Sunset over the mountains | Smithsonian Photo Contest | Smithsonian

Smithsonian

SMARTNEWS

HISTORY

SCIENCE

INNOVATION

ARTS & CULTURE

TRAVEL

AT THE SMITHSONIAN

Natural World

photo contest slideshow

© Tammy Osborne. All rights reserved.

Although these Yellow Tang were feasting in the Maui Ocean Center, we saw many of these fish while snorkeling off the coast.

While walking through the Arboretum NC I noticed a tree in the Japanese Garden that presented a range of vibrant earth colors of green, brown, tan, red, grey. The single green leaf is natural and seem

Petronas Towers at night - Malaysia

Lake Tiiticaca ; Bolivia, South America

A beautiful hazey morning at the beach, before the crowds arrived.

Cliffs reflecting off of the New River on a fall day

Reddish Egret with its prey.

Arlington Cemetary in the fall

I met a couple while on St. Kitts who travel the island to sale their custom made jewelry. On this particular day they were at the beach near a group of hotels. The next day they will travel to the bo

Off season in the business district of Cherokee NC

Surreal sculpture gallery: the South African Cederberg Mountains.

Travelling through the Cederberg area, few hours from the bustling Cape Town, I was struck by that other-worldly realm: a massive

Sunset over the mountains

My trip to St. Kitts often took me to the beach. One day I saw a man with a bucket and fishing net waiting for a sign. The birds circled over a spot of the water where fish gathered, the fisherman too

There's nothing like a Hawaiian sunset on Kamaole III beach in Kihei (Maui).

Visiting Miami Zoo

On top of Cedar Mountain in the Du Pont Forest NC. A well marked trail system has to innovate on a granite mtn top.

Mother Hummingbird feeding it's baby. NIkon D-300 with 70-210 nikor lens at 210mm.

While taking a conference break I wondered onto Bourbon Street just in time to enjoy street corner vocals. Their rest break builds the anticipation for their next song.

Sightseeing at the Niagra Falls, Canada side; behind the falls.

A friendly stranger pleading for scraps of lunch.

Ducks swimming on Pandapas Pond

After a tour bus picked us up at 3am, this was the sight that welcomed us to Haleakala National Park (Maui, Hawaii) at 9,740 feet just after the sun had risen.

Man of War Jellyfish in Aquarium in Smoky Mountains

8th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Sunset over the mountains

Sunset over the mountains

TAGS: United States, Virginia

Eggleston, Virginia, United States of America

Member since 2014

Photo Information

Copyright:

© Tammy Osborne.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

08.2010

Filed Under:

Camera Information

Date Uploaded:

Nov. 28, 2010, 7:25 p.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

KODAK EASYSHARE M340 Digital Camera

Focal Length:

18.8mm

Shutter Speed:

1/250

Aperture:

f5.7

ISO:

ISO80

SMITHSONIAN.COM COLLECTIONS

The Meaning Behind the Many Colors of India's Holi Festival

Take a Look Inside These Six Presidential Homes

Happy Holidays! The Smithsonian is Closed on Christmas Day

The Man Who Revealed the Hidden Structure of Falling Snowflakes

PHOTO LOCATION Ripplemead, Virginia, United States of America