Pic(k) of the Week: Sunrise tree

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Tree in morning sun.

Lakeside Park: St. Augustine Beach, Florida, USA. 4 September 2025 (7:38 am EDT)

I was leaving a sunrise photoshoot in the park's sculpture garden, and I paused in the parking lot to glance back at Lake Anhinga. I saw this: the morning sun backlighting the branches of a perimeter tree, reflected on the lake. An afterthought had become a highlight. (Photographic moral of the story: don't forget to look behind you!)

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Ahmad Jamal: Poinciana
Album: At the Pershing: But Not For Me (Label: Argo, 1958)

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• Musicians:
  • Ahamd Jamal (1930-2023) – piano, leader
  • Israel Crosby – bass
  • Vernel Fournier – drums
  
  
• Lake Anhinga is a stormwater retention pond that serves as a habitat for native wildlife — including fish, snakes, and birds — in the park. (A park sign warns of gators, but I haven't encountered any!)


• Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.
• Photo 43 of 52, for year 2025. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.


• Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
• Lens: Olympus M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
• Settings: 37 mm; ISO 400; ƒ/22.0
• Exposure bracket (2 images, handheld): 1/13 sec; 1/20 sec.


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