Best pics 2010: Nature's looking glass

Here are readers' best photographs from the past year!

With 2010 drawing to a close, we invited readers to share their unique, original photographs from this past year with us -- here's the next set of responses!

First up we have this image from Iqbal Quli, who explains, "This is a photograph I took on my recent trip to Canada; it is the reflection of clouds on water, and it was so magnificent, I thought of sharing it."

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With 2010 drawing to a close, we're inviting you to send in your best photograph of the year. We'll be posting a few every day and readers will get to vote for each one. The 20 that land the maximum number of votes will then be compiled into a 'best of' list that will be published in January next year.

Simply e-mail your photographs to travelpicsga@rediffmail.com (subject line: 'My unusual pic 2010') -- we'll publish the most interesting ones right here on rediff.com and in India Abroad. And make sure to include a little-write up of where you clicked the snap.

Remember, they could be from anywhere across India or the world, but they have to be original. Hurry and send in your entry today!

Disclaimer: The photographs featured in this series are, to the best of our knowledge, original entries submitted by readers. Rediff.com does not assume any responsibility for their originality.

Next we have this one from Alok Tiwari who says, "This is a pic I recently shot at our village. We hardly see parrots' nests, as they make their homes in hollow grooves inside the thick branches of trees. Here is a parrot peeping out of its home."

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Here is one of a young mother trying to make her living from S Ashokan, who says, "I clicked this image outside Sri Ekambaranathar Temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, on December 26."

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Harjit Singh sent in this one of the ruins of villages submerged by the Tehri Dam, Garhwal.

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And finally, we have this one from Koushik Shetty, who says, "We were on our way to Mangalore and were blessed to have witnessed clouds collecting on the mountains on Shirdi Ghat...it was just amazing."

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