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© Mohammad Alimardani. All rights reserved.

Fallen reenactment soldier.

Far from the madding crowd: A man walks his way through the winding roads of Ponmudi,a hill station in India. Known for its scenic beauty,ponmudi offers visitors a visual treat of the nature.In his lo

Travelling through Maramures, the magical place that time forgot, I met these women washing heavy rugs in traditional pre-industrial washing machine, consisting of conical placed wooden boards, build

Two sisters (my daughters) in a sunflower patch with their faces painted in a sugar skull motif. Taken near sunset with sun behind the sisters. Used a reflector to light their faces.

A road inside Parc de Sceaux, France.

A devotee passing through a cave entrance at Ellora Cave temple number 29. Aurangabad, Maharashita, India.

Beauty and power of the Swiss Alps

GIELS OF KASHMIR

Children Bana ethnic minority in the highlands

I had a trip with car in Fuerteventura, at holydays with my family

They change their color while it is Always white

Man admiring the greatness of Petronas Towers and its metal surface.

Power and beauty of the Iguazu Falls, Brazil

Battle of Townsend's Plantation (Costume detail)

Traditional Oil Processing (Ghanee) is the ancient method of some underdeveloped village in Bangladesh
. There is no scientific power of souse to drive the Ghanee.
Man and cow are the only power

The lone tree amongst the grain

View of Brazilian landscape horizon

These Heliconia blossom found in a local garden seemed to be hiding behind taller plant stalks.

nikon d7000, 1/500s-f6.3,iso200, vr 70-300 f4.5
a farmer provides love and care to their animals just like their own children. in the image farmer family is crossing a national highway and guiding th

Travelling through Maramures, the magical place that time forgot, I met these traditionally dressed women, in front of one of the famous wooden churches, considered the tallest wooden buildings in Eur

View of Urmia lake

11th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

They change their color while it is Always white

They change their color while it is Always white

Mohammad Alimardani

Tehran, Iran

Member since 2014

Photo Information

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© Mohammad Alimardani.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

11.2013

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Date Uploaded:

Nov. 29, 2013, 7:36 a.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Focal Length:

5mm

Shutter Speed:

1/800

Aperture:

f3.4

ISO:

ISO160

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