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Fairy Lantern

Fairy Lantern

One of my favorite wildflowers to photograph. They are just coming out this spring, and will be gone in two weeks. I tried to focus on the front bloom, and go o...
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One of my favorite wildflowers to photograph. They are just coming out this spring, and will be gone in two weeks. I tried to focus on the front bloom, and go out of focus as you looked into the picture. I wanted to show just a little of how much other stuff are around wildflowers. Sometimes it is hard to get a good picture, but when you find the composition that allows it you feel like you found a dollar on the ground.
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NIKON D5500

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Aperture 16/1 ISO 500 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 2600/10

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Three Rivers, California, US

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upload_date

Apr, 2022

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