Outdoor Scenes—Week 14 Gallery
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- Quick Cat Nap
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- Quick Cat Nap
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- On a recent photo trip to Alaska's McNeil River, I spent four days observing and photographing Brown Bears. The bears routine became pretty obvious - they'd fish for a while until their bellies were full, then they'd wander off into the grass for a little nap. This ole gal never quite got that far - after snaring this salmon, she wandered into a shallow pool at the side of the river, cradled the fish under her arm, and promptly nodded off. It was really comical to see her just sitting there sound asleep.
Photo and caption by Rick Sheremeta
Location: McNeil River Falls, Alaska
Category: Outdoor Scenes
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- Star named the Moon
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- Star named the Moon
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- Light of the Moon is paving the way to the sea. The picture was taken on the Black Sea coast a day after the eclipse of the moon. June 2011, Sochi.
Photo and caption by Oleg Shumov
Location: Russia, Sochi
Category: Outdoor Scenes
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- Dog sled
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- On vacation, I decided to go native.
Photo and caption by Reeba Critser
Location: Tromo, Norway
Category: Outdoor Scenes
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- River and grasslands, High Sierra landscape
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- River and grasslands, High Sierra landscape
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- Owens River curving through grassy flatlands with dramatic white lenticular clouds, reflected in the water, and Sierra Nevada mountain range in distance, on a summer evening, California, USA
Photo and caption by Sarah Wager
Location: Owens River Valley, Bishop, California
Category: Outdoor Scenes
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- The Ice Man Cometh !
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- The Ice Man Cometh !
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- A Chinese construction worker covered in snow and ice tries to keep his balance high above ground while planting metal poles in the heavy snow pack. The worker was laying down the framework upon which large blocks of ice will be pieced together to form huge cities of ice. Ice and snow theme parks are constructed annually each winter for the Snow and Ice Festival held in Harbin, China,
Photo and caption by Wesley Wong
Location: Harbin, China
Category: Outdoor Scenes
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- Marin Headlands Surfers
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- Marin Headlands Surfers
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- Surfers search for the next wave as another puzzle is being solved onshore.
Photo and caption by Patricia Chang
Location: Marin County California, USA
Category: Outdoor Scenes
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- Elephant in motion
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- Elephant in motion
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- Location : Kenya - Massai Mara Date : 15 March 2011 EXIF: Nikon D300S 70-200 f2.8 VRii + Tele converter 1.7x f4.8 1/30 sec 240mm ISO 1000
Photo and caption by Ahmad Al Mousherji
Location: Kenya - Massai Mara
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- Colorful Massai Mara
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- Colorful Massai Mara
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- Location : Kenya - Massai Mara Date : 17 March 2011 EXIF: Nikon D300S 70-200 f2.8 VRii + Tele converter 1.7x f4.8 1/1000 sec 340mm ISO 400
Photo and caption by Ahmad Al Mousherji
Location: kenya - Massai Mara
Category: Outdoor Scenes
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- Disguised Van
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- Disguised Van
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- I found this old VW van on a public street in Valpairiso, Chile. I was struck buy how it appeared disguised or camouflaged against the building. Who knows if it was intentional or the work of disenfranchised street artists.
Photo and caption by David Baker
Location: Valparaiso, Chile
Category: Outdoor Scenes
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- Waving Wheat under Supercell Thunderstorm
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- A supercell thunderstorm roars over wheat fields near Oshkosh, Nebraska on June 16, 2011. The photo was captured after a long storm season that started in April. I wanted one photograph from the 2011 storm season that displayed the incredible beauty and power of a Great Plains supercell. I believe I captured that moment with this photograph by allowing the shutter to stay open for 10 seconds. The effect of the inflow winds on the wheat field and movement, along with the lightning and cloud structure tell the story I was hoping to capture. Canon 5D Mark II, 25mm focal length, F/22.
Photo and caption by Brian Barnes
Location: Oshkosh, Nebraska, USA
Category: Outdoor Scenes
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- Lotus Rainbow
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- Lotus Rainbow
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- There is beauty in even the darkest niche.
Photo and caption by Danielle Witte
Location: Semiwon, South Korea
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- Morning Surprise
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- Morning Surprise
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- Spring trekking in the Manaslu region, I awoke to find snow had blanketed the area. Looking up the valley toward Manaslu, I breathed deeply and let myself feel surrounded by the muted quiet of the mountain snowfall. Knowing the porters had cleared the snow off my tent in the night, I put my trust in our guide to decide when to proceed higher.
Photo and caption by Christine Mead
Location: Manaslu region, Nepal
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- Lightshow
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- Lightshow
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- During the safety stop of a dive we saw some grey reef sharks a few meters below us. I was waiting approximately 10 mins until a shark came perfectly below me in the rays of light.
Photo and caption by Tobias Friedrich
Location: Father Reefs, New Britain, Papua New Guinea
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- Whites and Reds
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- This little anemonefish lives in a very special anemone with small red dots at the end. It's very rare and hard to find but luckily the good guides of Papua New Guinea know where to find it. I was spending about 30 mins with this fish until he finally opened his mouth and kind of yawned.
Photo and caption by Tobias Friedrich
Location: Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
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- Skyline
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- Skyline
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- White and black rhinos and giraffes line up against the skyline in Solio Rhino Sanctuary, Kenya
Photo and caption by Robin Moore
Location: Solio Rhino Sanctuary, Kenya
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- Skybox to the Storm - Chicago 5-29-2011
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- My 34th floor balcony perch 34 floors up looking East over Lake Michigan on Chicago's north side is the best sky box for storm watching! This one was about as dramatic as it could get, with multi-layered steel blue and dark gray cloud merging wipped into constantly changing shapes and merging with the lake.
Photo and caption by Tracy Poyser
Location: Chicago, IL USA - from my home balcony over Lake Michigan
Category: Outdoor Scenes
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- Pebble Surf
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- Pebble Beach near my home in Marathon, Ontario has always been one of my favourite spots I can always come back with personal satisfaction every time. This landscape is created by the mood of Lake Superior when it feels like it.
Photo and caption by Doug Gibbons
Location: Maratho, Ontario Canada
Category: Outdoor Scenes
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- MIST OVER THE DESERT
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- MIST OVER THE DESERT
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- MAMIYA 645 AF, 55-110 MM LENS, LEAF DIGITAL BACK 28.5 MP
Photo and caption by MAURICIO DONELLI
Location: SKELETON COAST NATIONAL PARK, NAMIBIA
Category: Outdoor Scenes
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- long way back home
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- Sand view of lone walker on Hawaiian beach, Oahu.
Photo and caption by james ramirez
Location: Haleiwa, Ohau, Hawaii
Category: Outdoor Scenes
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- Zero Degrees Latitude
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- The Galapagos Islands are located at zero degrees latitude. On the equator, the sun is directly overhead at noon on the two equinoxes. Photo taken aboard the Nat Geo Endeavour, on our way to the Zero degrees latitude line.
Photo and caption by bernardo medina
Location: Galapagos Islands
Category: Outdoor Scenes
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