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From Scenes From Brazil, one of 45 photos. Sugarloaf mountain and Guanabara Bay, at dawn in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Rows of houses near the London 2012 Olympic Park in London, England, on March 27, 2012. (Reuters/Stefan Wermuth).

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Liverpool, UK

Prysurdeb yr ŵyl (par Valériane Leblond)

Nature Honorable Mention - BLUE POND & FIRST SNOW: The blue pond of the famous tourist resort. This is a place where many tourists gather in spring, summer, and autumn. However, since this pond freezes in winter, nobody is there during that period. This photograph is the moment of the first snow of the season falling on that blue pond. We can see the first snow of the season beginning at the end of October. Why is the pond blue? Because the underground hot spring ingredient is gushing. This blue pond changes color every day. I think that mystical blue and pure white snow are beautiful. All are nature’s tints. Biei, Hokkaido, Japan. (Photo and caption by Kent Shiraishi)

(via National Geographic Photography Contest Winners: 2011 - The Big Picture - Boston.com)

(via 500px / Photo “Untitled” by Raphael Guarino)