40 Greatest Nature Photographs of all Time

Herodotus

It being 'Earth Day', the International Association of Conservation Photographers have voted on the best 40 photos ever taken by their photograher members. Some Beautifull shots.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilcptop40/sets/72157623774840478/show/with/4493706636/

Make sure to choose the 'Full Screen' logo in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.

Enjoy!

PS: For details on each photo, year it was taken, background story etc. click on 'Show Info'

Biggins

Interesting link. Cheers.

JPA

I don't get how people can kill gorillas.

L.Jenkins

And here's another great one:

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/funny-pictures-cat-stalks-eagle.jpg

Biggins

djhunter30 wrote: »

And here's another great one:

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/funny-pictures-cat-stalks-eagle.jpg

I wonder who won? :pac:

L.Jenkins

I don't think an eagle would be hard pressed to fly away with a cat, if birds like that eat deer for lunch.

Biggins

djhunter30 wrote: »

I don't think an eagle would be hard pressed to fly away with a cat, if birds like that eat deer for lunch.

True, very true. Poor silly putty kat! :pac:

aDeener

JPA wrote: »

I don't get how people can kill gorillas.

"It's coming right for us!"

ChocolateSauce

Pillars of creation

These are 97 trillion km high.

This is my favourite nature shot!

Stephentlig

Apparently killing a gorilla gets pic of the year? makes me sick tbh.

Rabies

Great pictures.

hidinginthebush

Stephentlig wrote: »

Apparently killing a gorilla gets pic of the year? makes me sick tbh.

me too, if only i'd taken pictures of all those gorillas I'd killed...

Stephentlig

hidinginthebush wrote: »

me too, if only i'd taken pictures of all those gorillas I'd killed...

get back in yer bush :pac:

anniehoo

ChocolateSauce wrote: »

Pillars of creation

These are 97 trillion km high.

This is my favourite nature shot!

What are they?

Kivaro

ChocolateSauce wrote: »

Pillars of creation

These are 97 trillion km high.

This is my favourite nature shot!

It's good but it has been superseded by the new picture from Hubble on its 20th anniversary.

spudmonkey17

Far be it from me to do some back seat modding, but surely this would be better suited in the photography forum?



Y'know coz I likes my boards organised.




Just sayin' that's all....

Chorcai

Stephentlig wrote: »

Apparently killing of a gorilla gets pic of the year? makes me sick tbh.

Conservation Rangers from an Anti-Poaching unit work with locals to evacuate the bodies of four Mountain Gorrillas killed in by members of a charcoal business illegally operating in the park, Virunga National Park, Eastern Congo, 24 July 2007.
A Silver-Back Alpha male, the leader of the group was shot, three females were also killed.
Two of the females had babies and the other was pregnant.
The two babies were later found dead as a result of stress and dehydration.
The local illegal Charcoal industry clashes with conservation efforts in this very poor area and Rangers have been threatened, tortured and killed as a result of this clash of political and economic wills.
Over 100 Rangers have been killed in their efforts to protect the Gorrillas of Virunga, one of the world's most endangered species.
The Congolese Rangers in this particular group are working with Wildlife Direct, a Conservation organisation.
The Rangers receive a salary based on donations to Wildlife Direct and perform one of the most dangerous jobs in the world of wildlife conservation.
The DRC has the highest toll of human casualties of any country since the second world war, a figure in the region of 4.6 million dead as a result of war and resultant displacement, disease, starvation and ongoing militia violence. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images for Newsweek.)

spudmonkey17

Kivaro wrote: »

It's good but it has been superseded by the new picture from Hubble on its 20th anniversary.

Meh, space photos are always ridiculously photoshopped to make them look all magical and stuff. All you need is a few fairies and it would be perfect :pac:

biko

spudmonkey17 wrote: »

Far be it from me to do some back seat modding, but surely this would be better suited in the photography forum

Just waiting for Earth day to finish and then it's biko day again...

Kivaro

spudmonkey17 wrote: »

Meh, space photos are always ridiculously photoshopped to make them look all magical and stuff.

ah, I don't think so ...............................................
Not the hubble bubble ones anyway.

Jip

Stephentlig wrote: »

Apparently killing a gorilla gets pic of the year? makes me sick tbh.

I'm pretty sure the story behind that photo which I saw in a mag before was that the people were park rangers/conversationalists and that the gorilla wasn't killed by them.

Kivaro

biko wrote: »

Just waiting for Earth day to finish and then it's biko day again...

So we're fine with the Space pictures then?

spudmonkey17

Kivaro wrote: »

ah, I don't think so ...............................................
Not the hubble bubble ones anyway.

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/what-hubble-really-sees-100318.html

Stephentlig

Chorcai wrote: »

Conservation Rangers from an Anti-Poaching unit work with locals to evacuate the bodies of four Mountain Gorrillas killed in by members of a charcoal business illegally operating in the park, Virunga National Park, Eastern Congo, 24 July 2007.
A Silver-Back Alpha male, the leader of the group was shot, three females were also killed.
Two of the females had babies and the other was pregnant.
The two babies were later found dead as a result of stress and dehydration.
The local illegal Charcoal industry clashes with conservation efforts in this very poor area and Rangers have been threatened, tortured and killed as a result of this clash of political and economic wills.
Over 100 Rangers have been killed in their efforts to protect the Gorrillas of Virunga, one of the world's most endangered species.
The Congolese Rangers in this particular group are working with Wildlife Direct, a Conservation organisation.
The Rangers receive a salary based on donations to Wildlife Direct and perform one of the most dangerous jobs in the world of wildlife conservation.
The DRC has the highest toll of human casualties of any country since the second world war, a figure in the region of 4.6 million dead as a result of war and resultant displacement, disease, starvation and ongoing militia violence. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images for Newsweek.)

''I get the picture'' now chorcai, thank you

arybvtcw0eolkf

I got through about three photos and was bored off my tits, uninspired.

SugarHigh

Stephentlig wrote: »

Apparently killing a gorilla gets pic of the year? makes me sick tbh.

you realise the photographer didn't kill the gorilla?

squod

Kivaro wrote: »

It's good but it has been superseded by the new picture from Hubble on its 20th anniversary.

Carina Nebula has been my desktop screen saver since 2006, epic pic.

arybvtcw0eolkf

SugarHigh wrote: »

you realise the photographer didn't kill the gorilla?

Photographers aren't know for 'shooting the subject' for nothing ya know :P

Wibbs

djhunter30 wrote: »

And here's another great one:

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/funny-pictures-cat-stalks-eagle.jpg

I cant abide cats, but damn that moggy has some ambition and balls to back it up.

Kivaro

spudmonkey17 wrote: »

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/what-hubble-really-sees-100318.html

And there he goes running off to Google ............
For a man who doesn't want this thread to last, you've fierce interest in it.

From the article above:

..... most celestial objects, such as nebulas, emit colors that are too faint for human eyes to make out. It takes a telescope, letting light build up in its CCD over time, to see the rich hues in Hubble photos.

Mmcd

Tbh not one of them comes near the photos of the lightning over Eyjafjallajökull

fontanalis

ChocolateSauce wrote: »

Pillars of creation

These are 97 trillion km high.

This is my favourite nature shot!

Great shot.

fontanalis

I like this one, it answers an age old question.
http://www.mcttelecom.com/~planter/graphics/bear_****_woods.jpg

Splendour

Mmcd wrote: »

Tbh not one of them comes near the photos of the lightning over Eyjafjallajökull

Wow! What an amazing shot! Mmcd, thanks for sharing

Posy

A few of the pics were a bit cliché, but a few great ones within. I like the Jane Goodall one- but the one with the dead gorilla is sad.
Great photo of the lightning over the volcano, Mmcd, cheers for that!

Herodotus

This picture should have been included in my opinion.

It was taken in the 'Cave of Crystals', Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico.

And, no, it wasn't photoshoped!