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Great Sand Dunes National Park after rain had fallen on the dunes.

A 70 photo stitch of the final Cabrini Green Complex days before demolition in Chicago.

The Empire State Building from Top of the Rock at sunset on New Years Eve in 2011. The final sunset of the year on my first trip to New York City.

Being a Ninja in Nature

The Sears Tower taken and edited entirely on my iPhone.

Police Blocade during the NATO Protests in Chicago in 2012

A visit to the redwood forests in Yosemite National Park, California. I went with my father during April vacation of 2011. This picture is not edited in any way.

Red Eyed Tree Frog on Purple Leaf

The Washington Monument at night with reflecting pool and stars.

Iguana posing perfectly

White Faced Monkey

Fruit Bats on Palm Leaf

Red Eyed Tree Frog in Costa Rica

A Spider monkey entering the final stage of rehabilitation before being released back into it's natural environment.

A baby Howler monkey that I was a surrogate parent for. It was being rehabilitated for release after being found abandoned by it's parents.

A local of Lake Titicaca knitting a hat similar to one he is wearing.

A Koala found sleeping in a tree while driving down the Great Ocean Road in Australia.

These archways on Taquile Island in Lake Titicaca represent the border of each district.

Night falls upon the Plaza de Armas in Cusco, Peru.

Young child on Uros Island in Lake Titicaca, Peru.

An alpaca eating some lunch.

The Cusquenan and Peruvian flags blowing in the wind in the Plaza de Armas in Cusco, Peru.

11th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Fruit Bats on Palm Leaf

Fruit Bats on Palm Leaf

TAGS: Costa Rica

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© Betsy Minix.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

07.2013

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Date Uploaded:

Aug. 16, 2013, 3:52 p.m.

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SONY

Camera Model:

DSC-H20

Focal Length:

33.3mm

Shutter Speed:

1/59

Aperture:

f4

ISO:

ISO200

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