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This photo is Myanmar Country in Bagan Shwe si gone Pagoda .

2000 year old Roman ruins.

My idea of a perfect weekend.
The Truck runs off the road into a great place to fish.
Probably should have actually had the brakes checked instead of just swiping the sign from the inspection statio

Two cicadas stare lovingly into each others eyes.

Monkey of Bejaia, Algeria

Beautiful flowers in my garden.

George the Pitbull

A bee gets busy gathering pollen.

Walking in the field at sunset, the sun was golden and at a perfect angle behind this large round hay bale. it gave me a great silhouette and caught the gnats in the light, making them a little magica

We were at the Pt Defiance Zoo to visit the polar bears when we stopped to watch the (young) tigers that were running all over. It's not easy to get a picture of these youngsters when they won't stop.

The Robidoux Trading Post in Western Nebraska - An icon of the Old West.

I was walking in the pasture, nearing sunset.Found this busy spider in her web and captured a dramatic photo of her and her web.

The art of seduction through the use of mannequins.

Driving down Ring Road in Elizabethtown, KY.

We All Need a Little Structure in Our Lives.

Flamingos at Artist's House

Rain drops on a leaf form tiny lenses focusing on the world.

This very patient bee went about his business,while I attempted to catch a photo of him on the late summer flowers.

Gorgeous plant in my school library.

San Francisco is heavily influenced by the Asians. The first China Town in the USA is located in San Francisco and their Botanical Garden is influenced by Japan. Every now and then San Francisco has a

Live Heliconius Melpomene Butterfly photographed at the Milwaukee Public Museum's Puelicher Butterfly Vivarium.

Cowgirl boots and hat.

11th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

I was walking in the pasture, nearing sunset.Found this busy spider in her web and captured a dramatic photo of her and her web.

I was walking in the pasture, nearing sunset.Found this busy spider in her web and captured a dramatic photo of her and her web.

TAGS: Kansas, United States

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America

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Copyright:

© Sheila Attia.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

09.2013

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Date Uploaded:

Nov. 26, 2013, 7:31 p.m.

Camera Make:

FUJIFILM

Camera Model:

FinePix S8200

Focal Length:

67.5mm

Shutter Speed:

1/280

Aperture:

f7

ISO:

ISO100

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PHOTO LOCATION Parsons, Kansas, United States of America