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Old couples sitting with dog

The Ash Pit on Mt. Kilimanjaro. Very few people who summit ever see it because it's reachable only by the most difficult Western Breach route. Sulfur is in the air because the volcano is dormant, not

Nun and woman walking in town

A room with a view: Looking at the glacier at Crater Camp, Mt. Kilimanjaro. 18,500 feet.

Peruvian women standing on sidewalk with old man

We're above 16,000 feet on the way up the Western Breach of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The porters and we are taking a break.

Peruvian women waiting outside the bank

Maple seed pods in Autumn

Riding a boat to Paracas national park and wildlife reserve

Maasai tribesmen are usually thought of in robes, but these men work as guides on Kilimanjaro. They are sitting on hassock grass--perfect natural seats.

African palm tree

Riding a boat to Paracas national park and wildlife reserve

Sulphur and Hot Springs in Iceland

walking to Giant's Causeway in Ireland

Guatemalan Boy--We were wandering around the village of Santiago at Lake Atitlan in Guatemala and this boy walked with us in silence for a long time. When we stopped to eat, he let us photograph him.

Guatemalan Boy--We were wandering around the village of Santiago at Lake Atitlan in Guatemala and this boy walked with us in silence for a long time. When we stopped to eat, he let us photograph him.

Guatemalan Boy--We were wandering around the village of Santiago at Lake Atitlan in Guatemala and this boy walked with us in silence for a long time. When we stopped to eat, he let us photograph him.

Snow Geese take flight at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge in northwest Missouri. During the annual migration, 300,000 or more snow geese gather here.

Snow Geese take flight at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge in northwest Missouri. During the annual migration, 300,000 or more snow geese gather here.

Snow Geese take flight at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge in northwest Missouri. During the annual migration, 300,000 or more snow geese gather here.

Snow Geese take flight at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge in northwest Missouri. During the annual migration, 300,000 or more snow geese gather here.

Snow Geese take flight at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge in northwest Missouri. During the annual migration, 300,000 or more snow geese gather here.

Snow Geese take flight at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge in northwest Missouri. During the annual migration, 300,000 or more snow geese gather here.

9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Riding a boat to Paracas national park and wildlife reserve

Riding a boat to Paracas national park and wildlife reserve

TAGS: Peru

Janwalai Kusuwan

Hillsborough, New Jersey, United States of America

Member since 2014

Photo Information

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© Janwalai Kusuwan.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

04.2011

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Date Uploaded:

Jan. 16, 2012, 10:40 p.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi

Focal Length:

90mm

Shutter Speed:

1/320

Aperture:

f9

ISO:

ISO400

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