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Drawn into the Tulsa Sunset, reflected in the Arkansas River.

The end of the day.

It's a self portrait in front of a Sea-surrounded fort. It was the time of sun set , so got the perfect silhouette.

The BOAT-MAN !
For going in a sea surrounded fort,we hired a boat.
He was the captain of our boat.
After getting desired direction, he stood by the pole on the boat.

Man enjoying game

Yankee stadium on a clear October night

Trying to get a glimpse of the musicians during John Lennon's 70th birthday celebration in "Strawberry Fields," Central Park.

While cruising along the Atlantic Ocean, time stopped when the sun began to set.

Leaving "Strawberry Fields" in Central Park.

My Chinese fiancee and I were having photos taken for her K-1 Visa at a roadside stall when I spotted these friends walking past us in this Guangzhou alley.

My husband (American) and I (Chinese) traveled to Sayram Lake in Xinjiang, China, where we encountered these Kazakh horsemen racing along the road at twilight.

A pilgrim crosses a square at the foot of the "Ten Thousand Buddha" Kumbum Stupa at the Palkhor Chode Monastery in Gyantse, Tibet, China

Strolling Along the Bund At Twilight (aka Smoglight)

Red Hot Lunch: Spicy Soup in Shanghai Ghetto

Starkly Alpstein: Stepping Through Austere Appenzell

The view from our Hotel Room in Morro Bay

Two people in love.

Girl in the grass.

A couple holding hands in a reflection.

My baby girl enjoying the sun.

Leaves of a tree

Fallen Leaf on the deck.

8th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

My husband (American) and I (Chinese) traveled to Sayram Lake in Xinjiang, China, where we encountered these Kazakh horsemen racing along the road at twilight.

My husband (American) and I (Chinese) traveled to Sayram Lake in Xinjiang, China, where we encountered these Kazakh horsemen racing along the road at twilight.

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© Qingxia Li.
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Date Taken:

06.2009

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Oct. 10, 2010, 5:15 a.m.

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KODAK EASYSHARE C713 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA

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