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Mary Lang of Culver City teaches ancient civilizations to sixth-graders, so it was fitting that she spent spring break exploring the centuries-old forts of India's Golden Triangle with her husband, Joseph Hernandez. To get this bird's-eye view of elephants on parade at Amber Fort near Jaipur, she had to ride one to the top.
Mary Lang of Culver City
July 31, 2008

Look closely, and you'll see the profile of a standing bear in this photo of an Arizona slot canyon taken by Judy L. Melton of Burbank.
Judy L. Melton of Burbank
July 31, 2008

In March, Marshall Pura of Los Feliz stopped in the village of Abhaneri, India, and came across this little-known wonder from the ancient world -- a well from the 8th century.
Marchall Pura of Los Feliz
July 31, 2008

Tim Guiteras, a 9-year-old who lives in Westchester, shows his photography talent with this angel's-eye view of the waterfall and pools at the Havasupai Indian Reservation in Arizona. He spent four days there with his family and friends, trekking 11 miles down and up the canyon.
Tim Guiteras of Westchester
July 31, 2008

Bob Ginn of Arcadia has had a couple of driving adventures in Mexico with his friend Leo Rodriquez. On a 2004 trip on the Yucatan Peninsula, where some of Rodriquez's relatives live, Ginn spotted these well-camouflaged iguanas basking on a fountain in the seaside village of Mahahual. They were right in the village,
Bob Ginn of Arcadia
July 31, 2008

The small chores that make up the fabric of life in other countries enrich a traveler's experience, as Doug Allen of Rancho Palos Verdes found out on his May trip to Dubrovnik, Croatia. In town because of a cruise, the 77-year-old and his wife, Gail, were walking along the ancient wall of the city when they came across this scene of a woman hanging her laundry. What attracted him to the shot?
Doug Allen of Rancho Palos Verdes
July 31, 2008

Kevan and Norma Newton of Los Angeles hoped they wouldn't see a kill during their honeymoon safari last July in Kenya and Tanzania. They didn't realize they had until Kevan took a closer look at this colorful bird he photographed during a stop to view a leopard in Tanzania's Tarangire National Park. He used a 300-mm lens on his Canon Digital Rebel to capture the surprising scene.
Kevan Newton
July 31, 2008

Barbara Smith of San Diego took this shot from the passenger seat of a rental car crossing the Nagtahan Bridge in the outskirts of Manila during a two-week tour of the Philippines in January. As the driver slowed the car, the children scrambled up the bridge and within seconds spontaneously struck this enchanting pose. Below is the Pasig River. The buildings in the distance are some of the high-rises of Manila. Smith's camera: a Fuji Finepix S7000.
Barbara Smith
July 31, 2008

Gene Domingo, of Diamond Bar, spotted this couple two levels above him on the Eiffel Tower on an overcast morning. “They were gazing down on the view below and then they looked at each other and there was a gleam in their eyes,” Domingo recalls. “I knew they were going to kiss, so I waited for the moment ... ready to shoot.” Mission accomplished. He used a Canon EOS 40D 28-135mm with a polarizer.
Gene Domingo
July 31, 2008

I took this photo at our cabin in N. Minnesota this May.  Many docks were not in yet due to late
Ernie
July 13, 2008

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July 13, 2008

In deep Antarctica in January, Cliff Getz, 83, of Laguna Beach got the picture of his life -- this
Cliff Getz
May 8, 2008

Frank Rudiger of Simi Valley was headed to Costa Rica in 2004 but first detoured to Guatemala and visited the old colonial city of Antigua.
Frank Rudiger
May 8, 2008

Scott Bonhard of Laguna Niguel had to make an uphill climb for this photo of the 17th century Tiger's Nest monastery perched precariously on cliffs in western Bhutan. First, he had to hike to 14,000 feet, then he suffered through altitude sickness. Afterward
Scott Bonhard
May 8, 2008

Veteran diver Steve Chaput of Claremont had a close encounter with one of the largest creatures of the deep -- this whale shark -- on an October 2006 dive off Darwin Island in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador.
Steve Chaput
May 8, 2008
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