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Hiking with my brother and we discovered this gorgeous view at low tide.

alone,the woman alone with the God

Damavand Mountain

alone,the old car parked for many years near my city

Birds in motion over the Atlantic Ocean

Hiroshi, the orphan orangutan.

Little Sarah, the orphaned orangutan.

Mangrove snake at rest in a tree.

We gathered samples of Milkweed from local bushland into a jar on our garden table, and over the next two weeks watched the amazing transformations from the barely visible egg through to the emerged M

Purple Coneflower Up Close and Personal

Tiger Lilly, Naturalized.

Un Cafecito -- A Little Coffee: A tobacco farmer's wife prepares coffee for visitors to her countryside home. (It was the best cup of coffee I had during my entire trip!)

Fireworks in Windsor

We made it Milford Sound

Dead flower near church

"MOON IN BLUE" ~ The crescent moon finds a way to shine through cold bare branches in the winter.

11th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Mangrove snake at rest in a tree.

Mangrove snake at rest in a tree.

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© Shamma Esoof.
All rights reserved.

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digital

Date Taken:

06.2012

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Date Uploaded:

July 1, 2013, 7:08 a.m.

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Camera Model:

NIKON D90

Focal Length:

50mm

Shutter Speed:

1/800

Aperture:

f1.8

ISO:

ISO1250

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