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Sunset on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Joey thought he'd attack Kristie with his crab legs.

Red Tail Hawk leaves his hunting perch with disdain for the interloper.

Laughing sister. The joy of the early years.

Chang La, third highest motorable road in the world.

I call this one "Souk Napper." It was hot and just after lunchtime when I passed this souk. I thought about buying some of the beautiful fabric but I didn't want to wake the souk napper.

Pond at my Grandmother's old house.

Mushroom in the Pacific Coast forest at Fort Clatsop

My girlfriend and I got there a little too late to see the sun set but the sky was still beautiful.

Between all those homes is the busiest marketplace I have ever set foot in. Row after row of small shops selling everything!

Lucy relaxing at Fort Worden State Park

Just before the sunset within the old city walls.

Solo stalk shines in the sunset.

Camel trader in a fair in Pushkar Rajasthan state of India.

Wayne just kept on eating those crab legs; he never would look up to have his photo taken.

My mother and her brother and sister admiring the sunset.

Travelling on bike through Rajasthan this snap was taken while returning from Sam Dunes,Thar Desert early morning. Taking this snap was a challenge as it was chilling cold and I had to take it while r

Great Seattle Skyline.Awesome

Early morning run to the fruit market on the banks of Ganges river in Varanais yielded this scene on my visit. It was wonderful to the young men early in the morning preparing for a day of worship at

street glamor shot in Guilin, China

A cloud is reflected in the Arno River in Florence, Italy.

Riding the Greyhound bus.

8th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Just before the sunset within the old city walls.

Just before the sunset within the old city walls.

Isabel Ruiz-Martinez

Miramar,

Member since 2014

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© Isabel Ruiz-Martinez.
All rights reserved.

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digital

Date Taken:

03.2009

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Nov. 29, 2010, 9:07 p.m.

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C750UZ

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15.8mm

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1/100

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f3.2

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ISO50

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