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  Bokeh photo of a Gold Pigeon sandal and a Smartphone with the seascape sunset light at Shalun Beach
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  Bokeh of marine litter at Shalun Beach
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  Kettle manometer of a vintage fire pump
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  The moon as seen from Ueno, Tokyo, Japan
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  Langweerderwielen (Langwarder Wielen) in the mist. Trees and reed beds at the Langweerderwielen in the mist.
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  Two eurasian collared doves.
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  Magpie on tree.
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  Thumbergia grandiflora.
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  A balance between intimacy and universality.
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  An arrest of motion in Time.
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  Réal Madrid fan happy after a victory.
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  Lirio Blanco, Venezuela, enero 2023.
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  Capullo de una rosa roja, Venezuela, febrero 2023.
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  Rosa roja, Venezuela, enero 2023.
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  Rosa Rosada, Perú, marzo 2026.
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  The sun is hidden, casting a soft, even, and glare-free glow over the world.
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  Leica M camera model
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  A green plant in front of a car
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  Fly insect on the window pane
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  An iron fence in a rapeseed field
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  Handy Polish-German dictionary
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  Mushroom paradise. Polypore.
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  IMAGE OF THE VOICE
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  Parasitierte Raupe mit Kokons
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  ragopogon pratensis in RNR Dune Marchand.- Bray-Dunes (Fr)
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  Sunflower in Kuria East,Kenya
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  Das bunte Tulpenfeld in der Wilhelma, botanischer Garten, zeigt die Schärfe und Unschärfe des Bildes
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  Die Weinbergtulpen sind im Frühjahr im Killesberg die Königinnen. Wenn die Blüte noch nicht geöffnet ist, ist es besonders malerisch.
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  Dancing Igbo Mother
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  Beautiful Ichafu (headdress)
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  Two daisies
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  testing bokeh
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  That's my mixed-breed-dog (female) -- and a fake iPhone 17 Pro "bokeh"
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  Großer Brachvogel, Mai 2026 im NSG Dingdener Heide
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  Regional road 1635 in Askola, Finland.
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  Blue and pink hydrangeas in a New York apartment garden (seen from above)
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  Dahlia in Dendrological Garden in Průhonice, Czechia
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  Some branches are hanging from a Banyan tree
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  Colorful festive lights
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  A woman is staring at far away lights
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  A lit candle removing darkness
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  A white chess king on a checker board
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  Foxglove flower near sunset
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  Echium vulgare in Dordogne, France
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  A caterpillar on a piece of rose quartz, Kola Peninsula
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  Lots of dice
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  Javanese Edelweiss (Anaphalis Javanica)
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  Ball-flowered Allium, (Allium aflatunense), Nienburg (Weser), D.
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  Wolf’s monkshood in the Wolf Valley near Lauterach, Swabian Alb, D.
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  Late dinner is being cooked
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  Für gutes Wetter ist es nie zu spät
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  Durch unscharfe Wassertropfen
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  Trockenblumenstrauß in einer Glasvase
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  Bombus robustus posado sobre cirsium vulgare
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  Formicinae (рід Camponotus)
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  Bunga Merak
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  Autunno a Vallombrosa
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  A yellow tussock moth(Euproctis nigricauda) in the rain
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  Barberry berberis
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  Barberry berberis with spikes
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  Bee and foxtail lily eremurus robustus
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  Bee on canola flower
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  Red valerian valeriana rubra
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  Spiky branch with spider web
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  Woodland sage salvia nemorosa
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  Helsinki high-rises seen from Korkeasaari.
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  Mien Ruys Gardens. Trollius chinensis. 'Golden Queen'.
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  Nature's delicate white bouquet
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  squirrel with a little hazelnut
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  Fruits of geum urbanum
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  Home maker,Al Jubail,Saudi
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  Greater Flamingo in the evening golden hours of Pulicat,Tamil Nadu
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  Baya Weaver Building Nest to attract female,Tamil Nadu,India
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  Crimson Backed Sunbird looking for honey,Munnar,India
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  A detailed macro photograph showing the textured surface of a jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus).
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  Last day to buy local bus tickets in cash in Tampere, Finland
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  Grass snake doing gymnastics
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  Una fontanella circondata da fiori gialli selvatici
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  Blurry lights at a Christmas market
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  Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) against a blurred background at the Worms Zoo
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  Flower of a Magnolia against a blurred background
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  Candle on a dining table against a blurred background
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  Dolls in a washbowl, with the sea seen from Rishiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan
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  A doll carrying a handwritten Japanese sign, with La Princesse in the background at Yokohama Kaikoku Expo Y150, 2009.
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  Pitanga fruit in the greenhouse of Hachijo Botanical Park, Hachijojima, Tokyo, Japan.
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  Seed pod of Strelitzia reginae at Hachijo Botanical Park, Hachijojima, Tokyo, Japan.
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  Stage lights illuminate the singer from the hardcore band One Step Closer in blue and white light.
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  Water droplets of a mist at night illuminated by flashlight reveal various paths that many individual droplets that compose the mist take.
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  A tree with pink flowers blooms during a sunny day in early spring.
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  Halloween pennant (Celithemis eponina) grasping the end of a stick.
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  Volchok the treasurer from town of Vyshny Volochok ("volchok" is a diminutive of "wolf")
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  Ears of wheat
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  Pink cyclamen at sunset
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  Sea lily
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  Love locks on the Rednitz Bridge, Stein, Germany
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  Red tree blossoms, background with circular bokeh of a mirror lens, Orosi, Costa Rica (scanned slide)
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  Goose-billed duck, Glücksburg, Germany
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  Man with handkerchief in front of newsstand, Barcelona, Spain, 1984 (scanned slide)
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  Detail: Zwinger, Münster (Westphalia)
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  Penstemon digitalis blooming in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, demonstrating bokeh with a small-sensored bridge camera
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  Soft serve ice cream at Shirogane Blue Pond
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  Cattleya aclandiae
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  Tail end of a storm over the Langweerderwielen.
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  Brombeerblatt mit Raureif überzogen
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  Pfaffenhütchen (Euonymus europaeus)
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  Rainfarn (Tanacetum vulgare)
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  Vexiernelke (Lychnis coronaria)
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  Hiding in the grass
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  A North Island robin (Petroica longipes) perched on a table while hunting for insects
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  Immeasurable shopping carts
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  Multicolored iris (Iris versicolor)
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  Herde Hausschafe auf Nordseedeich bei Burhave
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  Hauslamm auf Deich bei Tettens
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  An uncomfortable seat with visibility limitations behind the column
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  A black and white cat on the sidewalk in Victoria, British Columbia
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  An Ipswich Savannah Sparrow on the jetty at Barnegat Light.
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  Herbst's bloodleaf (Iresine herbstii) with a bee in Grugapark, Essen, NRW, Germany
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  Fluffy long-haired Chihuahua ears
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  Dahlia flower in Grugapark, Essen, NRW, Germany
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  Seed pod of a rose mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) covered in hoarfrost
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  Dog ball
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  Ripe apricot
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  Cone of a Spanish Fir (Abies pinsabo)
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  Wheat field near Schwanau-Allmannsweier
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  Photinia in contre-jour
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  Rosmary twigs
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  De Kruidhof Buitenpost. Grape boskoop glory.
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  Cortinarius violaceus in the forest
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  A beautiful day with beautiful view.
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  Chasing horizons, finding peace
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  Where the sky meets soul.
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  Kainchi Dham Nainital.
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  Nainital Lake View.
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  A quiet moment above clouds.
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  Sangam View
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  Kanpur Central Front
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  Frauenhut. Aufgenommem bei einer Veranstaltung in Oelsnitz/Erzgebirge (Landesgartenschau 2015).
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  Der Einlappenkasuar (Casuarius unappendiculatus) im Weltvogelpark Walsrode. Deutschland.
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  Inkaseeschwalbe (Larosterna inca) im Vogelpark Walsrode, Deutschland.
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  Dewdrop on a leaf in the garden of Giverny
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  Domestic Shorthair Siamese-Mixed Breed cat
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  A Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) calling from the Boardwalk at John Heinz NWF
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  Coleophora lutipennella on the Friesener Warte
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  Flowers and seashore in Vlora, Albania
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  Mohnblute auf dem Purpur-Kleefeld, Sachsen.
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  Clinging on to savor
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  Focusing on tiny miracle
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  Blossom in progress
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  Just holding on
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  a burrowing owl flying
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  Rosa 'Pink Knock Out'. Flower. (Rosarium in the city park of Winschoten).
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  When focus fades, magic appears.
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  Golden whispers against a velvet backdrop.
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  Swan at Hyde Park
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  Veronica Austriaca, home for small lives
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  Stolperstein Sabine Schelhasse
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  Ein Treppengeländer an der Kreuzkirche Münster
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  草丛里的野花
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  炫光下的狗尾草
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  Squirrel hiding behind a tree branch.
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  Árbitro de futebol no Brasil visto de costas, apontando para cima durante uma partida. Ele veste uniforme preto com o patch contra o racismo, com a torcida desfocada ao fundo.
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  Retrato em close da cabeça de uma arara-canindé (Ara ararauna) em foco nítido, contrastando com um fundo escuro propositalmente desfocado (efeito bokeh).
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  Retrato Indigena Close-up com Pintura Facial
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  Arbitro Anderson Daronco sorteio moeda
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  Corylus avellana L. - Common hazel, male catkins
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  Close-up of dandelion fruit
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  Taraxacum F.H. Wigg.- dandelion, fruit close-up
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  Taraxacum F.H. Wigg. - close-up of fruit
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  Incandescent light bulbs
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  Watermill part in Musée des moulins de Villeneuve-d'Ascq, (Fr)
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  Put van Nederhorst in the mist. Reed collar on the shore of the lake in the mist.
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  Laubblätter der Taglilien (Hemerocallis)
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  Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula)
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  A bee on an Echinacea purpurea flower
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  Drosophila on Iris pseudacorus, green blurred background
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  What is the man looking at?
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  Roe deer in the forest
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  Jarzębina (Sorbus aucuparia)
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  Close-up of Ptecticus aurifer
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  Fiori di Fritillaria in un bicchiere rosa
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  Inflorescence of guelder rose (Viburnum opulus) in backlight from the setting Sun, Ukrainka village, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.
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  Peony flower (Paeonia) with raindrops, Ukrainka village, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.
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  Blossoms of sour cherry (Prunus cerasus) in backlight from the setting Sun, Ukrainka village, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.
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  Hof der Engel / Court of Angels
  Schwäbisch Gmünd, GER
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  Golden Gate impression. Steel pylon and grass panicles.
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  A locomotive approaching.
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  Gewürze auf dem Markt in Pézenas, Südfrankreich
  Spices at the market in Pézenas, Southern France
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  Bokeh 20240530
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  Sumpf-Schwertlilie am Herrenmühlestausee bei Adelberg, GER
  Siberian Iris at the Herrenmühle Reservoir near Adelberg, GER
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  Almond tree blossoms
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  Samurai lamp closeup
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  Statue head bokeh
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  Long exposure of boats leaving Independence Day fireworks show. Hartford, CT USA.
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  Water taps in Mizumoto Park, Tokyo, Japan
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  Christmas Tree on Main Street in 2023
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  These oystercatchers are walking along the photographers beach in Fjellskålnes on Osterøy in Norway.
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  Rhododendron flower in the botanical garden in Munich
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  Rhododendron flower in the botanical garden in Munich
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  Passengers waiting for train at Dongdan Station, Beijing, China
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  Bicycles along Han River, Seoul, South Korea
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  Gruppo di funghi della specie Mycena renati su un ceppo di faggio, in un bosco misto nell'area di Sorano (Toscana)
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  Akelei - Aquilegia vulgaris - green blurred background
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  White bud against dark blurred background
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  Tiny leaves tangled in green fence with jungle blurred background
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  Tiny jungle against grey blurred background
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  Tiny red fruit against green blurred background
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  Two small mushrooms in the grass
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  Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
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  Banana Slug (Ariolimax columbianus) on Graham Island, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia
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  Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) found near Nakusp, British Columbia
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  Deteriorating steel framework and scaffolding at the former Cape Explosives Works, Somerset West, South Africa, originally established in 1899.
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  Zantedeschia aethiopica (flowers)
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  Plantago lanceolata
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  Roadside plants with blur
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  Balls showing, shallow depth of field
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  Cangrejo oculto en caparazón de caracol en Ballenita, Ecuador
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  A street vendor preparing Malpua Sweet in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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  Popcorn seller, street in Berat
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  Ice cream seller in Albania
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  Delicious Phuchka (Golgappa) in Kolkata
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  Rajasthani Ghevar Sweet making inside a street stall in Kolkata, India
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  Victoria Market, Melbourne
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  Miller making flour of Jiquitaia, at the Santo Amaro market in Santo_Amaro_(Bahia), Bahia, Brazil.
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  Street vendors in Trincomalee (Sri Lanka)
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  An ice cream truck in front of Central Park on a sunny New York day.
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  Zufallsperspektive
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  Airstream caravan Popcornopolis at Universal Studios Los Angeles (USA)
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  The nutritious sandwich vendor stall in Qidu District, Keelung
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  Jyune mochi sold as "Christ mochi" at the Christ Festival in Shingō, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
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  Okonomiyaki at a food stall in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan
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  Yaki dango from Matsuyama Shoten in the precincts of Renkei-ji, Kawagoe, Japan
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  Ikayaki, grilled squid, at a food stall during the Zōshigaya Kishimojin-dō Oeshiki festival in Tokyo, Japan
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  Food truck with beverages at bridge Umberto Primo, Rome, Italy
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  Street vendor selling hot dogs, Potsdam, Germany
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  Food truck with beverages, New York City, USA
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  Food truck in the Madison Avenue, New York City, USA
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  A typical wine stall at Granada’s Corpus fair, 2026
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  A street stall sells yuanxiao (sweet glutinous rice ball) in Keelung,Taiwan
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  Robocafé in the Podolsk Park of Culture and Rest (sale of coffee and cocktails)
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  Robocafé in the Podolsk Park of Culture and Rest (sale of coffee and cocktails)
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  Food in the window of a snack bar in Shanghai
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  Plov (Pilaf), a traditional Uzbek and Central Asian street food. Chorsu Bazaar, Tashkent.
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  Plov (Pilaf), a traditional Uzbek and Central Asian street food. Qo'yliq Bazaar, Tashkent.
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  A food truck in Japan, that sells curry and shaved-ice desserts.
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  Sale of roasted sweet potatoes in Beijing
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  Pavbhaji - Indian streetfood in German style
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  An unusual customer
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  Streetside vendor 3
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  Streetside vendor 2
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  Streetside vendor 1
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  Street food: fruits and fruit jellies in Can Tho (Vietnam).
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  Syrups and toppings used to prepare raspados (Mexican shaved ice) in Tonalá (Jalisco, Mexico).
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  A Street vendor of Vietnamese barbecue in the Ximentding ,Taipei
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  Streetfood : skewers in Can Tho, Vietnam
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  Streetfood : cuttlefish in Chinatown (Bangkok, Thailand).
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  Vendedor ambulante de milho
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  On sale Russian drinks: hot medovukha (mead), mysterious dusheparka (lit: soulsteam, something like "mulled-mead") and spiced sbiten (hot winter beverage).
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  Sheng jian bao in Hong Kong
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  Tanghulu vendor in Taipei, Taiwan
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  Lu wei prepared in Tainan, Taiwan
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  Candy stand in Paris
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  Hotteok being made in Busan, South Korea.
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  Two men order from a falafel truck during a heavy snowstorm in New York City
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  Street seafood and snails cooked vendor in Wangfujing, Beijing, China
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  Rote Wurst mit Brötchen im Biergarten beim Kernenturm, Fellbach, GER
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  Frische Fritten / Fresh Fries in Brüssel
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  Street food 2021
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  Street kebab vendor in Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
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  Roasted pork feet at Tumen Road, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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  Sweetfish skewers being grilled and sold in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan.
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  Street side stall for Christmas market
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  Closed street side stall for Christmas market
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  Natural herbal green tea in a Beer mug
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  Pastéis de bacalhau and a glass of white porto
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  Traditional Roman artichoke preparations
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  Zantedeschia aethiopica (flowers)
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