Mientras conducia por los paisajes de Ring of Kerry de Irlanda, el fotógrafo no pudo resistirse a detenerse en un mercado al borde de la carretera para este capturar este sonriente trío. "Parece que el hombre está haciendo una cruz con juncos, mientras que el perro ladra las instrucciones y el burro revisa su trabajo".
Cada lunes he empezado colgar una foto, por espectacular, rara, bonita o por captar un momento único e irrepetible, sobre Naturaleza (animales, plantas o lugares). La que obtenga mas (+) y visitas sumadas dentro del mes sera nominada FOTO DEL MES y a final de año, entre estas, nombraremos la mejor foto o FOTO DEL AÑO. Os animo a que me mandéis al correo del blog vuestras propuestas; el tema ya lo he dicho: LA NATURALEZA.
Each Monday I'm posting a picture, spectacular, rare, beautiful or to capture a unique and unrepeatable moment on Nature (animals, plants or places). Which get more (+) and visits summed within one month will be nominated picture of the month and end of year, we named the best photo or picture of the year. I encourage you to send to the e-mail of this blog your proposals; the subject I have already said: Nature.
This week: Three Good Friends by Max Malloy
While driving on Ireland's scenic Ring of Kerry, photographer Max Malloy could resist stopping at a roadside market for this smiling threesome. "It looks like the man is making a cross with reeds while the dog barks instructions and the donkey checks his work," he says.
Kissing KitsRed
fox kits play in a field on Prince Edward Island, Canada. There are on
average four to six kits in a litter, and they stay with their parents
for about seven months.Photograph by
Brittany Crossman, National Geographic Your Shot
Graduation CelebrationGraduates
of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado,
celebrate the end of their commencement ceremony—and the end of four
years of hard work and perseverance. As Thunderbird jets fly over the
stadium, the cadets toss their caps into the air. Traditionally, cadets
put money on the inside of their caps. Once the toss happens, kids under
12 are allowed to run onto the field, find a cap, keep the money, and
return the cap to the cadet.Photograph by
AJ Lee, National Geographic Your Shot
Lily HarvestIn
Vietnam's Mekong Delta, a woman harvests water lilies. The fertile
region is home to a wealth of plants and animals, and its agricultural
yield has earned the Delta the nickname of Vietnam's "rice bowl."Photograph by
Thái Dương Lê, National Geographic Your Shot
Backyard Beauty The
long winter nights of Lapland, Sweden showcase the stunning northern
lights in Your Shot photographer Johannes Kormann's backyard.Photograph by
Johannes Kormann, National Geographic Your Shot
Dust BathIn
Botswana's Chobe National Park, an elephant gives itself a dust bath.
Using its trunk to spray dirt over its body helps keep the skin healthy
and parasites at bay.Photograph by
Nick Dale, National Geographic Your Shot
Like a BossYour
Shot photographer Lauren Breedlove noticed this woman and perfect
backdrop while on a trip to Havana. "I borrowed some change from a
friend and approached the woman with it, asking to take her photograph.
She nodded and posed like a boss, stogie and all."Photograph by
Lauren Breedlove, National Geographic Your Shot
Suddenly SoakedLife
goes on despite the steady monsoon rain in Kolkata, India. “[The]
weather is extremely hard to predict,” says Julie Mayfeng of the Indian
rainy season, which typically lasts from July to September. “At the time
[this photo was taken], I was eating lunch at a street café. Suddenly
it started to shower. I borrowed an umbrella from a stranger and ran out
into the street. Although I was wet through and through, I was able to
capture this fantastic scene.”Photograph by
Julie Mayfeng, National Geographic Your Shot
Brother BearsTwo
bear cubs play in a forest of the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine. Your
Shot photographer Volodymyr Burdiak says he wasn't expecting to see
them emerge from the bushes, and he had only a few seconds to get this
photograph before they ran back into the woods with their mother.Photograph by
Volodymyr Burdiak, National Geographic Your Shot
The 'Stars' AboveA
free diver emerges from the depth of Swallows Cave in Tonga’s Vava'u
Group islands, finding a living cloud of fish circling above. “They
offer a spectacular ballet when you dive inside,” writes Your Shot
photographer Marc Henauer. The composition of his photo was striking to
Henauer: “The contrast between the dark of the bottom and the light of
the top make ... the fishes [look] like stars.”Photograph by
Marc Henauer, National Geographic Your Shot
Look UpWhile
driving through Northern California, Your Shot photographer Josh
Heidebrecht experienced a moment of photographic serendipity after he
and his friend pulled over to see what they could find in the grove.
"While searching, a squirrel briefly chattered above me, causing me to
look straight up," he remembers. "Luckily I had my wide-angle lens with
me so I could capture this perspective of the partially burnt redwoods
towering above us in an eerie silence."Photograph by
Josh Heidebrecht, National Geographic Your Shot
Seeing Eye-to-EyeA
male orangutan makes eye contact with the camera. The cheek pads,
called flanges, make male orangutans more desirable to females. Recent
studies show that the flanges can sometimes take 20 years to appear, but
their growth is directly related to testosterone levels.Photograph by
Pedro Jarque Krebs, National Geographic Your Shot
Flocking TogetherA
flock of pied falconets gathers on a tree branch in Wuyuan, Jiangxi,
China. The small birds are only about 6-8 inches in size, and they feed
on everything from insects to small rodents in their forest homes.Photograph by
Kant Liang, National Geographic Your Shot
Lucky StrikeStorm
chaser and Your Shot photographer Vanessa Neufeld captured this scene
in Keyes, Oklahoma. The day before she was to fly home, she and her
fellow chasers "thought we'd go for one last chase and hope for
something more than just a squall line," she remembers. "As the evening
descended, so did a barrage of lightning in northwest Oklahoma."Photograph by
Vanessa Neufeld, National Geographic Your Shot
Offering PrayersA
Nepalese Hindu boy reacts before submerging himself in the Hanumante
River to offer prayers during the Madhav Narayan festival in Bhaktapur,
Nepal. Devotees recite Holy Scripture and women pray for wellbeing of
their spouses throughout the month-long fast devoted to Goddess Shree
Swasthani and God Madhav Narayan says Your Shot photographer Skanda
Gautam.Photograph by
Skanda Gautam, National Geographic Your Shot
Friends and AnemonesA
clownfish hides within a sea anemone in the waters off Indonesia.
Clownfish always make their homes in anemones, and the species share a
mutually beneficial, or symbiotic, relationship. The anemone's stinging
tentacles ward off fish that predate on clownfish. In return, the
clownfish clean the anemone, and its waste provides nutrients for the
anemone.Photograph by
Gregory Piper, National Geographic Your Shot
The Circle of LightOff
the coast of Lagoa, Portugal, is a unique cave called Algar de Benagil.
Your Shot photographer Simão Viegas snapped this as a beam of light
streamed through "the eye" of the cave, illuminating the people inside.Photograph by
Simão Viegas, National Geographic Your Shot
Cold Yet?Frequent
Your Shot contributor Christian Aslund captured this cold-inducing
portrait of Renny Bijoux, a youth ambassador from the Seychelles on a
Greenpeace North Pole expedition. Aslund said, "The team, most of them
without any previous polar experience, skied to the North Pole and
lowered a capsule 4.3km onto the sea bed, containing signatories to
their campaign to protect the Arctic from industrial development."Photograph by
Christian Aslund, National Geographic Your Shot
Eye of the LynxIn
Neuschonau, Germany "a lynx approaches cautiously" says Your Shot
photographer Angiolo Manetti. Fellow photographers from the community
praised the photo for the wild cat's intense eye contact.Photograph by
Angiolo Manetti, National Geographic Your Shot
Above MeccaThe
city of Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, is the holiest site in the religion of
Islam. Non-Muslims are prohibited from entering the city, and each year,
15 million pilgrims make the trip to worship. The tower is the Makkah
Royal Clock Tower, part of Abraj Al-Bait, a complex of skycraper hotels
for worshippers to stay in. The clock tower is one of the tallest
buildings in the world, and it sports the largest clock face—measuring
141 feet across.Photograph by
Ammar Alamir, National Geographic Your Shot
Racing StripesA
herd of zebras stampede toward the Mara River in Kenya's Rift Valley.
"The Great Migration is considered one of the Wonders of The World,"
says Your Shot photographer Jonas Stenqvist. "I got to see it in all its
chaotic glory last year."Photograph by
Jonas Stenqvist, National Geographic Your Shot
In Good HandsYour
Shot photographer Phuc Hau Huynh immerses the viewer in the
extraordinary perspective of an operating room patient in this
submission to the Strong Women assignment.Photograph by
Phuc Hau Huynh, National Geographic Your Shot
Snake IslandMore
than 7,000 islands make up the Philippines. This one, called Snake
Island, is named after a sandbar that is only visible at low tide.Photograph by
Andrej Afrikantov, National Geographic Your Shot
Daily CatchYour
Shot photographer Cynthia H. had perfect timing while observing the
mating ritual of black skimmers in the Gulf of Mexico. She remembers, "I
watched as this female accepted her suitor's trophy, ensuring his
bloodline will continue to be passed on. This poor minnow is only
thinking he might still have a chance to get away."Photograph by
Cynthia H., National Geographic Your Shot
Carved in StoneGlacial
river water conjures an evanescent mist at the Norwegian rock formation
known as Marmorslottet (the Marble Castle). Located in Mo i Rana, the
Marble Castle is limestone that has been carved into sinuous-looking
curves by the rushing river fed by the Svartisen glacier, Norway’s
second largest.Photograph by
Therese jÊgtvik, National Geographic Your Shot
Balancing ActYour
Shot photographer Chris Eyre-Walker submitted this dramatic image of
his friend highlining in the Walloon Region of Belgium to the Facing Your Fears assignment.
"While some people fear heights, my friend David conquers them and
finds peace in the balancing act of standing on a thin line," said
Eyre-Walker.Photograph by
Chris Eyre-Walker, National Geographic Your Shot
Water BreakAs
a storm rolls in behind him, a white rhino gets a drink of water at a
watering hole in South Africa. Your Shot photographer Alison Langevad
captured this incredible shot with a 35mm lens, meaning she had to be
pretty close to her subject. She says the experience was "exhilarating."Photograph by
Alison Langevad, National Geographic Your Shot
Red EarthA
miner pauses in the ocher mines on the Iranian island of Hormuz. Ocher,
which is naturally reddish brown, is used in products like paint,
cosmetics, and ceramics.Photograph by
Mehdi Nazeri, National Geographic Your Shot
Childhood WonderThis
picture of Your Shot photographer Vironica Golden's son tells a very
personal story. "After years of infertility I feel very lucky that we
were able to conceive with the help of IVF," she says. "Having children
made me change the way I see the world; ordinary things become
extraordinary in the eyes of children."Photograph by
Vironica Golden, National Geographic Your Shot
Easy Being GreenA
chameleon peeps out from its perch. These little creatures' tongues
pack quite a punch. If compared to a car, a chameleon's tongue would
accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 1/100th of a second.Photograph by
Sabriamin M., National Geographic Your Shot
Down BelowGreen
space nestles between enormous apartment complexes in Hong Kong. Hong
Kong is one of the most crowded places on earth, with more than 7
million people living in 427 square miles.Photograph by
Andy Yeung, National Geographic Your Shot
Locked SwordsTwo
gannets fought together at Bass Rock, Scotland, home to one of the
world's largest colonies of Northern gannets. Your Shot photographer
Mario Suarez Porras was lucky to capture their interlocking beaks up
close.Photograph by
Mario Suarez Porras, National Geographic Your Shot
Icy BluesAn
ice hiker pauses in an ice cave on Lake Baikal, in eastern Siberia.
With depths plummeting to 5,387 feet, Lake Baikal is the world's deepest
lake-- and it holds more water than all the Great Lakes combined. In
winter, it can freeze into ice 1-4 feet thick, and caves form curtains
of ice like the ones seen in this photo.Photograph by
Zhu Xiao, National Geographic Your Shot
Catch of the DayThe
annual salmon migration is practically an all-you-can-eat buffet for
bears in Alaska. The journey upstream sometimes covers hundreds of
miles, and the fish must leap out of the water to get over waterfalls.
When the bear is at the right place at the right time, dinner is served.Photograph by
Nick Dale, National Geographic Your Shot
Dangerous AscentClimbers
ascend Jengish Chokusu (also known as Victory Peak or Pik Pobeda), a
summit between Kyrgyzstan and China that stands more than 24,000 feet
tall. Your Shot photographer Saulius Damulevicius is one of a few
hundred to ascend the dangerous mountain. Of the adventure, he says, "It
remains my hardest climb despite subsequent expeditions in the
Himalayas."Photograph by
Saulius Damulevicius, National Geographic Your Shot
Fox and Ice"I
wanted to photograph the rare blue morph species of arctic foxes in
their harsh winter environment," says Your Shot photographer Sonalini
Khetrapal. "To photograph these miraculously tough animals, I went to
the uninhabited Hornstrandir Nature Reserve in northern Iceland. I
captured my dream image as she stared straight at me, making fleeting
eye contact, while we both braced ourselves against the roaring winds."Photograph by
Sonalini Khetrapal, National Geographic Your Shot
Marble CavesLas
Cuevas de Mármol (The Marble Caves) sit in the middle of General
Carrera Lake, which lies between Chile and Argentina. The tunnels and
caves are only reachable by boat. The swooping arches have been formed
by more than 6,000 years of water lapping against the rock, and the
waters change color depending on the time of year.Photograph by
Clane Gessel, National Geographic Your Shot
Fog CityThe
Chinese municipality of Chongqing is home to some 30 million people in
southwest China. With more than 100 days of fog a year, Chongqing is
nicknamed Fog City—and appropriately, its sister city in the United
States is Seattle.Photograph by
Alexander Kaunas, National Geographic Your Shot
Family FeastWhile photographing in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park,
