These
are some of the most awesome photographs you will ever see, being the winners of
Wikipedia's tenth annual photography contest.
All of
these images are freely licensed, so they are like free gifts for the world to
enjoy.
1. Pluto seen from NASA's New Horizons
spacecraft
This
amazing color photograph of Pluto, taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft,
really merits close attention. Not many people would expect a 'planet' so far
from the sun to sport so many hues of red, orange, yellow and blue, but that is
the wonder of science for you!
2. View
of the interior of Nasir ol Molk Mosque, Shiraz.
The
colors that the sun light makes when traveling through those beautiful stain
glass windows and onto the luscious carpet make this one of the most gorgeous
mosques in all the world.
4. The
Long Room of the Old Library, Trinity College Dublin.
It
doesn't matter how incredibly compact and powerful computer chips become, sights
like this of a stately library full of old tomes from years gone by are the
greatest means of transmitting the importance of learning and the wisdom to be
found in letters.
5. Sunset
view from the back of a waterfall, Iceland
These
cliffs used to be part of the coastline, but now they are surrounded by lush
vegetation, which afford such colorful photographs here at
Seljalandsfoss.
7. Port
and lighthouse overnight storm with lightning
in Port-la-Nouvelle, France.
How
rare it is to see a storm of such frightening but fascinating vigor! You can see
why this image was prized so highly by the judges of this
contest.
8. Macaca
fuscata juvenile yawning, Nagano, Japan
This
Japanese macaque was brilliantly captured showing its tiredness, a really quite
human moment.
9. Sunrise
with Paraná pines, Serra da Bocaina National Park, Brazil.
This
picture is proof that sunrise is the most beautiful part of the day, full of
promise and splendor.
10. Rådhuset
metro station, Stockholm
11. Las
Lajas Sanctuary church, Nariño, Colombia
Have
you ever seen a church perched in such a perilous location as this? I haven't,
and I'm very impressed by how safe, secure and blended into the rocks this
basilica is embedded.
12. Air
to air image of a Spitfire, taken over RAF Coningsby
첫댓글 멋진 사진들 잘 보고갑니다
대사들의 사진은 다른대가 있읍니다
잘보았습니다. 정말 awesome한 사진입니다.
두번째 사진
stained glass는 성당에만 있는줄 알았는데 모스크에도 있네요
쏫아져 들어오는 햇빛 황홀합니다
신심이 절로 생기겠습니다