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Xunantunich mayan ruins in Belize.

LATE SPRING, in the vast wheat fields of Northern Germany, an area which is flat for as far as you can see.

An old man fixing an old cash register

THE BOAT TOUR, on the river Spree in Berlin, Germany.

Common Squirrel Monkey at the Phoenix Zoo

Hooper's Island House

Statue of Liberty highlighted by dramatic clouds.

Looking up at the sun from a backyard in Oklahoma

The moon illuminates Sylvia Grinnell Park.

Birds of Paradise flower

Hiking the Plain of Six Glaciers.

A Grizzly Bear takes a morning walk near Lake Louise.

Visiting the U.S. Naval Yard.

A beautiful view of the Washington Monument during the cherry blossom festival.

Cheetah gazing out over the vast plains of the Serengeti National Park.

hikers above Two Medicine Lake, Glacier National Park

Fiona-siberian puppie of my child at back yard

Canoeing Moraine Lake in Banff National Park

cats sunning, early spring at the marina, sailboat masts and frozen lake

Alesund with Snow

Sun soaking the Scottish Highlands outside of Edinburgh

7th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Birds of Paradise flower

Birds of Paradise flower

TAGS: Beach, Flower, Texas, Tropical, United States

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America

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Copyright:

© Mickala Murphy.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

11.2009

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12

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Date Uploaded:

Dec. 4, 2009, 10:36 p.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS

Focal Length:

55mm

Shutter Speed:

1/59

Aperture:

f5.6

ISO:

ISO400

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