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© Gautam Basu. All rights reserved.

Monkey's of the Forest.

Sunrise out my back door in Bayswater Western Australia

Reaching the end point of Door County, WI

A Glimpse of Water Lily in a pond

Zebras in Ngorongoro Crater.

an environmental sculpture by Noah Purifoy

A quick snap of a Village taken from train

Balinese market ready for the bargaining to begin.

Balinese street cart with traditional delights.

Marabou storks and vultures fight over a zebra kill.

America is a dog-loving country, the Golden Retriever being one of its most popular breeds.

Walls of the mosque within the Tajmahal being cleaned.

Trip to Golden Temple with my College Buddies

women are harvesting in a paddy field in a fine winter morning.

Traditional blessings made with love.

Wedding day beauty.

The view of snow clad mountains of Manali during my College trip

a cactus seen through the opposite end of a pair of binoculars

Curiosity in a world filled with items for the exploring.

A dedicated constable keeps an anxious crowd at bay just before the changing of the guard begins at Buckingham Palace

This grasshopper didn't catch any fish, but it is immortalized forever in this up-close-and-personal photograph.

At Varanasi ghat migrated birds came near our boat for food.

a rock climber stands on top of the world at Joshua Tree National Park

9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Walls of the mosque within the Tajmahal being cleaned.

Walls of the mosque within the Tajmahal being cleaned.

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Kolkata , West Bengal, India

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© Gautam Basu.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

11.2010

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Date Uploaded:

Nov. 30, 2011, 3:24 a.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

NIKON D5000

Focal Length:

24mm

Shutter Speed:

1/125

Aperture:

f6.3

ISO:

ISO400

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