Hang on, dragonfly! theatlantic: Winners of the National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 “Splashing”, Grand Prize Winner and winner of the Nature category. This photo was taken when I was taking photos of other insects, as I normally did during macro photo hunting. I wasn’t actually aware of this dragonfly since I was occupied with other objects. When I was about to take a picture of it, it suddenly rained, but the lighting was just superb. I decided to take the shot regardless of the rain. The result caused me to be overjoyed, and I hope it pleases viewers. Location: Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia. (© Shikhei Goh) See more fantastic photos at The Atlantic

Hang on, dragonfly!

theatlantic:

Winners of the National Geographic Photo Contest 2011

“Splashing”, Grand Prize Winner and winner of the Nature category. This photo was taken when I was taking photos of other insects, as I normally did during macro photo hunting. I wasn’t actually aware of this dragonfly since I was occupied with other objects. When I was about to take a picture of it, it suddenly rained, but the lighting was just superb. I decided to take the shot regardless of the rain. The result caused me to be overjoyed, and I hope it pleases viewers. Location: Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia. (© Shikhei Goh)

See more fantastic photos at The Atlantic

8641 ♥ 12.22.11
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So cool except for privacy concerns and the fact that it doesn’t look real. theblackworkshop: Cross Street Paul Archer Design

So cool except for privacy concerns and the fact that it doesn’t look real.

theblackworkshop:

Cross Street Paul Archer Design

1162 ♥ 12.22.11
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Go little girl! japanlove: Dreams come true together by Toyokazu on Flickr.

Go little girl!

japanlove:

Dreams come true together by Toyokazu on Flickr.

1887 ♥ 12.22.11
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Still on my list of places to visit

Still on my list of places to visit

(Source: janinelovesphotography, via cornersoftheworld)

181 ♥ 12.21.11
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Not a fan of the statue but the rest looks good to me.

Not a fan of the statue but the rest looks good to me.

(via sabrinaandtheworld-deactivated2)

2553 ♥ 05.19.11
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Poor whale but what a touching story.  chuushite: The Whale… If you read a recent front page story of the San Francisco Chronicle, you would have read about a female humpback whale who had become entangled in a spider web of crab traps and lines. She was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that caused her to struggle to stay afloat. She also had hundreds of yards of line rope wrapped around her body, her tail, her torso, a line tugging in her mouth. A fisherman spotted her just east of the Farallon Islands (outside the Golden Gate) and radioed an environmental group for help. Within a few hours, the rescue team arrived and determined that she was so bad off, the only way to save her was to dive in and untangle her. They worked for hours with curved knives and eventually freed her. When she was free, the divers say she swam in what seemed like joyous circles. She then came back to each and every diver, one at a time, and nudged them, pushed them gently around as she was thanking them. Some said it was the most incredibly beautiful experience of their lives. The guy who cut the rope out of her mouth said her eyes were following him the whole time, and he will never be the same.

Poor whale but what a touching story. 

chuushite:

The Whale… If you read a recent front page story of the San Francisco Chronicle, you would have read about a female humpback whale who had become entangled in a spider web of crab traps and lines. She was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that caused her to struggle to stay afloat. She also had hundreds of yards of line rope wrapped around her body, her tail, her torso, a line tugging in her mouth. A fisherman spotted her just east of the Farallon Islands (outside the Golden Gate) and radioed an environmental group for help. Within a few hours, the rescue team arrived and determined that she was so bad off, the only way to save her was to dive in and untangle her. They worked for hours with curved knives and eventually freed her. When she was free, the divers say she swam in what seemed like joyous circles. She then came back to each and every diver, one at a time, and nudged them, pushed them gently around as she was thanking them. Some said it was the most incredibly beautiful experience of their lives. The guy who cut the rope out of her mouth said her eyes were following him the whole time, and he will never be the same.

32846 ♥ 03.04.11
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Cute!  I love clownfish and anemones.

Cute!  I love clownfish and anemones.

(via oceanuslove)

1768 ♥ 03.04.11
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Reminds me of the Monterey Bay aquarium.  I’d love to float around with these guys if I knew they wouldn’t sting me.

Reminds me of the Monterey Bay aquarium.  I’d love to float around with these guys if I knew they wouldn’t sting me.

(Source: surferdude182)

455 ♥ 03.04.11
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I guess this is what things look like when you’re on drugs. lonelyindian: Peter Zach

I guess this is what things look like when you’re on drugs.

lonelyindian:

Peter Zach

(via americasnexttopattorney)

98 ♥ 02.28.11
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googlyotter: oh art <3

googlyotter:

oh art <3

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13 ♥ 02.14.11
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