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Wednesday, October 1, 2014

BEAUTIFUL ENTRIES FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO CONTEST - Animals and landscapes of our beautiful planet

  • National Geographic have released a selection of entries from this year's competition, which opened on September 1
  • Last year National Geographic received over 7,000 entries from over 150 countries
  • The Grand Prize Winner will receive $10,000 and a trip to the National Geographic headquarters in Washington DC

    • Photographer Misty Gage said of her manatee picture: 'Capturing this gentle giant's inquisitive nature was rather easy as he swam right up to us and just stared for several long seconds. I love all the bubbles and his cute little face.' The image was taken in at the Point Defiance Zoo, Tacoma,Washington, USA
    Photographer Misty Gage said of her manatee picture: 'Capturing this gentle giant's inquisitive nature was rather easy as he swam right up to us and just stared for several long seconds. I love all the bubbles and his cute little face.' The image was taken in at the Point Defiance Zoo, Tacoma,Washington, USA  
     
    Frozen beauty: Francesco Riccardo Iacomino submitted his photo Dreamscape, showing the pinks of a perfect summer sky in Iceland reflected in the stillness of the Jokulsarlon Glacer Lagoon. He said: 'It was a typical cloudy day in the Icelandic summer. The day was not hoping for a nice sunset, but I still decided to go on the spot, hoping to finally see the sun once the same had left behind the clouds. When the sun went down, in fact the sky burned out in an incredible vanilla tone. The scene was so peaceful and placid, so I decided to capture it with a long exposure, to bring out the amazing sense of peace that this amazing sunset created. It has been like living in a dream.'
    Frozen beauty: Francesco Riccardo Iacomino submitted his photo Dreamscape, showing the pinks of a perfect summer sky in Iceland reflected in the stillness of the Jokulsarlon Glacer Lagoon. He said: The scene was so peaceful and placid, so I decided to capture it with a long exposure, to bring out the amazing sense of peace that this amazing sunset created. It has been like living in a dream.'
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    This stunning image of a Mediterranean Mantis was captured by Hasan Ba Iar in Nicosia, Cyprus. He explained: 'When the Mediterranean Mantis opened its wings, It seemed very impressive at the sunshine'

    Montse Grillo entitled her photo 'From the sky', which features a close-up of a green turtle off the coast of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. She said: 'I find myself devoting much time to these curious creatures. . This turtle was coming from the surface with the sun behind it, and the sunrays surrounding it gave it a special majesty'

    Montse Grillo entitled her photo 'From the sky', which features a close-up of a green turtle off the coast of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. She said: 'I find myself devoting much time to these curious creatures. . This turtle was coming from the surface with the sun behind it, and the sunrays surrounding it gave it a special majesty'

    Arctic Hi five: Colin Mackenzie snapped two polar bear cubs on an iceflow in Svalbard, Norway and said this cub in particular was entertaining to watch
    A tree dreaming: Christian Spencer captured this amazing action shot in the Strezlecki desert of Australia as a flock of galahs make the most of the only water available at the base of a tree

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