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Taken at the *Blue Lotus Gardens in The Yarra Valley where a large variety of Lotus Flowers are grown, I was struck by the vivid, almost luminous colours of th...
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Taken at the *Blue Lotus Gardens in The Yarra Valley where a large variety of Lotus Flowers are grown, I was struck by the vivid, almost luminous colours of these plants. * A popular destination for camera clubs.
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Canon EOS 6D

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Aperture f/8 ISO 100 Shutter 1/125 Focal Length 70/1

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Jan, 2016

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