Saturday, December 22, 2012

ΟΙ ΚΑΛΕΣ ΦΩΤΟΓΡΑΦΙΕΣ





WORLD
                                                          PHOTOGRAPHY
                                                          DAY, Wikimedia
                                                          Commons
                                                          Picture of the
                                                          Year 1st
                                                          place: View of
                                                          Lake Bondhus
                                                          in Norway, and
                                                          in the
                                                         
 background
 of
                                                          the Bondhus
                                                          Glacier, part
                                                          of the
                                                          Folgefonna
                                                          GlacierWikimedia Commons Picture of the Year 2011 #1 with 143 votes in Final. A view of the lake Bondhus in Norway. In the background a view of the Bondhus Glacier as a part of the Folgefonna GlacierView of Lake Bondhus in Norway, and in the background of the Bondhus Glacier, part of the Folgefonna Glacier. Photo #1 by Alchemist-hp (www.pse-mendelejew.de)
 
Wolrd Photography Day -- Self portrait of
                                                          Tracy Caldwell
                                                          Dyson in the
                                                          Cupola module
                                                          of the
                                                          International
                                                          Space Station
                                                          observing the
                                                          Earth below
                                                          during
                                                          Expedition 24#2 – 118 votes in Final; Self portrait of Tracy Caldwell Dyson in the Cupola module of the International Space Station observing the Earth below during Expedition 24. Photo #2 by Tracy Caldwell Dyson / NASA
Wikimedia Commons #3 picture of the year
                                                          2011 -- World
                                                          photography
                                                          day Cueva de
                                                          los Verdes,
                                                          Canary
                                                          Islands,
                                                          Spain.
                                                          Reflection on
                                                          water#3 – 57 votes in Final; Cueva de los Verdes, Canary Islands, Spain. Reflection on water. Photo #3 by Luc Viatour (Lviatour)
#4 – 54 votes in Final; Marsh Wren
                                                          (Cistothorus
                                                          palustris),
                                                          Cap Tourmente
                                                          National
                                                          Wildlife Area,
                                                          Quebec, Canada
                                                          -- World
                                                          Photography
                                                          Day#4 – 54 votes in Final was a tie; Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris), Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area, Quebec, Canada. Photo #4 by Simon Pierre Barrette (Cephas)
World Photography Day celebrates Wikimedia
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                                                          Picture of the
                                                          Year 2011 --
                                                          #4 – 54 votes
                                                          in Final;
                                                          Portrait of
                                                          the common
                                                          wasp Vespula
                                                          vulgaris
                                                          depicting the
                                                          characteristic
                                                          head markings#4 – 54 votes in Final; Portrait of the common wasp Vespula vulgaris depicting the characteristic head markings. Photo #5 by Tim Evison, from Denmark (Tpe)
World Photography Day -- #5 – 46 votes in
                                                          Wikimedia
                                                          Commons
                                                          Picture of the
                                                          Year Final;
                                                          Grandidier’s
                                                          Baobab,
                                                          picture taken
                                                          near
                                                          Morondava,
                                                          Madagascar#5 was also a tie – 46 votes in Final; Grandidier’s Baobab, picture taken near Morondava, Madagascar. Photo #6 by Bernard Gagnon (Bgag)
World Photography Day celebrates Wikimedia
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                                                          Pictures of
                                                          the Year 2011
                                                          Winners -- # 5
                                                          – 46 votes in
                                                          Final; A SNCF
                                                          TGV Duplex
                                                          trainset is
                                                          crossing the
                                                          Cize - Bolozon
                                                          viaduct over
                                                          the
 Ain
 river.
                                                          The viaduct is
                                                          part of the
                                                          Haut-Bugey
                                                          line, which
                                                          was reopened
                                                          in December
                                                          2010 for TGV
                                                          services
                                                          between Geneva
                                                          and Paris# 5 – 46 votes in Final; A SNCF TGV Duplex trainset is crossing the Cize – Bolozon viaduct over the Ain river. The viaduct is part of the Haut-Bugey line, which was reopened in December 2010 for TGV services between Geneva and Paris. Photo #7 by David Gubler (Kabelleger / bahnbilder.ch)
World Photography Day celebrate with
                                                          Wikimedia
                                                          Commons
                                                          Picture of the
                                                          Year winners
                                                          -- creative
                                                          commons
                                                          license
                                                          celebrated#6 – 39 votes in Final; CargoNet Di 12 “Euro 4000″ (road number 312 006) plowing through snow drifts at about 100 km/h. The train is an intermodal freight train from Bodø towards Trondheim. The picture was taken on the Saltfjellet between Lønsdal and Bolna, Norway. Photo #8 by David Gubler (Kabelleger / bahnbilder.ch)
Wikimedia Commons Picture of the
 Year
                                                          winners for
                                                          2011: #7 – 37
                                                          votes in
                                                          Final; Red
                                                          deer (Cervus
                                                          elaphus), in
                                                          Freyr forest,
                                                          near
                                                          Han-sur-Lesse,
                                                          Belgium, World
                                                          Photography
                                                          Day#7 – 37 votes in Final; Red deer (Cervus elaphus), in Freyr forest, near Han-sur-Lesse, Belgium. Photo #9 by Luc Viatour (Lviatour)
World Photography Day celebrated by
                                                          Wikimedia
                                                          Commons
                                                          Picture of the
                                                          Year winners
                                                          for 2011 -- #8
                                                          – 35 votes in
                                                          Final; Vicuña,
                                                          one of two
                                                          wild South
                                                          American
                                                          camelids. In
                                                          the background
 
 
                                                        the point on
                                                          the Earth's
                                                          surface that
                                                          is farthest
                                                          from the
                                                          Earth's
                                                          center,
                                                          Chimborazo
                                                          volcano -
                                                          Ecuador#8 – 35 votes in Final; Vicuña, one of two wild South American camelids. In the background the point on the Earth’s surface that is farthest from the Earth’s center, Chimborazo volcano – Ecuador. Photo #10 by David Torres Costales (Dabit100)
Wikimedia Commons Picture of the
 Year
                                                          winners -- #10
                                                          – 32 votes in
                                                          Final; Si-o-se
                                                          Pol, also
                                                          called the
                                                          Allah-Verdi
                                                          Khan Bridge,
                                                          in Isfahan,
                                                          Iran. It is
                                                          highly ranked
                                                          as being one
                                                          of
 the
 most
                                                          famous
                                                          examples of
                                                          Safavid bridge
                                                          design --
                                                          Wolrd
                                                          Photography
                                                          Day#10 – 32 votes in Final; Si-o-se Pol, also called the Allah-Verdi Khan Bridge, in Isfahan, Iran. It is highly ranked as being one of the most famous examples of Safavid bridge design. Photo #11 by Reza Haji-Pour (Reza H.)
#11 – 31 votes in Final; Saint Petersburg
                                                          Mosque.
                                                          Maiolica of
                                                          portal, in the
                                                          form of
                                                          Muqarnas --
                                                          Wikimedia
                                                          Commons
                                                          Picture of the
                                                          Year to
                                                          celebrate
                                                          World
                                                          Photography
                     
 
                                    Day -- Thank
                                                          you to
                                                          photographers
                                                          with creative
                                                          commons
                                                          license#11 – 31 votes in Final; Saint Petersburg Mosque. Maiolica of portal, in the form of Muqarnas. Photo #12 by Сподаренко Юрий Степанович (Canes)
#12 – 29 votes in Final; Castle
                                                          Neuschwanstein,
                                                          Bavaria,
                                                          GermanyWikimedia Commons Picture of the Year winner #12 was another tie with 29 votes in Final; Castle Neuschwanstein, Bavaria, Germany. Photo #13 by Wladyslaw (Taxiarchos228)
World Photography Day -- Wikimedia Commons
                                                          Picture of the
                                                          Year 2011
                                                          winner #12 –
                                                          29 votes in
                                                          Final; Olive
                                                          ridley sea
                                                          turtle
                                                          (Lepidochelys
                                                          olivacea)
                                                          nesting on
                                                          escobilla,
                                                          Oaxaca,
         
 
                                                Mexico#12 – 29 votes in Final; Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) nesting on escobilla, Oaxaca, Mexico. Photo #14 by Claudio Giovenzana (longwalk.it)
Into the Jaws of DeathThe last moments of soldiers’ lives. #13 – 28 votes in Final; A LCVP from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase disembarks troops of Company E, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division wading onto Omaha Beach on the morning of June 6, 1944. American soldiers encountered the newly formed German 352nd Division when landing. During the initial landing two thirds of the Company E became casualties. Photo #15 by Robert F. Sargent, Chief Photographer’s Mate (CPHoM) of the United States Coast Guard
#13 – 28 votes in Picture of the Year
 Final;
                                                          A nearly full
                                                          moon sets as
                                                          the space
                                                          shuttle
                                                          Discovery sits
                                                          atop Launch
                                                          pad 39A at the
                                                          Kennedy Space
                                                          Center in Cape
                                                          Canaveral,
                                                          Florida, USA
                                                         
 in
 the early
                                                          morning hours
                                                          of Wednesday,
                                                          March 11,
                                                          2009#13 – 28 votes in Final; A nearly full moon sets as the space shuttle Discovery sits atop Launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA in the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 11, 2009. Photo #16 by Bill Inglais / NASA
#14 – 26 votes in Final Wikimedia Commons
                                                          Picture of the
                                                          Year; The
                                                          Atacama Dry
                                                          lake, in
                                                          Chile. At the
                                                          horizon, the
                                                          Licancabur
                                                          volcano#14 – 26 votes in Final; The Atacama Dry lake, in Chile. At the horizon, the Licancabur volcano. Photo #17 by Francesco Mocellin (Home Wiki)
#15 – 25 votes in Final; Eilean Donan
                                                          Castle, as
                                                          viewed from
                                                          the south-east
                                                          at sunrise#15 – 25 votes in Final; Eilean Donan Castle, as viewed from the south-east at sunrise. Photo #18 by David Iliff (Diliff)
#16 – 23 votes in Final; A hot air balloon
                                                          being inflated
                                                          before air
                                                          trip over
                                                          Cappadocia,
                                                          central
                                                          Turkey, as
                                                          seen from
                                                          insideAnother Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year tie at #16 – 23 votes in Final; A hot air balloon being inflated before air trip over Cappadocia, central Turkey, as seen from inside. Photo #19 by Benh Lieu Song (Benh)
#16 – 23 votes in Final; Pollination by a
                                                          bee, Wikimedia
                                                          Commons
                                                          Picture of the
                                                          Year 2011 --
                                                          World
                                                          Photography
                                                          Day celebrate
                                                          creative
                                                          commons
                                                          license#16 – 23 votes in Final; Pollination by a bee. Photo #20 by Louise Docker (aussiegall)
A snowy ski lift on top of Åreskutan,
                                                          SwedenSnowpocalypse? No. #16 – 23 votes in Final; A Snowy Ski lift on top of Åreskutan, in Sweden. Photo #21 by Anders Carlsson (andersc77)
#18 – 19 votes in Final; Himeji Castle,
                                                          Himeji, Hyogo
                                                          Prefecture,
                                                          JapanThree-way tie at #18 with 19 votes in Final; Himeji Castle, Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Photo #22 by Bernard Gagnon (Bgag)
#18 – 19 votes in Final; Two boys at the
                                                          beach. One is
                                                          buried in the
                                                          sand and the
                                                          other is
                                                          bending
                                                          forward while
                                                          holding the
                                                          other's head#18 – 19 votes in Final; Two boys at the beach. One is buried in the sand and the other is bending forward while holding the other’s head. Photo #23 by Böhringer Friedrich (Böhringer)
#18 – 19 votes in Final; A Hubble Space
                                                          Telescope
                                                          image of the
                                                          R136 super
                                                          star cluster,
                                                          near the
                                                          center of the
                                                          30 Doradus
                                                          Nebula, also
                                                          known as the
                                                          Tarantula
                                                          Nebula or NGC
                                                          2070#18 – 19 votes in Final; A Hubble Space Telescope image of the R136 super star cluster, near the center of the 30 Doradus Nebula, also known as the Tarantula Nebula or NGC 2070. Photo #24 by R. O’Connell / NASA
#19 – 18 votes in Final; A Red deer (Cervus
                                                          elaphus), in
                                                          Freyr forest,
                                                          near
                                                          Han-sur-Lesse,
                                                          Belgium#19 – 18 votes in Final; A Red deer (Cervus elaphus), in Freyr forest, near Han-sur-Lesse, Belgium. Photo #25 by Luc Viatour (Lviatour)
#19 – 18 votes in Final; One of the Maid of
                                                          the Mist tour
                                                          boats
                                                          approaching
                                                          the Horseshoe
                                                          Falls on the
                                                          Canadian side
                                                          of Niagara
                                                          Falls#19 – 18 votes in Final; One of the Maid of the Mist tour boats approaching the Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. Photo #26 by Saffron Blaze
World Photography Day, Creative Commons
                                                          License,
                                                          Wikimedia
                                                          Commons
                                                          Picture of the
                                                          Year winners
                                                          #20 – 17 votes
                                                          in Final; El
                                                          Golfo Beach in
                                                          Lanzarote,
                                                          Canary Islands
                                                          (Spain)#20 – 17 votes in Final; El Golfo Beach in Lanzarote, Canary Islands (Spain). Photo #27 by Luc Viatour (Lviatour)
Picture of the Year winners from Wikimedia
                                                          Commons,
                                                          creative
                                                          commons
                                                          license
                                                          photographers,
                                                          World
                                                          Photography
                                                          Day -- #20 –
                                                          17 votes in
                                                          Final; El
                                                          Golfo Beach in
                                                          Lanzarote,
                
 
                                         Canary Islands
                                                          (Spain)#20 – 17 votes in Final; A mountain massif of Flakstadøya island backgrounding the road (Fylkesvei 807) to Nusfjord village, Lofoten, Nordland, Norway in 2010 September. For example, there are such summits as Stjernhauet, Stjerntinden, Bjørntinden and Sautinden either visible or nonvisible due to the cloud situation. Photo #28 by Simo Räsänen (Ximonic)
bizarre creative commons license
                                                          photographs,
                                                          picture of the
                                                          year winners,
                                                          world
                                                          photography
                                                          day -- #21 –
                                                          16 votes in
                                                          Final; Écorché
                                                          (with
                                                          mummification)
                                                          of a horse and
                                                          his rider -
    
 
                                                     Museum
                                                          Fragonard of
                                                          the National
                                                          Veterinarian
                                                          High School of
                                                          Alfort, in
                                                          Maisons-Alfort,
                                                          France. The
                                                          technique used
                                                          is still
                                                          partially
                                                          unknown#21 – 16 votes in Final; Écorché (with mummification) of a horse and his rider, (detail), made between 1766 & 1771 by the french anatomist Honoré Fragonard (1732-1799). Museum Fragonard of the National Veterinarian High School of Alfort, in Maisons-Alfort, France. The technique used is still partially unknown. Photo #29 by Jebulon (French Wikipedia)
#22 – 15 votes in Final; Panoramic picture
                                                          of Rätikon
                                                          mountain range
                                                          in Austria,
                                                          near the
                                                          border of
                                                          Switzerland,
                                                          with Austrian
                                                          Alpine Club
                                                          hut
                                                          Tilisunahütte
                                                          on the left#22 – 15 votes in Final; Panoramic picture of Rätikon mountain range in Austria, near the border of Switzerland, with Austrian Alpine Club hut Tilisunahütte on the left. Photo #30 by Böhringer Friedrich (Böhringer)
#23 – 14 votes in Final; Broad view of
                                                          Hurricane
                                                          Isabel
                                                          captured from
                                                          ISS --
                                                          Wikimedia
                                                          Commons
                                                          Picture of the
                                                          Year winner#23 – 14 votes in Final; Broad view of Hurricane Isabel captured from ISS. Photo #31 by Mike Trenchard, Earth Sciences & Image Analysis Laboratory of Johnson Space Center / NASA
#24 – 11 votes in Final; Mouth of the
                                                          Matanuska
                                                          Glacier in
                                                          Alaska
                                                          Wikimedia
                                                          Commons
                                                          Picture of the
                                                          Year winner#24 – 11 votes in Final; Mouth of the Matanuska Glacier in Alaska. Photo
 

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