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Zombie Leaf

Zombie Leaf

A last gasp of defiance; its life now over…or is it? All leaves were tattered and broken as they rested in place between the rails of this train track but not...
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A last gasp of defiance; its life now over…or is it? All leaves were tattered and broken as they rested in place between the rails of this train track but not zombie leaf…it was ALIVE!
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DSC-W300

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 100 Shutter 1/400

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Oct, 2013

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