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The "Bean" at Millennium Park, Chicago

Moon caught in the tangles. A tungsten lit canopy of trees showcases a blue-Moon.

Teenage "nephew" practicing guitar

7 year old boy cooking

Dad and his two best friends now and from childhood- celebrating the wedding of a grand daughter

Gathering thoughts from the sunset on Lake Michigan

"Lakou Pletil." The Tent City of Haiti earthquake of 1/12/2010

People watching on the streets of Amsterdam

Quiet moments on the Mississippi river

The joy of a hot tub in the Midwest winter

Heading Your Way

Doorway and entrance to the Aya Sofia

On the beach in Mexico

One Golden Moment

Dreaming of Daddy in the Navy

Taking a camel to dinner in the Outback

"Holler if you're ready for some summer night," -Rascal Flatts

Traveling in the Black Hills of South Dakota to capture Mount Rushmore's Presidential carvings that display the pride and fortitude of our forefathers.

FORTITUDE IN AMERICA

Relaxing and reflecting by the pool as day turns over to night

mosquitoes at dusk. A tiny mosquito can be seen hovering around a flower as the sun sets in bokeh in the background.

Floating Markets are a way of life in Thailand and show us Westerners a new way.

9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Doorway and entrance to the Aya Sofia

Doorway and entrance to the Aya Sofia

TAGS: Turkey

Brooke Benedetti

Carmel, Indiana, United States of America

Member since 2014

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© Brooke Benedetti.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

09.2009

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Date Uploaded:

Sept. 23, 2011, 3:55 p.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

NIKON D60

Focal Length:

18mm

Shutter Speed:

1/30

Aperture:

f3.5

ISO:

ISO1600

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