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A baby is sleeping on the Van.

The dancer Tlehuitzin, before a public performance at the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Fiesta del Mar. She is part of the Aztec dance collective Yaocuauhtli, based in Salinas, California. Members of the gr

Tiny jumping spider on pink rhododendron petals.

(Canon EOS Rebel XSi with Tamron 60mm macro lens)

Lunchtime for the green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) of Punta Vicente Roca, Isla Isabella, Galapagos. A fun end to a fun dive, at a great site, at an amazing location.

In Santorini, you can't miss riding the donkeys down the side of the island. The people in the picture are preparing the donkeys for the ride down.

Lenny, a farmer born and raised in Gardiner, NY looks out onto the farm land his family has owned for almost 100 years.

This photo was taken in rural Burma. The people in this village were gracious enough to welcome us into their homes and meet their village elder. This boy was one of the many children that we met.

Quintessential picture of African Sunset; just as you imagine it in your mind! Xuagana, Botswana, Africa

cityscape of Kenya, Africa

A Tree with a Foot

Deccan Tahr sub- addult standing on the edge of a rock amidst shrubs & bushes searching the area for parents and to locate possible danger.

Hasselblad 500c, windmills of Holland.

The journey to the bottom... as beautiful as the way up.

Let there be light!

We walked through a dark cave for a bit. It was a sumptuous treat when we walked from darkness into light and a fabulous view of the valley. I will remember this for a long ti

alligator lizard at Mount Diablo

Peaceful pond with purple flower.

A yellow Thanksgiving

Wondering the market in Gaziantep, Turkey

Photo of a legend

Spring fern detail.

(Canon EOS Rebel TSi with Tamron 60mm macro lens)

Old, collapsed Sawmill covered in snow

Walking along the beach in Wilmington, North Carolina. It was perfect timing to be walking by just as the birds came flying low just as the waves rolled in.

10th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Deccan Tahr sub- addult standing on the edge of a rock amidst shrubs & bushes searching the area for parents and to locate possible danger.

Deccan Tahr sub- addult standing on the edge of a rock amidst shrubs & bushes searching the area for parents and to locate possible danger.

Bhimaprasad Maiti

Kolkata,

Member since 2014

Photo Information

Copyright:

© Bhimaprasad Maiti.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

10.2012

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Camera Information

Date Uploaded:

Nov. 29, 2012, 9:16 p.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

NIKON D3

Focal Length:

240mm

Shutter Speed:

1/59

Aperture:

f8

ISO:

ISO200

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