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ASIAN GIRL WITH FINGERS BACK HER HEAD, HOLY

Nostalgic California coast makes promises

This image was taken while on a slow boat down the Mekong River in Laos. It is of a fisherman who was waiting for a possible catch while perched between the sharp rocks that surround the river.

An elderly Samburu woman's face tells a thousand stories

Early morning lift-off.

A nomadic Samburu woman in her temporary home made of sticks and mud

OLD LADY WEAVING

Wedding Photography in Thames Town, China,
Out of former farming land, a new replica city of 2 British villages emerge to become a popular photo spot for young marrying couples

The nuns of the first order monasteries in Belgium are typically a cheerful species, unless one catches them in the act of prayer. As this shot does.

Young boy leading an ox drawn cart on the beach.

Dead tree at the top of the Grand Canyon.

Cycle of a Flower's Life

Hiking near Lake Hodges with Italian Greyhounds.

Shot at the orthodox Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem - where these little chaps were tellingly out of place.

PHOTO TAKEN TO YOUNG GIRL IN SUNSET IN AN OLD STYLE BUILDING

A Solomons Eyelash Frog, Ceratobatrachus guentheri, does what it does best and looks like a leaf

Idyllic summer home on the Allegheny River.

Scenes at a park. Shot one balmy afternoon at a local park: the three characters in this shot have each a different attitude of peace and relaxation.

"Under the Gaze of Churchill: Wedding Photography in Thames Town, China"

Most people hate possums and think they're quite ugly, but this little baby won my heart right away. He was so terrified he couldn't even hiss and it broke my heart to see him caged then killed.

Black-tipped reef sharks circle in the shallow waters off Tetapare in the Solomon Islands

9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Dead tree at the top of the Grand Canyon.

Dead tree at the top of the Grand Canyon.

TAGS: Arizona, United States

Randy Casstevens

Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States of America

Member since 2014

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© Randy Casstevens.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

09.2009

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Date Uploaded:

Nov. 29, 2011, 1:18 p.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

Canon PowerShot SD800 IS

Focal Length:

4.6mm

Shutter Speed:

1/200

Aperture:

f7.1

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