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A long stretch of rural highway across southern Montana.

Enjoying the Morning Nectar

USA. The 1st time I saw this flag (made out of red, white & blue plastic cups) was at the begining of the World Cup. As I drove past it, it made me proud to be an American and put a smile to my face.

Distantly Delighting in Delicate Arch

A touch of Autumn on Veteran's Day. I love this picture because it goes across time. It's like an image in the past in the future. The colorful landscape in contrast with the haunting statues makes it

San Francisco at Alcatraz-Triathlon.
Winner Ben Collins praises the crowd after winning the professional male division.

Cefalu through the looking glass

While fishing in the Rigolets near Slidell, LA and knowing the oyster season was closed in this area on this day in June 2010 because of Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico, I saw these two oyster boats heade

Family of swans at the marina.

My kitten playing in the bushes on a summer day.

A sunset on the bay of Lake Huron in Michigan's Upper Peninsula on a warm summer night.

Fishing with the booms in the marshlands of the Gulf of Mexico. This picture was taken June 2010. Just a few days later, oil from the Oil Spill Disaster in the Gulf had made it's way to this very spot

"One Spectacular Lightning Bolt"
Taken by a hand held digital camera through my front window on August 9,2010 at 9:57PM at just the right time to catch a massive bolt of lightning.

Viewing Niagra Falls from aboard the Maid of the Mist.

Hot day on the st-Lawrence

Female hummingbird

Cecropia caterpillar

Snow geese landing on the grass for a short feed.

Cape buffalos scratching themselves.

Cape buffalo of Namibia.

8th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Fishing with the booms in the marshlands of the Gulf of Mexico. This picture was taken June 2010. Just a few days later, oil from the Oil Spill Disaster in the Gulf had made it's way to this very spot

Fishing with the booms in the marshlands of the Gulf of Mexico. This picture was taken June 2010. Just a few days later, oil from the Oil Spill Disaster in the Gulf had made it's way to this very spot.

Linda Zubrowski

Slidell,

Member since 2014

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© Linda Zubrowski.
All rights reserved.

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digital

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06.2010

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Sept. 2, 2010, 10:11 p.m.

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NIKON D3000

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160mm

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1/400

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f5.3

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ISO400

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