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This is what whale watching on Cape Cod is all about. This is Alcorn who seems to be enjoying another summer's day on Stellwagon Bank off the tip of the Cape.

I woke up early one Sunday this past fall and went to our town square in Oberlin, Ohio, to try and capture the incredible color of the trees.

Fall Harvest Market

Visiting a Buddhist temple while on Oahu, a young man threw an entire bag full of bread crumbs into the koi pond. It was a koi feeding frenzy.

Patterns in ice near Lawrence Swamp Amherst MA.

Patterns in ice near Lawrence Swamp Amherst MA.

hitting the trails

Mackinac Island early morning before the ferries with tourists arrive.

Capturing the Atlantis at sunrise. I used a fish eye lens to capture as much ground in front of the lavish hotel as I could.

egret in flight

Inside Mass MOCA, the old factory building windows and lights.

Meet The Bike Family

Grown potted in my garden, I had to capture the budding process of the amaryllis. Such a beauty in all it's stages of life.
I used black velvet as a background.

small surprises

The staring contest between child and seal

Strolling down Las Olas, in Fort Lauderdale Florida, I found an interesting store front. When I saw the belts, "buckle up" popped into my mind.

peace on earth, botswana, africa

Magnolia In Flux

This is a photo of a friend, a Master Plumber, who has been out of work for 2+ years here in OH. His property, for which he has worked his whole life, is in foreclosure. He faces an unknown future. I

Outside of Mass MOCA in North Adams, the trees appear to grow upside in midair.

8th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

egret in flight

egret in flight

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© kelley kissiah.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

06.2010

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Nov. 17, 2010, 1:48 p.m.

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E-620

Focal Length:

104mm

Shutter Speed:

1/800

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f8

ISO:

ISO200

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