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© Barbra Fletcher Stephens. All rights reserved.

St. Catharines Chruch

Two Indian beggar children taking a break in the ocean.

Door in Bosra, Syria.

I was hiking in forest in Western, NY and ran into a group of trees covered with various formations and it was just a matter of deciding which one to capture.

St. Catharines Church

Fight in Flight. Two bumblebees face off in flight over territory. Nikon D300 with 55 2.8 micro nikor lens. Handheld, 1250 second shutter speed. Natural lighting. Handheld.

Tree shadow on a brick wall

Table Mountain, Cape Town
As the legend tells it, once a Dutch captain was challenged by the devil to a smoking contest: they went up the Table Mountain and the two never stopped smoking covering the

A little girl releasing her few stresses of youth.

NJ Transit Gladstone Express Train shooting past the East Orange station at dusk.

I recently visited Niagara Falls USA and found their majesty overwhelming. I remember as I stood there thinking that I could stand here for days wondering about these waters feeling the mist on my ski

While at the Old Lahaina Luau on Maui, I took a break from watching the exciting dances to snap a picture of the perfect sunset over the harbor.

Lake Titicaca-Bolivia

During a day trip to Ghost Ranch I noticed a dried tree with its own artistic beauty standing before a red mountain which keeps watch over sand dunes and a bed of rocks. That same mountain hides some

christmas lights

Sailboats at Santa Barbara, CA. Nikon D300, 24-50 nikor zoom lens, Manfrotto Tripod

A women offering her worship to Buddha.

A Hawaiian man, named Tupou, carving his name into my symbolically designed honu (turtle) tiki figure

A palm tree in Coroico, Bolivia.

Looking at Table Bay with Cape Town at the Foot of Table Mountain on the horizon

While traveling through New Mexico I wanted to see where Georgia O'Keeffe got her inspiration. Ghost Ranch is where Georgia lived and painted. The trail to Chimney rock offered such beauty. I can clea

On the deck with hummingbirds

8th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

I recently visited Niagara Falls USA and found their majesty overwhelming. I remember as I stood there thinking that I could stand here for days wondering about these waters feeling the mist on my ski

I recently visited Niagara Falls USA and found their majesty overwhelming. I remember as I stood there thinking that I could stand here for days wondering about these waters feeling the mist on my skin and the freshness that came with each movement.

Barbra Fletcher Stephens

Raleigh,

Member since 2014

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© Barbra Fletcher Stephens.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

07.2008

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Camera Information

Date Uploaded:

Nov. 28, 2010, 7:51 p.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

Canon EOS D60

Focal Length:

141mm

Shutter Speed:

1/500

Aperture:

f11

ISO:

ISO1000

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