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Sunflower

Sunflower

This closeup captures the gradual opening of a sunflower in our garden.

This closeup captures the gradual opening of a sunflower in our garden.
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SONY ILCE-3000

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 100 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 510/10

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Jul, 2015

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