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lotus blossoms, Aquatic Gardens, Washington, DC, 9:30am-11:30pm, July 3, 2006

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lotus blossom, Aquatic Gardens, Washington, DC, 9:30am-11:30pm, July 3, 2006

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Great Blue Heron, sequence 1, Aquatic Gardens, 11:30am-12:30pm, July 3, 2006

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Great Blue Heron, sequence 2, Aquatic Gardens, 11:30am-12:30pm, July 3, 2006

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Great Blue Heron, sequence 3, Aquatic Gardens, 11:30am-12:30pm, July 3, 2006

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Apple tree trellised along wall, Powerscourt Estate, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow Ireland, September 11, 2006

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Pavement impression and sign post, Upper Lesson street, Dublin Ireland, September 12, 2006

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Orchid photographed with my new camera, a Nikon D200. I used a Nikkor 85mm f1.8 lens.I sould have stepped it down for more depth of field, but I was so excited about the lens speed,

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