| 2016-4-india-road-scene | | Picture of people relaxing outside in Pushkar, India | | A woman in Pushkar, India, flashes a smile for Your Shot community member Lone Israelsen, who submitted this photo. “I love India, so I went there on holiday … with a friend,” Israelsen writes. “We hired a guide in New Delhi and drove to Jaipur and Pushkar, where I shot this picture. Normally I shoot in black and white, but India is so colorful and fantastic, it would be a shame to convert [this image].”
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| 2016-3-pavullo-night-scene | | Picture of a tree at night in Italy | | On a clear night, a lone tree stands like a sentry over a small hill in Pavullo nel Frignano, Italy. "I took this picture after seeing a reflected light on this tree, alone in the countryside," writes Pietro Sorano, who submitted the photo. "I tried to capture the moment with the stars that served as a backdrop to this magnificent scenery."
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| 2016-3-poison-frog-coconut-shell | | Picture of a blue dyeing poison frog | | A dyeing poison frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) is perched atop a coconut shell in this photo submitted by Your Shot community member Yasar Ugurlu. Its flashy coloring serves as a warning to potential predators that making a meal of this tiny toxic creature would be a mistake.
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| 2016-3-umngot-fisherman | | Picture of a man fishing in a clear river in India | | From his vantage point, Mohnish Bisht was able to capture the stunning clarity of the Umngot River in Meghalaya, a state in India. Meghalaya’s capital city, Shillong—with its temperate climate and hilly, pine-covered landscape—has earned the European nickname “Scotland of the East.”
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| 2016-3-foxes-hokkaido-japan | | Picture of two foxes chasing each other in the snow in Hokkaido, Japan | | “Early spring is in the air,” writes Hiroke Inoue, a Your Shot community member who snapped this photo of red foxes racing on a snowy hill in Biei, a town in Hokkaido, Japan. Considered resourceful animals, red foxes can be found around the world and in various habitats. They mate in winter.
Inoue's shot was recently featured in the Daily Dozen.
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| 2016-3-schwabinger-bach-garden | | Picture of people relaxing in a park in Munich, Germany | | In Munich, Germany, summer attracts sunbathers, clothed and otherwise, to the grassy banks of the Schwabinger Bach. The English Garden park opened in 1792 and is one of Europe’s largest. Its meadows have been popular with nudists since the 1970s.
See more pictures from the April 2016 feature story "How Urban Parks Are Bringing Nature Close to Home."
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| 2016-3-thailand-thunderstorm-scene | | Picture of lightning hitting the ocean in Thailand | | While on a beach in Thailand’s Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, Your Shot member Mike Leske received a visual treat. “A single cloud passed the remote island ... sending lightning bolts to Earth in two-minute intervals,” he writes. The park covers 150 square miles.
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| 2016-3-tibetan-ritual-scene | | Picture of a person performing a Tibetan ritual | | In the northern reaches of China’s Yunnan Province, in the front range of the Himalaya, many of the people living in the small towns and villages are ethnic Tibetan. Here, Your Shot member Christopher Martin gets a glimpse into one of these traditional Tibetan homes, catching a moment of prayer. “It was an honor to see some of their culture during a visit to this village,” Martin writes.
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| 2016-3-montenegro-lake-scene | | Picture of a swan on a bay in Montenegro | | While standing on the shore in Orahovac, Montenegro, this sunrise scene appeared before photographer and Your Shot member Aleksandra Bošković: a single swan, floating through the mist on the Bay of Kotor while perfectly illuminated by the morning sun.
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| 2016-3-poland-spiderweb-farm | | Picture of a spiderweb on a farm in Poland | | “[It’s] early morning in the field,” writes photographer and Your Shot member Malgorzata Walkowska, and apparently the farmer in the background isn’t the only one who rose early to tend to his work: A hardworking spider has been busy spinning an intricate web on plants nearby.
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| 2016-3-mossy-lava-iceland | | Picture of a moss-covered lava field in Iceland | | An Iceland road trip afforded Your Shot member Dylan Shaw an opportunity to photograph one of the country’s geological wonders—a field of volcanic rock softened by a lush blanket of moss. Iceland has been shaped by glacial and volcanic activity—the island was born of a volcanic eruption—and has more than a hundred volcanoes, about a third of which are considered active.
Shaw's shot was recently featured in the Daily Dozen.
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| 2016-3-arizona-saguaro-scene | | Picture of cacti in Arizona | | Your Shot member Darcy Ingram made this photo of saguaro cacti in Arizona bathed in the fiery light of a desert sunset. The slow-growing plants store water in their pleats and can weigh more than six tons. A healthy saguaro can live up to 175 years, even in this seemingly unforgiving landscape.
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| 2016-3-lebanon-beach-scene | | Picture of two men relaxing by the seaside in Beirut, Lebanon | | At a seaside facility in Beirut, Lebanon, “two old-time friends,” writes photographer Yasmina B., “enjoy life by the beach.” Once called the Paris of the Middle East, Beirut’s glamorous image was shattered by a 15-year civil war that ended in 1990. Rebuilding efforts have taken place in the decades since.
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| 2016-3-coho-salmon-fry | | Picture of coho salmon fry in an aquarium | | “Coho salmon fry peer out of their tank at an elementary school,” writes Your Shot member Eiko Jones, who submitted this photo from British Columbia, Canada. “In conjunction with the Department of Fisheries, the school raises a tankful of salmon each year”—coho salmon can grow to be up to two feet long—“and then releases them into a local stream to teach kids about watershed issues and salmon biology.”
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| 2016-3-kirkjufell-iceland-icicles | | Picture of icicles and the mountain Kirkjufell in Iceland | | Your Shot member Fran Llano sought a new way to capture Kirkjufell, Iceland’s well-known stand-alone peak. “I’ve used these icicles on the frame just trying to get something different from this famous spot,” he says. The 1,519-foot (463-meter) mountain, shown here partially illuminated by the northern lights, is located on the Snaefellsnes Peninsula in western Iceland.
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| 2016-3-yamuna-river-scene | | Picture of a man and camel wading in the Yamuna River in India | | Two visitors wade in the Yamuna River in Agra, India. The city of Agra is best known as the location of the iconic Taj Mahal, awash in the brilliant light of morning in the background.
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| 2016-3-kibale-baboons | | Picture of a mother and baby baboon in Kibale National Park, Uganda | | A young olive baboon (Papio anubis) clings to its mother’s back in Uganda’s Kibale National Park. The park is home to 13 primate species, including these baboons, so named because of their greenish gray coat color.
Tramonti's shot was recently featured in the Daily Dozen.
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| 2016-3-volkermarkt-austria-snow | | Picture of pastel-colored buildings in a frosty landscape in Vӧlkermarkt, Austria | | A “casual stroll on the farm” afforded Your Shot member Sonia Sokhi the opportunity to make this photo of a frosty and colorful scene in Vӧlkermarkt, located in the Austrian province of Carinthia. In part because of its more than 200 lakes and captivating landscapes, Carinthia is known as the “Austrian Riviera.”
Sokhi's shot was recently featured in the Daily Dozen.
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