The Great Pyramids. The people of Ancient Egypt believed that death on Earth was the start of a journey to the next world. The embalmed body of the King was entombed underneath or within the pyramid to protect it and allow his transformation and ascension to the afterlife. (Photo and caption by Jesus Oranday) #
The Music Of Love. This picture was taken in Tenganan Village, Bali (2010). Tenganan is the most famous Bali Aga (original Balinese) village and is located close to Candi Dasa in East Bali. A man was playing bamboo music to entertain a disabled child which is not his son, but he loves this child likes he loves his own son. (Photo and caption by Ario Wibisono) #
Liquid Planet. Another picture from the Liquid Vision Series, which shows a different point of view of waves. An angle that people are not used to seeing. (Photo and caption by Freddy Cerdeira) #
Brown bear, Buskin River, Kodiak Alaska. This bear had been fishing in the river on this morning. It climbed onto the bank and laid down in the grass. This photo was taken about an hour after sunrise just as the sun was starting to clear the trees. The temperature was near the dew point and steam was rising off its body. It didn뭪 seem at all concerned by the fishermen in the river or the photographer on the bank. (Photo and caption by James Haskins) #
Praying Mantis - Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii. This beautiful whalbergii evolved through two of its nymph-stages on the Barberton Daisy at left, surviving because of its bright color which blended so well with the flower. Towards the end of its growth into an adult, it became a little more adventurous (but not much more) as pictured here. Once it had shed the layer in this picture, it became a fully-fledged adult, and departed after about two weeks. Total stay in this tiny ecosystem was approximately six weeks. (Photo and caption by Fred Turck) #
Alone. I was up in the air in an helicopter, taking images for the community and suddenly I saw one tree surrounded by thousands of spruces and I got only one shot in this perfect light. (Photo and caption by Mats Alml?) #
The archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil is considered a wildlife sanctuary, but today, even in this isolated archipelago dolphins are victims of the bad habits of consumption. (Photo and caption by Jo? Vianna) #
The child in us. Traveling from Zhangmu (Nepal-Tibet border) to the Tibetan capital - Lhasa you can see road workers all along the Friendship Highway. The Chinese industrialization has affected Tibet a great deal. But despite the Chinese government's attempts to settle Chinese population across the Tibetan Plateau, the Roof of the World still remains a place where only the Tibetans can survive its harsh climate conditions. A Tibetan boy holding the hand of his father who works on the road construction, Tibet. (Photo and caption by Sergi Barisashvili) #
The baboon in front was harassing one of the babies in the troop. This male facing the camera attacked him. The whole fight was over in a few seconds but it was loud and seemingly vicious. The rest of the troop was scrambling around trying to get out of their way. There is, needless to say, always a lot of drama going on in a baboon troop. (Photo and caption by Sharon Raoli) #
Unsafe Journey. A woman is riding between the railway carriages of a local train heading north from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Her luggage is tucked under the carriage in front of her. It is the month of Ramadan, a fast which culminates in Eid-ul-Fitr, a three-day celebration. Tens of thousands of people leave the city to go to their home village and celebrate with their families. Trains are packed and many who fail to get tickets before they sell out or can't afford buying them at the black market ride on the roof of the train or, like this woman, finds a quiet spot between the carriages. (Photo and caption by Amy Helene Johansson) #
Lightning Strike NY Harbor. This shot was captured during a major electrical storm. There was little wind and no rain which allowed me to stay safely inside and shoot from an open window. This was the 82nd exposure out of 150 made that night. The camera was mounted on a tripod, exposures made with a cable release for 5 seconds at f10. Except for a some minor level adjustments and a square crop this was what came out of the camera. (Photo and caption by Jay Fine) #
Boise Sunrise. With the fog and morning light this looks like a place I'd love to be. If you look very closely, you can see a deer in a clearing in the center left area of the picture (small dot, head poking above bushes, see detail). (Photo and caption by Glen Hush) #
Against the windstorm on Mont Blanc. My friend Laszlo Varkonyi is leading a group on Mont Blanc, he died on Everest this April in a fatal accident: a big serac fell down. (Photo and caption by Aniko Molnar) #
Mystery Bug. This was on my clothesline. I have no idea what it is. I have used a macro lens as the insect was only an inch or so long. We live in the Northern Rivers district of New South Wales, Australia. The rainforest around our house sometimes brings forth intriguing creatures like this. I know it looks like a studio shot but it isn't. The photograph was was taken in natural light. The background is a sheet that was serendipitously drying on the clothesline at the time. I have rotated the image to make the insect easier to examine. If anyone can tell me what it is I would be grateful. (Photo and caption by Stephen Hocking) #
Pure Elements. I drove my 4x4 over rivers to get a view of the Volcano eruption at "Fimmvorduhals" in Iceland. It was a full moon and strong winds gave me problems standing still outside the truck. I had my camera with me and zoom lens but no tripod, suddenly there was a magical moment, I was experiencing a display of nature rarely seen by man. I found my camera with the zoom lens, rushed out of the truck, trying to fight the strong wind. I pushed the camera on to the hood of the truck trying to stand still, holding my breath, I shot 30 frames, and only one shot was good. (Photo and caption by Olafur Ragnarsson) #
Bicycle Crash. Zestful BMX (Bicycle Moto-Cross) rider crashes after a failed attempt to grind the handrail. When in pain, even the ambitious, strong, extreme sports loving man looks like a simple, tired, vulnerable person. (Photo and caption by Karolis Milasevicius) #
The Serra da Leba Road near Lubango (Hu?a, Angola). This is Serra da Leba, a landmark in Angola. A road built in the 70's, it's been in the country's postcard images for decades, but all shots were taken by day. I wanted something different and tried a night shot. But it seemed impossible: pitch dark, foggy, altitude of 1,800m (5,000ft). I wanted no more than 60sec of exposure, max, to avoid digital noise. But a car takes a few minutes to climb or descend this section of the road. The fog was dense and blocking the view! Suddenly the fog cleared, a few cars went down, others went up, they met in the middle in under 60sec... Painting done! (Photo and caption by Kostadin Luchansky) #
Fallen Angel. A legionnaire from the French Foreign Legion's 2REP (Foreign Parachute Regiment) sits in an armored personnel carrier en route to an operation near Badpash Kusa Kala, Afghanistan on June 16, 2010. (Photo and caption by Steven Greaves) #
Foot and Thistle, Mountain Gorilla of Rwanda. I was fortunate to visit the rare and endangered Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda, February of 2010. This young gorilla had fallen asleep with a thistle grasped in his foot. The thistle is one of their food sources. They learn to extract the pith from the spine-defended inedible stem. This particular gorilla demonstrates syndactyly of the third and fourth toes, a common congenital malformation also found in humans. (Photo and caption by Jim Edwards) #
Lightning Crashes. A lightning bolt strikes the antenna of The Center building in Central Hong Kong during a storm on September 13, 2009. (Photo and caption by Michael Siward) #
Me'enit Boy, Southwestern Ethiopia. One of our neighborhood friends, Sintiyu, looking on. A rare opportunity to see him undistracted by the camera, and absorbed in his family. (Photo and caption by Stephen Murdoch) #
Surva, the International Festival of the Masquerade Games held in the town of Pernik, Bulgaria is the biggest event of this type not only in Bulgaria but on the Balkan Peninsula as well. It promotes variations of ancient Bulgarian customs that are still alive today. These are an important part of the Bulgarian folklore tradition and are meant to be performed by single men and women. With its competitive nature, the festival is not only a venue but also a contest for the living vessels of this tradition, namely the Kukeri and Survakari. (Photo and caption by Orlin Ognyanov) #
Ki Gompa. This picture was taken when I visited the Buddhist Monastery of Ki. Ki is a tiny village in the middle of the Himalayas, and next to it is Ki Gompa (Ki Monastery). I lived with the monks for about a week, and this picture reflects the peaceful, almost heavenly atmosphere that characterizes this place. The Monastery is almost 4,000 meters high, and I had to climb almost 500 meters more to get this panorama. This place is a touch of heaven. (Photo and caption by Natalia Luzuriaga) #
Haunting Glimpse. An encounter with an elusive Canada Lynx is said to be a rare privilege. I am honored to have had the opportunity to see a Lynx up close and personal. As I photographed this beautiful cat, I felt transfixed by its wild, untamed, haunting eyes. This is a once in a lifetime chance that I will cherish forever. (Photo and caption by Janet Chester) #
Suradita Village, West Java, Indonesia. Children playing with their roosters. Actually it was not a real cockfight because the roosters didn't wear blades on their feet. Children like to play this game because they almost never have toys in their life. (Photo and caption by Ario Wibisono) #
Silhouetted against the headlights of their engine, Firemen attempt to put out a blaze caused by a gigantic natural gas line explosion near San Francisco in September of 2010. The fire destroyed 37 homes, and resulted in seven fatalities. (Photo and caption by Josh Edelson) #
North Atlantic seals enduring winter storm. It was already -1 and with a strong wind it was colder still, Had to position myself so as to shield the camera from the wind to keep the image sharp the snow was being blown horizontally away from me. (Photo and caption by Eric Garnett) #
Great Blue Heron with fish. The largest and most widespread heron in North America. When foraging, they stand silently along riverbanks, lake shores, or in wet meadows, waiting for prey to come by, which they then strike with their bills. (Photo and caption by Linh Dinh) #
A walk along the river bank. This photo was taken in Zhenyuan, Guizhou Province, China this summer. I was taking a walk along the river bank of Wuyang in the mist of a late afternoon shower. Refreshing smell after rain was mixed with the aroma from nearby food stands. In the distance, kids were playing and laughing. The tranquil and harmonious life of the local people reminds me of the joyful time I grew up in a similar small town in Southwest China. (Photo and caption by Fred Wang) #
Heavy load. One morning in August, I was on my way to pick up the newspaper. Everything was moist and wet, and I spotted this little fly on a small white flower, just outside my bedroom window. Two hours after I shot this picture I went outside again, and the fly was still sitting on the same flower - still not able to fly. (Photo and caption by Audun Wigen) #
Table Mountain. I took this picture in June 2009 while I was just outside of Cape Town, South Africa. I was working at a kids camp and took a quick shot of the sun setting over Table Mountain as we were headed in for dinner. I was in such a rush to capture the sunset while trying to keep an eye on a bunch of kids on the playground that I didn't even notice the boy in the right edge of my viewfinder. It wasn't until I was back home in Tennessee that I discovered the huge impact of this picture. The duality of the not-quite-teenage boy and the 260-million-year-old mountain in the same shot absolutely amazed me. (Photo and caption by Quinn Ballard) #
Herring Gull with Guillemot Chick. Taken on the Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, the herring gull circled around the guillemot colony three or four times before dropping in and picking up this chick with the guillemot colony watching. (Photo and caption by Ron McCombe) #
After the Crash. My dear friend, Laura, fell from the sky. The helicopter she was traveling in crashed into an open, dry field and burst info flames, killing three of the six passengers on board, including the pilot. Laura survived, but barely. She was burned, crushed, and near death. She broke 45 bones. She was pulled from the burning wreckage by her hair. To this day, she still cannot walk. While there wasn't a part of her body that was unharmed, her spirit and determination to live a full, happy life remains stronger than ever. This image taken in a lush, green field is meant to signify her rebirth. (Photo and caption by Judy Starkman) #
2. 신종플루로 조퇴 한 번 해보겠다고ㅋㅋ 드라이기로 귀 데피고 양호실가서 체온 쟀더니 80도 나왔다던 고등학생
3. 어디 카페에선가 본 얘긴데 아마 에피소드일듯.... 어떤 님이 남친이랑 있는데 너무너무 방구가 나올 것 같아서 "사랑해!!"큰 소리로 외치며 방구를 뿡 뀌게 됐는데 남친이 하는 말이 "뭐라고? 방구 소리때문에 못들었어"
4. 친구한테 민토앞에서 보자고 했더니 민병철 토익학원 앞에 서있었다는 얘깈ㅋㅋㅋ
5. 눈작은 친구랑 같이 스티커 사진 찍었는데 잡티제거 기능 누르니까 그 친구 눈 사라졌다고 했던 얘기ㅋㅋㅋ
6. 누가 버스 탔는데 자리가 없어서 서있는데 너무 힘들어서 혼잣말로 '앉고싶다 앉고싶다 앉고싶다' 생각하면서 중얼거리다가 버스가 갑자기 급정거해서 앞에 앉은 할아버지 귀에다가 '앉 고 싶 다'라고 속삭인거ㅋㅋ
7. 그리고 컬투쇼에서 들은거 (무려 스크랩도 했었음)요거 그 게시물의 내용정리댓글ㅡ공대시험시간에 공학용계산기가 없던 친구가 급한대로 매점가서 일반계산기를 빌려와 시험을 보기 시작했는데..어디선가 지잉~지잉 하는 소리가 들려 다들 쳐다보니 친구가 빌려온 계산기에서 영수증이 출력되고 있었대요. 시험시간내내 2-3분마다 영수증이 발급됐다는 얘기
8. 철도대학 면접 보러 갔는데 특별하게 보이고 싶어서 팔 ㄴ자로 만들고 칙칙폭폭 하면서 들어갔는데 바로 탈락
9. 빵집에 망토입고 갔다가 팔없는 애인줄 알고 빵집 주인이 빵봉지 줄에 묶어서 그 분 목에 걸어준거ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
아니라고 말하기도 좀 그래서 빵집 문 어깨로 밀고 나온거 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
10. 어떤 분이 지하철 타고 가는데 앞쪽에 커플이 앉아 있었대긔. 여자가 애교 존트 섞어서 코맹맹이 소리로 "자기야~~ 나 파마머리 한거 오때? 별로 안 어울리는 거 같징 ㅠㅠ " 이랬는데 남자가 " 넌 생머리도 안 어울려" 사람들은 빵터지고
11. 전 그거 어떤 님이 코 성형하러 갔는데 수술할 때 꼭 잠들게 해달라고 했는데 의사가 안 해주고 암튼 몽롱하지만 의식이 있는상태. 그래서 그거 안 해줬다고 의사한테 " 너 날 속였어 " 이러고 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 의사가 중간에 전화받으러 나가려고 하니까 " 너 내 코에 집중안해 ?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 중간중간 "화이팅,화이팅"ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
12. 신혼부부가 늦은 밤에 위에 작은 뚜껑만 열리는 렌트카 타고 가는데 신부가 그 뚜껑 열고 머리만 쏙 내밀고 가고 있었긔 근데길가에 노부부가 손을 마구 흔들길래 차 멈췄더니 갑자기 놀래시면서 미안하다고 그냥 가던길 가라고 택신 줄 알았다고..ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
13. 좀 전 어느 글에서 본건데 동물다큐프로에서 엄청 큰 상어 나오니까 보고 계시던 할머니가 "저게 고래냐 상어냐~"하셨는데 그 순간 다큐 성우가 "저것은 고래상어다."ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
14. 어떤 님이 꿈을 꿨는데 용 세마리가 승천하는 꿈을 꾼거임. 날 밝자마자 복권 샀는데 다 꽝일 뿌니고....낙심해선 너구리우동 사고 집에 가서 뜯었는데 다시마가 세개 들어있었다고 "
15. 아버지가 아들에게 찌질이가 뭐냐고 물어보셔서 촌스럽고 덜떨어진 사람을 말한다고 말씀드렸대요 근데 어느날 아버지핸드폰을 우연히봤는데 자기랑 자기형이 "찌질이1" "찌질이2" 라고 저장되어있더래요ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
16. 어떤분이 엄마랑 배스킨 라빈스를 갔대요. 가서 점원한테 "엄마는 외계인 주세요" 그랬는데 뒤에 있던 엄마가 "엄마는 됐다니까!!" ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 엄마 설레발 작렬
17. 어떤 님이 아부지 핸드폰 사셨을때 자기 이름 "이쁜 딸♡" 로 저장해 놓으셨대긔 근데 며칠 있다가 아버지 폰 확인해보니 그냥 '딸'로 바뀌어 있었다고 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
18. 어떤분이 교수님께 성적 정정 메일 보내고 난 후에 뭐 확인하려고 발신함 들어가서 보니까 [ 교수님, 저에게 b를 주셨습니다.] 라고 해야하는데 [교수님, 저에게 b를 주셨습디다.] 라고 써서 보냈었다고 했긬ㅋㅋㅋ
19. 어떤 분이 빨간 코트에 까만 어그 신고 나가니까 남친이 "너 영의정 같다" 한거 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
20. 영화관에서 친구랑 영화보다가 배아파서 잠깐 화장실갔다가 자리로돌아와서 친구귀에다 대고 "나 똥 2키로 쌌따"이랬더니 알고보니 친구가 아니고 어떤아저씨 ㅋㅋ 아저씨왈 "수고하셨어요" ㅋㅋ
22. 어떤 님이 밤새 소드하다가 아빠 오는 소리에 얼른 자는 척 했는데 술 취한 아빠가 그 님 자는 줄 알고 머리쓰다듬으면서"우리 **이....이렇게 못생겨서 시집은 어떻게 가누,,,,,???" 하고 목놓아 우셨다는 거 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
그 님은소리없이 눈물로 베개를 적셨다고 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
23. 한참 카카오 99%초코렛 이거 유행할 때 어떤 분이 그거 한 알을 술드시고 주무시는 아버지 입에 넣어드렸대요.ㅋㅋㅋ
근데 담날 아침 드시면서 아버지 하시는말 '이제 술을 끊어야겠어. 어젯밤엔 쓸개즙을 토했지 뭐야.'ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
25. 또 컬투사연ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ사연자가 남친이랑 길거리 지나가는데 길바닥에 여자가 쓰러져있었다고 한닭ㅋㅋ
글서 이 여자 어떡하냐고 막 그럼서 다가가는데 포장마차에서 어떤남자가 나오면서 저리 꺼저!!!!!!하면서 소리쳤다한닭ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ어이가 없어있는데 알고보니 그 남자는 쓰러진 여자의 남친이었고 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
여자는 술에취해 쓰러졌던거고ㅋㅋㅋ부축해서 가다가 남자가 오뎅이 먹고싶어서 술취한 여친 길바닥에 냅두고 오뎅먹으러 들어갔다가 누군가 여친에게 접근하면 오뎅들고 나와서 꺼저라고 소리친거였음ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
26. 남자분들끼리 닭갈비집가서 소주마시면서 닭갈비먹다가 한명이 일어나서 화장실갔다오는데 옆 테이블에서 그분이 앞치마매고있는거보고 종업원인줄알고 이것좀 볶아달라고해서 그 분 화장실갔다오다말고 얼떨결에 술취한채로 그거
볶고있곸ㅋㅋㅋ친구들이 그거보고 저새끼 저거 지금 뭐해 이러곸ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
매일 보는 것도 자세히 또는 관심을 기울여서 살피지 않으면 무엇이 다른지 모릅니다. 제가 매년 담았던 트리도 자세히 살피지 않으면 그저 똑같은 트리에 불과하겠지요. 그런데 전 트리에 관심이 많아서 그런지 매년 보는 트리임에도 불구하고 참 다르네요. 올해도 어김없이 기념관에 가서 트리를 담아보았는데요, 참 좋네요.
외국 사이트를 서핑 중에 관심있는 포스트가 있길래 전체를 퍼왔습니다, 문제가 될 수도 있으니 얼른 보세요.
National Geographic's International Photography Contest attracts thousands of entries from photographers of all skill levels around the world every year. While this year's entry deadline has passed, there is still time to view and vote for your favorites in the Viewer's Choice competition. National Geographic was kind enough to let me choose a few of their entries from 2009 for display here on The Big Picture. Collected below are 25 images from the three categories of People, Places and Nature. Captions were written by the individual photographers. (25 photos total)
올해 몇몇의 3학년 학생에게는 각 학기 대반전이 하나씩 있었습니다. 1학기는 박조교의 시험감독 with Eagle eyes 및 강의실 변경이었군요, 2학기 최고의 반전은 영어사 기말시험 '어픈북'이었습니다. 어찌보면 별 것 아닐 수도 있지만, 밤새워 공부를 했던 학생들은 시험문제의 Tricky한 면에 놀랐고, 정말정말 놀란 학생들은 밤새워 공부를 안했던 것이 아니라, ㅋㅋㅋ 그들은 꿈에도 생각못한 '어픈 북' 에 책을 가져오지 않은 학생들이었습니다. 최고의 반전을 한 해에 두 번 겪으면서 느낀 점 ; 사람은 1년을 살면서 안늙을 수가 없구나.
어쨌든 모든 기말시험이 끝이나고 이제 오늘부로 방학에 접어 들었습니다. 일상사진 몇 장과 편집부 회식 사진입니다. 여러분 방학 잘 보내세요.
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