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Sun resting on my palm.

Nice sunday morning sky.

Magic after rain.

Amazing Bee found on my terrace.

cute smile by the little girl named tanya.

The clash between California and Nevada.

Asking Holland's cows if they have ever been abducted.

A simple, honest man making a simple, honest living.

Everyone is fighting off the humidity with a surfboards and cute bathing suits.

Children rinsing themselves of the sweat on the arms, on their foreheads; licking the salt off their upper lip.

On arrival, I wanted to cry tears to the copacetic sun.

Lava flows from The Big Island of Hawaii as the Pacific Ocean fights back with a crashing wave.

Evening Glow at Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque New Mexico at Sunset with Cowboy silhouette's riding watch in the foreground.

The Northern Crest of the Sandia Mountains, the signature feature of the landscape around Albuquerque, New Mexico. A winter sunset displays the Crest with a rare silver crown of snow and accompanying

Pre-dawn in Yosemite. Tunnel View may be one of the most photographed places on earth, but I had it to myself on this beautiful morning after a snowstorm had left the Valley blanketed in snow.

The Apsara dancers are taking their timeout. It is performed in one of the famous temple in Cambodia, Bayon.

Coffee culture.

Wet market at Bandung Indonesia.

I was in a small boat around the confluence of the Lufupa and Kafue Rivers. I looked a bit more closely at the mud along the river bank and realized that it wasnt all mud. Part of it was a crocodile h

Two friends watching the world go by. This friendship has never end.

Wearing that 5 inch heels. Beauty is pain.

Whilst I walked through this nestled shop, I saw this girl watering her plants with sun streaming in. Beautiful.

A girl at the rooftop, reading a good book and drinking coffee underneath this painted blue sky.

11th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Lava flows from The Big Island of Hawaii as the Pacific Ocean fights back with a crashing wave.

Lava flows from The Big Island of Hawaii as the Pacific Ocean fights back with a crashing wave.

TAGS: Hawaii, United States

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America

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Copyright:

© Mark Venner.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

02.2013

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Date Uploaded:

July 3, 2013, 10:47 p.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

NIKON D7000

Focal Length:

95mm

Shutter Speed:

1/1000

Aperture:

f2.8

ISO:

ISO400

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PHOTO LOCATION Hawaii, United States of America