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Looking into the eyes of a wolf

Tree roots by the stream.

Backyard pinwheel at sunset in the spring.

A woman inspects bananas in the Amazon.

A man chops down bananas and bags them in the Amazon.

A woman sews on a machine that has been in her family for over 40 years.

A man skims across the water in his dugout canoe on the Amazon River Basin.

A man sits on the steps of the New York Public Library.

Two wild horses munch on grass on Paynes Prairie.

A red tipped blackbird rests on Paynes Prairie.

A guillemot swims on the water.

A polar bear wanders out into the vast open space in the Artic Svalbard.

Birds nest on a cliff in Kapp Fanshawe. Each bird has a place to which they return.

A giant tortoise munches on some grass on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos.

An arctic gull skims over the water.

Street vendors take a break outside in New York City.

Angel wing natural cloud formation.

A sculpture outside a historic church in New York City.

Times Square at night in New York City.

An American flag hanging over Ground Zero in New York City.

Looking up at the clouds

Skyline view of New York City.

Taken in New York City during a recent trip at the New York Public Library.

10th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

A polar bear wanders out into the vast open space in the Artic Svalbard.

A polar bear wanders out into the vast open space in the Artic Svalbard.

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© Vicki Santello.
All rights reserved.

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digital

Date Taken:

10.2011

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Date Uploaded:

Nov. 5, 2012, 5:34 p.m.

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Camera Model:

Canon EOS 7D

Focal Length:

400mm

Shutter Speed:

1/1000

Aperture:

f11

ISO:

ISO320

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