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An outside visitor stirs the curiousity of the local people.

A working harbor to this day; Belfast, Maine's harbor, filled with both recreational and commercial boats, is watched over by the protective and benevolent tree man.

A camel en route to the Camel Fair at Pushkar, its caretaker following and others watching.

A man resting with his tiger.

The Maine Lobster brings thousands of vacationers each year, and to some is as much a symbol of the state as the blueberry or potato. This weather warn buoy hangs outside Belfast's visitor information

Avalon Air Raid

A camel en route to the Camel Fair while its caretaker following and others watching.

Once a postman, amongst many other things, my Grandfather mounted this old mailbox to a plank outside his house in the little town of Buxton, Maine.

Beauty in red, in the middle of the city

A slightly warn, handmade cribbage table, sits in the back of my fathers garage, supporting an old tool box. Both waiting for a purpose.

Surrealistic woods by Number 7 beach, Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, India

My eye and a fencepost

Octogonal wooden silo in Grays Harbor

Spring runoff on the peninsula

Looking up into the night

Soldier cemetery from 1st World War. Mostly young people who gave his lifes for better tomorrow.

Confident baby stands in her father's hand beside a lake in North Sulawesi, Indonesia

"High And Dry In A Forest Of Green"
These two west coast fishing boats were retired at the top of a mountain beside the road. Now the waves are wild bushes of green.

Large living tree, normal man

Fence post on rural farm

The backdrop of fuzzy tree's and power lines, with the glow of a Dairy Queen Sign, didn't seem to fit the stoic poise that Jammie Stevens was sporting. My best friend, he has always had some wise advi

9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

A slightly warn, handmade cribbage table, sits in the back of my fathers garage, supporting an old tool box. Both waiting for a purpose.

A slightly warn, handmade cribbage table, sits in the back of my fathers garage, supporting an old tool box. Both waiting for a purpose.

TAGS: Connecticut, United States

Ryland Charronsmith

Orono, Maine, United States of America

Member since 2014

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© Ryland Charronsmith.
All rights reserved.

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digital

Date Taken:

08.2011

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Date Uploaded:

Nov. 29, 2011, 2:35 a.m.

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Camera Model:

NIKON D5000

Focal Length:

18mm

Shutter Speed:

1/14

Aperture:

f3.5

ISO:

ISO400

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