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© Sanjay Borra. All rights reserved.

Pigeons on a dome

A vast view of the Capital building in Washington D.C. - a large place for ethnic diversity and tourism

Fishing has become an ultimate way of living at the drough prone areas of gabura after the cyclone hits the zone in may 2009. Specially childrens & womans are mostly fishing on the river while man doe

A beach house sitting on the beach of the Atlantic ocean

The man just came into my frame. Reminds me western movie scene.

Beautiful grasses and beach leading to the waves of the ocean at our vacation destination

with my super wide-angle of the taj mahal, the building certainly looks more majestic and magnificent.

Castle on top of a hill with the bright shining sun

The beautiful architecture of Morocco

A local muslim going to pray to mosque on the deserted bank of kholpatua river at the drought prone areas of gabura, shatkhira.

Painting with light: a technique in which I quickly rotated the camera while using a slow shutter speed to create a radial blur from the center of the lens outward.

A young man poses for a photograph in front of idol of Lord Ganesha

movement in the stillness. Long exposure has created a mysterious visionary experience.

Downtown St.Louis

A moment of Peace in a busy busy world.

People traveling in a hot air balloon on a summer day

a man on the beach with one of his leg almost blend into the ambience background

The busy and bright streets of Times Square in New York City

This photo was taken inside a bunker, overlooking the so called 'Mouse Island' in Penang, Malaysia. The curved window beautifully framed the landscape as we see beyond the horizon, looking for enemy l

Visitors are looking at Half Dome.

My friend jumping gracefully in the air, almost soaring in the air, on a beautiful summer day

Idle boats anchored in gabura, shatkhira, Bangladesh on the bank of Khalpotua River. The place turned so dry at the time of monsoon when there is expected to have lots of rain.

Emerging from the fires of eternal torment is a familiar face: an unsettling likeness of the recently deceased Cap'n Crunch, from the gaping eye sockets and shriveled nose to his signature mustache ma

9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

A young man poses for a photograph in front of idol of Lord Ganesha

A young man poses for a photograph in front of idol of Lord Ganesha

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Hyderabad, India

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Photo Information

Copyright:

© Sanjay Borra.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

11.2011

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Date Uploaded:

Nov. 30, 2011, 1:52 a.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

Canon EOS-1D Mark II N

Focal Length:

24mm

Shutter Speed:

1/200

Aperture:

f6.3

ISO:

ISO100

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