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At the lake with the family in the dark

Destiny is a naughty cat.Pushes things off the counters all day long! When I look at his sweet faces, he melts my heart, and I can't stay mad at him!

Empty snail shell hanging on a branch in the sunset.

Purple Gallinules fighting in Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Boynton Beach, Florida. Two pairs of Gallinules were fighting within an eight foot radius. The fighting ended with all being well.

An expansive view of Monument Valley, Navajo Reservation, Arizona.

An expansive view of Monument Valley, Navajo Reservation, Arizona.

A desolate storm approaching the Painted Desert, Arizona.

A macro photo displaying the intricate geometry of a Tragopogon dubius seed head.

The FDNY putting out a burning van in front of 1 Federal Plaza at Foley Square

New York's Bravest putting out a burning van in front of 1 Federal Plaza at Foley Square

Aruba Farm Butterfly

Humuhumunukunukuapuaa Hawaii 's state Fish decal on sidewalk in Paia, Maui Hawaii reminding us all to care.

The look of youth in Paroikia.

A springtime walk through Paros Greece.

Father and Sons

A dog and his Van

On a perfectly unusual Seattle evening in July of 2010 I saw the most amazing cloud "waves" forming over Seattle at sunset; they lasted no more than 15 minutes. I feel lucky to have witnessed and capt

The semi nomadic Nyangatom tribe rebuild their village closer to the Omo River.

A Mursi woman in Ethiopia's Omo Valley streches her lip with a clay plate and decorates her body with the tusks of a boar.

A Kara boy in Ethiopia's Omo Valley decorates his body with clay and ash to protect himself from the dark spirits associated with the lightning from the October rains.

A Mursi girl in Ethiopia's Omo Valley decorates herself with the desert rose flowers native to the area.

10th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Caracao

Caracao

Linda Applegarth

Rayland, Ohio, United States of America

Member since 2014

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© Linda Applegarth.
All rights reserved.

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digital

Date Taken:

03.2012

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March 12, 2012, 8:22 p.m.

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Camera Model:

Canon PowerShot A520

Focal Length:

11.8mm

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1/640

Aperture:

f3.5

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