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© Melissa Lopez. All rights reserved.

A clever man with a clever sign in downtown San Francisco

Great Blue Herons on nest exchanging a branch for construction

Three men on a motorcycle on a crisp winter day in India

Three women sitting in front of a Havana store

Trailing behind the dog, he stops and looks directly at me

Children on their way to school

A dog sleeping on the warm pavement

Ariel view of Puerto Vallarta as I was departing my home for a year and an amazing city.

Ford coup in front of restaurant during Sunday drive.

A woman selling flowers on the Cuban streets of Havana

1940 Ford stopping for breakfast on a sunday drive.

A small crab on top of the Caribbean rocks

A Clown entertaining a crowd full of people on a bus.

Cuba, a place where past and present merge into one.

A carefree spirit breathing in the beach breeze of San Sebastin

My friend Eddie stopping to quench his thirst at drinking fountain on a hot summer day.

View of an interesting homeless man i encountered in my travels.

Two young boys playing soccer in Barcelona's El Raval district

I shot these two homeless men, standing on the corner of a closed down market during my travels through mexico.

I shot this on one of my many photographic journeys throughout the city. As I was walking around. I heard someone shout out to me and i looked over and saw these two men. I was so intrigued by there

Small orphaned, child living in povety sitting outside a stoop taking care of his baby brother

A barber provides a precise shaving service to his client in his open-air salon

10th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

A small crab on top of the Caribbean rocks

A small crab on top of the Caribbean rocks

TAGS: Cuba

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Photo Information

Copyright:

© Melissa Lopez.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

03.2011

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Date Uploaded:

Nov. 11, 2012, 12:11 p.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

NIKON D80

Focal Length:

66mm

Shutter Speed:

1/40

Aperture:

f7.1

ISO:

ISO400

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