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Beach Lightning

Photograph by Rudi Gunawan, National Geographic Your Shot

"Im very passionate about landscape photography," says Your Shot member Rudi Gunawan. "For me, nature always reflects the power of the sublime, and as a human, Im very grateful to be part of the experience. This shot was taken while I was on vacation with my family at Tanjung Lesung, West Java, Indonesia. I was looking for the sunset moment, which unfortunately never came because the sky was so cloudy and covered the sun."

But Gunawan could see lightning strikes in the distance. "Quickly, I set up my tripod, changed my camera settings, and let the camera adjust the shutter speed automatically. I made a couple shots and angles to capture the moment, and after around 15 minutes this is the shot that really described what I felt about the sublime qualities of nature."

This photo was recently featured in the final story of our Nature in Black and Whiteassignment.

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Sunrise at Wadi Doan

Photograph by Paul Nevin, National Geographic Your Shot

"With my police escort I had arrived at my lodgings at dusk, perched on the edge of a massive escarpment in Yemen's Wadi Doan," says Your Shot contributor Paul Nevin. "In the fading light and on the valley floor I could see this fortresslike village. Having imagined how it might present under a rising sun, I was up at first light. Below me, shepherds and their goats made the only sounds. The sun rose, bathing the escarpment in golden light. It seemed like an eternity before it finally gilded the top of the villagemagic."

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Two Different Lives

Photograph by Merve Ates, National Geographic Your Shot

"I was traveling between the European and Asian sides of Istanbul, Turkey, by ferry," says Your Shot contributor Merve Ates. "I was sitting on seats outside, accompanied on my journey by seagulls. The boy on the right was sitting next to me. I was listening to the screaming of the seagulls and smelling the sea air and taking several shots but also waiting for a particularly interesting moment, and suddenly I noticed the window reflection. It seemed like the man and the boy were sitting side by side. In reality, the old man was reading the Koran, while the young boy had a worried look on his face (maybe about his futurewho knows?). Two separate lives, together in the same frame."

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In a Fog

Photograph by Antic Zlatko, National Geographic Your Shot

I always say that the best things happen unexpectedly and spontaneously, says Antic Zlatko, a member of our Your Shot community who captured this scene on the Tami River near his home in Panevo, Serbia. It was taken on a cold winter day, but the ambience was magicthe cold afternoon with the fog and the sun [shining] over it. I saw this through the window and had afterward gone on a walk with my kids. I made a few shots but I think this one shows the true ambience.

Zlatkos picture was featured in the Your Shot Daily Dozen.

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