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Sunset over the lake

picture taken in a thematic park named Forestal Park in Tenerife island (spain)

After the storm, Cape Cod, MA

This is a flower from our flower garden behind our Ministry in a park.

Can I help you?

Life is beauty, admire it.

Silhouette of a Monkey

This photo is taken from ropeway.

Basilica di San Francesco - Assisi, Italy A wild thunderstorm had passed through and the sun had set leaving a peaceful calm over the resting place of St. Francis.

Buff orpington chicken about to hatch at my kitchen table. I'm fascinated by how this photo shows the chicks positioning inside the egg - although the wing is supposed to be covering its head when it

Buff orpington chicken about to hatch at my kitchen table. I'm fascinated by how this photo shows the chicks positioning inside the egg - although the wing is supposed to be covering its head when it

A buff orpington chicken about to hatch at my kitchen table. Spontanious shoot as I was forced to help him a little in his hatching process. All turned out well for the little guy.

Horseshoe bend Arizona,America

Hiking to the biggest waterfall east of the Mississippi called Fall Creek Falls near Pikeville, Tennesseee.

Traditional Kashmiri Local.

Hiking through the mountains and came to the Swinging Bridge which hangs over the Toccoa River in Fannin County, Georgia.

...Poise...
A shikara (boat) ride on the Dal Lake, Kashmir, will take you through a mesmerizing journey of life over water.

Walking through the Mercier Orchards in Blue Ridge, Georgia

awedding next to a swimming pool on the edge of a cliff overhanging the black sea

Perching on a tree branch as close as 2m from the hiking trail, the juvenile Vermiculated Screech Owl (Megascops guatemalae)was perhaps a more curious observer - of stunned passers-by in daylight.

Bridge's Beauty

One seagull with pigeons at Ocean Beach, CA

11th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Buff orpington chicken about to hatch at my kitchen table. I'm fascinated by how this photo shows the chicks positioning inside the egg - although the wing is supposed to be covering its head when it

Buff orpington chicken about to hatch at my kitchen table. I'm fascinated by how this photo shows the chicks positioning inside the egg - although the wing is supposed to be covering its head when it is inside the egg.

TAGS: Norway

Therese Melina Alvestad

Hnefoss, Norway

Member since 2014

Photo Information

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© Therese Melina Alvestad.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

06.2013

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Date Uploaded:

June 29, 2013, 8:24 a.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL

Focal Length:

45mm

Shutter Speed:

1/25

Aperture:

f5.6

ISO:

ISO1600

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