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A mountains in Northern Pakistan. This is a real natural light!

A man lies on a street in Varanasi. Life goes next to him, but he is not interested in anything but his own peace.

Crystal Pier At Sunset

Ready For A Drive

USS Midway Museum

A baboon perched on a winery roof in silhouette

happy Giraffe shoowing its rear end

Coupeville, Washington on Whidbey Island

Birds gathering at Sunrise on a beach in Daytona, Florida. The sunrise is beautiful with golden hues, sea is vast and the sand sparkles gold.

Daytona Beach at Sunrise. The sky is golden and beautiful. The sea has golden hues as does the beach and it is beautiful. There are some birds waking up at water's edge, whilst others fly low enjoyi

Lava flow from the Kīlauea Volcano flows into the sea.

Sunset in Wisconsin

Small waterfall in a forest

Puppy Love - girl and a dog.

Loving Couple Strolling in the Rain

Light rays inside the Vatican, Italy

Sisters on a step in Amalfi Italy

An amazing view in Colorado

Driving through Colorado and came across an amazing rainbow after a storm.

Visiting St. Louis Missouri

Crossing the Taracoles Crocodile Bridge in Costa Rica

11th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Lava flow from the Kīlauea Volcano flows into the sea.

Lava flow from the Kīlauea Volcano flows into the sea.

TAGS: Eruption, Geology, Hawaii, Lava, Volcano

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© Varina Patel.
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digital

Date Taken:

12.2012

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Jan. 3, 2013, 4:32 p.m.

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Canon EOS 7D

Focal Length:

280mm

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1/0

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f16

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ISO800

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