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© Grace Shyu. All rights reserved.

Yucca on a sand dune at White Sands National Monument

Sitting Bull Falls in the Lincoln National Forest

Finback whale lunge feeding-"Nikki" - in Head of Harbor surfacing at the stern of the boat

My friends and I having a water fight on a hot summer day.

Yucca in front of El Capitan, Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Sunset on a lake in Alabama.

checking out the leafes at McKittrick Canyon which is part of Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas.

Band day in Williston, North Dakota.

man leaving teepee at the Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium

Riding a ferry in New York City.

A crocodile at Reptile Gardens in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

A leaf floats on the surface of a pond in the transition from summer to autumn.

A young girl explores the gardens of a nearby university.

enjoying the shade under the umbrella at White Sands National Monument

My husband climbing in the Black Hills of South Dakota at night.

enjoying the trail and trees changing color at McKittrick Canyon which is part of Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas.

Convention Center Lights

showing off roping skills at the Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium

Urban giants in downtown Chicago

Man in old west clothing at the Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium

Classic Car Show at the California State Fair

Lights over the moving sidewalks at O'Hare International Airport

DragonFly on a cactus

8th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

A leaf floats on the surface of a pond in the transition from summer to autumn.

A leaf floats on the surface of a pond in the transition from summer to autumn.

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© Grace Shyu.
All rights reserved.

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digital

Date Taken:

10.2010

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Nov. 10, 2010, 3:28 p.m.

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NIKON D60

Focal Length:

200mm

Shutter Speed:

1/125

Aperture:

f5.6

ISO:

ISO220

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