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SoCal, Part 1: Seaworld, Oceanside, Torrey Pines Beach, and Qualcomm Stadium

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The next batch of photos comes from our continued tour of Southern California: SeaWorld, Oceanside Pier, Torrey Pines beach, and Qualcomm Stadium. Take a look! Outside SeaWorld Dolphin show! Orcas! One of the barking sea lions Sea lion show What it looks like to walk below a swimming shark Me, making like a turtle Beautiful yellow fish in the turtle tank My brother feeding the manta rays Feeding the flamingoes! Hello there... Swimming penguins Playful beluga whales Walking along the quiet Harborside Fishing Pier Then we drove along the coast to the Torrey Pines golf course. We just stopped at the entrance because it was raining. Then we drove a few minutes and stopped at this beach: After we left the beach, the weather started to clear up, and we headed to Qualcomm Stadium, home of the San Diego Chargers. Who's a football fan? See my other vacation posts: East Coast | West Coast & more to come! all photos  © Am...

National Geographic Photos of the Day January | February | March 2015

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Happy 2015! The first quarter of the year is past us, and we can look back on some excellent captures from January, February, and March. Here are some of my selects: JANUARY 3, 2015 The Village Photograph by  Gabor Dvornik , National Geographic Your Shot “This little lake is a part of my life,” writes Your Shot member  Gabor Dvornik , who lives half a mile from its location on a natural reserve in SzĹ‘dliget, Hungary. “I shoot here nearly every month, sometimes every week. It has a very special air in every season, but to have a nice, misty day is rare, as wind is always present due to the nearby Duna River.” Seeing the fog during a last glance outside the night before, Dvornik slept only three hours to make it to the lake for a “dream” shoot. “It was utterly ghostly and very moody out there,” he writes. “I felt like I was in a fantasy tale, in an enchanted land. I was so euphoric that I made around 500 captures and walked around the lake two to three time...