21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Into Darkness

American White Waterlilies and their pads line the bank of the Ocklawaha River in Florida. You can see the pink eggs of the native Apple Snail above the waterline on the reeds. Deep shadows of the water highlight the vegetation illuminated by the afternoon sunlight.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Umatilla, Florida, United States of America
Copyright: © Bonnie Masdeu