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The Ballerina

The Ballerina

My husband plucked this Caladenia catenata on his daily walk and brought it home for me because he knows I love them. This is a special one because it's pi...
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My husband plucked this Caladenia catenata on his daily walk and brought it home for me because he knows I love them. This is a special one because it's pink. Usually, they are white. I then built a home made prop out of books, folders, singlet and scarf to block out the light and used my phone's flashlight for lighting. I used a perforated serving spoon for the flower's stand. After trials and errors this is my best shot. A friend suggested that it looks like a ballerina and that's when I thought, "Oh yeah". So I officially named it The Ballerina.
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Canon EOS 700D

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 100 Shutter 6/10 Focal Length 55/1

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upload_date

Jun, 2018

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101

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+1

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