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Tuesday, December 27, 2016

AWESOME AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHY OF ANIMALS AND LANDSCAPES 2016 - By National Geographic

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ACTION CATEGORY
1st Place: It took photographer Greg LeCoeur two weeks to capture this shot of the sardine migration along the Wild Coast of South Africa, where millions of sardines are preyed upon by dolphins, marine birds, sharks, whales, penguins, and sea lions
1st Place: It took photographer Greg LeCoeur two weeks to capture this shot of the sardine migration along the Wild Coast of South Africa, where millions of sardines are preyed upon by dolphins, marine birds, sharks, whales, penguins, and sea lions

 
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2nd Place: Tori Shea-Ostberg captured this image of an EF2 tornado bearing down on a home in Wray, Colorado in May 2016. She described feeling 'unsafe', as the tornado 'roared off' into the distance
2nd Place: Tori Shea-Ostberg captured this image of an EF2 tornado bearing down on a home in Wray, Colorado in May 2016. She described feeling 'unsafe', as the tornado 'roared off' into the distance
 
 
3rd Place: The graceful egret was saved from the brink of disappearance in Hungary, where in 1921 there were only 31 mating pairs remaining. The birds are most active at dawn and dusk, and in this shot, captured by Zsolt Kudich, they are squabbling over food in a crowded swamp
3rd Place: The graceful egret was saved from the brink of disappearance in Hungary, where in 1921 there were only 31 mating pairs remaining. The birds are most active at dawn and dusk, and in this shot, captured by Zsolt Kudich, they are squabbling over food in a crowded swamp
 
Honourable Mention: Scott Portelli came across this jellyfish on a dive in Byron Bay, Australia. The turtles ate various parts of the giant jellyfish, 'oblivious' to the photographer's presence
Honourable Mention: Scott Portelli came across this jellyfish on a dive in Byron Bay, Australia. The turtles ate various parts of the giant jellyfish, 'oblivious' to the photographer's presence
 
ANIMAL PORTRAIT CATEGORY
 
1st Place: This snap of a snake deep into a 'foggy woods' was taken at the Indian hill station Amboli, in Maharashtra, during a morning stroll into the 'blissful rain forest', according to photographer Varun Aditya 
 
1st Place: This snap of a snake deep into a 'foggy woods' was taken at the Indian hill station Amboli, in Maharashtra, during a morning stroll into the 'blissful rain forest', according to photographer Varun Aditya 
 
 
2nd Place: A female peacock bass guards her brood in a Miami, Florida, freshwater lake. According to photographer Michael Patrick O'Neil, the 'proud momma' will protect her young from predatory fish until they are large enough to defend themselves
2nd Place: A female peacock bass guards her brood in a Miami, Florida, freshwater lake. According to photographer Michael Patrick O'Neil, the 'proud momma' will protect her young from predatory fish until they are large enough to defend themselves
 
 
3rd Place: This Atlantic puffin resting peacefully in the rain was photographed in 2015 on Skomer Island, Wales. As Skomer Island is not inhabited, puffins are not afraid of humans and are therefore easy to photograph, according to photographer Mario Suarez Porras
3rd Place: This Atlantic puffin resting peacefully in the rain was photographed in 2015 on Skomer Island, Wales. As Skomer Island is not inhabited, puffins are not afraid of humans and are therefore easy to photograph, according to photographer Mario Suarez Porras 
 
Honourable Mention: Two Empusa Pennata (a kind of praying mantis) were found by photographer Jose Pesquero Gomez in Las Rozas, Madrid, Spain. A rare scene, where the Empusas seem to play or dance, and share the plant like 'good friends'
Honourable Mention: Two Empusa Pennata (a kind of praying mantis) were found by photographer Jose Pesquero Gomez in Las Rozas, Madrid, Spain. A rare scene, where the Empusas seem to play or dance, and share the plant like 'good friends'
 
Honourable Mention:  A crow chasing a buffy fish owl along the riverbank at Pasir Ris Park in Singapore, proved to photographer Lawrence Chia Boon Oo, that the crow was the 'more aggressive' species of the two. The entire spectacle lasted less than two seconds and exemplified nature in its uninhibited form
Honourable Mention:  A crow chasing a buffy fish owl along the riverbank at Pasir Ris Park in Singapore, proved to photographer Lawrence Chia Boon Oo, that the crow was the 'more aggressive' species of the two. The entire spectacle lasted less than two seconds and exemplified nature in its uninhibited form
 
LANDSCAPE CATEGORY
 
 
1st Place: A beech tree in a patch of forest in a nature organisation in the Netherlands. Photographer Jacob Kaptein stood in the cold water for more than an hour taking photos of the tree just after sunset 
1st Place: A beech tree in a patch of forest in a nature organisation in the Netherlands. Photographer Jacob Kaptein stood in the cold water for more than an hour taking photos of the tree just after sunset 
 
 
2nd Place: In low-pressure conditions, southwest winds push the clouds against the vertical peaks of the Pale di San Martino. This photograph was taken at dusk, by Alessandro Gruzza, with a long shutter speed to enhance the movement of the clouds around Cimon della Pala, one of the highest peaks in the Dolomites
2nd Place: In low-pressure conditions, southwest winds push the clouds against the vertical peaks of the Pale di San Martino. This photograph was taken at dusk, by Alessandro Gruzza, with a long shutter speed to enhance the movement of the clouds around Cimon della Pala, one of the highest peaks in the Dolomites
 
 
3rd Place: A storm developed over the Pacific Ocean a few miles south of the coast of Panama City. According to photographer Santiago Borja, the entire frame was lit by a single lightning bolt in June 2016
3rd Place: A storm developed over the Pacific Ocean a few miles south of the coast of Panama City. According to photographer Santiago Borja, the entire frame was lit by a single lightning bolt in June 2016
 
 
Honourable Mention: Photograph taken by Prasenjeet Yadav of a rare 'green meteorite' on top of the Western Ghats, a mountain range in South India. Yadav slept next to the camera and set it to take 999 images. It wasn't until the following afternoon that he noticed the image
Honourable Mention: Photograph taken by Prasenjeet Yadav of a rare 'green meteorite' on top of the Western Ghats, a mountain range in South India. Yadav slept next to the camera and set it to take 999 images. It wasn't until the following afternoon that he noticed the image
 
Source
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4017982/Wildfires-Mallorca-great-egret-flight-snake-ready-strike-National-Geographic-photographer-year-awards-showcase-nature-beautiful.html
 
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