Nature—Week 5 Gallery
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- Stepping out of the water
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- Stepping out of the water
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- On a recent trip to the Komodo Dragon National Park, I saw this big male komodo stepping out of the ocean. I picked my camera just in time to capture the water splashing into its body.
Photo and caption by Richard Susanto
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- Leap of Relief
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- We were in the Northern Serengeti at the end of October, rather late to see the Migration, which should usually already be further south. But one morning we observed a gathering of animals across the Kenyan border, growing steadily in numbers. It looked like medieval troops assembling for battle. We raced for the river, anticipating where they might cross. Once they got going, I shot mainly panning shots to capture the movement, but in the end liked this one best, freezing the moment of one wildebeest's frenzied jump, which looked to me like an expression of relief for having survived.
Photo and caption by Oliver von Holzing
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- Sloth
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- Sloth
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- I captured this beautiful image of a female sloth while kayaking down an estuary off the Ucayali river. Taken in September 2012.
Photo and caption by Nina Gustar
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- The Godfather
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- The Godfather
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- He is big 4 meters tall and over 4 ton in weight, he is the "Godfather" I have visualized this scene many times.I have checked and rechecked my equipment and decided upon the camera and lens combination. I now relax and control my breathing as they come in to viewThe next ten minutes are a bliss of forgetfulness as I zone in to the task at hand; only one moment stands out. He stands still before me in all his magnificence, raising his trunk filled with the red Kalahari dust. In one fluid movement he sprays his forehead and for one brief moment he is covered in the magic of dust and light.
Photo and caption by peter Delaney
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