My 7 Super Shots

A couple of days ago, Kate Convissor of the wonderful blog, WanderingNotLost, surprised me by nominating 50+ and on the Run to participate in HostelBookers' 7 Super Shots. My first reaction was, "Who, me? Really?" followed by "Well, this is pretty cool," and finally "Boy, I really have to do a much better job organizing my travel photos." I will get around to that one of these days, but for now, here are my entries:

A photo that takes my breath away

Amazing, amazing Antarctica.

A photo that makes me laugh

This gentleman was spending a Sunday afternoon sitting on his floating house and looking across the muddy water of Iquitos, Peru. The bucket on his head? No idea. We called him "the mayor."

A photo that makes me dream

Dawn on the south island of New Zealand. It was nearly impossible to choose which photo of New Zealand makes me dream; they all make me dream...of returning there soon, and staying for a long time.

A photo that makes me think

Nuclear plant on the outskirts of Xi'an, China. Makes me think about how cavalierly we disrespect the planet. Compare this photo to the one of NZ above.

A photo that makes my mouth water

I'm not planning on committing any capital crimes, but if I do, and am given a chance to choose my last meal, this is it: the burrata with heirloom tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, olive oil and pesto from Dough Pizzeria in San Antonio, Texas. Oh, my.

A photo that tells a story

In the gardens of Hangzhou, China. 

The photo of which I'm most proud

Just another day on the side of the road just outside of Queenstown, New Zealand. Although this photo is probably technically better, I'm cheating and adding an extra bonus photo (the director's cut?) of penguins roosting in a snow squall near Port Lockroy, Antarctica, because I just couldn't bear to leave it out. Forgive me, Hostelbookers.

Now I get to nominate bloggers to participate; if you don't already know their work, you should!
No Vacation Required
The Bucket List Journey
Unbrave Girl
The Travel Chica
Migrationology

Here’s the link; and here’s the rules:

Choose 7 of your own photos, one for each of the following categories:

• A photo that…takes my breath away
• A photo that…makes me laugh or smile
• A photo that…makes me dream
• A photo that…makes me think
• A photo that…makes my mouth water
• A photo that…tells a story
• A photo that…I am most proud of (aka my worthy of National Geographic shot)

2. Write a short description for each image.
3. Write somewhere in your blog post: ‘I am taking part in HostelBookers 7 Super Shots‘.4. Tell us you have participated and tweet the hashtag #7SuperShots
5. Nominate 5 other bloggers by including a link to their blog in your post.

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