunch up their nose to keep water out.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-27 18:07 标题: 20090827
August 27, 2009
Lowland Gorillas, Congo
Photograph by Michael Nichols
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
Two big gorillas give threatening stares in the Republic of Congo. These orphan gorillas are in a rehabilitation program, where it's hoped that they will learn the gorilla social structure and eventually become independent of human care.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-28 17:40 标题: 20090828
August 28, 2009
Polar Bear Cubs Playing, Canada
Photograph by Mauro Mozzarelli
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
These two cubs are playing close to our Tundra Buggy in Canada's Wapusk National Park.
This photo and caption were submitted to My Shot. Create and share albums, puzzles, and games with your photos in our My Shot community.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-29 18:03 标题: 20090829
August 29, 2009
Sperm Whale and Swimmer
Photograph by Peter G. Allinson, M.D.
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
Andrew and his friend, a young sperm whale named Scar, swim together off the west coast of Dominica. The two of them became "friends" after Andrew saved Scar's life.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2009 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpapers, and submit your photos.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-30 18:57 标题: 20090830
August 30, 2009
Wild Dog, Botswana
Photograph by Ijaz Bhatti
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
A wild dog peers out from tall green grass in Botswana.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-8-31 19:11 标题: 20090831
August 31, 2009
Horse Scratching, Canada
Photograph by Michael Christopher Brown
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animals
Relief is a rolling back scratch in the brush for a hobbled horse freed of its saddle. Several outfitters guide clients into the Muska-Kechika Management Area in the Canadian Rockies, and some take hunters, who pay thousands of dollars for a shot at big game.
See more photographs from the November 2008 feature story "Northern Giant."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-9-1 17:24 标题: 20090901
September 01, 2009
Freshwater Dolphin, Amazon
Photograph by Kevin Schafer
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
Imagined lords of a golden underwater city—the Encante—Amazon dolphins, or botos, may have been shielded from exploitation by their mythical status.
See more photographs from the June 2009 feature story "River Spirits."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-9-2 17:28 标题: 20090902
September 02, 2009
Prayers, Cambodia
Photograph by Fritz Hoffman
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
Water carries prayers for her ancestors. Widow Suy Moeur, 70, of Kar Kranh village, Cambodia, participates in a ritual celebrating the end of the rainy season, when villagers can once again travel easily across the previously waterlogged land.
See more photographs from the July 2009 feature story "Divining Angkor."
Iowa Derby Car Jump
Photograph by Joel Sartore; photographed at Zoo Atlanta
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
Iowa's derby stunts are always a blast: Gregory "Dr. Danger" Carpenter performed the Suicide Car Jump—a 50-foot, 60 mile-an-hour leap from a flaming ramp into a four-stack of junked cars—38 times last year, with three hospital trips and no life or health insurance. Despite cracked bones and burns, "I squeak by each time," he says.
See more photographs from the July 2009 feature story "Top Ten State Fair Joys."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-9-4 18:01 标题: 20090904
September 04, 2009
Wedding Gown Preparation
Photograph by Randy Olson
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
Dress-up weddings happen so seldom in the Russian village of Khailino, where hard times have driven out more than half the population, that when a young couple made plans to marry, the fishing community responded with a three-day bash. Residents cooked and decorated. Bride Miroslava Khalilova, seven months pregnant, pitched in with ironing.
See more photographs from the August 2009 feature story "Where the Salmon Rule."
Lighthouse Ruins, Mogadishu
Photograph by Pascal Maitre
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
In the quiet of an abandoned lighthouse, young people chew qat. The mild stimulant makes the hardships of life in Mogadishu feel more bearable. Ten airplanes loaded with qat arrive at a nearby airport every day.
See more photographs from the September 2009 feature story "Somalia."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-9-7 18:32 标题: 20090907
September 07, 2009
Rice Mill, Bangladesh
Photograph by John Stanmeyer
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
Steam rises from rice being processed at a small mill in Rangpur, in northern Bangladesh. Spikes in rice and other food prices in 2007 and 2008 multiplied the ranks of the hungry in this chronically food-insecure country to some 65 million—45 percent of Bangladesh's population.
See more photographs from the June 2009 feature story "The Global Food Crisis."
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September 06, 2009
Santa Lucia Green Roof
Photograph by Diane Cook and Len Jenshel
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
The irrigated roof of a house in the exclusive Santa Lucia Preserve community near Carmel, California, helps the structure blend smoothly into a grove of live oaks. Designed by Bay Area architect Jonathan Feldman, the roof also adds a measure of protection in this fire-prone area.
See more photographs from the May 2009 feature story "Up on the Roof."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-9-8 18:44 标题: 20090908
September 08, 2009
Stephens Gap Cave, Alabama
Photograph by Stephen Alvarez
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
At Stephens Gap Cave in Alabama, two entrances beckon even novices: Walk in on the right, or learn rope skills and go vertical on the left. The sunlit pedestal drops three more stories to the cave floor.
See more photographs from the June 2009 feature story "Deep South."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-9-10 18:04 标题: 200909
September 09, 2009
Brown Bear Underwater
Photograph by Randy Olson
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
Fattening up for winter, a brown bear waits to snatch salmon in Kuril Lake in Kamchatka, Russia.
See more photographs from the August 2009 feature story "Where the Salmon Rule."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-9-10 18:06 标题: 20090910
September 10, 2009
Manta Rays, Hanifaru Bay, Maldives
Photograph by Thomas Peshak
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
Graceful and efficient, 2,000-pound mantas feed on Indian Ocean krill as silversides swirl around them in Hanifaru Bay in the Maldives.
See more photographs from the July 2009 feature story "Feeding Frenzy."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-9-11 17:42 标题: 20090911
September 11, 2009
King Spider Orchid
Photograph by Christian Ziegler
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
Following a perfume trail to its source, male wasps in Australia ravish a king spider orchid. Sure the red "lip" is a mate, they rub against it; one will take away the plant's pollen. Every orchid has a petal modified for pollination, some theatrically so.
Caladenia pectinata; thynnid wasp
See more photographs from the September 2009 feature story "Love and Lies."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-9-12 17:07 标题: 20090912
September 12, 2009
Lishadi Market Vendor
Photograph by Fritz Hoffman
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
Pu Dengyi offers a modest assortment of birds, squirrels, and other rodents caught near his mountain-village home at the weekly Lishadi market in China's Nu River Valley.
See more photographs from the May 2009 feature story "Searching for Shangri-La."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-9-13 21:56 标题: 20090913
September 13, 2009
Old House, Bosnia
Photograph by Christopher Anderson
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
Milica Nikolic, an elderly Bosnian Serb, lives near the village of Srebrenica—one of Europe's haunted corners. During the Bosnian war in the early 1990s, the United Nations declared this a "safe area" for Muslims driven from their homes by Serb forces. But Srebrenica also became a staging ground for raids by Bosnian government troops, in which several hundred Serbs are believed to have been killed. Nikolic says her son and granddaughter were killed in an attack on Christmas Day in 1993. The Serbs would have revenge. In July 1995 Bosnian Serb forces overran Srebrenica and killed some 7,000 mostly unarmed Bosnian Muslims, as UN peacekeepers stood by. International courts have declared the Srebrenica massacre an act of genocide.
Electric Plant, Spain
Photograph by Michael Melford
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
At an electric plant in southern Spain, mirrors as big as houses catch some of the 120 quadrillion watts of sunlight that constantly fall on Earth. Government subsidies for this pricey yet promising power source have made Europe the world's solar capital.
See more photographs from the September 2009 feature story "Plugging Into the Sun."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-9-15 23:35 标题: 20090915
September 15, 2009
Candle Spruces at Night, Finland
Photograph by Peter Essick
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
Candle spruces stand frozen before a backdrop of the northern lights, shimmering above Oulanka, one of Finland's best loved national parks.
See more photographs from the June 2009 feature story "Northern Light."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-9-16 17:54 标题: 20090916
September 16, 2009
Carnival Costumes, Venice
Photograph by Jodi Cobb
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
Instead of renting costumes from shops around the Piazza San Marco, some Carnivalgoers like these create their own fanciful designs.
See more photographs from the August 2009 feature story "Vanishing Venice."
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
A feeding party streams back to shore after several days at sea. Their orange markings, long, slender bills, and hefty, three-foot-long bodies distinguish them as king penguins. With bellies full of small fish, they will regurgitate a portion for waiting chicks.
See more photographs from the September 2009 feature story "Every Bird a King."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-9-18 18:35 标题: 20090918
September 18, 2009
El Khader Remains, West Bank
Photograph by Ed Kashi
The only community in the West Bank that remains completely Christian is At Tayyibah, and three churches tend its 1,300 souls. The remains of El Khader (above), a cross-shaped church built sometime between the fourth and seventh centuries and rebuilt by 12th-century crusaders, still stand on the outskirts of the town. For nearly a millennium after Christ, such Christian villages dominated the rocky hilltops of Palestine, declared holy ground by the emperor Constantine after his conversion to Christianity in 312.
See more photographs from the June 2009 feature story "The Forgotten Faithful."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-9-19 18:44 标题: 20090919
September 19, 2009
West Sumatra Fuel Station
Photograph by James Nachtwey
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
Women work at a West Sumatra gas station. Economic crises have persuaded many Indonesian families not to rely only on men’s earnings. More than half of all women have jobs, a number that grows each year.
See more photographs from the October 2009 feature story "Indonesia."
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Roosevelt elk cows scatter across a meadow in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park as two bulls vie for dominance of the herd. Largest of North America’s elk subspecies, their name honors conservationist President Theodore Roosevelt.
See more photographs from the October 2009 feature story "Redwoods."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-9-21 17:53 标题: 20090921
September 21, 2009
Cavern Explorer, Tennessee
Photograph by Stephen Alvarez
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
Underground you can still be the first person on Earth to take the small step, or the giant leap. This Tennessee cavern, christened Indianapolis by its premiere explorer, was only discovered last year.
See more photographs from the June 2009 feature story "Deep South."
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
Eyes and antennae barely reveal the head of the leaf insect Phyllium giganteum. Early botanists believed that leaf insects actually incorporated the foliage they mimicked. As Royal Society Fellow Richard Bradley wrote in 1759, "The insect is nourished by the juices of the tree … and at the fall of the leaf, drops from the tree with the leaves growing to its body like wings, then walks about."
See more photographs from the August 2009 feature story "The Art of Deception."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-9-23 17:28 标题: 20090923
September 23, 2009
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
Photograph by Michael Nichols
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
Fourteen stories up a 30-story tree, Humboldt State University scientist Steve Sillett (at center) and his team measure a fire cave in a massive redwood in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. Wildfires have twice burned this tree but failed to kill it.
See more photographs from the October 2009 feature story "Redwoods."
King Penguins in Moonlight
Photograph by Stefano Unterthiner
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
As sure as moonrise over Possession Island, king penguins gather each year for "ecstatic display." Puffing their chests, lifting their heads, and belting out calls, birds of both sexes advertise themselves. Before long, pairs form and join a crowd, and breeding season is on.
See more photographs from the September 2009 feature story "Every Bird a King."
Flag-Footed Bug and Passionflower
Photograph by Christian Ziegler
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
A bird zeroing in on a flag-footed bug perched on a passionflower might see the flutter of red "flags"—the insect's attempt to divert the hunter's bite to nonessential limbs, away from its vital core.
Anisocelis flavolineata (insect); Passiflora sp. (flower)
See more photographs from the August 2009 feature story "The Art of Deception."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-9-26 18:26 标题: 20090926
September 26, 2009
Iowa State Fair Tent
Photograph by Joel Sartore
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
Behind the scenes at the Iowa State Fair, kids tuck in for a rest during the four-day livestock event. Beyond the couch, cattle owners prepare a calf for the show ring. Cattle competitions have been part of the Iowa fair since its beginnings in 1854, when perhaps 7,000 people attended the exposition. These days the annual fair draws more than a million visitors and brings at least $60 million into the Des Moines economy.
See more photographs from the July 2009 feature story "Top Ten State Fair Joys."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-9-27 18:07 标题: 20090927
September 27, 2009
San Marco Basin, Venice
Photograph by Jodi Cobb
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
For every resident Venetian, hundreds of visitors pour into the city each year to savor its gilded charms. Most will take in this view across San Marco Basin. Many could find themselves in acqua alta—high water.
See more photographs from the August 2009 feature story "Vanishing Venice."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-9-28 18:33 标题: 20090928
September 28, 2009
Russian Orthodox Priest
Photograph by Gerd Ludwig
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
Father Sevastyan meditates on the Gospels at Svyato-Kazansky hermitage, one of many Russian Orthodox communities resurrecting across the land.
See more photographs from the April 2009 feature story "Soul of Russia."
Feast of the Sacrifice
Photograph by James Nachtwey
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
Facing the dawn, women of the An-Nadzir commune begin Islam’s Feast of the Sacrifice, which celebrates the Koran’s account of God sparing the prophet Ismail. As the sun rises, their prayers join those raised by a chorus of Indonesia’s Muslims, fundamentalist and moderate alike: "Allah akbar." God is great.
See more photographs from the October 2009 feature story "Indonesia."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-9-30 18:15 标题: 20090930
September 30, 2009
Northern Spotted Owl
Photograph by Michael Nichols
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine
A tagged northern spotted owl swoops toward a researcher’s lure in a young redwood forest.
See more photographs from the October 2009 feature story "Redwoods."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-10-1 17:50 标题: 20091001
October 01, 2009
Antarctica Lab
Photograph by Herbert Ponting
This month in Photo of the Day: Images From the National Geographic Archive
Dr. Edward Atkinson in his Antarctica lab
From the upcoming National Geographic book The Image Collection, due fall 2009. Shop for other photography books from National Geographic.
Boy and Turkey, Guatemala
Photograph by Luis Marden
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A boy playing in a marketplace with a strutting old gobbler entertains Chichicastenango visitors by doing the son, a dance popular throughout Guatemala.
From the National Geographic book Odysseys and Photographs.
Automat, New York City
Photograph by J. Baylor Roberts
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Patrons line up "like payday depositors" in a bank, waiting to drop a few nickels in a slot for favorites like baked beans and Salisbury steak, freshly made each day and kept in "post-officelike boxes." This New York City Automat, described in the March 1942 National Geographic, was part of an East Coast chain that sold 72,000 pieces of pie a day.
Triplet Policemen, New Jersey
Photograph by Michael S. Yamashita
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New Jersey's triple threat: the Koralja triplets—Andrew, Joseph, and Robert, from left—combine 42 years of service on the police force.
From the National Geographic book The Image Collection.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-10-17 17:30 标题: 20091017
October 17, 2009
Light and Shadow, Agra, India
Photograph by Indian State Railways
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The fall of light, Agra
From the National Geographic book The Image Collection.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-10-18 17:47 标题: 20091018
October 18, 2009
Icebreaker, Antarctic
Photograph by Charles Swithinbank
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U.S.S. Atka stands off Crater Hill on McMurdo Sound in mid-March; she kept channels open for evacuation of the last summer residents.
From the National Geographic book The Image Collection.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-10-19 18:24 标题: 20091019
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October 19, 2009
Lightning Model
Photograph by Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Westinghouse engineers use this miniature system for tests. Upper wires detour the three-million-volt harmlessly to the ground. Lower wires, which carry the power load, are thereby protected against lightning, which might shut off the current or damage equipment. Even the cows are man-made.
From the National Geographic book The Image Collection.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-10-20 18:02 标题: 20091020
October 20, 2009
Divers, Louisiana
Photograph by Edwin L. Wisherd
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Swimming and diving are on the curriculum of Newcomb College. The college-for-women branch of Tulane University bears the name of H. Sophie Newcomb, the only daughter of Mrs. Josephine Louise Newcomb, whose gifts to the institution amounted to three million dollars.
From the National Geographic vintage collection.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-10-21 17:54 标题: 20091021
October 21, 2009
Sampling Arctic Ocean Water
Photograph by Fridtjof Nansen
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Fridtjof Nansen takes a reading of deep Arctic Ocean water temperature as part of the expedition's scientific work. Astronomical, meteorological, and oceanographic data were consistently collected.
From the National Geographic book The Image Collection.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-10-22 17:40 标题: 20091022
October 22, 2009
High Heels on Cobblestones, Louisiana
Photograph by Edwin L. Wisherd
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Because the region around New Orleans is composed of alluvial soil, there is no paving material close at hand. More than a hundred years ago the city offered a bounty to ships which would bring to the port rock ballast instead of sand. The first cobblestone pavement was laid on Gravier and Magazine Streets in 1817.
Horse Rider With Boleadoras
Photograph by Luis Marden
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"When Luis Marden dropped in by air from Säo Paulo, he demanded gauchos…"
—Maynard Owen Williams, Argentina, 1939
From the National Geographic book Odysseys and Photographs.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-10-24 18:33 标题: 20091024
October 24, 2009
Noodle Maker, Hong Kong
Photograph by Jodi Cobb
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In a haze of flour dust, a noodle maker tries to keep cool during the last days of the Walled City, whose planned demise will draw a collective sigh of relief from all Hong Kong. Teeming with open sewers and refuse, the "city" will be remembered for its legendary vices, such as child prostitution and murderous drug rings.
From the National Geographic book The Photographs.
Life in Costa Rica, 1981
Photograph by William Albert Allard
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It's a hardscrabble life, but getting better, for Costa Rican campesinos such as this young woman in Guanacaste province.
From the National Geographic book The Image Collection.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-10-26 18:36 20091026
October 26, 2009
Ultraviolet Bath, Russia
Photograph by Joe McNally
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Make-believe summer lasts for a minute or two as kindergarten children in sunless Lovozero bathe in ultraviolet light. Brief exposure to UV radiation provides the children with vitamin D, normally supplied by sunlight. The "sunshine vitamin" strengthens young bones.
From the National Geographic book The Image Collection.
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October 27, 2009
Green Gravel Lawns, Arizona
Photograph by James P. Blair
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Green gravel lawns dress homes in Sun City, a retirement community that opened in 1960 near Phoenix. Arizona's 65-and-over population rose 104 percent between 1950 and 1960.
From the National Geographic book The Image Collection.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-10-28 17:55 标题: 20091028
October 28, 2009
Mayflower II, New York Harbor
Photograph by B. Anthony Stewart
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Mayflower II entering New York Harbor
From the National Geographic book The Image Collection.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-10-29 18:42 标题: 20091029
October 29, 2009
Gingerbread Fair, Paris
Photograph by Maynard Owen Williams
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At the Gingerbread fair, Place de la Nation
From the National Geographic book The Image Collection.
Persian Scholars, Iran
Photograph by Maynard Owen Williams
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With the exception of their veils, these girls of Barfurush, near Meshed-i-Sar, look, dress, and act like American girls in an Italian district—an interesting sidelight on the New Persia.
From the National Geographic book Odysseys and Photographs.
Sequined Dresses, Acapulco
Photograph by Sisse Brimberg
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Dancers whirling in sequined dresses inspired by the Orient reflect Spanish trade with the Philippines during earlier centuries.
From the National Geographic book The Photographs.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-11-1 17:46 标题: 20091101
November 01, 2009
Crowded Street, Kathmandu
Photograph by Larry Louie
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Kathmandu has become such a chaotic place. The streets are crowded and everyone is doing their own thing. This image depicts the activities on the street, which juxtaposes with the stillness of the mother and child on the street.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2009 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper.
India seems to be constantly in motion, a country that continues to shift before your eyes. As travelers, we also seem to be on a pendulum, shifting back and forth through space, and often end up at hubs of transit. I took this photograph while waiting for a train in Rajasthan, India. The woman walking by was also on a journey, and our very different lives overlapped, for just a moment, in this transitional environment.
This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot. Have a great shot? Send it to us for possible publication in National Geographic magazine.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-11-3 17:34 标题: 20091103
November 03, 2009
Monastery Window, Ladakh
Photograph by Segrjio Alware
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Monastery in northern Ladakh, winter morning.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2009 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-11-4 17:40 标题: 20091104
November 04, 2009
Barley Field, New Zealand
Photograph by Gemma Collier
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My grandfather was born and raised on our New Zealand farm. He and my grandmother were married nearly 60 years. Preparing for a photo in the barley, my grandmother lovingly reached up to adjust his hat. This was his last harvest.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2009 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper.
Smith’s Green-Eyed Gecko
Photograph by Anke Seidlitz
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Staying in Asia for many years has given me the opportunity to get close to wildlife on many occasions. This female Smith's green-eyed gecko chose to live on one of the chalets next to my home, taking advantage of the insects attracted by the lights at night.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2009 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-11-6 17:26 标题: 20091105
November 06, 2009
Thunderstorm Clouds, Colorado
Photograph by Keith Brown
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A southern Colorado rancher's field following a massive thunderstorm
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2009 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-11-7 17:48 标题: 20091106
Tsagaannuur Border, Western Mongolia
Photograph by Will Parson
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After playing among the travelers entering their country, several boys scale a fence with practiced ease to avoid the attention of officials at the Tsagaannuur border crossing in western Mongolia.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2009 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper.
Red Flower, Friendwood, Texas
Photograph by Gary Norbraten
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The second Friendwood, Texas, flood of 2009 settled to reveal this beautiful casualty among the browns and swamp greens.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2009 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-11-9 17:42 标题: 20091109
November 09, 2009
Arc de Triomphe Sunset, Paris
Photograph by Jonathon Riley
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After a long day walking all around Paris, heading back to my hotel I could not help but be compelled to capture a truly amazing sunset through the Arc.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2009 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-11-10 17:29 标题: 20091110
November 10, 2009
Doorway and Green Field, Scotland
Photograph by Tracy Lee
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On a recent visit to Scotland I caught this shot of my son standing in the doorway of our house, waiting for me to come inside out of the rain. I really liked how the frame splits the subjects, and while at first he seems so removed from the natural setting you then glimpse the sky behind him through the window.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2009 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper.
It was nap time at this hippo pool in Tanzania in July 2008. The jumble of large gray bodies punctuated by pink eyes and ears made for a compelling image. The hippos seemed content to nuzzle alongside one another. Most of them appeared to be snoozing contentedly despite the utter lack of privacy or personal space.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2009 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-11-12 17:46 标题: 20091112
November 12, 2009
Painter, Paris
Photograph by Bruno Schlumberger
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A Paris painter hides his face as he sees a photographer aiming his camera in the distance. The painting on the right is a self-portrait done by the man, one of many street artists who work on Place du Tertre in Paris, France.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2009 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper.
Leopard in Tall Grass, Namibia
Photograph by Sarah Street
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Out on our early morning drive in the Ongrava Reserve near Etosha National Park, Namibia, we spotted a shape by the side of the road under a tree. Our guide thought it was a lion but as we approached, the cat lifted its head and it was clearly a leopard! It crossed the road and disappeared into the tall grasses but as we drove by, we spotted it staring at us for a few seconds before turning on its heels and disappearing. I only had time to get two shots!
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2009 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-11-14 17:27 标题: 20091114
November 14, 2009
Cucumber Facial
Photograph by Barbara Motter
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Girls just want to have fun—and a cool cucumber facial at a birthday party provided loads of fun.
This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot. Have a great shot? Send it to us for possible publication in National Geographic magazine.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-11-15 17:14 标题: 20091115
November 15, 2009
Spitfire Lake Reflection
Photograph by Will Forbes
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Taken on Spitfire Lake in the Adirondack Park at around 7 a.m.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2009 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-11-16 18:03 标题: 20091116
November 16, 2009
Girl in Church Pews
Photograph by Wade Dunkin
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A young girl at a wedding rehearsal
This photo was submitted to Your Shot. Have a great shot? Send it to us for possible publication in National Geographic magazine.
A picture taken with my trusty (and heavy) Pentax 6x7 at 10:30 in the evening on the longest day of the year. NOT Photoshopped!.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2009 Traveler World in Focus Photo Contest.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-11-20 18:17 标题: 20091120
November 20, 2009
Tour Boat, Kenya Coast
Photograph by Paul Johnson
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On the 11th of July 2008 I was snorkeling off the coast of Kenya near the town of Malindi. After struggling to take photos of the marine life I came back up to rest for a moment on the surface and decided to take a photo of the tour boat. It was only when I uploaded the photo did I realize how peaceful it was with the yellow boat on the blue waves. Yet it also appears chaotic with the wave apparently about to break over the boat due to the perspective.
This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot. Have a great shot? Send it to us for possible publication in National Geographic magazine.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-11-21 17:34 标题: 20091121
November 21, 2009
Canoeing in Krog Street Tunnel, Atlanta
Photograph by Caroline Smith
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I shot this during the Atlanta flood. I chanced upon a couple canoeing through the most famous tunnel in Atlanta, the Krog Street Tunnel. I was out with my friend to go see another area that was flooded when we came across this and both of us screamed with delight.
I borrowed my friend's polka dot galoshes, but at this point in the tunnel the water was well above them.
This was a matter of being in the right place at the right time for an unforgettable shot of a completely unique event.
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The dust storm that hit Sydney on 23 September 2009 was hopefully a once in a lifetime event and not a sign of things to come in this time of climate change. This image, captured at 6:30, shows not only the incredible colours but the density of the dust. Fortunately the camera (and photographer) survived, despite being covered in fine red dust. Estimates are that over 1000 tonnes of dust were dumped on Sydney, after having traveled over 1000 kilometers from Broken Hill.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-11-23 18:48 标题: 20091123
November 23, 2009
Tightrope Performer, India
Photograph by Eric Kruszewski
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Street performers sometimes line the path leading to Jaisalmer Fort's entrance. As tourists pass by, the locals encourage them to watch their family's special talents. One family is proud of their daughter's ability to traverse a tightrope in a rather unique fashion; she does it on her knees (with the assistance of a metal plate) and pushes herself along only with her toes. Under the cover of circling birds, with the fort illuminated in the early morning, this young girl performs her soaring, balancing act.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2009 National Geographic Expeditions Photo Contest.
Girls Laughing, Uganda
Photograph by Leslie Alsheimer
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It is the light, it is the curl in the corners of the mouth, the sparkle in the eyes, and the unedited and untainted laughter. It is a child that does not yet understand the meaning of poverty. It is the child that has not yet seen the violence and destruction so prevalent in the world. It is the child that lost their mother to AIDS or child birthing complications, yet remains joyous and youthful despite the suffering. Dignity: The quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect.
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American Bullfrog in Green Grass
Photograph by Matthew Smith
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American bullfrog looking up
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-11-30 17:41 标题: 20091130
November 30, 2009
Tunisian Guide
Photograph by Jim Mitchell
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I was directly behind our Tunisian guide when he began to adjust his turban for protection against the blazing Saharan desert sun. The cloth blowing in the wind added a sense of action to the scene. A hint of his dromedary is visible against the simple backdrop of golden sand.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2009 Traveler World in Focus Photo Contest.
Mahout Bathing an Elephant
Photograph by Mohit Midha
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Watching a mahout lovingly bathe his elephant, I tried capturing the moment from the riverside but wasn't satisfied with what I saw through the viewfinder. There was something lacking that made the image not do justice to the scene. I then climbed a tree with a branch extending out over the water and got my shot, which may have been my last as I almost fell off after taking it. I'm sure the beautiful elephant would not have been very happy about me falling out of a tree straight onto her stomach!
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2008 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper of images from more than 105,000 submissions.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-2 18:20 标题: 20091202
December 02, 2009
Colosseum, Italy
Photograph by Douglas Wylie
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I got this shot while traveling through Italy in December. My wife spotted the puddles in the ground and suggested they would make a great reflection.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-3 18:06 标题: 20091203
December 03, 2009
Automat, New York City
Photograph by J. Baylor Roberts
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Patrons line up "like payday depositors" in a bank, waiting to drop a few nickels in a slot for favorites like baked beans and Salisbury steak, freshly made each day and kept in "post-officelike boxes." This New York City Automat, described in the March 1942 National Geographic, was part of an East Coast chain that sold 72,000 pieces of pie a day.
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A Tuareg tribesman prays at twilight in Libya.
From the National Geographic book Visions of Paradise, 2008
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-5 18:28 标题: 20091205
December 05, 2009
Kolmanskop, Namibia
Photograph by Chris Gray
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Kolmanskop, Namibia. Kolmanskop is an abandoned diamond mine near the coast. The "ghost" town has several residences and barrack-type accommodations, as well as the remains of a few commercial establishments. Today the town is a photographer's dream come true. One cannot spend enough time taking in all the photographic opportunities. For this photograph I had to crawl through a small opening in a window and have my friend pass my camera gear into me.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-6 17:37 标题: 20091206
December 06, 2009
Bee-Eater Feeding Chicks
Photograph by József L. Szentpéteri
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In Hungary, adults fly to and from the nest tunnel they pecked and scratched into a sandy bank, foraging constantly to feed their ravenous chicks. Such tunnels can be three to five feet long (1 to 1.5 meters long).
See more photographs from the October 2008 feature story "Bee-eaters."
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-7 17:18 标题: 20091207
December 07, 2009
Candle Spruces at Night
Photograph by Peter Essick
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Candle spruces stand frozen before a backdrop of the northern lights, shimmering above Oulanka, one of Finland's best loved national parks.
See more photographs from the June 2009 feature story "Northern Light."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-8 17:39 标题: 20091208
December 08, 2009
Koi Feeding, Texas
Photograph by Randy Heisch
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Blue sky reflects off the surface waves created by a koi surfacing to feed in our backyard pond.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2008 International Photography Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper of images from more than 105,000 submissions.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-9 17:27 标题: 20091209
December 09, 2009
Cuban Tree Frog, Florida
Photograph by James Snyder
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This is a Cuban tree frog on a tree in my backyard in southern Florida. How and why he ate this light is a mystery. It should be noted that at the time I was taking this photo, I thought this frog was dead, having cooked himself from the inside. I'm happy to say I was wrong. After a few shots he adjusted his position. So after I was finished shooting him, I pulled the light out of his mouth and he was fine. Actually, I might be crazy but I don't think he was very happy when I took his light away.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-10 17:40 标题: 20091210
December 10, 2009
High Heels on Cobblestones
Photograph by Edwin L. Wisherd
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Because the region around New Orleans is composed of alluvial soil, there is no paving material close at hand. More than a hundred years ago the city offered a bounty to ships which would bring to the port rock ballast instead of sand. The first cobblestone pavement was laid on Gravier and Magazine Streets in 1817.
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Parents watch their daughter's performance at a traveling family circus in Massachusetts.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-12 18:09 标题: 20091212
December 12, 2009
Keoladeo National Park, India
Photograph by James P. Blair
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Openbill storks, a bird indigenous to the region, nest in the trees by the marshes of the Keoladeo National Park in the Rajasthan state of India.
From the National Geographic book Visions of Paradise, 2008
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-13 17:38 标题: 20091213
December 13, 2009
Owachomo Bridge at Night
Photograph by Jim Richardson
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A starry night gleams above Owachomo Bridge in Utah's Natural Bridges National Monument—named the first Dark Sky Park by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). "Here you see something forgotten," says ranger Scott Ryan, "and reconnect with the sky."
See more photographs from the November 2008 feature story "Our Vanishing Night."
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-14 17:15 标题: 20091214
December 14, 2009
Daredevil, India
Photograph by Chris Shirley
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The actual name of this is "The well of death." Just look all the missing planks and holes in the "well." On hindsight, being up there was probably a bad idea.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-15 17:35 标题: 20091215
December 15, 2009
Lightning Model
Photograph by Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Westinghouse engineers use this miniature system for tests. Upper wires detour the three-million-volt harmlessly to the ground. Lower wires, which carry the power load, are thereby protected against lightning, which might shut off the current or damage equipment. Even the cows are man-made.
From the National Geographic book The Image Collection.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-16 17:34 标题: 20091216
December 16, 2009
Octopus, Hawaii
Photograph by Joshua Lambus
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An octopus I came across on a dive sometimes referred to as a "blackwater hang." About three miles off the coast of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2008 International Photography Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper of images from more than 105,000 submissions.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-17 17:55 标题: 20091217
December 17, 2009
Yawning Dog
Photograph by Shannon West
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Sometimes you just snap a photo at exactly the right time.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-18 18:08 标题: 20091218
December 18, 2009
Iowa Derby Car Jump
Photograph by Joel Sartore
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Iowa's derby stunts are always a blast: Gregory "Dr. Danger" Carpenter performed the Suicide Car Jump—a 50-foot, 60 mile-an-hour leap from a flaming ramp into a four-stack of junked cars—38 times last year, with three hospital trips and no life or health insurance. Despite cracked bones and burns, "I squeak by each time," he says.
See more photographs from the July 2009 feature story "Top Ten State Fair Joys."
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-19 17:40 标题: 20091219
December 19, 2009
Humpback Whales, Tahiti
Photograph by Jody MacDonald
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When you swim with humpback whales it's not their size that overwhelms you but their beauty. You want to stay in that moment forever. These three humpbacks came over to me to check me out. They put on a beautiful dancing display that makes your heart stop and you wish for the moment to never end. When they were done ten minutes later they took off but left me with amazing memories. Tahiti, French Polynesia.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-20 17:26 标题: 20091220
December 20, 2009
Football Stadium at Sunset
Photograph by Alex Benison
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An amazing view of the sun setting behind the Flatirons of the Rocky Mountain front range in Boulder CO. I caught this spectacular fireshow on the roof of the stadium, using five different exposures in a tone mapping technique similar to the one Ansel Adams developed to capture scenes with high dynamic range.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2008 International Photography Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper of images from more than 105,000 submissions.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-21 18:14 标题: 20091221
December 21, 2009
Penguins Underwater, Antarctica
Photograph by Maria Stenzel
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Penguins surface near an air hole in Antarctica, captured with a remote underwater camera.
From the National Geographic book Visions of Paradise, 2008
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-22 17:01 标题: 20091222
December 22, 2009
Triplet Policemen, New Jersey
Photograph by Michael S. Yamashita
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New Jersey's triple threat: the Koralja triplets—Andrew, Joseph, and Robert, from left—combine 42 years of service on the police force.
From the National Geographic book The Image Collection.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-23 18:19 标题: 20091223
December 23, 2009
Northern Spotted Owl
Photograph by Michael Nichols
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A tagged northern spotted owl swoops toward a researcher’s lure in a young redwood forest.
See more photographs from the October 2009 feature story "Redwoods."
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-24 18:06 标题: 20091224
December 24, 2009
Tiger Cub Close-Up
Photograph by John Bernard
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I was taking close-ups of one of the cubs lying in the water when I noticed mom approaching from the side. I waited until the cub showed between mom's legs and was able to get a pretty neat and different photo.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2008 International Photography Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper of images from more than 105,000 submissions.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-25 18:02 标题: 20091225
December 25, 2009
Tango, Buenos Aires
Photograph by Pablo Corral Vega
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A rainy day leaves empty tables, but the show goes on as Natalia Pastorino and Alejandro Nievas tango at El Balcón, a club in Buenos Aires’s San Telmo district. "There’s a lot of sadness in our country," says Pastorino, "but when you dance, you forget. You focus on your partner, on the music. You dance with your heart."
From the December 2003 National Geographic magazine story "And Still They Tango."
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-26 18:10 标题: 20091226
December 26, 2009
Pig and Piglet, Africa
Photograph by Amanda Kopp
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The piglet is one day old and crippled. The mother had more babies than nipples to feed them. The farmer talked about putting this one out of its misery but decided to let some Swazi orphan children take care of it and feed it with a bottle instead. Now the little pig has grown big and strong!
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2008 International Photography Contest.
作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-27 18:14 标题: 20091227
December 27, 2009
African Elephant, Tanzania
Photograph by Chris Johns
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An African elephant crosses the lush green of Tanzania's Ngorongoro Crater.
From the upcoming National Geographic book The Image Collection, due fall 2009. Shop for other photography books from National Geographic.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-28 17:57 标题: 20091228
December 28, 2009
Lightning at Huntington Beach
Photograph by James Larkin
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While at Huntington Beach in Bay Village, Ohio, I saw a storm approaching fast out of the north. I got lucky and was in the right place at the right time. Within a minute of this shot, the storm unleashed its fury on the beach. It was a great day.
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-29 22:31 标题: 20091229
December 29, 2009
Coastline, The Snares
Photograph by Frans Lanting
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Bull kelp clings to the coastline of New Zealand's The Snares islands, hiding sea lions that prey on Snares crested penguins.
From the National Geographic book Through The Lens, 2003
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作者: ccs 时间: 2009-12-30 17:47 标题: 20091230
December 30, 2009
Manta Rays, Hanifaru Bay
Photograph by Thomas Peshak
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Graceful and efficient, 2,000-pound mantas feed on Indian Ocean krill as silversides swirl around them in Hanifaru Bay in the Maldives.
See more photographs from the July 2009 feature story "Feeding Frenzy."
Smith’s Green-Eyed Gecko
Photograph by Anke Seidlitz
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Staying in Asia for many years has given me the opportunity to get close to wildlife on many occasions. This female Smith's green-eyed gecko chose to live on one of the chalets next to my home, taking advantage of the insects attracted by the lights at night.
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2009 International Photo Contest. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper.
