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© Shane Gibson. All rights reserved.

The shore life of Chesapeake Bay comes alive to the naked eye.

The full Moon will loom larger in the sky on Friday December 12, 2008 than it has since 1993.

A hidden view of a castle in Savonlinna, Finland.

A girl taking in the sunset over the Everglades in South Florida.

Dusk at Joshua Tree National Park.

Vietnam Vet at the Vietnam Wall.

Flying saucer cloud.

American Civil War Battle Reenactment, Zoar, Ohio, Sept. 19, 2009.

Ladybug clinging to a cactus thorn.

The Last Quarter Moon.

The foothills of Sequoia National Park.

Cheetah in Kenya's warm morning sunlight.

Joshua Tree at sunset.

Venice canals in March

Tiny grasshopper on echinacea

Spider hanging in an outdoor shower

Striking Sunset: Summer storm's edge meets setting sun.

Corner room of church about an hour before sunset.

7th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Ladybug clinging to a cactus thorn.

Ladybug clinging to a cactus thorn.

TAGS: Cactus, Desert, Insect, Ladybug, United States

Temecula, California, United States of America

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© Shane Gibson.
All rights reserved.

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digital

Date Taken:

05.2009

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Oct. 10, 2009, 11:46 a.m.

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