February 9, 2018
Blanket of Fog
A long exposure of 30 seconds captures the movement of winter fog in Mill Valley, California. Mill Valley is just north of San Francisco, and is home to the Mount Tamalpais, the highest point in Marin County.
Category: Open thread
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Weekend Open Thread
February 2, 2018
All Aboard
In Dhaka, Bangladesh, people are so eager to return to their home villages to celebrate Eid that they hop on any train with available space. The Muslim holiday marks the end of Ramadan, and is celebrated by feasting with loved ones.
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Weekend Open Thread
January 26, 2018
First DayIn Papua New Guinea, a young hawksbill turtle swims beneath a wave just minutes after hatching. As though the journey to adulthood weren’t hard enough, hawksbill turtles are critically endangered due to human impact.
Don’t forget to tune in to the Lars Larson Show at 7:20
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Weekend Open Thread
January 19, 2018
Coffee Stories
In Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, an old nine-story apartment building called the Café Apartment has been turned into a home for coffee shops, restaurants, and coworking spaces. “It’s very funny,” says Your Shot photographer Samsara Tran. “You could easily spend a whole day exploring this apartment.”
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Weekend Open Thread
January 12, 2018
Walk the Line
A slackliner walks a highline over Navagio Beach in Zakythos, Greece. Slacklining is a sport involving a flat rope strung between two points, often with less tension than a tightrope. Those who walk across wear harnesses connected to the slackline, to catch them in the event of a fall.
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Weekend Open Thread
January 5, 2018
Three Peaks
Your Shot photographer Peter Nestler spent 18 hours in the Italian Alps, admiring the Tre Cime di Lavaredo. “The most peaceful and happy times in my life are when I am alone (or as close as I can get) in nature,” he says. “The more densely populated we become, the more important I believe it is to preserve these natural spaces.”
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Weekend open thread
December 29, 2017
Earn Your Stripes
During an NCAA game in Las Vegas, Nevada, airmen from nearby Nellis Air Force Base hold up an enormous American flag.
Photograph By Kevin Tanenbaum, National Geographic Your ShotThanks to Hondo and Ex-PH2 for paying tribute to the tobacco gods this holiday season. I’ll see to it that they are sacrificed in the appropriate manner, as soon as the weather improves a few degrees above freezing in the coming year.
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Weekend Open Thread
December 22, 2017
Down the Slope
A skier races down a powdery slope in Alta, a ski area near Salt Lake City, Utah. Alta averages more than 45 feet of snowfall each year.
Photograph By Federico Ravassard, National Geographic Your Shot