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Just a fly on a flower.

A worship on the bank of the Ganges going on while a regular bather of the river jumps into the water.

This pic was taken from a remote Indian village called Grahan. This is how the houses are built there and seen.

An elderly tribal woman with the children of the family in a reading session.

Fall in the Rockies

Travelers from a far

Lads playing on the sea beach of Digha.

Watching the sun rise over the west bank of the Nile and the Valley of the Kings from a hot air balloon.

The Luxor Temple in the afternoon

A place called home...

Strolling down old roads.

Watching the sun set over the Nile river

Taking a walk into nature.

This a an autumn tree I walked into and thought it was just beautiful. The yellow, red, brown colors attrected me to it.

Camels resting between tourists in Giza

Getting ready for a wedding reception.

Watershield plant

Rattlesnake Master Plant in Afternoon Sun

Green Heron Sunning & Drying Wings

9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

The Luxor Temple in the afternoon

The Luxor Temple in the afternoon

TAGS: Egypt

Nikki Passchier

Canberra, Australia

Member since 2014

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© Nikki Passchier.
All rights reserved.

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digital

Date Taken:

10.2011

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Nov. 15, 2011, 7:15 a.m.

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NIKON D90

Focal Length:

18mm

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1/179

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f9.5

ISO:

ISO200

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