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Leonard Knight

The artist Leonard Knight inside of his creation named Salvation Mountain. "God is Love" is his motto and it's written in paint throughout the mountain.

A large jellyfish gracefully floating underwater

Catholic Bingo Player

A very serious bingo player in Norwood, MA

Train of U.S. Flags

An American Campsite

This was my campsite as I arrived in the Badlands National Park in South Dakota.

Sunset on Torch Lake

Walking by this seemingly abandoned farm house the white plastic chair on the front lawn caught my attention. Then I noticed the furnace was on and that someone probably still lived in this house. The

This photograph was taken in the summer of 2010 in Door County Wisconsin at sun rise. My family and I explored the caves and cliffs at sun rise and the result was some amazing memories as well as phot

The countless stars of the Milky Way shine over a large Saguaro Cactus in Saguaro National Park, Arizona

Three women stroll and chat in a sidestreet near Dukezong Old Town, a 1300-year-old Tibetan town located in Shangri-La, China.

A woman beggar begging under her veil at shahbag,dhaka.

Maine Bingo Player

One of the many bingo players I encountered while traveling across the USA with my dog.

Women in the village doing laundry.

Arlington West Summer of Color

A girl running behind an Airstream.

This girl is chasing after a ball that was thrown. She is part of a family camping during the second annual Alumapalooza event held in Jackson Center, Ohio

My sister-in-law and neice spending quality time with the baby kitty and the beautiful weather in May 2011.

One of the Three Towers Of Chongsheng Temple is illuminated in late afternoon sun after light rain on bike tour in China.

Exploration of an abandoned power plant in Yonkers, New York.

Kazakh man selling horses in animal bazaar in Taraz.

9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Three women stroll and chat in a sidestreet near Dukezong Old Town, a 1300-year-old Tibetan town located in Shangri-La, China.

Three women stroll and chat in a sidestreet near Dukezong Old Town, a 1300-year-old Tibetan town located in Shangri-La, China.

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© Karen Kefauver.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

10.2011

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Nov. 28, 2011, 11:07 p.m.

Camera Make:

Panasonic

Camera Model:

DMC-FZ28

Focal Length:

64.6mm

Shutter Speed:

1/160

Aperture:

f3.7

ISO:

ISO500

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