panorama

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Fly

this was taken on location, so had to take the shot as it sat.

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Standing Tall

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Disposable Lighter

Invented in 1972 by S.T. Dupont Company (an affiliate of Gilette) Later, in 1973, BIC introduced a lighter capable of 3,000 lights

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Elvis Lives!

In this year, Elvis had four singles reach number one in the US. He made two movies: 'Loving You' and 'Jailhouse Rock'. In March, he bought Graceland after a single visit for an asking price of $90,000.

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1944

bunker open

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Just...post-it!

In 1968, Dr. Spencer Silver, a chemist at 3M in the United States, accidentally developed a "low-tack", reusable, pressure sensitive adhesive.For five years, Silver promoted his invention within 3M, both informally and through seminars, but without much success.In 1974, a colleague of his,...

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Heaven Is A Place On Earth

UK Number 1 Singles: January 10th 1988 "Heaven Is A Place On Earth" by Belinda Carlisle My Birthday :-)

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The original Slinky

Richard James and Betty James invented the slinky in 1943. Richard James was a naval engineer trying to develop a meter designed to monitor horsepower on naval battleships. He was working with tension springs when one of the springs fell to the ground. He saw how the spring kept moving after it hit ...

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One Giant Leap For Mankind

The Apollo 11 space flight landed the first humans on Earth's Moon on July 20, 1969.

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Relaxation

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nameless

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The Ring-bearer

Ash nazg durbatulûk. Ash nazg gimbatul. Ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.

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no more

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Swamp at dawn

Somewhere in the Dismal Swamp in North Carolina.

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Discarded Limbs

San Diego California

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round, round all around

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Many Circles

This is a shot of the ceiling at our state's capitol.

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Web Jewels

If you want to shoot wet webs, my advice is to go very early in the morning. Don't forget your rain boots. A tripod would also be a big help, or you can do it like me and take 50 pictures just to get a few clear ones.

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G-type star 51 & Pegasi planet

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Clearing a path

Please view high res.

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Whiskers

Here my kitty is standing in the doorway, thinking about going outside. I got nice and low for this shot, and got lucky with how dark the background came out.

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i love me

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Hot Day

It's illegal here, but if it gets too hot the kids just don't want to walk. I had gone by the other way and whipped over for a quick snap. His sign just said "west."

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