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This is what Rockaway Beach, #Pacifica, CA looks like when I don't make an effort to keep the buildings (hotels,...

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This is what Rockaway Beach, #Pacifica, CA looks like when I don't make an effort to keep the buildings (hotels, mostly) out of the shot.

Watson Woods Riparian Preserve, Prescott, AZ.

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Watson Woods Riparian Preserve, Prescott, AZ. HQSP Landscape curated by Peter Marbaise Hans-Juergen Werner Shannan Crow Mohamed Hakem Albert Vuvu Konde and Alexander Tarasenkov #hqsplandscape Landscape Photography #landscapephotography by Margaret Tompkins Eric Drumm Chandler L. Walker Krzysztof Felczak AJ Lim Jeff Beddow

"Ladies and gentlemen, I believe we have a quorum. Let's begin." Heermann's gulls, Rockaway Beach, #Pacifica, CA.

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"Ladies and gentlemen, I believe we have a quorum. Let's begin." Heermann's gulls, Rockaway Beach, #Pacifica, CA. HQSP Birds curated by Andy Brown Dilip Mundkur Ian Calland and Anja Wessels #hqspbirds

Coot. Granite Basin, Prescott, AZ.

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Coot. Granite Basin, Prescott, AZ. HQSP Birds curated by Andy Brown Dilip Mundkur Ian Calland and Anja Wessels #hqspbirds

Black turnstone. I think.

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Black turnstone. I think. HQSP Birds curated by Andy Brown Dilip Mundkur Ian Calland and Anja Wessels #hqspbirds

The Great Wall at Simatai, February, 2008.

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The Great Wall at Simatai, February, 2008. HQSP Landscape curated by Peter Marbaise Hans-Juergen Werner Shannan Crow Mohamed Hakem Albert Vuvu Konde and Alexander Tarasenkov #hqsplandscape Landscape Photography #landscapephotography by Margaret Tompkins Eric Drumm Chandler L. Walker Krzysztof Felczak AJ Lim Jeff Beddow

Mother and son. Mori Point, #Pacifica, CA.

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Mother and son. Mori Point, #Pacifica, CA. HQSP Portraits curated by Heiko Köster Frank Nöthe #hqspportraits

Rockaway Beach, #Pacifica, CA.

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Rockaway Beach, #Pacifica, CA. HQSP Landscape curated by Peter Marbaise Hans-Juergen Werner Shannan Crow Mohamed Hakem Albert Vuvu Konde and Alexander Tarasenkov #hqsplandscape

Blue Grosbeak (male), Peavine Trail, Prescott, AZ.

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Blue Grosbeak (male), Peavine Trail, Prescott, AZ. HQSP Birds curated by Andy Brown Dilip Mundkur Ian Calland and Anja Wessels #hqspbirds

I was up in the infield of Thunderhill Raceway Park to shoot cars, but these little fellows were everywhere.

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I was up in the infield of Thunderhill Raceway Park to shoot cars, but these little fellows were everywhere. I'm pretty sure that this is a western fence lizard but it could also be a common sagebrush lizard; apparently the best way to tell them apart is to look at their bellies, which I never saw. For Reptile Monday #reptilemonday. HQSP Animals curated by Andy Smith Nicol Eh Shannon Adelson #hqspanimals

I've wanted for a long time to rework some images from my trip to #Beijing, #China in 2008.

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I've wanted for a long time to rework some images from my trip to #Beijing, #China in 2008. Here's one: a door in the Forbidden City. HQSP Architecture curated by Rhonda Krause Dmitry Jurkov #hqsparchitecture

American Bison. Bearizona, Williams, AZ.

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American Bison. Bearizona, Williams, AZ. HQSP Animals curated by Andy Smith Nicol Eh Shannon Adelson #hqspanimals

Thirsty. Willows, CA.

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Thirsty. Willows, CA. This is a long shot taken from a hill in the infield of the east side of Thunderhill Raceway Park. HQSP Landscape curated by Peter Marbaise Hans-Juergen Werner Shannan Crow Mohamed Hakem Albert Vuvu Konde and Alexander Tarasenkov #hqsplandscape

Granite Basin. Prescott, AZ.

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Granite Basin. Prescott, AZ. HQSP Landscape curated by Peter Marbaise Hans-Juergen Werner Shannan Crow Mohamed Hakem Albert Vuvu Konde and Alexander Tarasenkov #hqsplandscape Landscape Photography #landscapephotography by Margaret Tompkins Eric Drumm Chandler L. Walker Krzysztof Felczak AJ Lim Jeff Beddow

Sunset framed through the rocks at Rockaway Beach, #Pacifica, CA.

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Sunset framed through the rocks at Rockaway Beach, #Pacifica, CA. For Sunset Saturday #sunsetsaturday by Dennis Hoffbuhr. HQSP Landscape curated by Peter Marbaise Hans-Juergen Werner Shannan Crow Mohamed Hakem Albert Vuvu Konde and Alexander Tarasenkov #hqsplandscape Landscape Photography #landscapephotography by Margaret Tompkins Eric Drumm Chandler L. Walker Krzysztof Felczak AJ Lim Jeff Beddow

Surfer, Rockaway Beach, #Pacifica, CA.

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Surfer, Rockaway Beach, #Pacifica, CA. HQSP Portraits curated by Heiko Köster Frank Nöthe #hqspportraits

Willow Lake, Prescott, AZ sunset.

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Willow Lake, Prescott, AZ sunset. HQSP Landscape curated by Peter Marbaise Hans-Juergen Werner Shannan Crow Mohamed Hakem Albert Vuvu Konde and Alexander Tarasenkov #hqsplandscape Landscape Photography #landscapephotography by Margaret Tompkins Eric Drumm Chandler L. Walker Krzysztof Felczak AJ Lim Jeff Beddow

Another shot of the fisherman from the other day. Rockaway Beach #Pacifica, CA.

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Another shot of the fisherman from the other day. Rockaway Beach #Pacifica, CA.

Acorn woodpecker with prey. Granite Mountain Wilderness, Prescott, AZ.

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Acorn woodpecker with prey. Granite Mountain Wilderness, Prescott, AZ. HQSP Birds curated by Andy Brown Dilip Mundkur Ian Calland and Anja Wessels #hqspbirds

Blue Grosbeak (female), Peavine Trail, Prescott, AZ.

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Blue Grosbeak (female), Peavine Trail, Prescott, AZ. HQSP Birds curated by Andy Brown Dilip Mundkur Ian Calland and Anja Wessels #hqspbirds

Pacifica State Beach, also known as Linda Mar Beach.

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Pacifica State Beach, also known as Linda Mar Beach. This is the major surfing beach in #Pacifica, as can be seen from all the surfers in the water.

Fiat 500 Abarth entering Thunderhill Raceway Park T15.

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Fiat 500 Abarth entering Thunderhill Raceway Park T15. Droids and Friends HPDE, 2016-09-14.

Surfer at Rockaway Beach, #Pacifica, CA.

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Surfer at Rockaway Beach, #Pacifica, CA.

Great-tailed grackle. Watson Lake, Prescott, AZ.

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Great-tailed grackle. Watson Lake, Prescott, AZ. HQSP Birds curated by Andy Brown Dilip Mundkur Ian Calland and Anja Wessels #hqspbirds

Red fox. Bearizona, Williams, AZ.

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Red fox. Bearizona, Williams, AZ. HQSP Animals curated by Andy Smith Nicol Eh Shannon Adelson #hqspanimals

Fishin' in the golden light. Rockaway Beach, #Pacifica, CA.

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Fishin' in the golden light. Rockaway Beach, #Pacifica, CA. HQSP Portraits curated by Heiko Köster Frank Nöthe #hqspportraits

San Pedro Rock blue hour. #Pacifica, CA.

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San Pedro Rock blue hour. #Pacifica, CA. HQSP Landscape curated curated by Peter Marbaise Hans-Juergen Werner Shannan Crow Mohamed Hakem Albert Vuvu Konde and Alexander Tarasenkov #hqsplandscape Landscape Photography #landscapephotography by Margaret Tompkins Eric Drumm Chandler L. Walker Krzysztof Felczak AJ Lim Jeff Beddow

Glossy Ibis, Watson Lake, Prescott, AZ.

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Glossy Ibis, Watson Lake, Prescott, AZ. These are apparently a very rare bird for the area and we tracked them for about 30min, but we couldn't get any closer than this. HQSP Birds curated by Andy Brown Dilip Mundkur Ian Calland and Anja Wessels #hqspbirds

Green bird grasshopper. Peavine Trail, Prescott, AZ.

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Green bird grasshopper. Peavine Trail, Prescott, AZ. HQSP Macro curated by Stefanie Schächtel Igor Schevchenko Peter Marbaise Evi Verstraeten Robert Kubacki and Andi Fritzsch #hqspmacro

Watson Woods Riparian Preserve, Prescott, AZ.

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Watson Woods Riparian Preserve, Prescott, AZ. HQSP Landscape curated by Peter Marbaise Hans-Juergen Werner Shannan Crow Mohamed Hakem Albert Vuvu Konde and Alexander Tarasenkov #hqsplandscape Landscape Photography #landscapephotography by Margaret Tompkins Eric Drumm Chandler L. Walker Krzysztof Felczak AJ Lim Jeff Beddow

Pied billed grebe on the nest. Watson Lake, Prescott, AZ.

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Pied billed grebe on the nest. Watson Lake, Prescott, AZ. HQSP Birds curated by Andy Brown Dilip Mundkur Ian Calland and Anja Wessels #hqspbirds

Straight down. Mori Point, #Pacifica, CA.

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Straight down. Mori Point, #Pacifica, CA. I'm pretty sure I stood in one of the places I've previously described as "I wouldn't stand here" to take this picture. ;) HQSP Landscape curated by Peter Marbaise Hans-Juergen Werner Shannan Crow Mohamed Hakem Albert Vuvu Konde and Alexander Tarasenkov #hqsplandscape

Queen butterfly. Watson Lake, Prescott, AZ.

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Queen butterfly. Watson Lake, Prescott, AZ. HQSP Macro curated by Stefanie Schächtel Igor Schevchenko Peter Marbaise Evi Verstraeten Robert Kubacki and Andi Fritzsch #hqspmacro

River otter. Bearizona, Williams, AZ.

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River otter. Bearizona, Williams, AZ. HQSP Animals curated by Andy Smith Nicol Eh Shannon Adelson #hqspanimals

Granite Creek, a seasonal stream. Watson Woods Riparian Preserve, Prescott, AZ.

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Granite Creek, a seasonal stream. Watson Woods Riparian Preserve, Prescott, AZ. HQSP Landscape curated by Peter Marbaise Hans-Juergen Werner Shannan Crow Mohamed Hakem Albert Vuvu Konde and Alexander Tarasenkov #hqsplandscape

Watson Lake, Prescott, AZ.

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Watson Lake, Prescott, AZ. HQSP Landscape curated curated by Peter Marbaise Hans-Juergen Werner Shannan Crow Mohamed Hakem Albert Vuvu Konde and Alexander Tarasenkov #hqsplandscape Landscape Photography #landscapephotography by Margaret Tompkins Eric Drumm Chandler L. Walker Krzysztof Felczak AJ Lim Jeff Beddow

Double crested cormorants. Watson Lake, Prescott, AZ.

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Double crested cormorants. Watson Lake, Prescott, AZ. HQSP Birds curated by Andy Brown Dilip Mundkur Ian Calland and Anja Wessels #hqspbirds

Rusted out equipment.

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Rusted out equipment. Bearizona, Williams, AZ. I only had the big telephoto with me, so this is a 16x9 crop from 8 merged frames. For TuesDecay #tuesdecay by Ian Ference. HQSP Monochrome curated by Luis Vivanco S. Оксана Крысюкова tri rini nuringtyas Giuseppe Petruzzella #hqspmonochrome

End of the world with you. Rockaway Beach, #Pacifica, CA.

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End of the world with you. Rockaway Beach, #Pacifica, CA.

Here's looking at you, kid. Galápagos tortoises, Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary, Prescott, AZ.

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Here's looking at you, kid. Galápagos tortoises, Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary, Prescott, AZ. HQSP Animals curated by Andy Smith Nicol Eh Shannon Adelson #hqspanimals

Acorn woodpecker chick. Granite Mountain Wilderness, Prescott, AZ.

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Acorn woodpecker chick. Granite Mountain Wilderness, Prescott, AZ. HQSP Birds curated by Andy Brown Dilip Mundkur Ian Calland and Anja Wessels #hqspbirds

Another shot of the Bonneville Salt Flats at sunset.

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Another shot of the Bonneville Salt Flats at sunset. For Sunset Saturday #sunsetsaturday by Dennis Hoffbuhr. HQSP Landscape curated by Peter Marbaise Hans-Juergen Werner Shannan Crow Mohamed Hakem Albert Vuvu Konde and Alexander Tarasenkov #hqsplandscape Landscape Photography #landscapephotography by Margaret Tompkins Hans-Juergen Werner Eric Drumm Chandler L. Walker AJ Lim

Bonneville Salt Flats, #Utah, August, 2007.

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Bonneville Salt Flats, #Utah, August, 2007. This was taken off the side of I40, at the rest stop near the Nevada border. HQSP Landscape curated by Peter Marbaise Hans-Juergen Werner Shannan Crow Mohamed Hakem Albert Vuvu Konde and Alexander Tarasenkov #hqsplandscape Landscape Photography #landscapephotography by Margaret Tompkins Hans-Juergen Werner Eric Drumm Chandler L. Walker AJ Lim

Blue Mesa Lake, #Colorado, August 2007.

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Blue Mesa Lake, #Colorado, August 2007. HQSP Landscape curated by Peter Marbaise Hans-Juergen Werner Shannan Crow Mohamed Hakem Albert Vuvu Konde and Alexander Tarasenkov #hqsplandscape Landscape Photography #landscapephotography by Margaret Tompkins Hans-Juergen Werner Eric Drumm Chandler L. Walker AJ Lim

The quarry and Mori Point, #Pacifica, CA.

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The quarry and Mori Point, #Pacifica, CA. Mori Point is the long point to the far left of the shot and the bowl of the quarry can be see in the middle distance on the right where the top of the hill is missing. Rockaway Beach is out of the frame to the right. HQSP Landscape curated by Peter Marbaise Hans-Juergen Werner Shannan Crow Mohamed Hakem Albert Vuvu Konde and Alexander Tarasenkov #hqsplandscape

Somewhere in #Colorado, August, 2007.

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Somewhere in #Colorado, August, 2007. I did not record exactly where this was taken (mistake!) but after looking at a map and recreating my route, I'm pretty sure it was just after Montrose on Hwy 50. HQSP Landscape curated by Peter Marbaise Hans-Juergen Werner Shannan Crow Mohamed Hakem Albert Vuvu Konde and Alexander Tarasenkov #hqsplandscape Landscape Photography #landscapephotography by Margaret Tompkins Hans-Juergen Werner Eric Drumm Chandler L. Walker AJ Lim

Twin Lakes Recreation Area, #Colorado, August 2007.

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Twin Lakes Recreation Area, #Colorado, August 2007. HQSP Landscape curated by Peter Marbaise Hans-Juergen Werner Shannan Crow Mohamed Hakem Albert Vuvu Konde and Alexander Tarasenkov #hqsplandscape

Here with you. #Pacifica, CA.

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Here with you. #Pacifica, CA. HQSP Portraits curated by Heiko Köster Frank Nöthe #hqspportraits

Rockaway Beach, #Pacifica, CA at sunset.

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Rockaway Beach, #Pacifica, CA at sunset. For Sunset Saturday #sunsetsaturday by Dennis Hoffbuhr. HQSP Landscape curated by Peter Marbaise Hans-Juergen Werner Shannan Crow Mohamed Hakem Albert Vuvu Konde and Alexander Tarasenkov #hqsplandscape Landscape Photography #landscapephotography by Margaret Tompkins Hans-Juergen Werner Eric Drumm Chandler L. Walker AJ Lim

Looking generally north towards the Marin Headlands from #Pacifica, CA.

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Looking generally north towards the Marin Headlands from #Pacifica, CA. HQSP Landscape curated by Peter Marbaise Hans-Juergen Werner Shannan Crow Mohamed Hakem Albert Vuvu Konde and Alexander Tarasenkov #hqsplandscape