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Driving to Teton National Park, just south of Jackson Hole, Wy

The growth within a lake post

Hiking in Colorado mountains

The natural clouds

This spider was on the way home and of course I had to get my camera and run back!

A lioness hides in the tall grass awaiting her prey.

Zebra looks for shade on a hot day in Kruger National Park.

House on a cliff overlooking the beach in Ireland

A group of women chops down sugar cane fields in Mauritius.

A mother zebra with her newborn calf.

A tree at sunset under the African sky.

A fruit stand on the beach in Mauritius.

A leopard drinks from a pool on a hot day in Africa.

Leopard's hideout

A crash of rhino relaxes in the sun after a wallow in the mud.

GIraffe on the savanna at sunset.

A gift of Iris's

Mirror, mirror. Two young male lion cubs drink from a pool on a warm evening in Africa.

Laughing lion in Kruger National Park, South Africa

I had an opportunity to see multiple pelicans strafe the water. I was hoping to see some fishing, but not this time.

This was taken in the very nice garden display in the Bellagio in Las Vegas. I just happened to notice this flower leaning towards the other as if leaning in for a kiss.

These frogs are rare to see, but luckily, the aquarium in Minneapolis had some!

11th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

A tree at sunset under the African sky.

A tree at sunset under the African sky.

Jessica Doucette

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Member since 2014

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© Jessica Doucette.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

11.2012

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Jan. 4, 2013, 6:17 p.m.

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Camera Model:

NIKON D90

Focal Length:

17mm

Shutter Speed:

1/1000

Aperture:

f16

ISO:

ISO400

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