Nature Close Up

Peacock Feather Eye Pattern on Bikaner Ridge in on a wind-scoured ridge near Bikaner

Peacock Feather Eye Pattern on Bikaner Ridge

Fujifilm X-E4 · on a wind-scoured ridge near Bikaner

 Silver Light Bokeh City Night Nebraska Saddle in from a quiet alpine saddle in Nebraska

Silver Light Bokeh City Night Nebraska Saddle

Leica II · from a quiet alpine saddle in Nebraska

 Bald Eagle Snatching Fish Near Chengdu River in near Chengdu

Bald Eagle Snatching Fish Near Chengdu River

Nikon Z f · near Chengdu

 Whale Tail Dives Near Vancouver Volcanic Drop-off in beside a volcanic drop-off near Main Street, Vancouver

Whale Tail Dives Near Vancouver Volcanic Drop-off

OM System OM-3 · beside a volcanic drop-off near Main Street, Vancouver

 Spring Peonies on German Coastal Cliffs in along a salt-sprayed cliff edge in Germany

Spring Peonies on German Coastal Cliffs

Sony a7 III · along a salt-sprayed cliff edge in Germany

 Frost-Edged Dandelion Seed Parachute Macro in along a frost-edged windowpane in Chongqing

Frost-Edged Dandelion Seed Parachute Macro

iPhone 13 · along a frost-edged windowpane in Chongqing

 Giant Water Lily in Mongolian Autumn in in Mongolia

Giant Water Lily in Mongolian Autumn

Nikon D7500 · in Mongolia

 Echinacea Bloom Field at Dawn Mist in beside stacked hay bales in Connecticut

Echinacea Bloom Field at Dawn Mist

Sony a9 · beside stacked hay bales in Connecticut

 Osprey with Fish in Dawn Fog Yunnan in along a game trail in Yunnan

Osprey with Fish in Dawn Fog Yunnan

iPhone 13 mini · along a game trail in Yunnan

 Humpback Whale and Calf Surfacing Near Oregon Volcanic Drop-off in beside a volcanic drop-off in Oregon

Humpback Whale and Calf Surfacing Near Oregon Volcanic Drop-off

Yashica MAT-124G · beside a volcanic drop-off in Oregon

 Blue Whale Surfaces Near Catalonian Volcanic Drop-off in beside a volcanic drop-off in Catalonia

Blue Whale Surfaces Near Catalonian Volcanic Drop-off

Nikon D3S · beside a volcanic drop-off in Catalonia

 Purple Pitcher Plants Along Autumn Riverbank in by a riverbank near Médéa

Purple Pitcher Plants Along Autumn Riverbank

Olympus OM-4 Ti · by a riverbank near Médéa

 Giant Spoon Barn Owl Late Summer Dawn in near Memphis

Giant Spoon Barn Owl Late Summer Dawn

Canon AE-1 · near Memphis

 Indigo Twilight Duckweed on Salt Spray Cliff in along a salt-sprayed cliff edge in New Hampshire

Indigo Twilight Duckweed on Salt Spray Cliff

Google Pixel 6 Pro · along a salt-sprayed cliff edge in New Hampshire

 Giant Pacific Octopus Hunting Near Volcanic Drop-Off in beside a volcanic drop-off near Salvador

Giant Pacific Octopus Hunting Near Volcanic Drop-Off

iPhone 8 · beside a volcanic drop-off near Salvador

 Steam rising from sweat lodge on Venice Beach stone ledge in on a stone ledge in Venice Beach, Los Angeles

Steam rising from sweat lodge on Venice Beach stone ledge

Google Pixel 7 · on a stone ledge in Venice Beach, Los Angeles

 Blue Whale Surfacing Oregon Twilight in above a seagrass meadow in Oregon

Blue Whale Surfacing Oregon Twilight

Canon EOS 650D · above a seagrass meadow in Oregon

 Goliath Heron at Sunset on Normandy Ridge in on a wind-scoured ridge in Normandy

Goliath Heron at Sunset on Normandy Ridge

Google Pixel 7 Pro · on a wind-scoured ridge in Normandy

 Fog Bow Over Dead Sea Meadow at Dusk in over a horizon of stacked thunderheads in the Dead Sea

Fog Bow Over Dead Sea Meadow at Dusk

Fujifilm GFX100S · over a horizon of stacked thunderheads in the Dead Sea

 Silhouetted Artichoke Buds in Foggy Spring Meadow in in a bloom-heavy meadow near Wroclaw

Silhouetted Artichoke Buds in Foggy Spring Meadow

Canon Pellix · in a bloom-heavy meadow near Wroclaw

 Silver Water Tower at Dusk Near Ismailia Barrier in beside a storm surge barrier near Ismailia

Silver Water Tower at Dusk Near Ismailia Barrier

Google Pixel 7 Pro · beside a storm surge barrier near Ismailia

 Blue Whale Surfaces at Volcanic Drop-off in beside a volcanic drop-off in California

Blue Whale Surfaces at Volcanic Drop-off

Hasselblad X2D II 100C · beside a volcanic drop-off in California

 Harpy Eagle Perched Reed Bed Turkey in at the edge of a reed bed in Turkey

Harpy Eagle Perched Reed Bed Turkey

Nikon D4 · at the edge of a reed bed in Turkey

 Purple Echinacea Field After Rain in Hawaii in along freshly irrigated rows in Hawaii

Purple Echinacea Field After Rain in Hawaii

Canon EOS 5D Mark III · along freshly irrigated rows in Hawaii

 Nice Horizon View at Dawn Light in in Nice, France

Nice Horizon View at Dawn Light

Nikon D7200 · in Nice, France

 Silhouetted Saffron Crocus Field Cliff Edge in along a salt-sprayed cliff edge near Denizli

Silhouetted Saffron Crocus Field Cliff Edge

Leica II · along a salt-sprayed cliff edge near Denizli

 Harpy Eagle Perched Reed Bed Lake District in at the edge of a reed bed in the Lake District

Harpy Eagle Perched Reed Bed Lake District

Google Pixel 8 · at the edge of a reed bed in the Lake District

 Dawn Mist Over Hidden Algerian Cove in in Algeria

Dawn Mist Over Hidden Algerian Cove

Sony a6000 · in Algeria

 Dawn Rim Light on Alpine Wildflowers in in a bloom-heavy meadow in British Columbia

Dawn Rim Light on Alpine Wildflowers

OnePlus 12 · in a bloom-heavy meadow in British Columbia

 Autumn Water Lily Leaf in Umbria in in Umbria

Autumn Water Lily Leaf in Umbria

Mamiya RB67 · in Umbria

 Humpback Whale Calf Surfacing Through Tanzanian Kelp in through a forest of kelp fronds in Tanzania

Humpback Whale Calf Surfacing Through Tanzanian Kelp

iPhone XS · through a forest of kelp fronds in Tanzania

 Resort Terrace Breakfast Setup Singapore in along a beachfront cabana row near Boat Quay, Singapore

Resort Terrace Breakfast Setup Singapore

Contax II · along a beachfront cabana row near Boat Quay, Singapore

 Misty Lotus Pond Dawn Kigali Terraced Garden in among terraced garden plots near Kigali

Misty Lotus Pond Dawn Kigali Terraced Garden

Nikon F6 · among terraced garden plots near Kigali

 Discus Cage Shadow on Hefei Riverbank Grass in by a riverbank near Hefei

Discus Cage Shadow on Hefei Riverbank Grass

iPhone 12 Pro · by a riverbank near Hefei

 African Fish Eagle on Dead Tree in Cotswolds in in the Cotswolds

African Fish Eagle on Dead Tree in Cotswolds

Leica Q · in the Cotswolds

 Autumn Peonies with Frost in Estonian Meadow in in a bloom-heavy meadow in Estonia

Autumn Peonies with Frost in Estonian Meadow

Canon EOS 350D · in a bloom-heavy meadow in Estonia

 Edelweiss Meadow at Dawn in Amazon in in a bloom-heavy meadow in the Amazon

Edelweiss Meadow at Dawn in Amazon

Nikon D3X · in a bloom-heavy meadow in the Amazon

 Bryde's Whale Lunging Through Sardine Ball Tanzania in beside a volcanic drop-off in Tanzania

Bryde's Whale Lunging Through Sardine Ball Tanzania

Canon EOS 1000D · beside a volcanic drop-off in Tanzania

 Peacock Displaying Feathers on Wind-Scoured Ridge in on a wind-scoured ridge in Campania

Peacock Displaying Feathers on Wind-Scoured Ridge

Hasselblad X2D II 100C · on a wind-scoured ridge in Campania

 Water Hyacinth Chokes Tropical Waterway at Dawn in in a bloom-heavy meadow in Hawaii

Water Hyacinth Chokes Tropical Waterway at Dawn

Nikon D800 · in a bloom-heavy meadow in Hawaii