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"This was taken on a cold Jan.21 from the Roswell Riverwalk Trail and Boardwalk," wrote Jim Hadfield of East Cobb. "It’s a beautiful and well done trail that’s so convenient to access. This male mallard just happened to swim into the light at the right moment."
"This was taken on a cold Jan.21 from the Roswell Riverwalk Trail and Boardwalk," wrote Jim Hadfield of East Cobb. "It’s a beautiful and well done trail that’s so convenient to access. This male mallard just happened to swim into the light at the right moment."
By Pamela Miller for the AJC
Dec 11, 2020

Calling amateur photographers!

Have you taken a great picture that you’d like to share with the world? One with action, great lighting and/or interesting subjects? E-mail it to communitynews@ajc.com. Please no selfies, for-profit promotional pics, group shots or anything you wouldn’t want your grandma to see.

Steve Yates shared this photo of " a vervet monkey on a lazy afternoon in South Africa's Mun-Ya-Wana Game Reserve" that he called "Just Chillin."
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"This grasshopper was bright enough to catch my attention last summer as he bobbed up and down in the wind on a blade of iris," wrote Catherine Beckham. "Looks like he had a meal out of the partially eaten blade behind him."
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Terry Lynne Graham of Milton shared this photo she called "Morning in Milton."
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