Awesome submissions from the 2013 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest .
Portrait of an Eastern Screech Owl
"Masters of disguise. The Eastern Screech Owl is seen here doing what they do best. You better have a sharp eye to spot these little birds of prey."
Location: Okefenokee Swamp, GA
Source: Photo and caption by Graham McGeorge/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest / via: travel.nationalgeographic.com
Ice On the Lake
"I was walking around Lake Baikal at sunset and spotted this ice. I laid on the cold, frozen surface with my zoom lens and took this picture."
Location: Lake Baikal, Russia
Source: Photo and caption by Edward Graham/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest / via: travel.nationalgeographic.com
Midnight Tree
"I hiked several hours through the night in Patagonia to find a tree I had seen a few days earlier and photograph it with the night sky."
Location: Patagonia
Source: Photo and caption by max seigal/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest / via: travel.nationalgeographic.com
Cowboy in a ribbon of light
"Rodeos always provide a sense of place. There's action, dirt, pride, you name it. It's a loud, flashy sport, with cheering and showboating. But on the underbelly are quiet moments. The moments between bucking broncs, beer drinking and the announcers crude jokes. Moments like this one, where a young boy waits patiently for the next horse to come charging out of the chutes."
Location: Helena, Montana
Source: Photo and caption by Dylan Brown/ National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest / via: travel.nationalgeographic.com
