Photos AMAZING: Finalists Of The 2014 Wildlife Photographer Of The Year

[wizehop]

I normally don't care about things that aren't trains, train related, but these pics are pretty amazing.
http://news.distractify.com/culture/wildlife-photos-of-the-year/?v=1



The annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, presented by London's Natural History Museum and BBC, has just recently announced its 50 finalists, chosen from over 41,000 entries. Here are some of the most breathtaking images taken over the last year.

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'Stretching' by Stephan Tuengler

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'Apex Predators' by Justin Black

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'One Eye On You' by Mohammad Khorshed

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'Flirting Bearded Seal' by Audun Rikardsen

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'Facebook Update' by Marsel van Oosten

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'Australian Sea Lion Pups' by Michael Patrick O'Neill

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'Bad Hair Day' by Gordon Illg

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'Barracuda Swirl' by Alexander Mustard

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'Bat Festival' by João Paulo Krajewski

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'Caiman Night' by Luciano Candisani

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'Dantes Inferno' by Karen Lunney

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'Dawn Lift-Off' by Jack Dykinga

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'Diamonds' by Malgorzata Ksiazkiewicz

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'Feel Safe' by Juan Carlos Mimó Perez

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'Great Peacock Moth Caterpillar' by Leela Channer

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'Heavy Rain' by Pierluigi Rizzato

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'Helical' by Frederic Brioris

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'Hide Away' by Brittany Fried

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'Big Mouth' by Adriana Basques

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'Innocents Betrayed' by Hilary O'Leary

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'King Penguins and Fur Seals' by Denise Ippolito

To mark the 50th anniversary of the competition, the public is being given the power to select a "People's Choice Award" winner. Head over to the competition's website to vote before September 5th, when voting will be closed. The winner will be revealed in October 2014.

 

[Kim Chee]

Pretty good shots.

Something odd about a primate handling E-waste though.

 

[creature]

badass stuff..
just getting *one* of those shots says a lot about a life...