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A close up of wild grass showing both a subtle grace and unexpected details like small barbs. The slight purple hues surprised me.

A waterfall spills from the jungle onto a black sand beach on the tropical island of Dominica.

The Moon and The Stars

An elderly man labors up the hill past The Feathers Hotel in Ludlow, England, said to be haunted by a variety of ghosts.

Joshua trees and rocks at sunset.

Nearly symmetric sand dunes in morning light.

A close up of christmas cactus flower stamen. A large aperture creates an abstract weaving, and the colored petal backdrop makes it an etude in pink.

An exhausted female calliope sits and rests on a bee balm flower. She was only migrating through my area, and I was lucky to see her.

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.

10th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Looking up between skyscrapers in the concrete jungle.

Looking up between skyscrapers in the concrete jungle.

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Copyright:

© Marco Tan.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

12.2010

Filed Under:

The American Experience

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Date Uploaded:

Nov. 26, 2012, 5:23 p.m.

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Camera Model:

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS

Focal Length:

5mm

Shutter Speed:

1/100

Aperture:

f4

ISO:

ISO80

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