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One Hundred Horses by Giuseppe Castiglione, painted in 1728. Collected by the National Palace Museum in Taipei, Taiwan. Today is Chinese New Year. In traditional Chinese culture, today marks the beginning of Horse Year.

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I was fortunate to come across a group of Pelicans preening in one of the little bays near the fishing piers in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. These three were lined up nicely, and gave me their best profiles for this shot.

Pedestrian crossing on Market Street at Third Street, San Francisco, as seen from One Kearny St.

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Phnom Bakheng is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia. It was built at the end of the 9th century, during the reign of King Yasovarman (889–910). Today is Mahashivaratri, a Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of Shiva.

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Trier, the Römerbrücke over the Moselle. (Detail to the north side).

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My favorite Bay back home in Australia. Im proud of our beautiful beaches. I miss them.

Sh2-113 is a faint emission nebula located in the constellation of Cygnus. Known also as Flying Dragon Nebula. The amateur image shown here required a total exposure time of 17.5 hours.

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Paper maché figures in Guanajuato Market, Mexico. Intricate color patterns and color combinations are characteristic of Mexican folk art, that often dwells in the magical, death, and fantastic.

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