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My boyfriend (Ntnl Guard) and I love going for rides on his Honda Gold Wing. His buddy (retired Air Force) has PTSD/injuries that keep him at home, but joins us when he can. We stopped for gas and I

Girl with painted face at the Roma Italy gay pride festival

Potograph of lighting storm over Bucharest taken with 8 megapixel phone camera from Prestigio 5044 smartphone.

Down town Seattle by Picks place.

Passerby in Beijing , covered by a white pentagram.

Actors dressed in Peking Opera costumes in Beijing , covered by a white pentagram.

Actors dressed in Peking Opera costumes in Beijing , covered by a white pentagram .

Actors dressed in Peking Opera costumes in Beijing , covered by a white pentagram .

Passerby in Beijing , covered by a white pentagram .

A FAMILY WASH THE STOMACH OF A COW FOR AFTER HOLY WEEK CELEBRATION. USING ALL THE COW FOR FOOD THAT SERVE THE GUESTS.

Curves - Sammie wanted to shoot some bodyscapes with me. Using a thin contrasty strip light as the starting point, I just wanted to pull in and even out some of the speculars and turn it more in to an

Harmony - the shot that nearly wasn't. A 'should I dash for my camera?' moment to capture that beautiful sunset left me searching for foreground interest. Natural vs Man made light, beautiful.

Edgy Alt with Agnes. I'd just had a wall plastered and wanted to use it for an edgy shoot before it was painted. I felt this was a really strong images from the set.

Gwrych Castle is a location i've been dying to shoot in since visiting my sister in the area shortly after i took up photography. With the addition of the lovely Gabriela and my nephews Birthday as a

In Camera HDR at an American Car show show in the UK

An intriguing face of Nature! This "animal" exudes primal energy while evoking an urge to cuddle it.
Nikon D90, 18-200mm lens, f/36, 1/5 sec.

Enjoying the sunset over Dog River in Mobile, AL

Three faces in a post-tsunami, rural village in Sri Lanka.

Natalie Portman. (Black swan) in a man made lake in a research facility.

Inside Holy Land Museum

Seen exploring downtown Bandung, Indonesia

In the most difficult areas of the country, farmers in mountainous northwestern Vietnam are living in very hard conditions. The poverty is clinging to the life of many people here and seemingly no way

12th Annual Smithsonian.com Photo Contest

Harmony - the shot that nearly wasn't. A 'should I dash for my camera?' moment to capture that beautiful sunset left me searching for foreground interest. Natural vs Man made light, beautiful.

Harmony - the shot that nearly wasn't. A 'should I dash for my camera?' moment to capture that beautiful sunset left me searching for foreground interest. Natural vs Man made light, beautiful.

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Bickenhill, Solihull, United Kingdom

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© Russ Tierney.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

03.2014

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Date Uploaded:

June 10, 2014, 6:40 p.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Focal Length:

43mm

Shutter Speed:

1/100

Aperture:

f4.5

ISO:

ISO400

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