Top Photographs of 2012 - pictures........SHOW!

CHICAGO FROM AFAR Photograph by Robert Elves on Flickr A DESERT OASIS IN LIBYA Photograph by George Steinmetz  THE ALPINISTS Photograph by Jakub Polomski on 500px  INSIDE THE OLD METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE Photograph via The Natioanl Archives and Records Administration  TITANIC'S ENGINES UNDERWATER COPYRIGHT© 2012 RMS TITANIC, INC; Produced by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute SUNRISE OVER LONDON'S TOWER BRIDGE Photograph by Jason Pope  OUR SUN ERUPTS Photograph by NASA/GSFC/SDO  SNOWMOBILING THE NORWAY-SWEDEN BORDER Photograph by haqbar on Reddit 83. A TINY HERMIT CRAB CLOSE-UP Photograph by sleepychinchilla on Flickr 81. THE COCONUT OCTOPUS Photograph by Mario Neumann (scuba.hamburg on Flickr) 80. A CLOUD ILLUMINATED BY LIGHTNING Photograph by Mike Jones (mrjones131 on Flickr)  79. A TINY RIVER HOUSE IN SERBIA Photograph by Irene Becker for National Geographic  78. A SUBMARINE SURFACES THROUGH ARCTIC ICE Photograph by Tiffini M. Jones, U.S. Navy  77. A WALL OF FALL Photograph by Eric Forey (Kala___ on Flickr) | Prints Available  76. AN AIRPLANE CROSSES THE MOON Photograph by Chris Thomas  73. LIONESSES AT THE WATERING HOLE Photograph by Ranger Chad Cocking of the Motswari Private Game Reserve  72. DEATH BEGETS LIFE Photograph by Ireena Worthy on Flickr  71. MOUNT FUJI FROM ABOVE Photograph via news.mydrivers.com    68. THE VENEZUELAN POODLE MOTH Photograph by Arthur Anker on Flickr 67. THE PERSEIDS METEOR SHOWER Photograph by David Kingham on Flickr | Prints Available  66. AN X-RAY OF A STINGRAY Photograph by Ken Jones  64. MOTH TRAILS AT NIGHT Photograph by Steve Irvine for National Geographic  63. JUST A PINCH Photograph by mmarsupilami on Flickr  62. EVOLUTION OF THE NEW YORK SKYLINE Photograph via Lee @ tier1dc.blogspot.com  61. AN ELEPHANT MEETS A SEA LION Photograph by Michael Durham via The Oregon Zoo  59. AN OLYMPIC FULL MOON Photograph by REUTERS/Luke MacGrego (via Reuters Olympics on Facebook) 58. BASE JUMPING IN RIO Photograph by Wolfgang Luif/Red Bull Content Pool 57. THE BOMBING OF DRESDEN Photograph by Richard Peter  55. WHERE THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA MEETS THE SEA Photograph via Better_Be-Safe on Reddit 54. THE CHICAGO SKYLINE FROM INDIANA Photograph by Tom Adams on Reddit 53. LIVING ON THE EDGE Photograph by Tim Kemple  52. THE MOLOKINI CRATER IN HAWAII Photograph by Ron Garnett/Hawaii Tourism Authority  51. IF JUPITER WAS THE SAME DISTANCE AS THE MOON Artwork by jb2386 on Reddit  50. A SEAHORSE INSPECTS A DIVER'S WATCH Photograph by Don McLeish  48. THE HONEYBEE'S FINAL STING Photograph by Kathy Keatley Garvey 47. EVERYBODY WAS KUNG FU FIGHTING Photograph by China Foto Press  45. MOUNT RAINIER CASTING A SHADOW ON CLOUDS Photograph by Nick Lippert (via Komo News)