Um par de abelharucos-europeus (Merops apiaster) em Ariège, França. A fêmea (esquerda) aguarda o alimento que será oferecido pelo macho. Criada por Pierre Dalous.
Second Place: On August 31, 2012 a long filament of solar material that had been hovering in the Sun's atmosphere, the Corona, erupted out into space at 4:36 p.m. EDT.
Third Place: High-speed photography of a light bulb shot with an airsoft pistol (positioned right of the lamp).
#10: The silhouette of space shuttle Endeavour seen against Earth's colorful horizon during shuttle mission STS-130
#11: Arlington Row, Bibury, built in 1380 as a monastic wool store. The buildings were converted into weaver cottages in the 17th century.
#12: The bridge "Mintarder Ruhrtalbrücke" in Mülheim an der Ruhr is an impressive landmark in the Ruhr valley connecting the cities Düsseldorf and Essen through a motorway.