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April 11, 2008
Port Royal Golf Course, Southampton, Bermuda, 1971
Photograph by Emory Kristof
With the sea itself for a water hazard, the 8th hole—a challenging par three—tests vacationing golf buffs and visiting pros. Beyond the green, the two tones of ocean water mark shoals near shore and greater depths to seaward.
Northernmost coral isles in the world, the Bermudas sprawl atop a seamount that climbs from the ocean floor 16,000 feet [4,877 meters] below. Barely breaking the surface in many places, the low-profiled islands nowhere rise more than 260 feet [80 meters] above sea level.
(Photo and caption from "Bermuda—Balmy, British, and Beautiful," July 1971, National Geographic magazine)
April 12, 2008
Green Mountain Sunset, Vermont, 1998
Photograph by Michael Yamashita
The Green Mountains glow as a rose-colored sunset descends on a far corner of Vermont known as the Northeast Kingdom. This region, known simply as "the Kingdom" by Vermonters, is famous for its maple syrup, covered bridges, ski slopes, and the riot of fall colors that blankets its woodlands each September.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Vermont: Suite of Seasons," September 1998, National Geographic magazine)
April 13, 2008
Redfin Butterflyfish, Fiji, 2004
Photograph by Tim Laman
A redfin butterflyfish navigates the coral of Fiji's Vatu-i-ra Channel. This waterway, which separates Fiji's two biggest islands, is home to an immense variety of fish living amid some 2,500 square miles (6,500 square kilometers) of reefs and submerged plateaus. Conservationists are seeking to protect the region by winning its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Seascape.
(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Fiji's Rainbow Reefs," November 2004, National Geographic magazine)
April 14, 2008
Karo Woman, Omo Valley, Ethiopia, 2000
Photograph by Jodi Cobb
A woman from the Karo tribe, with customary short braided hair, looks through the doorway of a mud building in Ethiopia's Omo Valley. With under a thousand members, the Karo are the smallest of the valley's four main tribes.
Karo men and women are known for their ritual scarification. Men scar their chests to represent rivals killed from enemy tribes; women with scarred chests are considered sensual and attractive.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Enigma of Beauty," January 2000, National Geographic magazine)
April 15, 2008
Palmyra Ruins, Syria, 1999
Photograph by Annie Griffiths Belt
These monumental stone pillars are among the incredible remains of the second century B.C. kingdom of Palmyra, Syria, an oasis and trade crossroads in the Syrian desert.
Roman forces sacked Palmyra in A.D. 273 after its powerful queen Zenobia challenged imperial rule. The city continued to be an important landmark after Roman conquest, hosting silk caravans from China, spice traders from India, and perfume merchants from Arabia.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Lawrence of Arabia: A Hero's Journey," January 1999, National Geographic magazine)
April 16, 2008
Cape Fur Seal and Bull Kelp, South Africa, 2002
Photograph by David Doubilet
A young Cape fur seal forages amid bull kelp near Gansbaai, South Africa. The large numbers of great white sharks here, drawn by huge seal populations, give Gansbaai the unofficial title of Great White Capital of the World. Great whites rarely enter kelp forests, and fur seals seek them out as refuges from their arch nemeses.
(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Oceans of Plenty: South Africa's Teeming Seas," August 2002, National Geographic magazine)
April 17， 2008
Baby Alligator Snapping Turtle, Florida, 1999
Photograph by George Grall
A baby alligator snapping turtle in a Florida swamp perches on the outsize skull of a record-breaking ancestor. At its largest, the monstrous reptile weighed a whopping 250 pounds (113 kilograms). With its spiked shell, beaklike jaws, and thick, scaled tail, this species is often referred to as the "dinosaur of the turtle world."
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Swamp Thing: Unmasking the Snapping Turtle," March 1999, National Geographic magazine)
April 18， 2008
Multicolored Reef, Tukangbesi Islands, Indonesia, 2005
Photograph by Tim Laman
Layers of coral, sea fans, crinoids, and sponges make up a healthy reef off Indonesia's Tukangbesi Islands. Lighted by a photographer's strobe, this scene would explode in brilliant colors, but in natural light, it looks altogether different. Scientists are studying how wavelengths of light change at depth and how fish perceive these colors.
(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish: Why Are Coral Reefs So Colorful?" May 2005, National Geographic magazine)
April 19， 2008
Huli Tribesmen, Papua New Guinea, 2000
Photograph by Jodi Cobb
Decked out in elaborate costumes, striking facial paint, and wigs of human hair, the men of the Huli tribe in the highlands of Papua New Guinea prepare for a sing-sing, an annual festival of clan pride. Together, the men preen, strut, shimmy, and shake their feathered costumes, mimicking the local birds of paradise.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Enigma of Beauty," January 2000, National Geographic magazine)
April 20， 2008
Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia, 1997
Photograph by David Doubilet
A school of fish swims over a coral formation in the Tuamotu Archipelago of French Polynesia. Like a few grains of rice sprinkled on a sea of blue, the French territory in the South Pacific is a paltry 1,359 square miles (3,520 square kilometers) of land scattered over one million square miles (2.6 million square kilometers) of ocean, an area as large as Western Europe.
(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Black Pearls of French Polynesia," June 1997, National Geographic magazine)
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发表于 2008-5-3 02:42:33
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