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Celebrating Christmas 2009 with my familia by taking hits at the swinging piata.

The sun shining directly above the Empire State Building in New York.

This was taken while touring Cumberland Island in South Ga. This was taken right after my husband assured me there would be no alagators on the island!

I took this picture while touring Cumberland Island, in South Georgia with my husband. This place was absolutely amazing, we had an incredible time!
Jennifer Puckett

I took this picture while touring Cumberland Island, in South Georgia with my husband. This place was absolutely amazing, we had an incredible time!
Jennifer Puckett

This is a macro photo of a sunflower that was taken in a local garden.

Portaging in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota, U.S.A.

Focused on a Summer Day

Summer Retreat on the Beautiful Island of Santorini.

water lily water color?

A cut down tree pushes through to be reborn.

Water lily after the rain

Hummingbird in the Tiger lilies

The Lily Prince

An Illinois resident touches caribou busts that a Barrow, Alaska, hunter has set out to dry in the 24-hour sunlight.

An Eskimo rides an All-Terrain Vehicle across the rocky shore of the Arctic Ocean in Barrow, Alaska.

Helping Grandpa farm

The beauty of a pregnant belly

Afternoon nap with Pappa on the front porch

An artists' hands who had been painting for 4 hours

Fresh paint on an institution - the Midville Cafe in Burke County Georgia.

Someone doing yoga at the beach

A girl enjoy's Chicago's summer

8th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Water lily after the rain

Water lily after the rain

TAGS: United States, Virginia

Christiansburg, Virginia, United States of America

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© Cheryl Ryder.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

07.2010

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Date Uploaded:

July 21, 2010, 8:39 a.m.

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Camera Model:

COOLPIX S203

Focal Length:

7.4mm

Shutter Speed:

1/117

Aperture:

f3.5

ISO:

ISO80

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PHOTO LOCATION Christiansburg, Virginia, United States of America