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American Lotus in the Mingo Marsh

American Lotus in the Mingo Marsh

camera

Canon EOS 60D

settings

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 250 Shutter 1/2000

upload_date

upload_date

Aug, 2014

Views

937

Likes

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Awards

Superb Composition

+62

Top Choice

+35

Absolute Masterpiece

+18

Peer Award

+13

All Star

+4

Superior Skill

+4

Outstanding Creativity

Magnificent Capture

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Beautiful!

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beautiful capture of a lovely lotus flower

exquisite

Magnificent

Very nice!

Lovely entry....voted

Love!

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Thank you; I'm waiting for a new lotus garden for this year.

Platinum

Nice choice of aperture.

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Thanks but it was in a sem-automatic mode; i didn't consciously choose the aperture.

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Bingo! lol... My dream shot

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Thanks, I was pleased with this too.

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Very lovely!

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Thank you. The lotus aren't looking as nice this year at the same location.

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Fabulous capture of a beautiful flower. I do love flowers and have many up myself.

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Thanks; this is one of my favorites. I have looked for more flowers like that, but I haven't found any quite as well shaped as this one.

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Location

Mingo Wildlife Refuge, north of Puxico, MO

Time

Approximately 8:15 PM

Lighting

Natural lighting only TV setting, shutter speed 400

Equipment

Cannon EOS 60D 18-200mm, 1:3.5-5.6 lens with UV filter Hand held (without tripod) SD card - San Disk Ultra, 30 MB/s SD/XC 1

Inspiration

The beauty of this flower.

Editing

Cropping only, didn't even straighten the image.

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Feedback

I'm a novice looking for advise.

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