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19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Backlit leaf

The backlighting the sun provided allowed the life-sustaining veining of this leaf to come into exquisite view.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Camera: iPhone 6s
Copyright: © Marilyn Schulte