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2010 National Geographic Photography

Singaporean photographer Aaron Lim has taken the Grand Prize in National Geographic’s annual photo contest under nature category.

He trumped more than 16,000 other entries with his picture of trekkers watching Gunung Rinjani, a volcano on the island of Lombok, Indonesia, erupt as the sun rose at the break of dawn.

Freelance photographer and contest judge Joel Sartore said on National Geographic, “This image best represented the craft of photography. Not only is the light subtle and beautiful, and not only is it a lovely scene, but there’s a volcanic eruption going on in the background.”

National Geographic magazine senior photo editor and judge Sadie Quarrier added that combining multiple images into one stitched image “gives us a wide, powerful, and unique view.”

Photo galleries of all the winners and finalists in the contest’s three categories — Nature, People and Places – are online at this link.

The other one I like is:

In "Ship Breakers of Chittagong," workers expose a ship's innards in Chittagong, Bangladesh, one of the world's biggest ship graveyards.

Despite its unsafe work practices n pollution, e city is "one of the biggest industry n job opportunities for many Bangladeshis," noted photographer Jana of San Francisco.

Some Molly Pics

Kissing shots with kissable lips Molly..Who have not tried?

Molly celebrating Mooncake festival !!

Some Funny Pics of Olympics 2008

Just for laughs ^^

BeiJing Olympics Ceremony

The 2008 Olympics Opening Ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest. The ceremony was co-directed by Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou and Zhang Jigang. It focus on ancient Chinese culture and creativity. The musical score for the ceremony was arranged by composer Tan Dun.

Featuring more than 15,000 performers, the ceremony lasted over four hours and was reported to have cost over $300 million to produce. The opening ceremony was hugely praised to be spectacular and spellbinding!

Sg Garden festival 08

This festival is the largest international garden and flower show in Singapore. Went to the exhibit last week and finally uploaded the pictures..Thanks to Ron.

It was an exhibit of around 32 show gardens at Level 6 of Suntec. They are brought together by top local and foreign award-winning landscape and floral designers, florists and horticulturists from 17 countries.

The 5 dollars entry I paid for is definitely worth it. The designed landscapes are captivating and special. The flowers are unique as most are imported and designers have to take care they do not wilt.. This extravaganza of blooms and greenery appealed not only to plant lovers but photography buffs as well.. Many keen snappers are spotted setting up their tripods to capture their fav flowers and designs! For those who miss this, the next festival will be held in 2010.

Below are some of my fav pictures Ron have taken from the exhibit:

Landscape garden

Floral Windows to the World

The inner door in our mind by Jin Young Park

Who's that in the bushes??

Displayed by a Lady Designer - Nice contrast

To see more pics, you can view here.

Realistic Pictures

There’re not photos! Simply amazing and very realistic paintings (oil on canvas) of Jeffrey T. Larson.

Photos by Brian McCarty ~ Awesome !!

Brian McCarty,a toy photographer extraordinaire, a celebrity of sorts. He's extremely talented with a style all to his own, here are samples of some fav pieces by him. Petite Lapin by Mr Clement

Wish Come True series by Friend With You

Well, now Pandacake is joining Brian's long list of stars! She will be featured in Volume 8 of Hi-Fructose magazine. Camille Rose Garcia is on the front cover - it looks certain to be a fantastic edition! He captured Pandacake so well to make the shot look like a Noferin painting.