Sunshine through the evergreen leaves of a loquat tree. I increased the contrast and used a layer to make the sunlight more glowing on the computer. This is another photo from January 2006.

Fujifilm FinePix A360, 1/91, F2.8, 5.8mm, ISO64, 2006-01-22T17:19:28-05, 2006-01-22_17h19m28

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Photo of an autumn leaf with the sun as a light source. The coloring on this decaying leaf was unique. I guess it was being eaten by bacteria or something?

Fujifilm FinePix A360, 1/400, F2.8, 5.8mm, ISO64, 2006-01-18T17:12:35-05, 2006-01-18_17h12m35

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Sunshine behind a plant with a pink flower, outlining it in white. This is an old photo that isn’t very popular, but I still think highly of it.

Fujifilm FinePix A360, 1/526, F4.7, 5.8mm, ISO64, 2006-01-18T16:38:52-05, 2006-01-18_16h38m52

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Yellow leaves on a Chinese Talo tree, Dec. 31, 2005. This would be “Winter Leaves 7″ if Florida’s winters weren’t like other states’ autumns.

Autumn Leaves 3-6 weren’t very good, so I’m not going to post them.

Fujifilm FinePix A360, 1/111, F4.0, 11.9mm, ISO64, 2005-12-31T16:16:31-05, 2005-12-31_16h16m31

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Photo looking down through a storm drain at Walmart from Dec. 2005. Think about this while you’re eating your turkey. Happy Thanksgiving 2010.

Fujifilm FinePix A360, 1/2, F2.8, 5.8mm, ISO100, 2005-12-29T12:58:22-05, 2005-12-29_12h58m22

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Small white flowers in our yard, with the sun behind them. These are considered weeds, but they look nice.

Fujifilm FinePix A360, 1/769, F4.7, 5.8mm, ISO64, 2005-12-23T15:26:30-05, 2005-12-23_15h26m30

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Sunshine behind evergreen leaves.

Fujifilm FinePix A360, 1/238, F4.7, 5.8mm, ISO64, 2005-12-23T15:21:00-05, 2005-12-23_15h21m00

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A chunk of ice from defrosting the freezer, on a bed of autumn leaves.

Fujifilm FinePix A360, 1/909, F4.7, 5.8mm, ISO64, 2005-12-06T15:44:54-05, 2005-12-06_15h44m54

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An ugly spider with red spikes.

Spiny Backed Orb Weaver (Gaster Acantha)

The most colorful and easily recognized Florida spider, having what looks like a white and black spotted shell on its back, and 6 pointy red spines. The web contains tufts of silk, probably to prevent birds from flying into it.

Females are 5mm to 10mm long, 10mm to 14mm wide. They hang in the center of the web.

The bite of the Spiny Backed Orb Weaver is not known to cause serious reactions in humans.

Thanks http://www.floridaorienteering.org/nature/spiders.htm.

Fujifilm FinePix A360, 1/30, F2.8, 5.8mm, ISO100, 2005-12-20T15:42:37-05, 2005-12-20_15h42m37

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Leaves on a Chinese tallow tree in autumn at night using a flash.

Fujifilm FinePix A360, 1/30, F2.8, 5.8mm, ISO100, 2005-12-15T17:46:43-05, 2005-12-15_17h46m43

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