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El Castillo in the distance

Fear may have one at the Rally to Restore Sanity And/or Fear, and people were climbing everything and anything in sight in fear of the massive crowds.

El Castillo, Chichen Itza

An afternoon at Saint Peters Basilica.

Butterfly Creek

Fountain of the Four Rivers by Bernini in Piazza Navona in Rome.

Split Personality.

The concrete T Walls between Jerusalem and the West Bank in Israel

Travelers Rest State Historic Site is home to a restored 1815 stagecoach inn and plantation home. In September, Travelers Rest hosts Pioneer Days, an annual festival that includes period entertainment

Tegucigalpa from the sky

A prisoner wanders the exercise yard at Policharki Prison near Kabul, Afghanistan.

Praying Mantis eating a grasshopper

The Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington DC

the trees of Paris

a sunrise on the beach

Located on the campus of Toccoa Falls College, Toccoa Falls is a stunning 186-foot high waterfall, higher than Niagara Falls.

Sand dunes and animal tracks in the Sinai Pennisula between Cairo and Taba Egypt

Walking in the hills of El Zamorano

An Ostrich observes in International Park in Cairo, Egypt

taking a walk in Vannes

Cruising through Key Largo, this wood-carved pirate calls all who see to come eat some seafood.

The train depot in downtown Toccoa, GA is a stop on Amtraks Crescent Line. Passengers can take the morning train to Atlanta or stay on the train until New Orleans. The evening train heads north to Was

A Bald Eagle enjoying a meal on the side of the road.

8th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Praying Mantis eating a grasshopper

Praying Mantis eating a grasshopper

TAGS: Texas, United States

Crystal Williams

Killeen, Texas, United States of America

Member since 2014

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© Crystal Williams.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

10.2010

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Date Uploaded:

Nov. 17, 2010, 10:25 a.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

Canon EOS REBEL T1i

Focal Length:

100mm

Shutter Speed:

1/125

Aperture:

f2.8

ISO:

ISO400

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