[fiftiesoldiesmusic Fwd: [CHUCKLEBUCK] National Geographic's Best Photos for 2015

[Robert Rust]

Good Morning





Some incredible images.

*National Geographic's Best Photos for 2015*



*At the end of each year, National Geographic rounds up its best photos -
and here we will take a look at 20 of them. Every day throughout the year,
National Geographic releases a Photo of the Day - some classic, others
quirky, but they always select an image with a story to tell.*



*1. Cracking the Surface, Lake Baikal*


*[image:
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah128/zvd4/95651fd6-d70f-4946-b86e-672b06b86a4e_zpsbkdubztu.jpg]*



*Photographer Alexey Trofimov captured quite an unusual picture of the ice,
here. He writes that the "ice on Lake Baikal is a very interesting
phenomenon." *




*2. The Village, Hungary*


*[image:
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah128/zvd4/2edfa075-0870-4390-8bc3-9cfc8dcd66c1_zpsrn8fxoj1.jpg]*



*This photograph was taken by Gabor Dvornik, who lives half a mile from The
Village, which is set on a natural reserve in Szõdliget Hungary. While the
air in this place is special every season, it is especially rare to have a
nice, mist day. "It was utterly ghostly and very moody out there" he
writes. *


*3. When Penguins Attack, Antarctica*


*[image:
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah128/zvd4/8df2a6b1-34f9-4123-ba2a-4c93f7a9a0ae_zpsbjoioscp.jpg]*





*Captured with a GoPro on Antarctica's sea ice. The photographer, Clinton
Berry had studied the movements of the penguins for weeks. The day that
this shot was taken, there were over 60 penguins and Berry says that there
was a bit of luck involved too. *


*4. Against the Wind, Canada*


*[image:
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah128/zvd4/a6e7997d-7be9-41a8-9496-b949bd8dcb26_zpsyf9ckpgy.jpg]*



*In this shot, photographed by Dominic Roy, a snowy owl appears to be
fighting against the elements during extreme weather conditions near Quebec
City, Canada. *


*5. Something's Fishy, British Columbia Coast, Canada*


*[image:
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah128/zvd4/f1102403-79f3-440c-a425-bde5e50f70b6_zpsmu1ijn9w.jpg]*



*Photographed by Ian McAllister using an underwater housing, this shot
captures an intimate portrait of a wolf wading through the inter-tidal zone
on the British Columbia coast in Canada. The wolf took a break from eating
herring roe to investigate the photographer's half-submerged camera. *


*6. Who's There?*


*[image:
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah128/zvd4/1cee0a5e-81ae-4680-8ad9-81d9cc076343_zps4zw5p9da.jpg]*



*While taking this photo, Cezary Wyszynski imagined this mouse thinking
'Who was knocking at my door?' *




*7. Falls in Autumn, Plitivice Lakes National Park, Croatia*


*[image:
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah128/zvd4/e199a286-baba-4678-ac51-e9233b5bf863_zpstaxtgqcx.jpg]*



*This is the country's oldest and largest National Park, which boasts 16
terraced lakes, formed by natural travertine dams that change color
throughout the day. This photo was taken by Vedrana Tafra. *


*8. Bioluminous Larak, Iran *


*[image:
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah128/zvd4/01f4f9ae-58ac-4913-815a-f8a65af7bc8a_zpsfrqx5aio.jpg]*



*This shot was taken along the shore of Larak, Iran - an island in the
Persian Gulf. "The magical lights of the Plankton enchanted me so that I
snapped the shot," Pooyan Shadpoor says. *


*9. Mother of the Forest, Madagascar*


*[image:
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah128/zvd4/5ddd31c9-c146-45b8-92de-8ca5ae49c8bf_zpsfkdwkrqe.jpg]*



*The boabab trees on Madagascar are 800 years old. They are home to snakes,
bats, bush babies, bees and at times, humans. The trees are an important
source of water - one can store up to 4,000 liters of water in its trunk.
This photo was taken by Marsel Van OOsten. *


*10. Fox Found, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy*


*[image:
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah128/zvd4/73fe451d-c9c5-46f5-b3e3-d2f9db4bd39b_zpsmchebp7s.jpg]*


*Gran Paradiso National Park, was once a royal hunting retreat. Here, a red
fox lies in wait, camouflaged by the autumn woods. This photo was captured
by Stefano Unterthiner.*



*11. Dancing with the Moon, Iceland*


*[image:
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah128/zvd4/266bf2ea-ac6a-412a-a2f8-5c5563f7e18e_zpsiecbdvjf.jpg]*



*The vivid beams of light are a result of collisions between charged
particles released from the sun's atmosphere and gaseous particles in
Earth's atmosphere. This shot was captured by Andrew George. *


*12. Winter White, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy*


*[image:
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah128/zvd4/b4d78a5f-747b-4e14-97eb-048a6bc5eb3a_zpswnd61f7z.jpg]*



*Another great shot taken at Italy's Gran Paradiso National Park by Stefano
Unterthiner. Among the wildlife inhabiting this park are ibex, chamois, red
foxes and ermines (pictured here). *


*13. Big Baby, Tonga*


*[image:
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah128/zvd4/d9276883-091c-4e82-822c-1bcb247f04f0_zpswcw4ll2y.jpg]*



*This young humpback whale was captured in the waters off Tonga. Karim
Iliya writes that she "could not help but wave and smile at the newborn
whale almost three times my length" Curiosity got the better of it and
emerging from under its mother's fin, it swam toward me, approaching less
than 30 centimeters (11 inches). *


*14. Bird Feeders, China*


*[image:
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah128/zvd4/c22b49a9-0e45-4bed-acb0-eed575fe85ba_zpsdgwx5jku.jpg]*



*Abderazak Tissoukai was near Xingping in China's Guanxi region when he
took this shot of a cormorant (a trained bird, used to help fishermen fish
in rivers) and a fisherman at sunset. "Xingping is definitely one of the
most beautiful places in China, with its scenic karst landscapes, and it
traditional and genuine people," he writes. *


*15. Kit Friendly, Estonia*


*[image:
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah128/zvd4/139a73f7-aa37-4973-b3de-6f393a4ac13b_zpsicvdssyg.jpg]*



*This kit fox appears to be weighing the presence of Kalmer Lehepuu'scamera
lens. He writes that "on one beautiful evening, the mother went to get food
and left the kits on their own." Lehepuu then snuck closer to observe
them. *


*16. Shining Through, Apostle Islands, National Lakeshore, Wisconsin*


*[image:
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah128/zvd4/5ddd31c9-c146-45b8-92de-8ca5ae49c%208bf_zpsqtmcontv.jpg]*



*This shot, taken by Ernie Vater, captures the setting sun shining the
rough ice on the shore of a frozen Lake Superior. Part of the beauty of
this place is its silence. Vater writes "you hear nothing except for the
occasional creaking of the ice". *


*17. Yellow Jellies, Rock Islands of Palau*


*[image:
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah128/zvd4/a8f6ea20-b027-4b97-aa2e-6e586a243879_zpscu4p1xoi.jpg]*



*These golden jellyfish are harmless to humans, they spend much of their
time following the sun as it moves across the sky. Sunlight for these
jellyfish is essential. Captured by Ciemon Frank Caballes. *


*18. All the Fish in the Sea, Cabo Pulmo*


*[image:
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah128/zvd4/f7c06c16-cfea-4107-93e5-09005627b1ef_zpsomrywyer.jpg]*



*"This is what our oceans should look like", Jeff Hester, who captured this
shot says. But Cabo Pulmo, a marine park off Mexico's Baja California,
hadn't always been this way. *


*19. Imperial Blossoms, Japan*


*[image:
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah128/zvd4/0e755a9c-7425-431f-8874-20fa62a452ae_zpsor4b4xcw.jpg]*



*These weeping cherry tree blooms, were captured on the grounds of the
Imperial Palace in Kyoto, Japan. They typically bloom in late March and
early April. This photo was taken by Yukio Miki. *


*20. Hull-o, Caribbean Island of Bonaire*


*[image:
http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah128/zvd4/38c0dee7-96fb-4dca-9906-c2c8e963d4d0_zpstsyendco.jpg]*


*This photo shows a diver gazing at Hilma Hooker, a cargo ship purposely
sunk off the Caribbean island of Bonaire - a popular destination for scuba
divers. This photo was taken by Marc Henauer. *






















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