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tanning is not that easy after all....

Bee enjoying the sunflower in my yard

View of Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska from a helicopter on the way to a dog camp.

Folklore has it that lobbying- a service that is both critical to a democratic society and enshrined in the US Constitution, started from this lobby of the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington

Blue heron chick

Dutch woman visiting the big city for a day, in her town's traditional clothing, showing her wild side

A smoke stack towers over the James River.

Ethnic Minority Woman with chicken in China.

My grandparents enjoying a spring day on the swing my grandfather built.

At 18,000 feet, the view of clouds makes for a remarkable travel experience.

The Parliament building lit up with the moon rise behind, Victoria, B.C.

Riding the rapids on the James River in Downtown Richmond VA

Jamison playing alone at his first birthday party.

People crossing the bridge

Traveling from Agra India and the Taj Mahal, I stopped in at a local tea shop and was greeted by this gentleman..

Streets of Pompeii

Statue of Captain James Cook overlooks the water at dusk in Victoria, B.C.

Titled "Static Electricity" this is a digitally composited image portraying a surreal concept of electricity.

As the end of a shower, I chased this rainbow into the Round Valley State Park in NJ, only to catch the tail of the rainbow fading into the sunset glow in total tranquility.

Democracy in action-Protestors and tourists rub shoulders outside the White House.

Pig being butchered in river in China.

9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

At 18,000 feet, the view of clouds makes for a remarkable travel experience.

At 18,000 feet, the view of clouds makes for a remarkable travel experience.

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© Casey Crocker.
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digital

Date Taken:

08.2010

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Nov. 30, 2011, 7:21 p.m.

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Camera Model:

NIKON D70

Focal Length:

18mm

Shutter Speed:

1/400

Aperture:

f10

ISO:

ISO400

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PHOTO LOCATION Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America