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Over 400 oak trees line this historic plantation entrance. Over a century old this oak avenue provides shade and protection for those who travel down her road.

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Leaning pine trees relect into a still lake.

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Horses in the valley

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Morning sunshine illuminates a meadow in the Paradise Valley of Montana

Old Multi-purpose Barn

This cute grizzly cub almost wandered just a bit too close to us, as she periodically stopped and had a little snack. Eventually Mom signaled her to come back.

Took this photo when I was at a village called Taungpyone Gyi, in Madayar township, not very far from Mandalay.

Volcan Cotopaxi, Ecuador

A male turkey in Africa.

Spruce Tree, Sydney Valley Wilderness in Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

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An afternoon exploring the Grutas San Pedro near the small town of Sorata, Bolivia.

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"Morton" - Morton the dog looks out across the lake toward his namesake park in Plymouth, MA

The New York Botanical Garden

While I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Zambia, the feral dogs in my village became some of my best friends. This one is Cricket. Although I am back in America now, my replacement assures me that he

Two horses in the valley

10th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Took this photo when I was at a village called Taungpyone Gyi, in Madayar township, not very far from Mandalay.

Took this photo when I was at a village called Taungpyone Gyi, in Madayar township, not very far from Mandalay.

Yangon, Myanmar

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© Han Tha.
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06.2011

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Nov. 29, 2012, 10:33 a.m.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II

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267mm

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