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Tulip in Kelsey Park, Beckenham, UK. Taken with Pentax K-5 and - I think - Sigma 150-500mm, then converted partly to mono with whichever version of PS Elements ...
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Tulip in Kelsey Park, Beckenham, UK. Taken with Pentax K-5 and - I think - Sigma 150-500mm, then converted partly to mono with whichever version of PS Elements I was using at the time.
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PENTAX K-5

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 800 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 21000/100

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Jan, 2016

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