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center of thistle

center of thistle

I thought this thistle flower what had just partially bloomed looked absolutely wild. I liked the fact that the center was very cliear,...
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I thought this thistle flower what had just partially bloomed looked absolutely wild. I liked the fact that the center was very cliear,
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HDC-TM90

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Aperture f/2.0 Shutter 1/250

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Aug, 2014

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Wonderful detail, love the colors !!!

Thanks. geeze those thorns look really prickaly. Luckily I didn't have to move the thistle at all to get the photo

Excellent floral macro, Linda

Thanks. first time I've seen it not totally bloomed.

beautiful --voted linda

Thanks .

PRO+

voted good luck...very pretty!

thanks so much

Voted...k

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