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Devotees collect,with whatever they can,holy rice that has been offered to the God and later thrown at them from a temple in Kolkata,during Annakut festival.It is believed that if they can collect the

Baboon family at Amboseli, Kenya

In this temple at Bikaner, people offer milk and sweets to mice to please God.

King of the beasts on a plain in Kenya

This is the Mt. Washington Cog railroad. The oldest Cog railroad in the U.S.. I took this one as I was hiking up the mountain then ran it through HDR software.

Wildebeest migrating on the Masai Mara

Garden in Warsaw.

As India is photographer's delight as are the moments captured.

Giraffe up-close and personal

Looking shocked after being told I was going to visit a place I hadn't seen since I was a child.

The saddle of a high school rodeo roping champion

Kids of local fishermen frolic on the bank of Rupnarayan river.

Lilac breasted roller in Kenya

Hiking Rocky Mountain National Park on family vacation.

My two daughters at a horse stable looking in one of the stalls. I could not resist taking this shot showing the different and similarities between these two sisters! So darn cute!!

Young girls walk to fetch water on the outskirt of Nagpur, India.

Gazing at possibilities: a burkinab boy looking at few orphan boys learning a vocation

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Marker

My 5 year old daughter just loved pretending to be a photographer with my 70+ year old vintage Argus camera. I could not resist taking her picture!

Looking into the light partially through glasses.

Inside a Gujjar kitchen in Kashmir

A devotee seeks blessings from a Naga sadhu.

9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

The saddle of a high school rodeo roping champion

The saddle of a high school rodeo roping champion

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© Lisa Rodgers.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

11.2011

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The American Experience

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Nov. 30, 2011, 6:39 a.m.

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Canon EOS 60D

Focal Length:

70mm

Shutter Speed:

1/800

Aperture:

f4

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ISO100

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