The day's best photos — Nov 20
Nov 20, 2015, 12.55 PM IST
From a woman drinking wine in a hot bath with coloured water representing wine at the Hakone Kowaki-en Yunessun spa resort to a flock of birds flying as a Delta airlines commuter plane lands at Reagan International Airport in Washington, here are the pictures from last 24 hours chosen by Arko Datta.
The day's best photos — Nov 20
The mother of a young policeman, who was killed during the Tianjin port blasts in August, cries as she pays tribute in front of the tomb of her son to mark the 100th day after the accident, at Tanggu Martyrs Cemetery, in Tianjin, China, November 19, 2015. The blasts in Tianjin port on August 12 killed at least 160 people, many of which were firefighters and policemen.Picture by: REUTERS/Stringer
ARKO's TAKE
A picture that needs no words – just goes straight to the heart.
The day's best photos — Nov 20
Refugee children point at a map of Europe inside a make-shift tent at a refugee camp close to a registration center on the Greek island of Lesbos November 18, 2015. UNHCR has appealed to the Greek authorities to create additional accommodation and reception capacity as a matter of urgency since there are currently only 2,800 reception places for the 12,000 refugees and migrants currently on the island.Picture by: REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
ARKO's TAKE
An interesting visual that provides information as well! Quite different from the pictures coming from the region.
The day's best photos — Nov 20
A refugee keeps warm by an open fire at a make-shift camp close to a registration center on the Greek island of Lesbos November 18, 2015. UNHCR has appealed to the Greek authorities to create additional accommodation and reception capacity as a matter of urgency since there are currently only 2,800 reception places for the 12,000 refugees and migrants currently on the island.Picture by: REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
ARKO's TAKE
While rookies may find low light difficult to handle, it actually provides for very striking images if one knows how to exploit it, like in this image. People living with just the sky and moon above them!
The day's best photos — Nov 20
Armed Kurdish women millitants, man a barricade, on November 18, 2015 in the Sur district of Diyarbakir. Tensions rose when pro-Kurdish MP Leyla Zana began her oath with "Biji Asiti", or "Long live peace" in Kurdish. The phrase triggered a storm that recalled her memorable swearing-in 24 years ago when she also spoke the language that was then still taboo in public.Picture by: AFP/ILYAS AKENGIN
ARKO's TAKE
A striking image – but sad in a sense, because it conveys the message of trouble in the area rather than anything else.
The day's best photos — Nov 20
Philippine police (L) fire water cannon as they clash with protesters (R) parading down a street trying to voice their opposition to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit currently taking place in Manila on November 19, 2015. Asia-Pacific leaders are wrapping up two-days of talks in Manila that have been overshadowed by an arm-wrestle for regional influence between the United States and China.Picture by: AFP/Punit PARANJPE
ARKO's TAKE
The frame is full of action and there is one strong point of interest despite the chaos in the image.
The day's best photos — Nov 20
U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and National Security Advisor Susan Rice (R) move a chair to the meeting table as their delegation sits down to a meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (not pictured) alongside the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Manila, Philippines, November 19, 2015.Picture by: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
ARKO's TAKE
A natural charmer that he is – the US President is a photographer’s delight.
The day's best photos — Nov 20
A woman drinks wine in a hot bath with coloured water representing wine at the Hakone Kowaki-en Yunessun spa resort during an event marking Beaujolais Nouveau Day in Hakone west of Tokyo, November 19, 2015.Picture by: REUTERS/Thomas Peter
ARKO's TAKE
Interesting perspective!
The day's best photos — Nov 20
A group of men paddle a canoe across a flooded roadway along the Snoqualmie River near the peak of the river's height there, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, in Carnation, Wash. Cleanup crews took to the streets Wednesday in Washington state after a powerful storm killed three people, cut power to more than 350,000 residents and flooded rivers. The winds on Tuesday exceeded 100 mph in some areas of the Inland Northwest, where fallen trees were blamed for the deaths.Picture by: AP/Elaine Thompson
ARKO's TAKE
And interesting combination of elements – most likely foreseen and anticipated by the photographer.
The day's best photos — Nov 20
A flock of birds flies as a Delta airlines commuter plane lands at Reagan International Airport in Washington, DC on November 18, 2015.Picture by: AFP/ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS
ARKO's TAKE
And this is not a good combination – the two don’t mix!
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