Official Skatz 10 Million Views Thread

[Carl Culture]

As we watched from our Zodiac, this polar bear gave her cub a lift as she swam across the bay, shaking herself dry after emerging from the water with her cub hanging on. Polar bear cubs have been known to occasionally ride on the backs of their mothers as they swim together in Arctic waters, possibly to reduce exposure to cold.





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[Carl Culture]

It rains almost every afternoon in the sunshine state. I work in a strip mall and left work to threatening, but beautiful, skies. I put on a long lens, intending to shoot only these treetops and sky. It immediately poured rain, forcing me into the car. What a blessing. I used the long lens and focused on the rain-covered windshield. It lessened the depth of field, adding to image distortion, eliminating strip mall clutter, and creating an image with the feel of a Florida afternoon thunderstorm.





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[Carl Culture]

This fragile poppy looked rather strong against the wind in a large wheat field just outside the city center of Geneva, Switzerland.





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[Carl Culture]

Pockets of eroded earth create leaf shapes in the landscape in Madagascar. Erosion is one of the long-term consequences of forests plundered for the illicit rosewood trade.





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[Carl Culture]

On the remote Hermitâs Trail off the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, a rare occurrence of rain brings joy to a cold November day.





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[Carl Culture]

Half a million sandhill cranes pause on the Platte River in Nebraska to fatten up on corn waste, worms, and other food in nearby fields. The break occurs on their spring flight from Mexico and the southern U.S. to breeding grounds in the far north.





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[Carl Culture]

I was on the grass flats just offshore in Key West Florida and I found myself with sharks and rays swimming close to my small boat. They stayed with me for a few minutes and then meandered away. ÂSUCKINGHOBBITDICKS ( 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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[Carl Culture]

While hiking at Jasmund National Park in northwest Germany, a rainstorm passed by and created a stunning scene! The sea was completely flat and the only thing out there was the tiny sailing boat. ÂSUCKINGHOBBITDICKS (This photo and caption were submitted to the 2010 National Geographic Photography Contest.)





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[Carl Culture]

This photo of a cowboy in Cabo San Lucas was taken at the most amazing sunset; the air was extremely heavy, and the contrast of the lighting was unbelievable. I saw this cowboy coming straight at me and I knew at that point in time how to describe the beauty of Cabo San Lucas. It was not about the magnificent ocean, the calving whales, or the seals that swam from Lovers Cove to Divorce Beach. Cabo was about the beauty of the people that made this place simply remarkable. ÂSUCKINGHOBBITDICKS ( 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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[Carl Culture]

On this day the sun rose directly behind the active Merapi, âÌFire Mountain,â highlighting the volcanic smoke which steadily streamed across the horizon from its uppermost region. Facing the mountain in the image is a sacred and latticed stupa of Borobudur Monumentâs first upper terrace and an endearing statue of Buddha. Thick fog filled the forest and villages below, adding interesting artistic elements to the image. ÂSUCKINGHOBBITDICKS ( This photo and caption was submitted to My Shot. Download wallpaper, solve puzzles, and more.)





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