The best photographs from the Seventh annual photo competition. International garden photographer 2013

International garden photographer 2013
Opened in March 2013, the seventh annual International competition “Garden photographer of the Year” ends October 31st 2013. Traditionally, the judges will select around 100 finalists. Next, their beautiful photographs will appear printed at exhibition. Besides, they will participate at major exhibitions during 2013, with substantial press coverage. The categories of the contest include various themes. In particular, Beauty of Plants, Beautiful Gardens, Wildlife in the Garden, Breathing Spaces, and Bountiful Earth. Also, Trees Woods Forests, Wildflower Landscapes, and Greening the City. One finalist will win the title of ‘International Garden Photographer of the Year’, and 16 finalist will win ‘Young Garden Photographer of the Year’. In addition, the competition is open to amateurs and professionals alike around the world.
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Paintings by German artist Moki Mioke How to Disappear

Paintings by Moki Mioke How to Disappear. Talented German artist from Hamburg Moki Mioke works in different styles and trends in art. In her gallery there are paintings on wood, curious street art, black and white photo and plain sculpture. The new passion of creative artist Moki Mioke – acrylic painting inspired by Japanese anime of Hayao Miyazaki and beautiful Scandinavian landscapes. “Nature itself is an art, and it is – the most beautiful thing that can be created,” – says the artist. A series of works «How to Disappear» is a clear confirmation: the girl in the pictures literally merges with nature, her body becomes a part of the scenic landscape.
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What a beautiful world! Green shades landscape. Colors we use

Colors we use
People use different colors to describe different moods, according to research published in the journal BMC Medical Research Methodology. The research proved that Colors we use to describe emotions may be more useful than previously thought. In particular, the study found that people with depression or anxiety were more likely to associate their mood with the gray color. However, happier people preferred yellow. The results could help doctors gauge the moods of children and other patients who have trouble communicating verbally.
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Found in the tropical and subtropical forests of Southeast Asia, and the Malay archipelago, Atlas world largest moth

Atlas world largest moth
Known as Attacus or Atlas, it is the world’s largest moth, with total wing surface area of 400 cm2 (62 sq in). Their wingspans are also amongst the largest, reaching over 25 cm (10 in). Noteworthy, females are appreciably larger and heavier than males and attract mates by secreting irresistible pheromones through the end of their abdomens. The males sniff these out with a long, feathery antennae. Found in the tropical and subtropical forests of Southeast Asia, it is common across the Malay archipelago. Their name Atlas moths origins either in Greek mythology, or their map-like wing patterns. In India, people cultivate Atlas moths for their silk, secreted as broken strands. This brown, wool-like silk, known as fagara, has greater durabilit. Atlas moth cocoons serve as purses in Taiwan.
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Primroses. Corydalis. Siberian spring flowers

Siberian spring flowers

Spring … Spring has not yet arrived in Siberia. Or winter has not gone yet. But the sun is warmer. Here and there appear the first patches free of snow, and even through the melting snow appear the first flowers of spring. After a long and cold winter, it is so nice to meet them unexpectedly. Nature has its own calendar. In the south, spring begins in March, in the north – at the beginning of June, and here – at the end of March. First flowers means much here – Spring has come. Here is the set of images of beautiful delicate Siberian spring flowers – Siberian Fawn Lily or Siberian Trout Lily, Snowdrops, Lily of the Valley, Coltsfoot, Trollius, and so on. Here is also the set of springtime quotes and poems. “You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.” Pablo Neruda
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Pink carpet of beautiful flower Shiba zakura covers the nearby foothills of the famous Mount Fuji

Pink carpet of beautiful flower Shiba zakura

Incredibly beautiful flower Shiba – zakura, or simply herbal cherry, blooms in Japan in spring. The natural carpet of pink, white, reddish colors attract many local and foreign visitors to the the foot of mountain Fuji, where some Shiba resorts are located. The total area of colorful fields is about 16,500 square meters.
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An idyllic place indeed. A lonely horse in the field. Sky colors in Evgeni Dinev’s photography

Sky colors in Evgeni Dinev’s photography

“The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider’s web”, said Pablo Picasso. Bulgarian landscape photographer Evgeni Dinev, as a talented artist is able to see and share the beauty around him. The traveling photographer manages to capture amazingly beautiful colors and shades of sky, seas, mountains, fields, forests. In his colorful pictures nature reveals itself in the most perfect moments.
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Moss agate looks like painting, true, but the artist is Nature. Landscapes minerals painted by Nature

Landscapes minerals painted by Nature
Moss agate looks like painting, true, but the artist is Nature. Multi-colored landscape stones fully justify their name, using imagination you can distinguish the sea, meadows, mountains, sky, clouds, trees, ghostly green and brown, as in the paintings of Pierre Bonnard. The ability of rocks and minerals to form patterns that resemble paintings, graphics and characters is well known to fans of stones. Pattern emerges clearly if the stone is cut and polished. Here are images of Agate and some Onyx, found in different corners of our Earth – Baikal region, the Alps, Alaska, Kamchatka, Mongolia, and even Moscow region. The unusual agates are stored in collections, the same as paintings, and the same as paintings they have names – “Bay of Providence”, “Sannikov Land”, “Madagascar”.
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Beautiful art by American fashion photographer. White blooms by Paul Lange

White blooms by Paul Lange
New York City based fashion photographer Paul Lange has created a series of photographs inspired by the beauty of flowers. According to the artist, he didn’t use any Photoshop manipulations creating these beautiful images of flowers. Also, he gave female names to each of his flowers. Noteworthy, the Fine Art photographer Paul Lange has 25 years of experience in this field. Works by professional photographer regularly appear in various magazines. In particular, published in Vogue, New York Times, exhibited in galleries and sold to private collectors in the USA and abroad. Born and raised in New York city, Paul lives in Chatham, with his wife.

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