World Bank Photo Competition

World Bank Photo Competition

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Join the World Bank photo competition on "Making Growth Work for the Poor". Take your best shot to win as much as Php50,000 in any of the 5 categories.

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Afghan youth say ‘No’ to Corruption

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On Dec. 11, more than 200 AUAF students gathered to celebrate International Anti-corruption Day, in an event that marked the culmination of a semester-long campaign involving workshops, seminars, and an essay contest on the problem of corruption in Afghanistan. The winner of the contest was business student Mojtaba Salem, pictured above signing the Student Counter-Corruption Seminar AUAF Final Resolution, essay was titled “Developing Mechanisms of Accountability to Combat Corruption.” (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Tamika Dillard/ ISAF PAO/ Released)

Afghan youth say ‘No’ to Corruption

Image by isafmedia
Air Force Col. Timothy Kirk, chief of CJIATF-Shafafiyat's Civil Society Outreach team poses with Javid Ahmad Shayegan, an American University of Afghanistan student, Dec 11. Shayegan placed runner up in the counter-corruption essay contest. In their essays, students were encouraged to propose creative solutions that would enrich Afghan anti-corruption strategies. The submissions were judged on the quality of writing and organization, thoughtfulness of content, and the innovativeness and practicality of the ideas they presented. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Tamika Dillard/ ISAF PAO/ Released)

Juvenile Bald Eagle - Staring Contest

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During the winter, there are dozens of bald eagles. This one is a juvenile - you can tell by the colors of its feathers, and the lack of a bald cap. Some people mistakenly believe that female bald eagles look like this, and the males have the white hood. That is not true - all bald eagles have the brown coat / head for the first two-three years of their life.

This photo was taken with a Canon 7d and a 100-400L lens. The settings I used varied that day, most of them were around ISO 800-1600 and f6.3 and f7.1, It was quite sunny which made for some shadows.