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Mojave Faith ~

Taken in the middle of the Nevada Mojave Desert, and as we were driving along I noticed this very cool dead cactus that looked like a cross -- so, decided to take some shots of it!

Perfect fan shape from a Palmetto palm leaf bathed with strong sunlight. Captured at Flamingo Gardens in Davie, Florida.

Sun Pillar Phenomenon ~

Sun pillars form when sunlight reflects off the surfaces of millions of falling ice crystals associated with thin, high-level clouds. They are falling through Earths atmosph

Newborn foal meets her mom for the first time.

Men at work in Rural Areas of India

Busy Little Bee ~

The Road to Nowhere ~

Taken in the middle of the Nevada Mojave Desert!

Solarized Bull Bison

Mojave Flight School ~

Taken in the Nevada Mojave Desert, as we were hiking along we came across a family of Ravens, and the parents were teaching their young ones to fly -- some almost crashed in

Anonymous showing his support at the Chicago Annual Pride Parade

Bull Bison using the solar setting on my Droid-X.

Pelicans searching for dinner.

A Pied Kingfisher catches a good sized fish.

Long exposure showing star trails at Joshua Tree.

The night sky and illuminated Joshua tree.

Grand Canyon, Western Rim

The night sky and illuminated Joshua tree.

Badwater salt flats & snow-capped mountains.

A family of cheetahs in the Serengeti.

Bald Eagle Day ~

Bald Eagle in left front of image, and four more in the right background of image! Taken on Bald Eagle Day at the Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area in Farmington Bay, UT!

Light painting the Death Valley charcoal kilns.

US Army tank in a park in Bodfish, CA.

11th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Bull Bison using the solar setting on my Droid-X.

Bull Bison using the solar setting on my Droid-X.

Grassy Butte, North Dakota, United States of America

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© Ron Sams.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

mobile

Date Taken:

07.2013

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The American Experience

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Date Uploaded:

July 7, 2013, 12:15 p.m.

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DROIDX

Focal Length:

5.0mm

Shutter Speed:

1/1132

Aperture:

f2.8

ISO:

ISO100

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