Furry rabbit close to the camera

This little furry guy got a little too close to the camera while being photographed!

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A perfect day to photograph airplane takeoffs

The sky was bright, sunny, and clear to photograph this plane taking off. A bit hazy from the sun looking over the runway at the airport, but overall a great day.

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Switzerland of America

Entering Ouray, Colorado named after Chief Ouray of a Native American tribe.

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Stunning Beauty of Colorado

This stunning view atop Colorado mountains in crisp, cool, fresh air was reminiscent of beauty in nature all around. The vista was visible for miles. Bright, sunny days allowed for sharp photography to capture the memory of the day.

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Another Panorama

This is another panoramic digital image of ground, mountain, and sky with a slight trail visible throughout. The day was bright and sunny and the picture taking opportunity was optimal.

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A Preserved Native American Sketch On Rock Mountain Walls

This image was photographed in Colorado of a preserved red sketch on rock mountain walls by Native Americans shown in a tour by the great-great grandchildren of the tribes indigenous to the area.

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Panorama of Colorado Native American Reservation

A stunning panorama of the Mesa Verde in Colorado. 

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A panorama of boulder mountains in Colorado

An image of boulder mountains in Colorado near the Mesa Verde while I trekked the terrain of a Native American reservation.

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Another panorama of Colorado

Here is another view from another angle of mountains I photographed of the Mesa Verde in Colorado while visiting a Native American reservation. 

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A panoramic image in New Mexico

I captured this image of a mountain near the Red Mesa Verde in New Mexico while visiting a Native American reservation. The shape is unique as I am accustomed to seeing mountains of rock.

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A panoramic image of mountains in Colorado

This image was photographed in Colorado and looks like a tissue paper card of the mountains and clouds in the distance away from the vast green fields in the foreground.

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The face carved on the mountain on a Native American reservation

Visited a Native American reservation in Colorado and photographed this image of a face carved on the mountain. Now that was really high for Native Americans to get to make the carving with primitive tools! I am sure it is a face and it is indeed a carving.

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Another panoramic view of Colorado

Here is a different panoramic view of Colorado mountains on a Native American reservation. Look at how low the clouds to the right are hanging! 

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Mountains on Native American Reservation in New Mexico

This was a fantastic view of mountains near the Red Mesa Verde in New Mexico on a Native American reservation that I photographed. The reservation is still owned by generations of the original tribe the land belonged to and retains its independent state of no trespassing. Generations later, great great grandchildren as members of the original tribe offer tours to the public for a small fee. It was a sunny day as is evident in the image!

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A panoramic view of Colorado mountains

I photographed this image of distant mountains, a forest, and large areas of green land in Colorado. Nice, isn't it?

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Colorado Peaks

The peaks of the mountains I hiked in Colorado are photographed in a digital panorama image above. I hiked through spring rains, up mountains, and across waterfalls flowing down in cascades of water drops before I could get this image. I could have hiked further still, but little ascent was left on the trail used by other hikers. Most of the remaining trail was lateral until reaching lakes. Before I could reach the lakes, I turned back to beat dusk. I hope to return.

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Decor at a South Asian henna ceremony for a bride-to-be

I photographed this image used as a colorful display of decor at a South Asian henna tattoo ceremony for a bride-to-be. It is a metallic vase traditionally used in the region of South Asia. It was dressed up with colorful tassels and placed within holiday decor to match the color on a pedestal next to the sitting area for the bride and groom. Makes for a good picture of the bride and groom being photographed by all the guests.  

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Henna tattoo on palm of hand

Here is a henna tattoo I did on the palm of the hands using simple dots, lines, and filling in the tips of the fingers. I was speaking to the youth at an event about the cultural significance and importance of henna tattoos as a form of body art in the South Asian culture.  

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Henna Tattoo

Another henna tattoo that I did at an event to speak to the youth about the cultural importance and significance of henna tattoos as a form of body art in the South Asian culture. 
 
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Henna Tattoo Event

At an event in Summer 2010 of July, I spoke to a community youth group about the cultural significance of henna tattoos as a form of body art in the South Asian culture. After the short speaking engagement, I applied tattoos to the children in designs and words of their choice with another volunteer. They had looked up flowers, dolphins, words, and other designs they wanted in books before hand and had those readily available for me to copy the designs onto their hands, arms, feet, and legs. This was an opportunistic bunch having done much of the research beforehand! Kudos to them. Here is one of the pictures a young boy had applied to his knuckles symbolizing so much of what children see at this age at school and on television.   

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Curved Oak Trees

Curved Oak Trees

I photographed these curved oak trees while I was shooting nature landscapes. These unique trees are live oaks that remain evergreen in the winter unlike other oaks that have leaves that look brownish and dry in winter. 

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Two white geese

I snapped this image at the perfect moment as one of these white geese shook its feathers out to clear its wings. Made for a nice image! I like the color combination of green, brown, white, and orange (beak). I thought that I wasn't going to get any worthy images on this day with brown lake waters after many rains. But, I am glad I took my camera with me just in case.

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Bird looking right at the camera

This little red and black bird with its bright yellow beak stood right on this rock in front of a lake and looked right at the camera as I photographed it! What a poser! 

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Seven goslings in a row (more or less)

These little guys were yellow and were starting to get their brown color as you might be able to see in this image if you look close. These are Canadian goslings and will grow to be brown with some white markings and black beaks. These were all a part of the same nest and they were following their mother and father as quickly as their short legs could take them!

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Goat looking right at the camera

I took this photo of a goat and newly born goat on a farm. The older goat looked right at the camera! I was safe behind a fence though in case it charged! I did notice that the older goat has two horns on its head and I was NOT trying to get charged at. Try as I might, the little goat would not look at the camera; at least not at the same time as the older goat. 

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Goose looking straight at the camera

I have noted that geese only get territorial about people getting too close with their cameras in the spring season after the females have given birth to goslings. That is when male and female geese take care of their goslings together and hiss at standers-by who get too close to get away from their offspring! Otherwise, I got this close!

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Mountain Vista in Colorado

I photographed this image hiking the desert trails of the Mesa Verde on Native American lands in Colorado. It made for a perfect mountain vista against blue skies and low hanging clouds. There was greenery on the desert, albeit, shrubs and grasses. The lands are treated as a museum to visit with live tours, but ownership is retained by the Native Americans (to the tribal members) from generation to generation to whom the lands originally belonged. It made for an interesting tour that I greatly enjoyed in learning about the historical lessons of a people from long ago and their culture, lifestyle, and a will to live evident in their native ways. I wish to return and to continue to visit other Native American tribal lands. I urge everybody to do this at least once in a lifetime. It is a great learning experience and a fundamental for children on family vacations. There is plenty to do in these areas where nature and wildlife abound.  

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Sunset on a Lake

I love photographing sunsets as it is my favorite light of day to photograph. Perhaps, I will get up early enough one day to photograph sunrises! This sunset was perfectly reflected on the lake as a bright, fiery orange with shades of peach visible on what were blue waters. The branches and leaves are in total silhouette and the effect was dazzling to me. As I passed by this clearing, I just had to capture the scene with my camera and voila! 


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A little motion blur of a blossom on a twig

Spring in the neighborhood

As I photographed this image, a light breeze blew and I got the perfect motion blur on camera. Happy viewing as spring is in the air (or not, depending on where you live and how cold it STILL is)!

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Carnival on the Boardwalk

Atlantic City, New Jersey

This was a photograph of a carnival on the boardwalk at the beach in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The mood was fun and festive. The sounds of the crowd having fun were heard in the distance. The scene was captured wonderfully with the bright lights, even from afar. The black night sky was a perfect contrast to the carnival lights!

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