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© Rachel Mayes. All rights reserved.

lady,drying fish on a field

Indian Dance fusion - Chaau & Kathak

Eating at the Fair

Peaceful river off the side of the road in Rio Grande National Forest

The quintessential Arctic scene with walrus on ice flows and birds flying in the background and foreground attest to the energy of Life even in harsh environment.

Buenos Aires street

the rays of summer
-my son hides in the shadows and light on his grandparents' backyard deck in San Jose, CA

Hallway in an old, unused power station in Budapest, with lines of electronic terminal boxes shaped like sarcophagi.

A young swimmer cools off in the Lester River.

Driving up a hill at dusk

A young swimmer cools off in the Lester River.

Timeless fun for kids everywhere: peek-a-boo. These kids were in Mto wa Nbu, Tanzania, Africa

A young girl collect coal from a coal mine for family help.

Leaves after the rain

A spoonbill! Finally I spotted one, and got to see it up close! Whooo!

Many Mansions -part of the "Connecting with the Light" series. Connecting with the Light is my attempt at representing humanities longing for transcendence and the need for a connection with something

A day gecko (Phelsuma spp.) basking in the sun.

Sunset with Split in sight; HDR image

I took this photo standing on the edge of a cliff to capture this image of a horned puffin. I was nervous of the height and the sea crashing below while the puffin was perfectly at home on an outcropp

red wood grandeur
-my son peeking through the trees at Big Basin Forest in California

11th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Driving up a hill at dusk

Driving up a hill at dusk

TAGS: Pennsylvania, United States

Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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© Rachel Mayes.
All rights reserved.

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digital

Date Taken:

07.2013

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Nov. 29, 2013, 11:06 a.m.

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COOLPIX P510

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8.9mm

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1/1

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f6.4

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ISO1600

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