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Top Shot: Eyes, Window to the Soul
Top Shot features the photo with the most votes from the previous day’s Daily Dozen, 12 photos selected by the Your Shot editors. The photo our community has voted as their favorite is showcased on the @natgeoyourshot Instagram account. Click here to vote for tomorrow’s Top Shot.
“We spotted this leopard sitting high up on an Acacia tree. We had very little visibility of the cat because it was hidden among the thick high branch. After waiting for close to an hour, we were convinced that it would not come down before nightfall. However, it surprised us,” writes Your Shot photographer Sonalini Khetrapal. “Suddenly, this beautiful animal came down the tree, making quick eye contact in the lovely light of the setting sun.” Photograph by Sonalini Khetrapal
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Top Shot: Wild Spirits
Top Shot features the photo with the most votes from the previous day’s Daily Dozen, 12 photos selected by the Your Shot editors. The photo our community has voted as their favorite is showcased on the @natgeoyourshot Instagram account. Click here to vote for tomorrow’s Top Shot.
Wild horses graze on the black sand beach near the Vestrahorn mountain in the Stokksnes region of Iceland. Your Shot photographer Donald Yip writes, “I arrived around 11pm, giving myself ample time before sunset. Unfortunately, all the clouds had started to disappear, but I proceeded to set up anyway. In the distance, I saw these horses wandering around. I immediately picked up my gear, ran over, and snapped this image!” Photograph by Donald Yip
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Top Shot: Shy Cat
Top Shot features the photo with the most votes from the previous day’s Daily Dozen, 12 photos selected by the Your Shot editors. The photo our community has voted as their favorite is showcased on the @natgeoyourshot Instagram account. Click here to vote for tomorrow’s Top Shot.
“In my 3 weeks volunteering at Ashia Cheetah Sanctuary in Paarl, South Africa, one of my daily jobs was ‘babysitting,’” writes Your Shot photographer Salvatore Angarone. “These little cubs were usually so playful and full of energy and after hours of running around would get tired and take a short nap.” Photograph by Salvatore Angarone
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Top Shot: Canoe Ride at Sunrise
Top Shot features the photo with the most votes from the previous day’s Daily Dozen, 12 photos selected by the Your Shot editors. The photo our community has voted as their favorite is showcased on the @natgeoyourshot Instagram account. Click here to vote for tomorrow’s Top Shot.
Your Shot photographer Mohamed Razal documented this quiet sunrise from Munroe Island near Kerala, India. He writes, “I asked to stay in between this arch for this sunrise view. We waited for an hour and I finally got the picture.” Photograph by Mohamed Razal
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Top Shot: The Perfect Storm
Top Shot features the photo with the most votes from the previous day’s Daily Dozen, 12 photos selected by the Your Shot editors. The photo our community has voted as their favorite is showcased on the @natgeoyourshot Instagram account. Click here to vote for tomorrow’s Top Shot.
Your Shot photographer Craig Boehm documented what he calls his “dream storm” near Chamberlain, Saskatchewan in Canada. He writes, “I have never seen a storm as perfect as this one.” Photograph by Craig Boehm
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Top Shot: Mom and Me
Top Shot features the photo with the most votes from the previous day’s Daily Dozen, 12 photos selected by the Your Shot editors. The photo our community has voted as their favorite is showcased on the @natgeoyourshot Instagram account. Click here to vote for tomorrow’s Top Shot.
“I was fortunate just at the right place when I visited Jim Corbett National Park. I knew that mother would take her calf around the river bank to quench her thirst after a hot summer day,” writes Your Shot photographer Indranil Basu Mallick. “The beautiful bond that was exhibited by the duo is etched in my memory for a lifetime.” Photograph by Indranil Basu Mallick
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Top Shot: Breaking Glassy Water
Top Shot features the photo with the most votes from the previous day’s Daily Dozen, 12 photos selected by the Your Shot editors. The photo our community has voted as their favorite is showcased on the @natgeoyourshot Instagram account. Click here to vote for tomorrow’s Top Shot.
A black skimmer tries to catch a fish right below the surface of the water. He writes, “This is one special bird I never get tired of. What a unique way to catch a fish.” Photograph by Jack Zhi
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Top Shot: The Waves of the Wedge
Top Shot features the photo with the most votes from the previous day’s Daily Dozen, 12 photos selected by the Your Shot editors. The photo our community has voted as their favorite is showcased on the @natgeoyourshot Instagram account. Click here to vote for tomorrow’s Top Shot.
Your Shot photographer Royce Hutain documented the unique waves rolling in off The Wedge in Newport Beach, California on the Balboa Peninsula. Photograph by Royce Hutain
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Top Shot: Lesser but Mighty
Top Shot features the photo with the most votes from the previous day’s Daily Dozen, 12 photos selected by the Your Shot editors. The photo our community has voted as their favorite is showcased on the @natgeoyourshot Instagram account. Click here to vote for tomorrow’s Top Shot.
Your Shot photographer Tapan Sheth made this striking portrait of a lesser flamingo. Lesser flamingos are the smallest flamingo of the six different flamingo species. Photograph by Tapan Sheth
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Top Shot: Waterfall
Top Shot features the photo with the most votes from the previous day’s Daily Dozen, 12 photos selected by the Your Shot editors. The photo our community has voted as their favorite is showcased on the @natgeoyourshot Instagram account. Click here to vote for tomorrow’s Top Shot.
Your Shot photographer Prikshit Dalal made this picture at Dhobi Ghat, Mumbai, India of this individual “pouring boiling water in a container as the light rays passed through the temporary roof.” Photograph by Prikshit Dalal
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Top Shot: Lights in the Clouds
Top Shot features the photo with the most votes from the previous day’s Daily Dozen, 12 photos selected by the Your Shot editors. The photo our community has voted as their favorite is showcased on the @natgeoyourshot Instagram account. Click here to vote for tomorrow’s Top Shot.
Your Shot photographer Cao Ngoc Diem documented this moment as lights were being placed on the Nhu Y River in Vietnam. Photograph by Cao Ngoc Diem
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Top Shot: A Summer Evening Swim
Top Shot features the photo with the most votes from the previous day’s Daily Dozen, 12 photos selected by the Your Shot editors. The photo our community has voted as their favorite is showcased on the @natgeoyourshot Instagram account. Click here to vote for tomorrow’s Top Shot.
“Evening tours are the best when going whale watching during the Icelandic summers,” writes Your Shot photographer Koen Hoekemeijer. “Feeding humpbacks, arctic terns flying around to pick up the leftovers and the low standing sun creating beautiful colors.” Photograph by Koen Hoekemeijer
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Top Shot: Just Flying By
Top Shot features the photo with the most votes from the previous day’s Daily Dozen, 12 photos selected by the Your Shot editors. The photo our community has voted as their favorite is showcased on the @natgeoyourshot Instagram account. Click here to vote for tomorrow’s Top Shot.
Your Shot photographer Aarzoo Khurana captured this moment as a black bird poked a deer as it was trying to enjoy the breeze in Ranthambore National Park, India. Photograph by Aarzoo Khurana
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Top Shot: Taking a Snooze
Top Shot features the photo with the most votes from the previous day’s Daily Dozen, 12 photos selected by the Your Shot editors. The photo our community has voted as their favorite is showcased on the @natgeoyourshot Instagram account. Click here to vote for tomorrow’s Top Shot.
Your Shot photographer Anthony Bucci witnessed this sweet moment as a Great Grey owlet sleeps on a stump in Canada. Photograph by Anthony Bucci
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Top Shot: You Can’t See Me
Top Shot features the photo with the most votes from the previous day’s Daily Dozen, 12 photos selected by the Your Shot editors. The photo our community has voted as their favorite is showcased on the @natgeoyourshot Instagram account. Click here to vote for tomorrow’s Top Shot.
Your Shot photographer Igor Chervonenko documented this sneaky bearded reedling spying on him in Kiev, Ukraine. Photograph by Igor Chervonenko
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Top Shot: All Cuddled Up
Top Shot features the photo with the most votes from the previous day’s Daily Dozen, 12 photos selected by the Your Shot editors. The photo our community has voted as their favorite is showcased on the @natgeoyourshot Instagram account. Click here to vote for tomorrow’s Top Shot.
Your Shot photographer Kevin Dooley documented this young leopard resting on top of a termite mound in the Okavango Delta of Botswana. Photograph by Kevin Dooley
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Top Shot: Fox in Foliage
Top Shot features the photo with the most votes from the previous day’s Daily Dozen, 12 photos selected by the Your Shot editors. The photo our community has voted as their favorite is showcased on the @natgeoyourshot Instagram account. Click here to vote for tomorrow’s Top Shot.
Your Shot photographer Neil Tapman photographed this Patagonian fox near El Chalten, Argentina. He writes, “As I was exploring the surrounding area for compositions, I stumbled across this fox relaxing in the afternoon. He was kind enough to let me snap a few shots!” Photograph by Neil Tapman
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Top Shot: Creeping Through
Top Shot features the photo with the most votes from the previous day’s Daily Dozen, 12 photos selected by the Your Shot editors. The photo our community has voted as their favorite is showcased on the @natgeoyourshot Instagram account. Click here to vote for tomorrow’s Top Shot.
Your Shot photographer Lazar Ovidiu photographed this “perfect morning” of the Dolomites mountains in Italy. Photograph by Lazar Ovidiu
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Top Shot: Whistle While We Work
Top Shot features the photo with the most votes from the previous day’s Daily Dozen, 12 photos selected by the Your Shot editors. The photo our community has voted as their favorite is showcased on the @natgeoyourshot Instagram account. Click here to vote for tomorrow’s Top Shot.
Your Shot photographer Thirawatana Phaisalratana photographed this scene as farmers carry rice seedlings Sakon Nakhon, Thailand. Photograph by Thirawatana Phaisalratana
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Top Shot: On to Greener Pastures
Top Shot features the photo with the most votes from the previous day’s Daily Dozen, 12 photos selected by the Your Shot editors. The photo our community has voted as their favorite is showcased on the @natgeoyourshot Instagram account. Click here to vote for tomorrow’s Top Shot.
“In the early morning the buffaloes are brought out of the barn,” writes Your Shot photographer Seyit Konyali. “The cowboy takes them to the most beautiful pastures. There are between 600 and 1000 buffalo in the herd. In the evening, buffalos return home. This small lake is refreshing for them.” Photograph by Seyit Konyali
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