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Clay formations in the sand dunes of Death Valley.

The hand loom made sarees of Bengal, from time immemorial has been an art, practiced mainly in the districts of Nadia and other parts of South Bengal.Begumpur is a place where the threads used in the

Leaving Death Valley.

Sunset storm rolling through Jacksonville, FL.

Baby deer spotted in tall grass while taking a walk on a spring day.

Lone tree in Yosemite Valley. Half Dome is visible on left. Part of Sentinel Dome is visible on right.

Milky Way rising over the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California. The lights are from cars driving on the Pacific Coast Highway.

A long exposure of an abandoned factory.

Taken at the Lollapalooza Festival, in Chicago IL.

Taken off of Munger Road, in St. Charles IL.

Taken at an abandoned filling station, in Wheaton.

Taken at Cantigny, in the reflection pool.

Sunrise at our camp in the Serengeti. Africa, the birthplace of humankind. My Chinese wife on her first trip to Africa. Dreaming of our child to be. The eternal nature of the rising sun over the endl

Taken at Cantigny, in Wheaton IL.

Taken at Cantigny, in Wheaton IL.

"It IS Simba" pronounced my Chinese wife, who was experiencing the Serengeti for the first time--and this was the first male lion she had seen in the wild. We had just ridden a hot air balloon over th

This is an HDR image of the Baps Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Hindu Temple.

Capturing Earth's Natural Beauty.Wild Cherry Blossoms

Catching the sunset at the Pearl Brewery

"It IS Simba" pronounced my Chinese wife, who was experiencing the Serengeti for the first time. Her first male lion was lying in repose, having just made love. We had just ridden a hot air balloon ov

An unforgettable view and experience.
-Project Serve, Jamaica 2012

Ceanothus Silk Moth (Hyalophora euryalus) two males and one female.

Our guide in the Tanzanian Serengeti had told us an hour earlier that giraffes were usually solitary animals. Then we saw 28 adult giraffes. My wife thought they were having a party. This is all I cou

10th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Taken at Cantigny, in the reflection pool.

Taken at Cantigny, in the reflection pool.

TAGS: Illinois, United States

Warrenville, Illinois, United States of America

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© Jon Schmidt.
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digital

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11.2012

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Nov. 6, 2012, 8:50 p.m.

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NIKON D40

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32mm

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1/20

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ISO200

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PHOTO LOCATION Wheaton, Illinois, United States of America