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Carriage passing the Wythe House on the Palace Green in Colonial Williamsburg at Christmastime

I found this gem of a headdress in an antique shop and then one sleepless night, I made it awesome.

Final day of a 60 mile hike in New Mexico

Mother Nature"s arm and fire.

While at an summer gathering of our little group of friend's, Nancy decided to do her gypsy swirl to show off her dress, as a group of us chatted in the back yard.

123 ... Jump. lovely morning on Sarasota Beach with firends and this was a result of spontaneous act on a regular phone camera.

Dusk was nearing when I saw these glowing, cotton candy like, pink clouds floating around, and I just had to capture this ethereal moment with my canon. It's not everyday you get to look out your wind

Mid summer evening sky

Dove wants to share finch food.

Natural Mosquito Catchers.

At Hart Park in Bakersfield, CA with my sister. We ran across some peacocks, and this one posed for me.

THE TREE OF LIFE STRETCHING IT'S ARMS OUT TO THE HEAVENS

A parking structure in downtown San Luis Obispo.

WATCHING THE SUN GO DOWN OVER LAKE TANEYCOMO.

Nature in the city

Sign Painter in Sestiere San Polo, Venezia.

Enrico at Basilico, Treviso

Throwing a ball by a lake in Minnesota during the summer

Taken in the woods, near Lewis & Clark College

Albino Tortoise, taken at the Kansas City Reptile Exhibit

On the high seas

9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

At Hart Park in Bakersfield, CA with my sister. We ran across some peacocks, and this one posed for me.

At Hart Park in Bakersfield, CA with my sister. We ran across some peacocks, and this one posed for me.

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Bakersfield, California, United States of America

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© Ellen Kommel.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

09.2011

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Date Uploaded:

Sept. 22, 2011, 3:05 p.m.

Camera Make:

SONY

Camera Model:

DSLR-A200

Focal Length:

300mm

Shutter Speed:

1/160

Aperture:

f5.6

ISO:

ISO125

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PHOTO LOCATION Bakersfield, California, United States of America