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Waking up to a beautiful "MAINE MORNING SUNRISE".

Explaining the wonders of the universe to a child

Lucas Melton, 8, of Baroda stands with his llama Seanna after the pair won first place in the Young Junior Showmanship competition at the Berrien County Youth Fair in Berrien Springs, Mich.

At the Hans Herr House in Pennsylvania.

Can't resist your big blue eyes

Butterfly bush taken through a screen door at the Butterfly park

Promo image for an imagined United Airlines rebrand as if it were a commercial space flight airline.

Happy ferns growing in the sun.

Old lady on a train between Podgorica (Montenegro) and Belgrade (Serbia) in the morning sun.

Lightning over Albuquerque NM from the summer

While hiking the Mammoth Hot Springs terraces in Yellowstone National Park I came upon this starkly beautiful scene with the dead trees contrasting with the white terraces and a sunset lit forest fire

My nieces playing in a field

Christmas at Nubble Light, York Beach, Maine

Stopping by the general store.

The 'Rivers Of Life' flow through the Green Mountains of Vermont cloaked in fall's colors

Mountain Stream as seen from 35,000 Feet. While flying from Toronto to Beijing over the North Pole, I took this photo as we flew over eastern Russia.

Moonset over a wilderness lake in the Adirondack Mountains

The Kite-Boarding community is strong in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, these hardy souls will gather and brave any and all conditions any time of year in order to enjoy this amazing sport. They still feel Lak

Poseidon's warrior

Amish farmer at harvest time

View of Tuscany

Enjoying the calm after the tropical storm with my brother.

11th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

While hiking the Mammoth Hot Springs terraces in Yellowstone National Park I came upon this starkly beautiful scene with the dead trees contrasting with the white terraces and a sunset lit forest fire

While hiking the Mammoth Hot Springs terraces in Yellowstone National Park I came upon this starkly beautiful scene with the dead trees contrasting with the white terraces and a sunset lit forest fire in the background. Lumix DMC-FZ40 camera.

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Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States of America

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© Gary Garton.
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08.2013

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PHOTO LOCATION Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America