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Peaceful shoreline at sunset.

Abandoned Mill with Aspens near Fairplay, Colorado

Fishing boat on Nungwi Beach, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Preparing the pillow for the ring-bearer.

Workers loading ship in Stonetown, Zanzibar, Tanzania

A woman prays, full of emotion, while watching President Obama's inauguration.

Red Colobus Monkey in Jozani Forest, Zanzibar, Tanzania

A modern transporation parked along the old city of Vigan where houses built during the Spanish era still exist.

River Otter in a pond.

Great Blue Heron catching a crayfish.

Kalesa or horse-driven carriage is a typical transportation along cobblestone streets of Vigan heritage site.

Barred Owl against falling snow background.

A Bolivian couple teams to jump start their truck in Salar de Uyuni.

Sunrise over a misty lake.

Wolf in a pond.

Wild meets life on the Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca.

Antique furnitures and ancestral houses built during the Spanish era are a common sight in the heritage city of Vigan

Great Horned Owl in flight.

Great Horned Owl in flight.

Ancestral houses, built during the Spanish era, are still a common sight within the heritage city of Vigan.

A man smokes a cigarette outside the police headquarters in New York City.

The historic Paoay Church served as an observation post for Katipuneros during the 1896 revolution against the Spaniards

Lion eating wildebeest in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

7th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Barred Owl against falling snow background.

Barred Owl against falling snow background.

TAGS: Avian, Bird, Canada, Predator, Wildlife

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© Chris Lorenz.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

12.2009

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Date Uploaded:

Dec. 13, 2009, 11:28 p.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

Canon EOS 50D

Focal Length:

400mm

Shutter Speed:

1/59

Aperture:

f5.6

ISO:

ISO320

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