| 2016-7-erechtheion-tourists | | Picture of tourists visiting the Erechtheion in Athens | | People mill around the Erechtheion, a temple to Athena erected in 421–406 B.C., which occupies the most sacred ground on Athens’s Acropolis. Ancient Greeks held festivals, sacrifices, games, and religious processions at the site; today it’s a magnet for tourists.
See more pictures from the July 2016 feature story "How the Greeks Changed the Idea of the Afterlife."
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| 2016-7-michigan-harvestman-silhouette | | Picture of a daddy longlegs walking across a leaf in Michigan | | A harvestman cuts an intimidating figure, here silhouetted against a sunlit leaf in the Hofma Preserve in Grand Haven, Michigan. Also known as daddy longlegs, these creatures are often mistakenly labeled as spiders. Though both spiders and harvestmen are arachnids, harvestmen are closely related to the scorpion.
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| 2016-6-thors-well-scene | | Picture of a natural hole in the ocean in Oregon | | Seawater pours into the gaping maw of Thor’s Well in this photo submitted by Gary Fua. Located in Oregon near Cape Perpetua, the dangerous but beautiful hole, also known as Spouting Horn, is estimated to be about 20 feet deep.
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| 2016-6-tenerife-green-turtles | | Picture of Atlantic green sea turtles swimming in the Canary Islands | | Scuba diving off Tenerife in the Canary Islands afforded Your Shot member G. Lecoeur an opportunity to capture this sharp underwater close-up of an Atlantic green sea turtle. “It was early morning, and the sunbeam pierced the surface,” he explains. “I adjusted the setting of my camera and waited for the turtles to come close enough to trigger [it]. After a little while, the turtles were circling us, and it was a great opportunity to photograph them.”
Lecoeur's shot was recently featured in the Daily Dozen.
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| 2016-6-water-lily-harvest | | Picture of a woman collecting water lilies in Vietnam | | A woman harvests water lilies in the fertile Mekong Delta in Vietnam. “This is a one-kilometer [0.6-mile] pond,” Nhan Le, who submitted the photo, writes. “Every morning the owner collects those flowers and sells to a reseller for 10,000 Vietnamese dong [45 U.S. cents] a pack.”
Le's shot was recently featured in the Daily Dozen.
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| 2016-6-masai-lioness-stretch | | Picture of a stretching lioness in Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya | | As ominously low clouds loom over the savanna, a lioness stretches—seemingly in no hurry to take cover—in Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve. The park is wildlife rich, and visitors to the popular safari destination could likely spot the “big five": elephants, rhinos, buffalo, leopards … and lions.
Fischer's shot was recently featured in the Daily Dozen.
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| 2016-6-world-trade-center-art | | Picture of the New York City skyline seen through colored glass | | In this single-exposure image submitted by Your Shot member Dave Paek, the New York City skyline, including One World Trade Center, is seen anew through the colorful stained glass of an art installation in DUMBO, Brooklyn. A former manufacturing district, DUMBO (an acronym for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) is now known for its thriving arts and cultural scene.
Paek's shot was recently featured in the Daily Dozen.
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| 2016-6-fenghuang-scene | | Picture of the waterfront in Fenghuang, China | | Your Shot community member Dominic Rubin captured this waterfront image of Fenghuang, China. The ancient town, a World Heritage site, is noted for its historical charm and harmonious existence with the landscape into which it's built.
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| 2016-6-provence-lavender | | Picture of lavender fields in Provence, France | | A single tree seems to throw forth robust, undulating rows of lavandin, a variety of lavender, in Provence, France. Lavender fields are a Provence hallmark and considered by many to be the area’s best scenery. The plant, sometimes called "blue gold," is used to make soaps, perfumes, and lotions and is even used in foods.
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| 2016-6-dry-creek-falls | | Picture of Dry Creek Falls in Oregon | | Your Shot community member Robert Melgar offers a thrilling view of the 74-foot drop at the lower end of Oregon’s 230-foot Dry Creek Falls. “The difficulty was to keep the lens dry, and yes, the water was very cold!” he writes.
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| 2016-6-thailand-bioluminesence | | Picture of people swimming with bioluminescent organisms in Thailand | | Bioluminescent phytoplankton surround swimmers in circles of brilliant blue light. Your Shot member Will Strathmann captured this image while in Krabi, Thailand. “[I] heard that the bioluminescence [was] beginning to peak under the new moon … While this photo doesn’t come close to the actual experience, I am proud I was able to capture and share this magical moment.”
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| 2016-6-tiger-shark-pup | | Picture of a young tiger shark in Hawaii | | A newborn pup captured by scientists in Hawaii (a tiger shark hub) has the distinct striped markings along its three-foot body that give the tiger shark its name. The stripes will fade as the shark ages.
See more pictures from the June 2016 feature story "He Went Face-to-Face With Tiger Sharks."
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| 2016-6-rialto-wigwam-motel | | Picture of a retro motel in Rialto, California | | A retro motel in Rialto, California, awash in the soft glow of twilight, beckons road-weary travelers. “In the American West many historic places have been forgotten, torn down, erased from memory,” opines photographer Matthew Saville, who submitted this photo. “For those with a taste for nostalgia, however, even in the sprawl of greater Los Angeles there is at least one remaining gem: a throwback to the 1950s and classic Americana, the Wigwam Motel.”
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| 2016-6-arkansas-play-time | | Picture of children and a dog playing in a pond in Arkansas | | “The kids [were] sick and it [had] been raining for 24 hours … We decided to drive to the neighbor’s pond for a stick-throwing session with Xena dog to get out for a bit,” writes Your Shot community member Terra Fondriest of this photo made in Saint Joe, Arkansas. “We had thrown food for the catfish in the pond right before this photo [was taken], so Xena was trying to decide whether she wanted to swim around and get food or get the stick. She ended up doing both.”
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| 2016-6-yucatan-yellow | | Picture of a yellow street scene in Izamal, Mexico | | A man’s shirt matches the golden hue of the buildings in the town of Izamal, Mexico. Situated in Yucatán, Izamal, once a Maya city, boasts an immediately noticeable characteristic: The town’s structures are all painted sunny yellow.
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| 2016-6-melbourne-bat | | Picture of bat hanging on branch in rain in Melbourne, Australia | | “After the rain, it sometimes rains again, and when it does, what else is one to do except just hang?” asks Your Shot member Douglas Gimesy. He submitted this image of a fruit bat resting in a tree during a rain shower in Melbourne, Australia, its wings wrapped around its body for warmth. Fruit bats, as their name suggests, eat fruit and play an important environmental role in seed dispersal and pollination.
Gimesy's shot was recently featured in the Daily Dozen.
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| 2016-6-hakuba-ski | | Picture of a skier in Hakuba, Japan | | A skier takes a route through the trees in Hakuba, Japan. Situated in the Japanese Alps, Hakuba is a favorite destination for powder hounds the world over. The town is located about an hour from Nagano, the Japanese city that hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Bernardini's shot was recently featured in the Daily Dozen.
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| 2016-6-monument-valley-camper | | Picture of legs sticking out of a tent at Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona | | The sun’s rays set flame to Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park’s most recognizable land features: the Mittens, the towering buttes that jut from the park’s desert floor. Though the iconic landscape has come to symbolize the American West immortalized in such classic movies as Stagecoach (1939) and Easy Rider (1969), Monument Valley is the ancestral home of the Navajo people, who still live in the area today.
Höydén's shot was recently featured in the Daily Dozen.
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