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Photo of the Day | September 20 | Desert Rain by Nishad Kaippally

Sep 20, 2010 7 Comments by

Warqa, Dubai, is a small patch of wilderness enclosed on all four sides by highways. The landscape is simply amazing during the rains (Dec- Feb). The vegetation and sand dunes create amazing subjects for photography. There are several Guff trees (Prosopis cineraria) and several species of birds.

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Photo of the Day | September 19 | Dubai’s Glorious Sunset by Nishad Kaippally

Sep 18, 2010 15 Comments by

This is a photograph next to the Burj Al Arab Hotel. Claimed to be the world’s most expensive “7 star hotel”. Photograph was shot around the time Dubai was heading towards a major financial crisis. The ridiculous extravagance and unrealistic mammoth projects came to a close around this time.

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Photo of the Day | September 18 | An Architectural Pinnacle by Nishad Kaippally

Sep 18, 2010 13 Comments by

The inauguration of the worlds tallest tower amidst the sever financial crises, and national debt. This photo was taken on January 4, 2010 using a Canon EOS 400D Digital.

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Photo of the Day | September 17 | DaVinci by Christine Sovig Gilbert

Sep 16, 2010 2 Comments by

“DaVinci” was taken in July 2010 at Chambord castle in the Loire Valley, France. The shot is taken up the inside of the double helix staircase designed by Leonardo da Vinci. Chambord was originally built as a ‘hunting lodge’ by King Francois I.

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Photo of the Day | September 16 | Gallery at Fort Barrancas by Victor Howard

Sep 16, 2010 9 Comments by

“Gallery at Fort Barrancas” photo was shot on December 29, 2009 during a family visit to the fort located in Pensacola, Florida. Fort Barrancas is a wonderfully restored fort originally built in the mid-1800′s. The fort overlooks Pensacola Bay and has numerous galleries, tunnels, and walls. This particular photo is shot down one of the [...]

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Photo of the Day | September 15 | Wishes at Cinderella’s Castle by Victor Howard

Sep 15, 2010 7 Comments by

“Wishes at Cinderella’s Castle” was shot on November 27, 2009 at Walt Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida. The photo shows fireworks from the “Wishes Nighttime Spectacular” fireworks show put on each night in the Magic Kingdom. The whole show is truly magical and offers a variety of opportunities to capture amazing fireworks over Cinderella’s Castle.

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Photo of the Day | September 14 | Clear Lake by Christine Sovig Gilbert

Sep 14, 2010 2 Comments by

“Clear Lake” was taken in August 2010 near Georgetown, Colorado. The lake is on the way up the Guanella Pass in the Rocky Mountains.

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Photo of the Day | September 13 | Summit Lake by Christine Sovig Gilbert

Sep 13, 2010 3 Comments by

“Summit Lake” was taken in August 2010 on Mount Evans in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Mount Evans is one of the handful of Rocky Mountain peaks over 14000 feet where it is actually possible to drive up to the summit. Summit Lake is nearly at the peak, and a popular place to stop and climb [...]

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Photo of the Day | September 12 | Sunset Over NYC by Chris Horner

Sep 12, 2010 1 Comment by

This photo was taken from the roof of a 30 story building in Brooklyn Heights, NYC. It’s looking down the Manhattan Bridge during sunset, where the clouds were reflecting the amazing colors of the setting sun that you see here.

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Photo of the Day | September 11 | The Tokyo Bay & the traditional house boats by Michiko Matsumoto

Sep 11, 2010 3 Comments by

This photo was taken on August 22, 2010 from The Tokyo Bay. It portrays the traditional house boats for night cuisine. Cuisine in Tokyo is internationally acclaimed & in Tokyo Bay one can experience that with famous Japanese cuisine.

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