#PhotoContest-TNC11

[enchantedtigress]

Striking. Caribbean Ocean. by Samantha T. Via Flickr: By: Samantha Tran On the second night of the cruise we had this awesome lightning storm. I didn't have my A700 with me, just my smaller H3. Since I have gotten better at using manual functions, I was unhappy to find out that my H3 had very limited manual functions...which tells me two things: 1. I am getting better at manual settings 2. I need to suck it up and take my A700 with me everywhere Anyway, I put it on burst mode and just held the shutter and hoped! When I went back through them, this one stood out amongst the rest. I am sure you can see why. It's awesome! It was quite a light show!

[oxane]

Death Valley National Park, California by Gary Koutsoubis

[johnnyslittleanimalblog]

Brown Bear Mother and Cubs by David & Shiela Glatz Via Flickr: Brown Bear (ursus arctos) mother shelters her cubs. She had twin female cubs. One female cub was curious and bold, the other female cub was curious but a little shy as you can see. Fast forward two years later during the 2012 Salmon Run the twins had been cast off by Mom, and are trying to catch Sockeye on their own. Labeled by the Guides as the "Terrible Twos", these cute little terrors have been known to false charge pretty much any photographer they see. Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.

[janus-borne]

Powerful Lightning Strike HD Wallpaper by John Britt Silhouetted is the Pigeon Co-Op Elevator Bean Plant on Berne Street, Pigeon, Michigan. No beans were lost in the strike.

[calochortus]

Erigeron linearis, desert yellow fleabane by Lomatium Via Flickr: Shrub steppe. Badger Mountain looking towards the Cascades and Burch Mountain, Douglas Co. WA Please see www.gongadeets.com for fine art prints of wildflowers like this and more.

[stripeysnail]

Snail Admiring a Beautiful Orchid by Jay KoolPix Via Flickr: May 28, 2010

[axollot]

20080907 Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon, Iceland 1009 by Gary Koutsoubis on Flickr.

[gakout]

20070529 Death Valley National Park, California 1046 on Flickr.

[johnnyslittleanimalblog]

I Sorry-Cub by Larry Gambon Via Flickr: Just plain adorable. This cub is up a tree to get away from a male determined to mate with it's mom.

[darekm101-blog]

Waterfall Dwelling - Fantasy Composite by darekm101

[axollot]

20041218 Dead Vlei, Namibia 3002 by Gary Koutsoubis on Flickr.

[versaversa]

[thedayisrandom]

20071103 Laguna Blanca, Bolivia 004 by gakout on Flickr.

[isabellaswindow]

Lunch by Phil~Koch on Flickr.

[funnywildlife]

Red Fox (Side-On) by Old-Man-George on Flickr.

British Wildlife Centre

[vrise]

Snowy Mountain by OpalSea on Flickr.