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Nothing like a Silhouette in San Francisco to show off my son Quinn's sweepers. (Got'em from his Mother, of course!)

Hands of the Potter

A man waving a flag at the Folklife Festival on the National Mall.

I could not resist taking a photo of this strikingly detailed bust of Charles de Gaulle while visiting Montpellier, France. You almost expect him to speak.

Orange mushroom, Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Fishing on the Niger River

A praying mantis

My good friend - does not like to be captured...)

Butterfly sipping from a flower.

Praying Mantis lit from behind.

Shrimpboats docked in the harbor at sunset.

A trap-jaw ant cleans its antenna

Celebrating the 4th of July with a sparkler.

A man reading the paper on the bus with a baby looking on.

An old car in front of a mansion in Newport, RI.

A palm close-up

Mongolian wrestler dressing for battle, during Naadam, in Ulaanbaatar!

The style - emo (a trend for young people)

Two Cuban girls on a street in Trinidad, Cuba

Potato Bug on Orchid.

A bird looking for food

Local net fishing along Kalapaki Beach, Kauai.

Interesting bright red plant life with blooms.

8th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

A trap-jaw ant cleans its antenna

A trap-jaw ant cleans its antenna

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© Tuan Cao.
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12.2009

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Nov. 29, 2010, 5:22 p.m.

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