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My Big Truck Book

Very close-up shot of lichen from a cottonwood tree.

A Sting Ray Daddy...a Sting Ray

The first luna moth I have seen around our home or had the chance to photograph. A female, she climbed on my fingers while I was able to get several macro shots.

Enjoying the view at St. Augustine.

San Fransico Bay

Stranger and her dog in the park.

Trail at Shenandoah National Park.

A worn latch to a vacated barn.

Strolling through the hamlet of Rishikesh on the Ganges at dusk.

A European Mantis (Mantis religiosa) hunts for dinner on a white coneflower (Echinacea purpurea).

We saw this Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) stalking fish in the shallows on a late summer evening. He was catching one of these tiny fish every couple of minutes. Here he flips one into the air bef

A proud butterfly confidently displaying its true colors

Wildflowers kissed by a morning shower

Resting a plucked wildflower on a towel before taking a swim

Early morning in a colorful garden

A refreshing morning shower

This is the Interstate 35 W bridge in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. The previous bridge collapsed in 2007 killing 13 people.

Enjoying the GREAT SAND DUNES early morning

Oregon Coast Beach

Night time in Kensington

Crablike Spiny Orb Weaver

8th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

A European Mantis (Mantis religiosa) hunts for dinner on a white coneflower (Echinacea purpurea).

A European Mantis (Mantis religiosa) hunts for dinner on a white coneflower (Echinacea purpurea).

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© Brent Daniel.
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08.2010

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Sept. 9, 2010, 11:41 p.m.

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NIKON D60

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1/200

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