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A rough life

A rough life

This wild fruit tree endures a rough life beside the sea. She is drenched in salt spray and grows in cracks of the bedrock, but she is strong and flexible, bend...
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This wild fruit tree endures a rough life beside the sea. She is drenched in salt spray and grows in cracks of the bedrock, but she is strong and flexible, bends to the blast, blossoms every Spring. Perhaps we should think twice when we wish for a soft and comfortable life.:)
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NIKON D3200

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Aperture f/13 ISO 800 Shutter 1/100 Focal Length 180/10

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Mar, 2021

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105

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+28

Awards

People's Choice in Black and white Photo Challenge

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+5

Absolute Masterpiece

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Superb Composition

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