| 2014-5-fishermen-nets-vietnam-river | | Picture of fishermen casting nets in Vietnam | | Nguyễn Dinh Thanh, a member of our Your Shot community, took this photo in Hue, Vietnam.
"Located in the middle of Vietnam, Hue city is famous for the old palaces, [and the] beautiful Perfume River. This is a must-see place if you visit Vietnam. The two fishermen are throwing casting nets on Nhu Y river. Their movement is like an artist playing a nice song."
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| 2014-5-buffalo-bird-friend | | Picture of a Cape buffalo with a bird resting on its nose | | A cooperative bird finds and eats insects from a Cape buffalo's face in a grooming ritual that pays off for both of them.
This photo recently appeared in Your Shot’s Daily Dozen.
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Editor's Note, June 12, 2013: This post has been updated to accurately identify the buffalo pictured as a Cape buffalo.
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| 2014-5-man-bike-morocco-door | | Picture of a man biking in Morocco | | "This picture was taken in the Central Atlas Mountains, Morocco," writes Hielke Gerritse, who submitted this picture to the National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest. "This area is populated by the indigenous Berber inhabitants. The sign on the wall represents the Berber [Amazigh] flag. Tamazight is the local language. The word also stands for free man, noble man."
This photo and caption were submitted to the 2014 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest.
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| 2014-5-polar-bear-animal-rest | | Picture of a polar bear at rest | | Nearly camouflaged in his habitat, a polar bear surveys his surroundings. Cold doesn't bother these Arctic predators: Two layers of fur and thick fat act as superb insulation, even in subzero temperatures.
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| 2014-5-hong-kong-architecture-night | | Picture of an apartment building in Hong Kong at night | | There's nowhere to see but up in this photo of Hong Kong, taken by Norbert Well and submitted to the 2014 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest. "Living in a box is living in Hong Kong," he says.
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| 2014-5-mount-fuji-moon-canoe | | Picture of Mt. Fuji reflected in Lake Kawaguchi, Japan | | Mount Fuji is reflected in the still water of Lake Kawaguchi in this National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest submission by Danilo Dungo. The moonlight, he says, was bright enough to illuminate the scene.
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| 2014-5-puffins-duel-skomer-green | | Picture of two puffins dueling, Skomer Island, British Isles | | Dueling puffins flare their wings and part their beaks in a muddy tussle on Skomer Island, Wales. Most puffin fights start over competing claims to a burrow. A bite to the neck usually settles the issue.
See more pictures from the June 2014 feature story “Puffin Therapy.”
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| 2014-5-owl-stretching-reserve-kuwait | | Picture of a short-eared owl in a reserve, Kuwait | | "A short-eared owl is in stretching and relaxing mode in a Kuwait natural reserve," says Mohn Khorshid, who submitted this photo to the National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest. The picture was featured in the Spontaneous Moments gallery compiled by our editors.
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| 2014-5-lightning-landscape-java-indonesia | | Picture of a lightning storm in West Java, Indonesia | | "I’m very passionate about landscape photography," says Your Shot member Rudi Gunawan. "For me, nature always reflects the power of the sublime, and as a human, I’m very grateful to be part of the experience. This shot was taken while I was on vacation with my family at Tanjung Lesung, West Java, Indonesia. I was looking for the sunset moment, which unfortunately never came because the sky was so cloudy and covered the sun."
But Gunawan could see lightning strikes in the distance. "Quickly, I set up my tripod, changed my camera settings, and let the camera adjust the shutter speed automatically. I made a couple shots and angles to capture the moment, and after around 15 minutes this is the shot that really described what I felt about the sublime qualities of nature."
This photo was recently featured in the final story of our Nature in Black and Whiteassignment.
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| 2014-5-porcelain-crab-anemone-philippines | | Picture of a porcelain crab hiding in an anemone, Philippines | | A porcelain crab peers out from a sea anemone in this picture by Your Shot member Thomas Bannenberg, who captured the creatures in waters off the Philippines. Despite its name, the porcelain crab has a strong exoskeleton that it periodically sheds and regrows.
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| 2014-5-aerial-landscape-village-yemen | | Picture of sun rising over a village on the edge of an escarpment, Yemen | | "With my police escort I had arrived at my lodgings at dusk, perched on the edge of a massive escarpment in Yemen's Wadi Doan," says Your Shot contributor Paul Nevin. "In the fading light and on the valley floor I could see this fortresslike village. Having imagined how it might present under a rising sun, I was up at first light. Below me, shepherds and their goats made the only sounds. The sun rose, bathing the escarpment in golden light. It seemed like an eternity before it finally gilded the top of the village—magic."
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| 2014-5-people-skyline-shanghai-china | | Picture of two women taking self-portraits in Shanghai, China | | Women take pictures of themselves with their cell phones in front of the Shanghai skyline in this picture submitted by Jian Gao to the National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest.
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| 2014-5-birds-sanctuary-india | | Picture of birds in Bharatpur’s Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary in Rajasthan, India | | "The Keoladeo Bird Sanctuary in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, is approximately 11 square miles," says Your Shot contributor Sreekumar Krishnan. "It sees the migratory bird influx in late September, and by the time summer hits the area, you'll see considerably fewer birds there."
Krishnan describes the sanctuary as magical, mystical, and magnificently maintained. "Little lakes are created and there are walkways in between," he says. "Generally one walks around the lakes but having seen this huge flock of nearly a hundred birds, my feet carried me on a walkway to the center of the lake to be with them. I was particularly attracted to the glossy ibis among all the white cranes and egrets. I crouched in the slush, trying hard not to slip, and edged closer and closer. It took close to 20 minutes to get the shot I wanted, and the dreamy air of the sanctuary and its mystical birds contributed largely to this shot.
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| 2014-5-mount-fuji-cherry-blossoms | | Picture of cherry blossoms with Mount Fuji in the distance, Japan | | "I live on the north side of Fuji, and spring comes earlier on the south side, so I traveled to the south to admire the cherry blossoms with Fuji before spring came to my town," says Yuga Kurita, a member of our Your Shot community.
"I left my house after midnight to get there in the morning, when the air is clearer and the cherry blossoms look more beautiful. When I was at the border between Yamanashi and Shizuoka Prefectures, the sun was dawning, and I saw that Fuji was hiding behind clouds. So I parked and slept in my car for a while, planning to go back home after waking up. An hour later, I sensed something and woke. What I saw was Fuji emerging from the clouds. I was very delighted and drove south to capture the scene. I didn't try to focus the scene perfectly because I liked the slight bokeh effect on Mount Fuji in the background."
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| 2014-5-sheep-farm-sanctuary-australia | | Picture of a sheep at a farm sanctuary in Australia | | Rescued sheep Peter relaxes in the afternoon sun at Edgar’s Mission Farm Sanctuary in Australia. "I'm very lucky to work at this sanctuary, which is home to over 300 rescued farm animals," says Your Shot contributor Kyle Behrend.
"I've recently been inspired by backlit images and had to try it for myself, so I waited for the sun to start setting and ran down to the sheep in the back paddock to try to capture this moment. When I arrived there were thousands of insects flying around in the sky, and I worried they were going to ruin the shot, but after a quick test I was amazed at how they caught the light and created these beautiful pockets of light throughout the photo. I squatted down and positioned myself slightly off from the sun and waited until the curious Peter Sheep wandered over to take a look. And as a result I was able to capture this beautiful image."
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| 2014-5-rice-terrace-landscape-china | | Picture of the Yuangyang rice terraces in Yunnan Province, China | | "This land symbolizes the rhythm of the people, as it was formed through generations of farmers shaping it with irrigation," says John Qu, a member of our Your Shot community. "It is a rare phenomenon of man-made beauty disguised as a natural occurrence."
Qu captured the photo of the Yuanyang rice terraces while traveling in China's Yunnan Province. "I've traveled to this place multiple times, purposely in the winter, when the rice terraces are flooded. I've gone through the entire area and observed that the light at sunset, with the reflection and high angle, would make the terraces look more like a piece of abstract art, yet with real trees and huts. The shot was taken from a mountain above. I waited a few days for the perfect moment."
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