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These frogs are rare to see, but luckily, the aquarium in Minneapolis had some!

I was caught off guard by this nest I stumbled into in the backyard. Luckily, it was high enough, and I was not a disturbance to their busy community.

Hawaiian Coot swimming gracefully above a school of Cichlids.

I watched this little hoarder scurrying back and forth between trees, and was eventually able to get him looking right at me.

I was watching a movie by the beach, but stepped away for a minute to capture this busy street.

Admiring the scenic route on US-82 in NM. It's a beautiful drive, especially during sunset.

Climbing in the Cowlitz Chimneys in Mt. Rainier National Park, WA

Road trip back to the Bay Area from Bodega Bay

A mountains in Northern Pakistan. This is a real natural light!

A man lies on a street in Varanasi. Life goes next to him, but he is not interested in anything but his own peace.

Crystal Pier At Sunset

Ready For A Drive

USS Midway Museum

A baboon perched on a winery roof in silhouette

happy Giraffe shoowing its rear end

Coupeville, Washington on Whidbey Island

Birds gathering at Sunrise on a beach in Daytona, Florida. The sunrise is beautiful with golden hues, sea is vast and the sand sparkles gold.

Daytona Beach at Sunrise. The sky is golden and beautiful. The sea has golden hues as does the beach and it is beautiful. There are some birds waking up at water's edge, whilst others fly low enjoyi

Lava flow from the Kīlauea Volcano flows into the sea.

Sunset in Wisconsin

Small waterfall in a forest

Puppy Love - girl and a dog.

11th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Crystal Pier At Sunset

Crystal Pier At Sunset

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Santee, California, United States of America

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© Paul Koester.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

12.2012

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Date Uploaded:

Jan. 3, 2013, 8:15 p.m.

Camera Model:

NIKON D800

Focal Length:

21mm

Shutter Speed:

1/0

Aperture:

f16

ISO:

ISO6400

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