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Love at First Sight

My niece, a little princess from Colorado, visiting me sunny South Florida

Walking on Merritt Island

High school football game kickoff

Walking the mile in the sky at the wild animal sanctuary

A cold, cold day.

Moonlit meadow's road.
Image was taken during a full moon. My first instinct was to capture the trees reflecting in the puddle. It was only after I downloaded the image onto my computer. That I n

Dandelion Mickey
Beauty can be found all around us in nature. Even in something as simple as a dandelion seed weed. Notice as well, how the seeds resemble fireworks throughout the image.

San Diego Zoo Safari Park with my family on a chilly day.

Winter in the Elk Refuge

Yes, this shop brought a smile to my face. The sponge docks of Tarpon Springs in Florida is a great place to spend a day.

This scene very much had a street feel, as I saw this boat parked right along the dock in the Greek community of Tarpon Springs, FL. It had taken the diver 15 days to collect a boat full of sea spong

Looking back towards the beach, walking on Pier 60 of Clearwater Beach, FL.

This was taken from the well renowned Pier 60 in Clearwater Beach, FL. It was simply a beautiful, moonlit night.

I had never seen a display of water tornadoes before. It definitely screamed modernistic, so I thought it proper to render it in black and white.

The Strip in Las Vegas is an interesting (to say the least) place to meet people and perch on the various walkways for different vantage points of the city's streets.

A lonely tricycle parked on Fisherman's Wharf on a cool and quiet night.

Sittin' on the dock of the bay, I saw several pelicans flying low over the water.

Hiking in mountains of Rocky Mountain National Park

Bison heard of 500 in Grand Teton National Park

parking lot in Rocky Mountain National Park

11th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

This scene very much had a street feel, as I saw this boat parked right along the dock in the Greek community of Tarpon Springs, FL. It had taken the diver 15 days to collect a boat full of sea spong

This scene very much had a street feel, as I saw this boat parked right along the dock in the Greek community of Tarpon Springs, FL. It had taken the diver 15 days to collect a boat full of sea sponges.

TAGS: Florida, United States

Christian Mendoza

Maryland Heights, Missouri, United States of America

Member since 2014

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© Christian Mendoza.
All rights reserved.

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digital

Date Taken:

12.2012

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Jan. 4, 2013, 11:07 p.m.

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Camera Model:

Canon EOS REBEL T1i

Focal Length:

44mm

Shutter Speed:

1/125

Aperture:

f5.6

ISO:

ISO640

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PHOTO LOCATION Tarpon Springs, Florida, United States of America