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Snorkeler, Thailand
Photograph by Nick Kelly, My Shot
I headed out to Thailand from Los Angeles for an adventure, partly to study Muay Thai and partly to find myself in a crazy place. This was one of many photos off the coast of Koh Tao in Thailand, near Koh Phangan, where I trained. A fish just happened to steal the shot.
(This photograph was submitted to My Shot.)
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Flamingos, Yucatán Peninsula
Photograph by Robert B. Haas, National Geographic
A shifting flock of flamingos assumes a whimsical shape in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Tiger
Photograph by Steve Winter, National Geographic
Hunted to death in much of India, tigers survive in Kaziranga National Park.
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Tarpon and Silversides, Grand Cayman
Photograph by Mike Sutton Brown, Your Shot
The picture was taken at Eden Rock, Grand Cayman. For just a short time every year these silversides swarm caves and swim-throughs at Cayman's dive sites. The picture was taken late afternoon just as the sun was going down. I was hiding behind the silversides, low in the rocks. As the tarpon swam through the silversides, they eventually saw me and turned away. Just like you see in the picture.
(This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot.)
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Mahó Beach, St. Maarten
Photograph by Kent Miller
Landing at Princess Juliana International Airport, a looming 747 thrills visitors on Mahó beach, a famous plane-watching spot.
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King Penguins
Photograph by David Schultz , My Shot
Strikingly colored, an adult king penguin stands out in a sea of chicks on South Georgia Island.
(This photo was submitted to My Shot.)
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Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
Photograph by Jim Richardson, National Geographic
The craggy Cliffs of Moher wrap around the western coast of County Clare, providing a stunning view of the Atlantic Ocean. The rocky cliffs reach 702 feet (214) meters at their highest point and stretch nearly five miles (eight kilometers) across.
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Serra da Leba, Angola
Photograph by Kostadin Luchansky, Your Shot
This is Serra da Leba, a landmark in Angola. It has been one of the country's postcard images for decades, but all shots were taken by day. I needed something different. I decided to try a night shot, but it seemed impossible: pitch black, foggy, an altitude of 1,800 meters (5,000 feet). My Nikon can stay open as long as 60 seconds max. But a car takes a few minutes to climb and descend and complete the "drawing." The fog was blocking! Suddenly the fog cleared, a car went down, another went up, and they met in the middle in under 60 seconds. Painting done.
This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot. Have a great shot? Send it to us for possible publication in National Geographic magazine.
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Waikawau Bay, New Zealand
Photograph by Steve Burling, My Shot
This photo was taken at Waikawau Bay, Coromandel, New Zealand. After a gorgeous drive up the coast I was greeted with this scene. It kind of reminds me of the symmetrical paintings I did at primary school where you painted one side then folded the paper in half. The weather always seems to provide unique opportunities up this end of New Zealand.
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Puffin, Shiant Islands
Photograph by Jim Richardson, National Geographic
Dapper black-and-white razorbills (at right) and bright-beaked puffins (at left and in air, at center) find a haven on the Shiant Islands, just a few miles southeast of Lewis, Scotland. Nearly 8,000 razorbills and more than 200,000 puffins are estimated to use these islands as their breeding grounds each year.
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Lion, South Africa
Photograph by Barbara Motter
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Photos
This South African lion looks a bit grouchy, but he was actually yawning. His yawning caused a chain reaction of yawns from every member of the pride. Are you yawning yet?
This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot. Have a great shot? Send it to us for possible publication in National Geographic magazine.
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Lily Pads, Venetian Gardens
Photograph by Frank Curtis
This Month in Photo of the Day: Your Photos
This Photo was taken at Venetian Gardens in Leesburg, Florida, just after a thunderstorm. The dark sky leaving the area shows a three-foot diameter water lily with new collected water. A dragonfly came to drink the freshwater in the safety of the center of the lily. On the third trip to the water, I was lucky to catch it in full flight … Mother Nature taking care of her family.
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