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Bronte Beach, Australia
Photograph by Mark Tipple, My Shot
Two swimmers reach for the surface after making it under the breaking wave at Bronte Beach, Sydney, Australia. Part of the Underwater Project, an ongoing series documenting our existence with the ocean through each seasonal change.
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Fireflies
Photograph by megan petock, My Shot
All year, I look forward to seeing the fireflies light up my backyard in June. This is a self-portrait of myself admiring their beauty. I was really happy to capture their glimmers with my camera.
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Watermelon Slice, Serbia
Photograph by Tamara Milicevic, My Shot
Piece of watermelon, Belgrade, 4 July, 2008
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Flowers, New York
Photograph by Christina Rollo, My Shot
A beautiful color combination of forest green, orange and yellow caught my eye. The flowers grow around the trees in our woodlot in central New York.
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Waimea Bay
Photograph by Alisa Greig, My Shot
The rock at Waimea is a well-known place for visitors and local beachgoers alike to take the plunge.
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Strawberry Field, Italy
Photograph by Nicola Cocco, My Shot
Bus passing strawberry cultivation in Val Venosta, northern Italy
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Sunflower, British Columbia
Photograph by Dezene Huber, My Shot
I love the summer, and I love watching the garden around our home as it develops through the spring and summer. Each evening after work, when I come home for the day, I spend the first five or ten minutes walking around our garden checking which new flowers have arrived since the day before. Many days, I take my little son around the garden with me and let him point out the blossoms. This sunflower, appearing in late summer, was a culmination of our gardening efforts and gloriously told us that a wonderful summer with our family at home had ended and a pleasant autumn was now beginning. Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.
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Seawall, Oahu
Photograph by Olivia Boyle, My Shot
Oahu, Hawaii, Summer 2010. We were standing on a ledge that dropped about five or six feet and created huge splashes. She was eventually soaked.
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Tree
Photograph by Nikos Metaxiotis, My Shot
Hot summer day
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Beach Glass, Hawaii
Photograph by Lorenzo Menendez, My Shot
On the island of Kauai there is a beach where a now-closed glass factory used to dump excess glass on the beach. Over time the relentless waves eroded the sharp edges of the glass. Now all that is left is little rounded pieces of glass that have become part of the sand.
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Tire Swing, New Zealand
Photograph by Jeffrey Chitek, My Shot
Lakeside tire swing along the pristine waters of Queenstown, New Zealand
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Strawberry, Malaysia
Photograph by Wei Yun Chang, My Shot
Visiting a strawberry farm years ago at Cameron Highland, Malaysia, I saw this cute little strawberry hanging by itself, attracting my attention.
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Lake Roesiger, Washington
Photograph by Beth Sweeney, My Shot
A tranquil lake reflects the night sky's glow on the Fourth of July at Lake Roesiger, near Seattle, Washington.
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Tide Pool, California
Photograph by Cheryl Rampton, My Shot
Starfish, snails, and hermit crabs in a tide pool at Moss Beach, California (HDRI image)
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Aquatic Plants, Oregon
Photograph by Randall Scholten, My Shot
During summer months, aquatic plants multiply rapidly in Garrison Lake (southern Oregon coast). The plants are an important part of the ecosystem, especially since they foul the props of motor boats, which discourages the boaters from using the lake. Canoes and kayaks have little trouble from the plants, though, and find it easier to find peace and solitude. In this photo taken in the autumn, some sort of algae seems to be attacking the plants, making them look like green cotton candy.
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Poppy
Photograph by Veronika Kolev, My Shot
After the rain in a poppy field
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Sailboat, Mediterranean
Photograph by Jodi Spoden, My Shot
A sailboat at sea in Nice, France.
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River, Norway
Photograph by Peter Kopteff, My Shot
I was driving through Norway last summer on a hiking trip. Parked the car late at night in a random parking place to get a few hours of sleep. I was so tired of the driving I didn't give much heed to the roaring sound coming from outside, thinking it was just the river the road kept following. Woke up to this incredible show of mist and early sunlight all around me and my misplaced car.
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Sunset
Photograph by Veronika Kolev, My Shot
It was an interesting evening because at one point everyhting was yellow: the bird, the flowers/canola, and the sunset.
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Swimmer Diving
Photograph by Clark Moeller, My Shot
Swimmer cools off with a simple dive.
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Promina Mountain, Croatia
Photograph by Goran Levacic, My Shot
Summer dusk over Promina Mountain in Dalmatia, Croatia. The road goes from the seaside town of Ibenik toward the rural, rocky continental part of the country.
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Dogs, Rio de Janeiro
Photograph by Ricardo de Mattos, My Shot
Dogs waiting for their kite surfer owner on a beach in Rio de Janeiro
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Hermit Crab, India
Photograph by kunal gupta, My Shot
This picture was taken in the summer of 2010 at the beach of Digha, West Bengal, India. These beautiful creatures are usually found near the shore, where the water depth is very low ... And due to the tidal effect, when they reach the shore and get stuck in the sand, it's hard for them to go back to the water again. So, they can live in water as well as a small distance away from it, where they have a chance to go back again.-
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Wildflowers
Photograph by Kevin Jolivet, My Shot
Just wildflowers in the very particular light of dusk in summer.
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Mallorca
Photograph by Radovan Sabata, My Shot
West coast of Mallorca
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Lake Moraine, Alberta
Photograph by Alex Richter, My Shot
Lake Moraine, Alberta, Canada during the summer. The glaciers in the background grind the rocks underneath as they melt in the summer and produce rock flour. The rock flour then flows down into the rivers, then streams into the lake and reflects the sunlight, giving the lake a brilliant blue color.
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Sunflowers
Photograph by Garett Gabriel, My Shot
Sunflowers on a country road
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