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kids and patents light up the candles during mooncake festival in Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Max enjoying ice cream on the Ocean City Boardwalk.

Robyn warming up for a performance at a Reno Philharmonic Valentine dance.

Wedding tradition on the bridge to the apartment where I stayed this summer.

cycling through the dry mangrove trees under the hot sun

Attending a concert of youth groups at Disney Hall. The contrast between light and dark is almost musical.

Nostalgic Skee Ball targets in an Ocean City, New Jersey arcade on the Boardwalk. How many quarters (used to be dimes) have I spent trying to hit the 50?

Geology field trip to Vasquez Rock Park, wondering around the area before lecture started.

Fierce jaguar captive in the zoo. The untamed mammal is in position to attack any intruder.

Glancing at my great-grand mother on the opposite room during the morning.

Fierce Jaguar captive in the zoo. The untamed mammal was in position to attack intruders.

Portrait of my Great-Grandmother looking out the window, observing her garden that she has set foot for 100 years.

Searching the water

Took my dogs to Sacramento River on a hot summer day.

Celloscape; A Musical Road Inspired by Yo-Yo Ma and his Journeys - One of a series of Celloscapes

Walking through Hide park in London.

"The Old Goat"
Professor of Goat Studies at the American Animal University

An image created for my "mocumentary" website on American higher education.

Footbridge and waterfall - John Bryant State Park Yellow Springs, Ohio

Old mansion in Charleston, SC

A camel at a boardwalk in Myrtle Beach, SC

Fall in Minneapolis, MN! A view of the stone arch bridge.

9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Fierce Jaguar captive in the zoo. The untamed mammal was in position to attack intruders.

Fierce Jaguar captive in the zoo. The untamed mammal was in position to attack intruders.

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© Henry Ascencio.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

02.2011

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Date Uploaded:

Sept. 22, 2011, 11:16 p.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

NIKON D700

Focal Length:

70mm

Shutter Speed:

1/640

Aperture:

f2.8

ISO:

ISO400

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