Photo of the Day: Best of May 2011

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Underwater Sculpture Park, Grenada

Photograph by Jason deCaires Taylor, My Shot

Underwater sculpture park in Grenada, West Indies

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BASE Jumping, Yosemite

Photograph by Lynsey Dyer

Leaping from Half Dome is illegal, but in Yosemite the sport of BASE jumping is soaring in popularity anyway. Climbers say it's faster (and more fun) to parachute into the valley than to hike all the way down the back of the mountain.

See more pictures from the May 2011 feature story "Daring. Defiant. Free."

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Situ Gunung, Indonesia

Photograph by Hardi Budi, Your Shot

Taken at a lake named Situ Gunung in Indonesia

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Aurora Borealis, Iceland

Photograph by Olgeir Andresson, Your Shot

This photo was taken in Iceland.

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Inishowen, Ireland

Photograph by Dave Johnston, Your Shot

Morning sun touches the hills and sand dunes of Inishowen, Ireland.

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Yosemite Climber

Photograph by Mikey Schaefer

With no rope to save him, Dean Potter scales a route on Glacier Point called Heaven.

See more pictures from the May 2011 feature story "Daring. Defiant. Free."

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Gold Miner, Mozambique

Photograph by Robin Hammond, Panos

The glowing hues of dusk bathe a mud-splattered gold miner in the border province of Manica. The area draws scores of workers from neighboring Zimbabwe who pan for traces of the precious metal in turbid waters.

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Mount Rocciamelone, Italy

Photograph by Roberto Bertero, Your Shot

Sunset view from the summit of Mount Rocciamelone (3,538 meters/11,603 feet). On the left you can easily see the huge shadow of the mountain's conical shape.

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Brooklyn Bridge

Photograph by Abelardo Morrell

A postcard view of the Brooklyn Bridge receives a gritty makeover when Morell projects the image onto a tar paper rooftop. Experimenting with mood and texture, he turned a floorless tent into a camera obscura. Light entering a periscope-like opening sets an image onto the ground, providing what Morell calls "an old-fashioned look."

"Tent-Camera Image on Ground: Rooftop View of the Brooklyn Bridge," 2010
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See more pictures from the May 2011 feature story "Rooms With a View."