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EARLY FIREWORKS AT BEAR MOUNTAIN STATE PARK

While visiting San Luis Obispo for my wife's birthday the week before 4th of July. Came across this flag wrapped as if a dress in the window of a closed antique store.

Nunki- The last surviving Abaco Barb Horse. Abaco, The Bahamas.

Nunki- The last surviving Abaco Barb Horse. Abaco, The Bahamas.

A lone Great Blue Heron wades in a coastal wetland at sunset. Photographed at Huntington Beach State Park in South Carolina.

Goddesses receiving a blessing within a Goddess circle.

Lunar Rainbow or Moonbow. During spring run-off at Yosemite Falls, a full moon generates enough light to create a "moon bow". The Big Dipper looks down from overhead.

The Milky Way shines over the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. High in the White Mountains of California.

The Milky Way shines over the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. High in the White Mountains of California.

Young girl carrying her chair back to school in Santa Catarina Barahona Guatemala

Mom and calf cross the Sand River at MalaMala Game Reserve in South Africa. My prayer is that scenes like this will still be possible in 50-100 years.

Moving a heavy load

Photo shot with my buddy at lake side

An early morning fog begins to settle over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California

An early morning fog begins to settle over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California

On the corner of the Champs Elysees sits Pizza Pino a world renowned restaurant that has been a favorite of locals and tourists alike.

Outside the Louvre museum in Paris, France a group of art lovers wait for their chance to get inside during the middle of a mild downpour.

In the southern Utah desert lies a hidden oasis brimming full of life and wonder. A single backpacker stops and gazes up at the raw beauty that surrounds her.

Inside the world famous Louvre museum in Paris, France a man reads the writing on the wall.

The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France is a captive to the traffic that is all around it.

Yoda uses the power of the force to levitate water.

A May Day rally gathers hundreds of people to the streets while the drummer sets the beat for their chants.

12th Annual Smithsonian.com Photo Contest

Mom and calf cross the Sand River at MalaMala Game Reserve in South Africa. My prayer is that scenes like this will still be possible in 50-100 years.

Mom and calf cross the Sand River at MalaMala Game Reserve in South Africa. My prayer is that scenes like this will still be possible in 50-100 years.

TAGS: South Africa

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© Douglas Croft.
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digital

Date Taken:

07.2012

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July 3, 2014, 3:24 p.m.

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NIKON D5000

Focal Length:

400mm

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1/400

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f5.6

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ISO400

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PHOTO LOCATION South Africa