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Self portrait with broken down Mini 1000

A boy and his dog

WWII era airplane and vintage dress

a self portrait in the window

Based on a nightmare.

Setting up Pittsburgh's peregrine falcon "nest cam", a brief appearance by "Dorothy" the falcon. Broom to keep her at bay.

Hyacinth Macaw close-up, National Aviary, Pittsburgh, PA

Augar Buzzard, National Aviary, Pittsburgh, PA

Caribbean Flamingo, National Aviary, Pittsburgh, PA

Golden Breasted Starling, National Aviary, Pittsburgh, PA

Stellers Sea Eagle, National Aviary, Pittsburgh, PA

Cape Shelduck, National Aviary, Pittsburgh, PA

Andean Condor, female, at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, PA

A White Cheeked Turaco displaying its pigmented flight feathers at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, PA. The red, copper based pigment, turacin, is found nowhere else in the animal kingdom.

LunaHula greets the sunrise on a brisk Michigan winter morning.

Snowy Valentine's Day in Paris

A Man in the parade during Emancipation Day Carnival Festival in St. John USVI

Palau's Main bridge at nighttime

"Abai" Traditional meeting place of village chief/elders.

Model B is wrapped in Christmas lights to play with the shadows and lighting to create a unique, quaint, and stunning image.

Casey in the woods of michigan.

Self portrait in my grandparents garage, Pulaski, Virginia.

11th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Cape Shelduck, National Aviary, Pittsburgh, PA

Cape Shelduck, National Aviary, Pittsburgh, PA

TAGS: Pennsylvania, United States

White Oak, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Member since 2014

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© Michael Faix.
All rights reserved.

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digital

Date Taken:

02.2013

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Feb. 15, 2013, 12:03 p.m.

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NIKON D600

Focal Length:

300mm

Shutter Speed:

1/1000

Aperture:

f6.3

ISO:

ISO640

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