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A rare photo of a cicada molting. Click image for larger view. Also, see a cool animated image of a molting.
Photo taken August 25, 2009.
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As summer comes to a close, autumn colors start to appear on Masonboro Sound.
Photo taken August 25, 2009.
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Photographer Clay Enos goes from shooting super heroes on the set of Watchmen to taking street portraits of random people. He shows us how to do a street-studio portrait session with a sheet of white paper, some tape, and a camera.

Can anyone tell me what this bug is? It’s small like a spider but up close resembles a scorpion. Yikes, this is not south Texas!
Photo taken May 26, 2009.
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don’t tread on me
squirrel on turtle
Photo taken May 19, 2009.
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I was watering plants when this snake slithered out. I backed away back to grab my camera. Click to see larger version then watch the short video (play in popup).
Photo taken May 16, 2009.
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We arrived home to see this magnificent rainbow in the break of a turbulent sky.  As I stopped to help 80+ year old Nana out of the car she said, “Go get your camera! Don’t worry about me!” So, I did, thanks Nana. Hmm, I wonder if she is still in the car.
Photo taken 7:56pm [...]

Lonely oak trees brood as the full moon glimmers on the water.
Photo taken March 11, 2009.
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Who’s hungry?!
Photo taken March 18, 2009.
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My dad planted two pear trees among other fruit trees before he passed. Well, last year we got a bumper crop of the best pears I have ever eaten. For several harvests I got a ladder and tied grocery bags to my belt loops until they were so heavy my pants were almost hanging [...]

I bought this plant 2 years ago at the grocery store. It proceeded to die (I thought). But, I kept watering it and treating it like the other house plants. All of a sudden this year it came to life. Meet the sun star.
Photo taken March 08, 2009.
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turtle turtle
Photo taken March 02, 2009.
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