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A bottle cap entry way.

Christmas Eve pilgrims at Bet Giorgis, Lalibela, Ethiopia - the church is carved into the ground

Floating Mushrooms

Pirate Adventure Water Cannon Fight, Fisherman's Warf Victoria, BC. Family Summer Vacation. When you're from Washington State, British Columbia is Americana!

In the midst of a game of soccer, boys.

A mother kneading tortilla batter to prepare homemade tortillas.

Found while walking on a beach in Oman - not as warm as you might expect...

A horse back rider in the streets of Pejibaye in Costa Rica.

Found while walking along the beach in Oman.

A local farmer cutting open a cacao bean.

I was looking up at the city hall in Munich when I saw these amazing gargoyles.

On top of a mountain looking below at the ocean, beach.

Small cowboy communing with his horse.

On the beach, on a faraway island in Costa Rica.

Flying in a helicopter over Iguazu Falls, very excited because the view was so clear

tiriba-de-cabea-vermelha (P. frontalis), flower nectar feeding

Waterfalls hidden in the forests of Costa Rica.

My son charting a course at Fort Rodd Lighthouse summer vacation 2011.

Getting onboard for a day of scuba diving.

An elephant seal near to where I was sitting on a beach on Peninsula Valdez, Argentina

Piratical preparations underway for Victoria BC Fisherman's Warf pirate sail. Vacation 2011

10th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

I was looking up at the city hall in Munich when I saw these amazing gargoyles.

I was looking up at the city hall in Munich when I saw these amazing gargoyles.

Neuchatel, Switzerland

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© Sophie Privat.
All rights reserved.

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digital

Date Taken:

11.2012

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Nov. 28, 2012, 12:13 p.m.

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COOLPIX S9300

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81mm

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1/800

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f5.9

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ISO125

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