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© Harry Giglio. All rights reserved.

The smallest breeding bird in North America, a female calliope hovers over a bee balm flower. She was only migrating through my area, and I was lucky to see her.

Walking in front of fall foliage in Prospect Park.

The quintessential coyote walking a long and hot road through the desert southwest. I assume that the painted stripe was cooler than the asphalt, so he walked the line.

Looking up between skyscrapers in the concrete jungle.

Wishing you were here. This is a long exposure where I asked Michelle to leave the photo in the middle. The sky and dock have been brightened and saturated, but there is no editing of Michelle herself

Open road in Rocky Mountain National Park in the fall.

Red leaf on a vine on a stone wall. Fall foliage.

Hanging sneakers in Old San Juan.

Rain, Yellowstone National Park

Colorful apartments in Old San Juan.

Three Man, at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

A retired Navy vet sitting on his couch at home waiting to march in the Memorial Day parade.

A couple viewing the New York skyline viewed from Hoboken, New Jersey.

An American tradition in Wales - blowing bubbles near Devil's Bridge (Pontarfynach)

Leaping from a sand dune in the sunset.

A yellow leaf on the sand.

Fisher boys are trying to catch some fish from this dried lake.

A contrast of nature and civilization. A sunset over Brooklyn.

This is a Painted Lady butterfly

Boys are playing football happily in the rain.

Watching the early morning contrails from my terrace.

Sunset in Puget Sound.

A nun is cleaning up the dried leaves in the morning.

10th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

A retired Navy vet sitting on his couch at home waiting to march in the Memorial Day parade.

A retired Navy vet sitting on his couch at home waiting to march in the Memorial Day parade.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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© Harry Giglio.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

05.2010

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The American Experience

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Nov. 26, 2012, 5:05 p.m.

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Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Focal Length:

24mm

Shutter Speed:

1/30

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f7.1

ISO:

ISO200

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