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Stretching Tiger, India

Photograph by Michel Zoghzoghi

A tiger stretches its powerful form on a branch in Bandhavgarh National Park in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

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Well Tumblr, it’s finally finished! Only started it last fucking September. Anyway, I’m pretty satisfied with the outcome. If you had seen how terrible it looked before. I’m gonna heal for the next few days and hopefully the final result looks great! Thanks to Erin at Lady Luck in Owensboro. Love my Daddy Vader.

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Lago di Olginate, Italy

Photograph by Stefano Anghileri

A layer of low clouds covers the alpine valleys of northern Italy, just south of Lake Como.  The clouds are just dense enough to hide uniformly the valley and also filter the artificial lights below like they were an opaque blanket.  Above the layer, moonlight and high cirrus clouds make the night less dark.  You can easily recognize the round shape of Lago di Olginate and the lights of the villages all around its banks. 

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Atom Bomb Test, Bikini Atoll

Photograph by U.S. Navy

The second atomic bomb tested in Operation Crossroads.

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Smoking Sadhu

Photograph by Michael Yamashita

A Hindu ascetic, or sadhu, wrapped in a bright-red cloth, smokes underneath a vad (banyan) tree outside a temple in Mumbai (Bombay), India.  Sadhus devote themselves to the spiritual life, own a few possessions, and typically depend on donations to survive.