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A picture of my beautiful girlfriend standing under that sun in piedmont park

During festival beggars gather in a que so that they get offering from the devotees and pilgrims.

The city of Belfast is as old as it is productive. Still a working fishing town, and haven for the hip and artsy, Belfast Maine is right on the leading edge of what many Mainer's are looking for, a ne

Pirates of the good ship Pride O Bedlam singin sea songs.

People walking in Central Park, New York City, NY

On A Hike With My Roomate and This One Leafe Caught My Eye SO I Turned Around To Take The Picture And It Ended Up Being THe Best One Of The Day

Contestants await their turn in the Oxen Pulling Competition in the Rochester Fair, Rochester, New Hampshire

a photo of a dandelion in Oakland cemetery

At Beneras the colorful boats are are arranged in the river Ganges in such a manner that it look beautiful.

Touring a rural cemetary

"Forest Afternoon"
Rushing to the rendez-vous point after shooting in the rain forest all afternoon, the sun broke through the mist for a photo opportunity I just couldn't pass up even it it did make

Simple, yet beautiful shells resting in the small grains of sand on the shore of the powerful ocean

Characters on a truck advertising a new museum featuring the workers during the depression who built many of the skyscrapers including the Empire State Building, with a background of Times Square in N

This is a photo from the Oakland cemetery in Atlanta Georgia

This is one of the most beautiful lake of India. Few visitors are watching the beauty.

Chair with no seat on the beach

Best place to eat while in San Ignacio, Belize.

"Loon Pattern Water"
A friend pointed out how the reflections in the late afternoon on the ripples in the water looked like the broken pattern on the loon body.

A large cottonwood tree next to a dirt road on a farm in the rolling hills of northeast Nebraska

A peaceful sunset glistening across the shimmering winter snowfall

Saturday farmers market in San Ignacio, Belize. Starting at 6am music starts with the dancing and people shopping.

This is another photo from my series on life and death, it is again of my brother colin as he walks towards a street lamp at night.

Drops of water on a fallen leaf

9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Simple, yet beautiful shells resting in the small grains of sand on the shore of the powerful ocean

Simple, yet beautiful shells resting in the small grains of sand on the shore of the powerful ocean

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Louisville, Ohio, United States of America

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© Taylor Nervo.
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07.2009

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Nov. 29, 2011, 12:45 a.m.

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Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS

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6.2mm

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1/400

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ISO80

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