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a himalayan stream

Dari weaver of Rajasthan

New Year's Day Sepino, Italy

Swing Ride in the Fair.

Laura laying in bed with her feline shoes, relaxing in sensuality.

A Zambian woman looks away from a cultural ceremony just as I capture her image.

"Whimsical game". Photo was taken at Antojitos (whisms) restaurant courtyard. They serve exotic animals and many of them endangered. Their dishes include monkeys, snakes, crocodiles,... The girl is th

I loved the shadows in this photo that was taken at old ruins in Arizona.

Lightning Strike (Not Really)

A burning bush of bright red stands out in a mystical forest of Cottonwoods, shrouded in early morning fog.

Cold for africans...

Praying Mantis nymphs on Blackberry briar leaf

Ripped Wall Poster Rome, Italy

This is a very colorful and old Oliver tractor sitting beneath a shed alongside several other old tractors and is still in use at a local plantation.

A majestic tiger wakes from a brief nap.

combing the grand daughter

African soul doesn't like cold...

Moss inside a shed on an abandoned farm in Iowa.

Wall Poster Rome, Italy

Street Rock & Roll

watching the sunset with a stray dog

We were sitting in a jeep watching these lions when I noticed Melissa in the mirror intensely watching the lions . I took this photo so that she goos prove to her friends that she was that close to th

Hiking the Emerald Isle - visiting Muckross Garden in Killarney

10th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Praying Mantis nymphs on Blackberry briar leaf

Praying Mantis nymphs on Blackberry briar leaf

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Reston, Virginia, United States of America

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© Arthur Hass.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

05.2012

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Date Uploaded:

Nov. 29, 2012, 10:02 a.m.

Camera Make:

SONY

Camera Model:

SLT-A77V

Focal Length:

280mm

Shutter Speed:

1/250

Aperture:

f8

ISO:

ISO400

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