National Geographic Traveler Magazine: 2012 Photo Contest

National Geographic Traveler Magazine: 2012 Photo Contest:

The 24th annual National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest is in full swing. The entry deadline has been extended until July 11. The four categories include: Travel Portraits; Outdoor Scenes; Sense of Place and Spontaneous Moments. Last year's contest drew nearly 13,000 images from all over the world. The pictures are as diverse as their authors, capturing an assortment of people, places and wildlife - everything that makes traveling so memorable, evoking a sense of delight and discovery. The following post includes a small sampling of the entrant's work, taken from the editor's picks in each of the categories. (The captions are written by the entrants, some slightly corrected for readability.) And for fun, take a look back at the winners from 2011 at National Geographic Traveler. -- Paula Nelson (54 photos total)

SPONTANEOUS MOMENTS - Marrakech Traveler: It was mid-morning and he must have wanted to ride into the light. I was shooting for the ABC TV show Born to Explore when I snapped this photo. (John Barnhardt/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest)

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Juliana Araujo for Playboy:

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Juliana Araujo for Playboy

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Hi all! I am Bitanu from Romania ...

Hi all! My name is Daniel Bitanu and I have 33 years. I am an aquarist in the city Navodari, region-Constanta, country-Romania. Begin by saying that I like to have ,,moisture,, in the house. :D I have some experience in freshwater aquarium, and of course countless experiments on nerves and my pocket, from small aquariums to some larger, plastic plants in the natural and ever-so about 15 years. I took it more seriously with aquarium plants since I discovered the hobby sites and I've tried to make aquarium gardening with fertilizers that are on all roads (JBL Ferropol, EasyCarbo EasyLife, PPS-Pro, Micro trace mix) and water with KH for 13-15.

I present some personal setups:







Setup ,,Autumn,, (2010) by Bitanu





























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Setup ,,Spring,, (2011) by Bitanu





SunSun 174 liters of tap water without osmosis, heavy CO2, light 0.6 w / l 7.5h/day (4x24w t5 - 2xOsram 965&865, 2xJBL Tropic), liquid fertilization JBL (Ferropol, Ferropol24) and PPS, refreshing water 40% per week.



































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Setup ,,Oland-Scape,, (2011-2012) by Bitanu





Aquarium HM 300 liters (12x50x50 cm), CO2 (bottle 6kg, pressure regulator with solenoid JBL, pH controller AquaMedic 2001c, sensor Hanna Instruments, co2 reactor HM), lighting Lamp SunSun 2x150w HQI 6000k ADL bulbs / 6.5 h/day , liquid fertilization: micro (JBL Ferropol, MicroTraceMix) and macro (PPS-pro, EasyCarbo), refreshing water 50% per week.





























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Setup ,,Intermedius,, (2012) by Bitanu





Plant list: Pogostemon helferi, Ammania sp. bonsai, Ranunculus inundatus, Alternanthera Reinecki "mini", Eriocaulon cinereum, Eleocharis parvula, Prosepinaca palustris cuba, Rotala mini green, Rotala macandra, Rotala mini type II, Ammania senegalensis, Pogostemon stellatus, Pogostemon erectus, Ludwigia brevipes, Didiplis diadra, Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides, Staurogyne repens,Hemianthus callitrichoides HC.



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Olympus underwater moss pics

Olympus underwater moss pics:

here are some pics taken underwater with an olmpus stylus tough

first pic was taken right in output stream from filter

the underwater movies are great , wish i could post them

i know the small lens on these cameras are not great

bought it because i can drop it in a puddle lol

use it on constuction sites as well as camping

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Shrimp PIX with my new watermark!

Shrimp PIX with my new watermark!:

Since there's been more than a few instances of my pics being used for monetary gain without my consent, I've finally decided to get all my pics water marked. Though I hate doing it, I feel it needs to be done since I have no control over thievery. At least this way it'll make it harder for them to modify.



Here's a couple new shots. Tell me what yall think.



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