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The harsh waves pound against the north coast of Barbados.

Autumn in the night

End of summer flowers

A preying mantis feeds on a mosquito on a pink flower.

Ready for Harvest

Fans struggling to find a good spot to view Manny Pacquiao's live fight with Ricky Hatton on a television.

Beetles mate on the blade of a thistle.

Third grade Veterans Day Presentation at Holy Cross School special guests from Maxwell AFB Honor Guard.

A heron zaps out with a fish in its beak.

Alien in Colombia........

A butterfly soaks in the warmth of the morning sun.

Sandpipers begin their day in a pond.

Morning laundry in Taal lake.

A kid enjoy a ride on her mother's lap on a village road.

Jellyfish at Baltimore Aquarium

A destitute person takes a nap in the afternoon at the maidan area.

Lights by the side of the Marine Drive produce light streaks from inside a moving taxi.

Taal Caldera in Batangas, Philippines

Fishermen haul their net after a fishing spree in the morning.

7th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Sandpipers begin their day in a pond.

Sandpipers begin their day in a pond.

TAGS: Bird, India, Morning, Nature, Pond

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Photo Information

Copyright:

© Rajib Singha.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

12.2008

Total Views:

22

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Camera Information

Date Uploaded:

Nov. 23, 2009, 6:54 a.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

NIKON D50

Focal Length:

170mm

Shutter Speed:

1/1600

Aperture:

f5.6

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