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Thursday, October 1, 2015

THE BEST ENTRIES TO THE 2015 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO CONTEST

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Electric: Calbuco Volcano is located in the lakes region south of Santiago, Chile's capital city and is one of the 10 most dangerous volcanoes in the country. On April 23, after more than 40 years of inactivity, the volcano erupted, spewing more than 200 million tons of ash and causing the evacuation of more than 2,000 people. In the picture is seen one of the most violent moments of the eruption, which occurred in the early hours of April 24. Photo by Francisco Negroni
Electric: Calbuco Volcano is located in the lakes region south of Santiago, Chile's capital city and is one of the 10 most dangerous volcanoes in the country. On April 23, after more than 40 years of inactivity, the volcano erupted, spewing more than 200 million tons of ash and causing the evacuation of more than 2,000 people. In the picture is seen one of the most violent moments of the eruption, which occurred in the early hours of April 24. Photo by Francisco Negroni
 
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Up in the air: 'Flamingos are going to fly,' writes photographer Yu Huiping 
Up in the air: 'Flamingos are going to fly,' writes photographer Yu Huiping 
Such great heights: Photographer Jonathan Abdipranoto writes, 'Nepal is a special place to me for a number of reasons and I was fortunate enough to go back to see the Himalayas on a trek that offers amazing views of Mount Dhaulagiri and Mount Annapurna. The mountain landscape continued to blow my mind! After a strenuous and exhausting six-hour trek to Kopra Ridge, I took this photo of Mount Dhaulagiri at sunset. In the foreground, a local Nepalese man is helping usher his mules up the ridge to a nearby eco-lodge that was in the middle of construction.'
Such great heights: Photographer Jonathan Abdipranoto writes, 'Nepal is a special place to me for a number of reasons and I was fortunate enough to go back to see the Himalayas on a trek that offers amazing views of Mount Dhaulagiri and Mount Annapurna.
 
Clocking out: Terrace rice paddies in Tu Le Valley, Yen Bai province, north Vietnam, at the beginning of new season. The Hmong people are crossing the fields on their way home at the end of the working day. Photo by Quynh Anh Nguyen
Clocking out: Terrace rice paddies in Tu Le Valley, Yen Bai province, north Vietnam, at the beginning of new season. The Hmong people are crossing the fields on their way home at the end of the working day. Photo by Quynh Anh Nguyen 

Photographer Kairi Lillipuu writes, 'After the sunset we saw that fog was forming and hoped that it would not fade away till morning so we set our alarm clock three hours before sunrise. Then we drove for two hours to the location and along the road we could see through the trees that the bog was fully covered in fog. We quickly set up our octocopter drone and flew over the trees, the opening view was breathtakingly beautiful - sun rays, fog, shadows, pools.' 
Once-in-a-lifetime scene: Photographer Kaiti Lillipuu writes, 'After the sunset we saw that fog was forming and hoped that it would not fade away till morning so we set our alarm clock three hours before sunrise. Then we drove for two hours to the location and along the road we could see through the trees that the bog was fully covered in fog. We quickly set up our octocopter drone and flew over the trees, the opening view was breathtakingly beautiful - sun rays, fog, shadows, pools.' 

Bird's eye view: This aerial shot was taken from a small plane over Namib desert, Namibia. Photo by Stas Bartnikas 
Not Mars but Africa.  This aerial shot was taken from a small plane over Namib desert, Namibia. Photo by Stas Bartnikas 

Source
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3248027/Molten-lava-melting-ice-miles-rice-National-Geographic-showcases-best-early-entries-2015-photography-contest-s-time-submit-image-win-10-000.html

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