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The waves of the Pacific crash against the ocean arch jutting out from the lava shore cliffs of the Big Island of Hawaii. (Photo Jeffrey DeCristofaro.)

A misty hollow in Birds of Eden in the Garden Route of South Africa.

A window washer wipes clean the glass plates of the the BB&T in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. (Photo Jeffrey DeCristofaro.)

A monk taking in the view from the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa.

The American flag waves against a orange-clouded evening backdrop and over the state and university flags from its post on the UNC-Asheville campus in Asheville, North Carolina. (Photo Jeffrey DeCris

A "Walking Statue" performer plays guitar before a crowd, while a driver in a pedicab transporting a couple makes a turn at the intersection of Patton Ave. and Pack Square in downtown Asheville, North

Looking Glass Falls, another tourist site of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, cascades downward just beneath a forested outcropping. (Photo Jeffrey DeCristofaro.)

My sister feeding a sea lion

Feeding time at Seaworld

Exploring the campus at Sacramento State University

the start of my sunflower stalk. What a sunflower looks like before its petals appear. It reminds me of a Venus flytrap.

Thomas Jefferson Memorial - Washington, DC

Strange little flower that popped up in my yard. I put down a bunch of flower seeds, and this is the only thing that popped up

Me shooting pictures with my friend Kendra

Close capture of an old man walking in daylight

Portrait of a street violin player in London, near National Portraits Gallery

Black & White Self-Portrait

Sometimes, it's not just the famous sites that are enchanting. An unknown creek feeding the Merced River in Yosemite, CA.

The New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia. With a length of 3030 feet (924 m), it was for many years the longest steel arch bridge in the world. It is now the third largest arch bridge in the world,

Winter wonderland

Tangled fishing lines.

9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

the start of my sunflower stalk. What a sunflower looks like before its petals appear. It reminds me of a Venus flytrap.

the start of my sunflower stalk. What a sunflower looks like before its petals appear. It reminds me of a Venus flytrap.

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katherine hierholzer

Norcross, Georgia, United States of America

Member since 2014

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© katherine hierholzer.
All rights reserved.

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digital

Date Taken:

05.2011

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Aug. 26, 2011, 8:59 p.m.

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Canon EOS 60D

Focal Length:

135mm

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1/250

Aperture:

f5.6

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ISO100

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PHOTO LOCATION Norcross, Georgia, United States of America