Favorite Shot of 2012

I like the Kingfisher too, but I do really like the family portrait with almost all smiling and happy.

I'll post two images, the first gave me my first challenge votes of over 10, the second depicts a sunset on the fiercest hottest day of summer and the last a black flower.

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The digital image is a dozen or so words
positioned carefully to paint a picture
that challenges the eye
and tricks the mind
into thinking, light is a title
and the palette a taste bud
worth tasting.