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This is a straight-down shot of a young corn lily plant (Veratrum californicum) common in moist meadows along the west coast. The accordion-shaped leaves look just like my camera bellows, but the plant is quite poisonous. In fact, if animals eat the foliage, their offspring can be born with cyclopia (one large eye in center of head).
Green Bellows
a cluster of purple vanda orchids in Brazil
Vanda Orchids
mysterious mounds of rock peaking through the surface of a mineral water pond in JiuZhaiGou
Pond Mounds
Morning dew rolling off daisy petals
Drips
I'm walking along a bridge in northern Kauai and notice the tree tops are at eye-level for easy shooting. I pan around for the best cluster of Locust branches and then patiently wait for the slightest of breezes to pause long enough to capture this shot.
Locust Leaves
despite it's appearance, this is not a coral reef growth, nor anything under the ocean. it is actually a closeup shot within the center of a daisy. we were surprised to discover that the flower's fuzzy brown cone was made up of these finger-like structures that looked so much like something under the sea. the photo captures 0.036 x 0.054 inches (about the thickness of a DVD) of the flower's center cone.
Coral Reef
King's Canyon
Banyan tree silhouettes and reflections in Horseshoe Lake (southern Illinois) during sunset
Banyan Sunset 1
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