'Friends' I spotted two Rainbow Lorikeet, (Trichoglossus haematodus in my garden on a rainy day. The birds cuddled together to keep warm, Blue Mountains region, Australia. | Smithsonian Photo Contest | Smithsonian

Smithsonian

SMARTNEWS

HISTORY

SCIENCE

INNOVATION

ARTS & CULTURE

TRAVEL

AT THE SMITHSONIAN

Natural World

photo contest slideshow

© Suzanne Lowe. All rights reserved.

Evening Glow at Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque New Mexico at Sunset with Cowboy silhouette's riding watch in the foreground.

The Northern Crest of the Sandia Mountains, the signature feature of the landscape around Albuquerque, New Mexico. A winter sunset displays the Crest with a rare silver crown of snow and accompanying

Pre-dawn in Yosemite. Tunnel View may be one of the most photographed places on earth, but I had it to myself on this beautiful morning after a snowstorm had left the Valley blanketed in snow.

The Apsara dancers are taking their timeout. It is performed in one of the famous temple in Cambodia, Bayon.

Coffee culture.

Wet market at Bandung Indonesia.

I was in a small boat around the confluence of the Lufupa and Kafue Rivers. I looked a bit more closely at the mud along the river bank and realized that it wasnt all mud. Part of it was a crocodile h

Two friends watching the world go by. This friendship has never end.

Wearing that 5 inch heels. Beauty is pain.

Whilst I walked through this nestled shop, I saw this girl watering her plants with sun streaming in. Beautiful.

A girl at the rooftop, reading a good book and drinking coffee underneath this painted blue sky.

'Friends'

I spotted two Rainbow Lorikeet, (Trichoglossus haematodus in my garden on a rainy day. The birds cuddled together to keep warm, Blue Mountains region, Australia.

Taken at an Occupy Oakland protest. Thousands of protesters converged on the Port of Oakland, one of the nation's busiest ports, set between converging train tacks agaisnt the surreal backdrop of heav

Commuting home along side Pauatahanui Inlet under moon light by bicycle, we stop at the local waterski club

A small creek I found in Cedar Breaks, UT.

Mr. Presidents
All of the U.S. Presidential portraits at once.

All of the portraits were mathematically averaged, and then blended with a median version to produce this final result.

Tree at the bars

golden tree of the sunset

At the Wai'opae Tide Pools where life is growing again .

11th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

'Friends' I spotted two Rainbow Lorikeet, (Trichoglossus haematodus in my garden on a rainy day. The birds cuddled together to keep warm, Blue Mountains region, Australia.

'Friends' I spotted two Rainbow Lorikeet, (Trichoglossus haematodus in my garden on a rainy day. The birds cuddled together to keep warm, Blue Mountains region, Australia.

TAGS: Australia

Leura, Australia

Member since 2014

Photo Information

Copyright:

© Suzanne Lowe.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

06.2013

Filed Under:

Camera Information

Date Uploaded:

July 3, 2013, 8:30 p.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

NIKON D300

Focal Length:

300mm

Shutter Speed:

1/125

Aperture:

f5.6

ISO:

ISO1600

SMITHSONIAN.COM COLLECTIONS

The Meaning Behind the Many Colors of India's Holi Festival

Take a Look Inside These Six Presidential Homes

Happy Holidays! The Smithsonian is Closed on Christmas Day

The Man Who Revealed the Hidden Structure of Falling Snowflakes

PHOTO LOCATION Australia