The National Geographic Photo Contest
for 2012 ends today, November 30, but for procrastinators that thrive
on deadlines, there’s still time to enter! The contest officially closes
at 11:59:00 p.m. US Eastern Time. This post features another small
sampling of the entrants. (We featured another selection in an October Big Picture post.) View galleries
of the thousands of entrants, from which an overall winner and winners
in each category of People, Places, Nature will be chosen. – Paula Nelson ( 33 photos total)
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NATURAL
GRACE (Nature) - Two endangered Green Iguanas embrace during mating
season. (Photo and caption by Ryan Huggett/National Geographic Photo
Contest)#
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“THE
BEST ENEMIES” (Nature) - This photo is from a scene quite incredible
that I saw a few days ago. A dragonfly (sympetrum) further weakened by
the freshness of the morning, came deliberately to hang on this Praying
Mantis that had landed on a broken flower stem that I was photographing.
I shot some great macros this summer, but I must say that this was the
most amazing that I saw, because we have here the eater and the eaten
but in a configuration that isn't expected. (Photo and caption by Cyril
Verron/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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LOVELY DINOSAUR (Nature) – (Photo by Mehmet Karaca/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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MURSI
TRIBE (People) - At around puberty, females cut their lower lip and
install a clay plate in the opening. As time goes by the plate stretches
the hole and a bigger disk is put in. Those plates can easily reach 7
inches in diameter! Lower teeth are often removed to make the lip plate
sit comfortably in the opening. (Photo and caption by Dmitri
Markine/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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NURSING
MAMA (Nature) - This female brown bear came into the Lake Clark
National Park area in late July with her triplet Spring cubs and seemed
quite relaxed as she sat nursing her cubs. (Photo and caption by Ruth
Steck/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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WOMEN
IN KENYA (People) - Women wearing the traditional Kanga, South of
Mombasa, Kenya. (Photo and caption by Christophe Viseux/National
Geographic Photo Contest)#
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HOMEBOUND
(Places) - A mother and her two children paddling through the lagoon in
a dugout canoe, against the backdrop of a dramatic sunset. (Photo and
caption by Iris Kwok/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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SHADES
OF THE OREGON COAST RANGE (Nature) - If you are lucky you can see over
150 kilometers on a clear day standing atop Mary's Peak. On the day of
this shot visibility was clear, and the Pacific Ocean (75 kilometers
away) was illuminated by a setting sun, framed perfectly by seemingly
infinite layers and shades of mountains in the Oregon Coast range.
(Photo and caption by Ben Leshchinsky/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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VOODOO
TRANCE (People) - Haitian women in a trance during a voodoo ceremony in
Souvenance, Haiti. Every Easter, for over 200 years, thousands of
devotees of voodoo make a pilgrimage, traveling to the Haitian village
of Souvenance, 145km north from Port Au Prince, capital city of Haiti.
Voodoo is one of three state-recognized religions in Haiti. (Photo and
caption by Vincent Tremeau/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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THE
LOST GATEWAY (Places) - A huge cargo ship, dwarfed by the Golden Gate,
passing under the bridge, amidst dense fog. Fog so dense, that both the
ship and the iconic bridge are hidden underneath, as if both are lost. A
long exposure created ghosting of the moving ship, adding to the
effect. This was photographed after sunset. (Photo and caption by
Indranil Mukhopadhyay/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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PORTRAIT
OF A SNOWY EGRET (Nature) - I was lucky enough to catch a close up shot
of this Snowy Egret right after it had made a dive for food. (Photo and
caption by Graham McGeorge/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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HOW’S
MY HAIR LOOK? (Nature) - Female bonobos carry and nurse their young for
four years and give birth on average every five years. (Photo and
caption by Graham McGeorge/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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IN
YOUR ROOM #8 (People) - Wearing a ballerina lace skirt and oversized
low-heel sandals, the big dream in this little Kazakh girl's mind is to
become an actress. (Photo and caption by Ro-hsuam Chen/National
Geographic Photo Contest)#
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LIBYAN
REBEL AT THE OLD SHIPYARD OF BENGHAZI (People) - During the Libyan
revolt again Muammar Qaddafi, the city of Benghazi was liberated early
on and became the base for the rebels and the transitional governing
body. Armed rebels were seen all over the place. Many of them had no
previous war experience but joined the revolt willingly to get rid of
the regime. This rebel, with his spick and span boots and outfit, was
guarding the old shipyard. (Photo and caption by Mohannad
khatib/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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THE
FISHING VILLAGES OF XIAPU (Places) - The picturesque fishing villages
in Xiapu of Fujian province, China attracted me to keep visiting over
the years. But I think her beautiful landscapes are best pictured in
rainy season. (Photo and caption by Michael LAM/National Geographic
Photo Contest)#
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HAGIA
SOPHIA MUSEUM (Places) - Hagia Sophia is the one of the most visited
museums and most prominent monuments in the world in terms of the art
and history of architecture. It has been called “the eighth wonder of
the world” by East Roman Philon as far back as the 6th century. It was
used as a church for 916 years, but following the conquest of Istanbul,
the Hagia Sophia was converted into a mosque. It was used as a mosque
for 482 years, and then converted to a museum in 1935. (Photo and
caption by Melih Sular/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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CATCHING
FISH (Places) - The fishers caught fish in the night. They use the fire
to bring the fish close to the boat and then catch them. (Photo and
caption by Chang Ming Chih/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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GOLDEN
HOUR CHARM (Nature) – This photo was taken on the side of the road in
Southern Pennsylvania during the infamous "Golden Hour". (Photo and
caption by Mandy Michels/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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TEA
TESTING (People) - After the harvest and the processing, in a tea
factory, tea is tasted to determine the different quality of the tea.
(Photo and caption by Edoardo Agresti/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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ONNO
(People) - A little girl, called Onno, after working in an Arbore farm
in Omo Valley, Ethiopia. The Arbore tribe lives in the driest area of
Omo Valley. They lives thanks to cows, goats and the they grow sorgo.
(Photo and caption by Juan Carlos Ruiz Duarte/National Geographic Photo
Contest) #
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COLORFUL MANSION (Places) - Art mansion. (Photo and caption by Hideyuki Katagiri/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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AUTUMN
WOODS (Places) - A shot of autumn woods taken at Queenstown, New
Zealand. Looking down from a hot air balloon, the photographer tried to
capture a moment of peace and tranquility manifested by a palette of
autumn colors. (Photo and caption by Po Chun Hsu/National Geographic
Photo Contest)#
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cTWO
FISHERMEN (People) - The shoal is one of the most fascinating places in
Xiapu, China. Fishermen farm fish, shrimp, and oysters and plant
seaweed along this coastal area. (Photo and caption by Peng
Jiang/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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TREES
AND THE BLUE POND (Nature) - This pond is located in a small town, on a
northern island, Japan. The trees standing in the pond are sapless
white birch. The blue color of the pond is natural; ingredients from a
hot spring are thought to be the cause, the color changes according to
the season, weather and time. I took this photo in the early morning in
June this year. (Photo and caption by Yukio Miki/National Geographic
Photo Contest)#
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BOLD
& SHY (People) - The unlucky car breakdown turned lucky when I
found this school in a small village Khangral in Kargil on the way to
Leh from Srinagar. The teachers also let me and my friends in to take
pictures and most of the kids were excited about it. Some were shy and
kept hiding while this little girl enjoyed the limelight. (Photo and
caption by Anjum Vahanvati/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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STILT
FISHING (People) - Stilt fishing is a typical fishing technique only
seen in Sri Lanka. The fishermen sit on a cross bar called a petta, tied
to a vertical pole planted into the coral reef. This long exposure
shows how unstable their position is. (Photo and caption by Ulrich
Lambert/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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PIECE
OF HEAVEN (Places) - Jamnik, a small village in Slovenia. One morning
in autumn, fog was just in the right height at the right time. The
atmosphere was heavenly, unforgettable. (Photo and caption by Janez
Tolar/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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TRONA
PINNACLES (Places) - We were leaving Trona Pinnacles after spending the
night there when I looked back and saw the hazy morning light striking
the landscape in a really magical way. I used the 300mm setting on my
lens to compress the pinnacles up against the mountains in the
background. I converted the picture to black and white to emphasize the
shapes of the pinnacles and their relationship to the mountains. (Photo
and caption by Bill Sharpsteen/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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EPHEMERAL
WORLD (Places) - I ventured to Mendenhall Lake and Glacier on many
occasions during my visits to Juneau, always admiring the scene. But, on
this morning, I arrived just in time to capture Mother Nature's most
amazing show: the combination of dark mountain ridgelines, icebergs and
water movement accentuated by the misty morning clouds and mirror-like
water made for a truly striking image. I stood in awe from the wonder.
(Photo and caption by Julia Thomsen/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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FURY
AND THE SEA (Nature) - I had my first visit to the Oregon coast this
summer. I was standing on a sea rock in a morning during high tide
trying capture some shots of the crashing waves. The water levels were
getting higher and higher and I realized the whole area would soon be
immersed. It was my first time facing and feeling the fury of the sea at
such close distance. For millions of years, human beings have been
living on this planet and feeling the power of Mother Nature. (Photo and
caption by Cheng Niu/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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THE
BATTLE OF FLOUR #1 (People) - This particular battle takes place during
the traditional parade of Citta della Pieve. The three Terzieri
challenge each other with blows of bags of flour in a spectacular and
chaotic battle. The air quickly becomes saturated with flour and in some
moments is difficult to breathe. (Photo and caption by Andrea
Cittadini/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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ARANJUEZ I (Places) - Winter in Aranjuez. (Photo and caption by Antonio Martin Ballesteros/National Geographic Photo Contest)#
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