Monday, 16 January 2012

NAT GEO'S Best of December 2011 (PhotographY)

Ocean Air Bubble
Photograph by Mark Tipple
An air bubble ascending from the ocean floor contorts and twists into a semicircle as a wave breaks in the background. Captured as part of the Underwater Project.
Octopus, Italy
Photograph by Pasquale Vassallo
Despite the strong human presence on the coast, an octopus is curious about snow-covered Vesuvius.
Cocooned Trees, Pakistan
Photograph by Russell Watkins
An unexpected side effect of the 2010 flooding in parts of Sindh, Pakistan, was that millions of spiders climbed up into the trees to escape the rising floodwaters; because of the scale of the flooding and the fact that the water took so long to recede, many trees became cocooned in spiderwebs. People in the area had never seen this phenomenon before, but they also reported that there were fewer mosquitoes than they would have expected, given the amount of standing water that was left. Not being bitten by mosquitoes was one small blessing for people that had lost everything in the floods.
Geisha, Kyoto
Photograph by Clancy Lethbridge
Within an ultramodern society Japan still maintains traditions passed down from generation to generation, making it one of the most beautiful and intriguing places in the world.
Zebra and Cloud, South Africa
Photograph by Dmitry Gorilovskiy
On safari, it’s not only the animals that can attract attention. Aquila Game Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa.
Great White Shark and Divers
Photograph by David Litchfield
Cage divers are confronted by a great white shark.
Eagle Owl
Photograph by Mark Bridger
A large adult eagle owl in flight
Dragonfly in the Rain
Photograph by Shikhei Goh
This photo was taken when I was taking photos of other insects, as I normally did during macro photo hunting. I wasn’t actually aware of this dragonfly since I was occupied with other objects. When I was about to take a picture of it, it suddenly rained, but the lighting was just superb. I decided to take the shot regardless of the rain.
Hiker, Scottish Highlands
Photograph by Luis del Río
A solitary person walking across a forest in the Highlands, Scotland
Verreaux's Sifaka lemur, Madagascar
Photograph by Robyn Gianni

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