Stunning nature photographs that look like paintings -

Nature is an incredible artist. It has shaped the most stunning landscapes and painted with the most vibrant colors. Here's a collection of pictures that capture nature's marvelous creations.

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Milky Way - Nature is the greatest artist in the universe.

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Reed Flute Cave, China - The natural limestone formation lit up with color.

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Fly Geyser, United States - A thermal vent erupting in Nevada.

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Peacock - This bird's coloring is impossibly bright.

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Skye, United Kingdom -

A perfect spiral.

(Photo by Robert Lukeman)

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Stand out - Dare to be different.

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Giverny, France - Artist Claude Monet lived and painted some of his most famous works here.

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Zhangye National Geopark, China - The result of millions of years of sedimentation.

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Sweden - The aurora borealis enchants sky-gazers.

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Tree tunnel - Trees protect anything passing beneath them.

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Grand Prismatic Spring, United States - The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park.

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Huangshan Mountain, China - Fog over the mountains in Anhui, China.

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Lisse, The Netherlands - Colorful tulip fields, boasting over seven million flowers.

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Langkofel Group, Italy - A massif in the western Dolomites.

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Butterflies - The image sucks you into the scene.

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Abraham Lake, Canada - Frozen bubbles under the ice in Lake Abraham.

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Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil - Lakes forming in between sand dunes.

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Piercing eyes - Was this fox frozen in time with a camera or a paintbrush?

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Painted Dunes, United States - The painted dunes at the Lassen Volcanic National Park.

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Sea - Waves kiss the shore. 

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Mount Roraima, Venezuela - The highest point of Venezuela at 2,800 m.

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Marble Chapels, Chilean Patagonia - The Marble Chapels are a group of tunnels surrounded by icy blue glacier water.

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Kawachi Wisteria Garden, Japan - These wisteria-filled gardens look like a Monet painting.

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Grow in all directions - This tree isn't afraid to take up space.

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Caño Cristales, Colombia - Also known as the "five colors river" and the "melted rainbow."

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Nagoya, Japan - Fireflies make for a fairy-tale scene.

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Lake Baikal, Russia - The deepest lake in the world.

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Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park, Madagascar - A dense forest of sharp limestone formations.

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Avenue of the Baobabs, Madagascar - These trees can live up to 800 years.

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Vatnajökull Glacier, Iceland - Vatnajökull National Park, Reykjavik.

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Tianzi Mountain, China - Hundreds of sandstone pillars form the Tianzi Mountains.

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Stairway to Heaven, Hawaii - The Haiku Stairs were built by the military during World War II.

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Dallol, Ethiopia - The Dallol volcano last erupted in 1926.

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Longjing Tea Plantation, China - One of China's most famous teas—the handpicked Longjing green tea.

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Kirkjufel, Iceland - The perfect scene frozen in time.

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Socotra, Yemen - The Socotra dragon tree, also known as the dragon blood tree.

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Reflection -

The sky and mountain are perfectly reflected.

(Photo by Johannes Plenio)

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Tsunan, Japan -

The rushing river looks like paint strokes.

(Photo by Leo Rivas)

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Cascading waterfall -

The vivid colors in this photo are breathtaking.

(Photo by Robert Lukeman)

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Hens and chicks succulents - A cluster of perfectly made succulents.

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Bruges, Belgium - A small, medieval city featuring charming old cobbled streets, bridges, and canals.

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Midwest region, United States - An ocean of summer sunflowers.

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Foggy morning - Mist hangs over a pond.

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Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland - Night falls over the basalt columns at Giant's Causeway.

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Acadia National Park, United States - Nature is a show-off.

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Autumn colors - The vibrant colors that only a fall in New England, US, could bring.

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Kyoto, Japan - The Daigo-ji Buddhist temple.

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Provence, France - Plateau de Valensole.

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Uyuni Salt Flats, Bolivia - Salar de Uyuni is the result of the evaporation of several lakes, leaving only a salt-covered surface.

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Bird's-eye view - A forest of snow-covered pine trees.

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Carpathian, Ukraine - A winter wonderland. 

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Fiordland National Park, New Zealand - The Milford Sound fiord. 

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Pamukkale, Turkey -

Pamukkale means "cotton castle" in Turkish.

See also: Wild flower landscapes that look like paintings

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