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August 08, 2008
Drying Laundry, Zab, Poland, 1988
Photograph by James Stanfield

Colorful clothes dry on a line outside a clapboard home in Zab, Poland. Zab sits at 3,356 feet (1,023 meters) in the Tatra Mountains, earning it the distinction as Poland's highest inhabited village.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Poland: The Hope That Never Dies," January 1988, National Geographic magazine)

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August 09, 2008
Cliffs and Lighthouse, Waimanalo, Hawaii, 2001
Photograph by Jodi Cobb

The red-topped lighthouse on Makapu'u Point stands at the end of a long, fence-lined trail in the southeast corner of Hawaii's Oahu island. Built in 1909, Makapu'u Lighthouse is only 46 feet (14 meters) tall, but its light, concentrated by the largest lens in America, can be seen 28 miles (45 kilometers) out at sea.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "ZipUSA: Waimanalo, Hawaii," February 2001, National Geographic magazine)

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August 10, 2008
Acid Rain, Washington, D.C., 1981
Photograph by Robert Sisson

In this macro close-up, a bromophemol solution is dripped on raindrops found on a daisy petal to test their acidity. The solution is reddish and has turned one drop yellow. The rain is pH 3, the same as vinegar.

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Acid Rain: How Great a Menace?" November 1981, National Geographic magazine)

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August 11, 2008
Sea Anemone Eating Crab, Washington, 1999
Photograph by George Grall

A giant green sea anemone eats a red cancer crab in a tidal pool in Washington's Clallam Bay. These

carnivorous invertebrates snare their prey by firing a hooked filament into their victims, paralyzing them

with a potent neurotoxin before engulfing the unlucky prey.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Pools of Spring," April 1999, National

Geographic magazine)

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August 12, 2008
Nasca Lines, Nasca, Peru, 1964
Photograph by Bates Littlehales

An aerial view shows the famed Nasca Lines of southern Peru. These images, enormous geoglyphs etched into the desert some 2,000 years ago, are so large they can only be discerned from the sky. Some are more than 1,000 feet (300 meters) long.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Five Worlds of Peru," February 1964, National Geographic magazine)

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August 13, 2008
Submersible and Research Vessel, Black Sea, 2001

Photograph by Randy Olson

A team of archaeologists with the Black Sea Project lowers a remotely operated submersible named Little Hercules from a research vessel. In 2000, when this photo was taken, the project discovered several impeccably preserved ancient shipwrecks in the depths of the Black Sea off the coast of Turkey.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Deep Black Sea," May 2001, National Geographic magazine)

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August 14, 2008
Elephant's Trunk, Zakouma National Park, Chad, 2007
Photograph by Michael Nichols

A unique camera angle captures an elephant's trunk approaching a waterhole in Zakouma National Park, Chad. African elephants hydrate by sucking liquid into their trunk, then pouring it into their mouth. Adults will drink up to 50 gallons (190 liters) of water per day.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Ivory Wars: Last Stand in Zakouma," March 2007, National Geographic magazine)

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August 15, 2008
Diwali Observance, Jaipur, India, 2001
Photograph by Joe McNally

Two women observe Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at the ancient palace of the maharaja in Jaipur. The festival lasts five days and celebrates the victory of good over evil, light over darkness, and knowledge over ignorance. During Diwali, buildings and waterways are lit with candles and oil lamps, the earliest forms of artificial lighting after campfires.

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "The Power of Light," October 2001, National Geographic magazine)

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August 16, 2008
14th-Century Fortress, Dunajec Breach, Poland, 1987
Photograph by James Stanfield

A farmer in Poland's Dunajec Breach grazes his sheep on pastureland that is now many feet under water. This photo, taken in 1987, shows the dam-in-progress (center right) that nearly a decade later would turn this valley into a tranquil lake. Lofty Niedzica Castle (center top) now boasts waterfront property.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Poland: The Hope That Never Dies," January 1988, National Geographic magazine)

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August 17, 2008
Cave Diver, Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico, 1991
Photograph by Michael Nichols

Ultra-clear water makes this formation in New Mexico's Lechuguilla Cave look more precipice than pool. Called Lake Chandalar, spelunkers are advised to fill their canteens here without touching the water to avoid introducing bacteria that could cloud the crystalline pond.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Charting the Splendors of Lechuguilla Cave," March 1991, National Geographic magazine)