《国家地理》杂志2011年摄影大赛参赛作品精选

精选者：《大西洋月刊》之“焦点”
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/11/national-geographic-photo-contest-2011/100187/
翻译者：译言网
http://select.yeeyan.org/view/163202/232076

                               
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Many people pilgrimage to Uluru, but what is seen there often depends on where you've come from. (© Robert Spanring)
不远万里到乌鲁鲁巨岩朝谒的人很多，但是在那儿看到了什么，往往取决于你来自何方。（© Robert Spanring）
译注：乌鲁鲁巨岩位于澳大利亚中部的乌鲁鲁国家公园内，英语名称为“爱尔斯岩”，该岩石周长9公里，是世界上最大的单体岩石，形成历史达6亿年。

                               
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Eruption of the Cordon del Caulle. (© Ricardo Mohr) #
智利柯登德高勒火山（Cordon del Caulle）喷发

                               
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Beluga whales in the arctic having fun. (© Dafna Ben Nun) #
北极的白鲸在嬉戏

                               
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This image captures almost 6 hours of climbing parties on Rainier going for the summit under starry skies. Wind shifts during the night would cause bands of smoke from fires 100 miles away on Mt Hood to pass over Rainier. This intermittent low-level haze caused the red glow seen in the sky and a Rainier that looks like it was almost painted on. Lights from Sunrise can be seen in the lower right of the frame. (© Chris Morin) #
这幅照片捕捉了星空之下登山队将近6小时攀登雷尼尔山的旅程。由于夜间风向变换，100英里之外胡德山的篝火所释放的烟都飘散到了雷尼尔山。在这朦朦胧胧的低空雾霭的渲染下，
天边映现的红光和雷尼尔山看去宛如丹青描绘。在画面右下方，还可以见到朝曦。（© Chris Morin）译注：雷尼尔山位于美国华盛顿州西部，海拔4392米，是世界上最危险的火山之一，
也是著名的旅游胜地。/ 胡德山位于美国俄勒冈州北部，海拔3426米，是一座休眠火山。

                               
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Russia, polar region of West Siberia, Tazovsky Peninsula. Reindeer breeding is one of the basic means of employment for the indigenous population of this region. All pieces of land suitable for pasture are assigned to families of reindeer breeders, or Sovkhoz brigades. Reindeer grazing freely in search of reindeer lichen overnight can disperse across few kilometers. Here, the foreman of the shepherds examines a herd with the aid of binoculars. (© Dmitriy Nikonov) #
俄罗斯西西伯利亚极地地区的塔佐夫斯基（Tazovsky）半岛。驯鹿饲养是该地区土著居民最基本的谋生手段之一。所有适于放牧的土地都被分配给了家庭驯鹿饲养主或国营农场组。
照片上，驯鹿在惬意地觅食鹿蕊，这种植物一夜之间便能飘散出几公里。牧鹿人的领头者正借助双筒望远镜检视一处牧场的牧群

                               
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An adult male gelada rests in the early morning light after ascending the steep sleeping cliffs of the Simien Mountains, Ethiopia. This male won his right to mate by successfully deposing the old leader. Now he must defend his harem by tending to his females' needs and fighting off anxious bachelors waiting for their chance to become harem leader. (© Clay Wilton) #
一只成年雄性狮尾狒攀上埃塞俄比亚瑟门山的陡峭卧壁，沐浴在晨光中休憩。这只雄狒狒成功驱逐了老狒王，赢得了交配权。现在他必须保护他的“妻妾”，
赶走那些存有非分之想的单身狒狒，他们正伺机取而代之，欲当“妻妾”之主。（© Clay Wilton）【译注：瑟门山位于埃塞俄比亚北部高原，为埃塞俄比亚最高点，山上怪石嶙峋，
物种丰富，尤以狮尾狒和瑟门狐出名。

                               
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An unexpected side-effect of the 2010 flooding in parts of Sindh, Pakistan, was that millions of spiders climbed up into the trees to escape the rising flood waters; because of the scale of the flooding and the fact that the water took so long to recede, many trees became cocooned in spiders webs. People in the area had never seen this phenomenon before, but they also reported that there were less mosquitos than they would have expected, given the amount of standing water that was left. Not being bitten by mosquitoes was one small blessing for people that had lost everything in the floods. (© Russell Watkins) #

                               
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Curious cormorants watch the start of the Gatorman part of the La Jolla Roughwater Swim. Athletes swim 3 miles from La Jolla Cove to Scripps Pier and back. (© Lee Sie) #

                               
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This place is very special to me. The fèllensee is placed at the bottom of the hundstei (dog stone). I know this might sound silly, but since my dog and I grew up just around the corner and the naming of the mountain, I chose this very calm lake as a final resting place for Spock (my dog) so he would have the biggest gravestone of all dogs out there. That morning we had a farewell ceremony for Spock. I took this picture and we summited the hundstei to his honor (which was a very emotional challenge). This picture of his resting place is now hanging in our kitchen to remember him. (© Nino Benninger) #

                               
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Cage divers confront a great white shark. (© David Litchfield) #

                               
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Spark trails from cannon blast captured at the Moorpark Civil War reenactment, sponsored by the Moorpark Rotary Club. Soldiers manning the cannon were silhouetted due to a large light behind them shining down on the battlefield. The large flood light made it possible to also see the smoke from the cannon blasts. (© Robert Jensen) #

                               
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Snow Geese in flight. Kleinfeltersville, Pennsylvania. (© Charles Funk) #

                               
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Yala National park of Sri Lanka is best known for leopards, but of course very difficult to get them in action. This is one of the well grown three cubs got excited and started jumping between branches. I got it against the light within fraction of a second. (© Lalith Ekanayake) #

                               
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Rare and endangered Australian Sea Lions (Neophoca cinerea) swim and play in the shallows of Hopkins Island, South Australia. (© Michael Patrick O'Neill ) #

                               
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Death valley averages just 1.58 inches of rainfall a year. Yet somehow, in my first trip there in four years, we catch a storm. Not just a storm, an electrical storm. At sunset, of all times. This was the reward for years of trips gone awry, blank skies, drenching downpours, and for every other cause of failed photography endeavors. To me, this is an example of the best thing that can happen to a photographer. To be in the right place, at the right time - and to not mess it up too badly. (© Jeff Engelhardt) #

                               
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This is a shot of one of the many thermal pools in Yellowstone National Park. (© Danielle Goldstein) #

                               
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An extraordinary display of spring frost covering everything in sight. This particular image of a frosted fence with a backdrop of a blue metal dumpster from a construction site was taken in late-March of 2011. (© Sara Worsham) #

                               
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A male jawfish mouthbrooding eggs until they hatch. (© Steven Kovacs) #

                               
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This image was taken in wintertime in an arid area of the Canadian Rockies. Temperatures were below 30 degrees Celsius, yet because there was no snow fall the surface of the lake was uncovered allowing me to see and capture the bubbles (gas release from lake bed) that were trapped in the frozen waters. (© Emmanuel Coupe-Kalomiris ) #

                               
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Flight of an Eagle owl Photo by Mark Bridger A large adult eagle owl in flight. (© Mark Bridger) #

                               
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In a mud pool at the sea salt mines near Bourgas, Bulgaria locals gather. He applies the mud from the pool and then stands upright until it is dry only to take a dip in the nearby sea. Afterwards he gets a relaxing swim in the 30cm of water in the salt mine. (© Antoni Georgiev) #

                               
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One morning while on the Big Island of Hawaii, I was exploring my surroundings to see if I could find something to photograph. I almost went back inside when something on this huge palm tree leaf caught my eye. I stayed around and it was this little gecko, startled by my presence he was hidden between the ridges of the leaf. He would pop his head up periodically to check his surroundings; as soon as he saw I was still there he would hide again. We played this game for a while until I got the shot. (© Lorenzo Menendez) #

                               
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The weirdest market on planet earth must be the voodoo market in Lome,Togo. Thousands of dead animals are used for religious and health purposes. Freaky, frightening but also fascinating (© Jorgen Tharaldsen) #

                               
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Bonobo Portrait, Jacksonville Zoo, Florida (© Graham McGeorge) #

                               
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Climbing the Harding Ice-field trail in the rain, has its rewards. I stopped to admire glacier, only to find an adult black bear eating in front of a glowing blue glacier. (© Colin McCrindle) #

                               
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Nathan Fletcher rides one of the biggest waves ever ridden at Teahupoo, in Tahiti. (© Ted Grambeau) #

                               
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A Rufous humming bird takes a much need break on a pine tree, boasting his beautifully bright chest. (© Cael Cook) #

                               
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At safari not only animals can attract attention. (© Dmitry Gorilovskiy) #

                               
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Lone Tree Yellowstone Photo by Anita Erdmann A solitary tree surviving another harsh winter in Yellowstone National Park. (© Anita Erdmann) #

                               
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This lynx (Lynx Canadensis) flinches its ear at bothersome gnats in the late evening summer sun in Alaska. (© Jimmy Tohill) #

                               
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This photo was taken in the Upper Antelope Canyon near Page (AZ) and it shows the amazing effect of the sand thrown in the air and struck by the rays of the sun. (© Angiolo Manetti ) #

                               
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A "joey" (baby) Eastern Grey Kangaroo pokes a head out from its mother's pouch. The baby kangaroo will continue to peek until if feels safe enough to emerge for short periods. After 7 to 10 months it will leave the pouch for the last time. (© Brent Lukey) #

以下来自波士顿大图网
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2012/01/national_geographic_photograph.html

                               
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Grand Prize Winner and Nature Winner - SPLASHING: 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. Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia (Photo and caption by Shikhei Goh)

                               
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Nature Honorable Mention - PANIC IN THE PAN: I was leading a photographic safari in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park. It was midday and we came across a dazzle of zebra approaching a waterhole to quench their thirst. Every few minutes the zebras will enter the water to drink, just to panic and scatter out of the water again. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. (Photo and caption by Marius Coetzee) #

                               
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Nature Honorable Mention - SUNRISING JELLYFISH: Jellyfish (Cotylorhiza tuberculata) drifting just beneath the surface, looking to capture the first sunrays to trigger their symbiotic algae to produce energy for it.  Mar Menor coastal lagoon, Murcia province, Spain. (Photo and caption by Angel Fitor) #

                               
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Nature Honorable Mention - THE HUNT - I personally believe that, beyond the formal representation of reality, mediated by the technical instruments necessary to fix an image in time, photography is made of insights. The shot is the last act of image capturing and in many ways the easiest part of the whole process. This panning effect, even in its imperfection, with the chromatic harmony of the background, with all the needless information eliminated and the luck of having the big cat’s lifted tail in symmetry with the impala horns, brings the observer inside the hunting without distractions. Kenya, Masai Mara National Reserve. (Photo and caption by Stefano Pesarelli) #

                               
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Nature Honorable Mention - BLUE POND & FIRST SNOW: The blue pond of the famous tourist resort. This is a place where many tourists gather in spring, summer, and autumn. However, since this pond freezes in winter, nobody is there during that period. This photograph is the moment of the first snow of the season falling on that blue pond. We can see the first snow of the season beginning at the end of October. Why is the pond blue? Because the underground hot spring ingredient is gushing. This blue pond changes color every day. I think that mystical blue and pure white snow are beautiful. All are nature's tints. Biei, Hokkaido, Japan. (Photo and caption by Kent Shiraishi) #

                               
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Places Winner - INTO THE GREEN ZONE: A beautiful rainbow after the rain, into the green zone of the Palawan Islands. Onuk island, Balabac Palawan, Philippines. (Photo and caption by George Tapan) #

                               
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Places Honorable Mention - WATERWAY TO ORBIT: Space shuttle, Endeavour, launches into orbit toward the east, as the stars and waning crescent moon trail toward the west, leaving a beautiful reflection on the Intracoastal Waterway in Ponte Vedra, Florida. This 132-second time exposure of the final night launch of a space shuttle, from launch through SRB separation, was taken 115 miles north of Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center. Ponte Vedra, Florida. (Photo and caption by James Vernacotola) #

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