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Dahlia Yellow Red Center Square Fractal
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Black Swallowtail butterfly on "Horrible Thislte (that really is the name!)", Shark Valley, The Everglades National Park, Florida March 2013. I was riding a bicylce into a steady, 10-15mph headwind when I saw this butterfly. There had not been many that day. It was terrible, glaring mid day light and with the wind, even harder to get a good shot. And, it was a raggedy, less than perfect butterfly. But, I fought for it! We have these butterflies and this thistle in Maine. Here we call it Bull Thistle.
#075 - 20 May 2013

As already pointed out on one of my previous images from Hongcun (here the link) this ancient village is a a very popular spot for painters.


Painting requires skill. Photography is created by the camera, and one cannot fully control what the camera sees. So people take many photographs because several must always be discarded. (Igor Babailov)

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Field of Gold
Farmers crop field between Bridgend and Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan. Wales. UK
Michael Koslowski's 29 Ford
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See photo in original gallery.