RonStehlin

Canna

Canna

When I was little, I thought people were calling these cannons, also heard them called flags. Since they get tall, 'flag' made sense. never could figure out why...
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When I was little, I thought people were calling these cannons, also heard them called flags. Since they get tall, 'flag' made sense. never could figure out why 'cannon' though.

Somewhere along the way I learned the name 'Canna' and found 'flag' being applied to Irises.

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camera

NIKON D90

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Aperture f/9.0 ISO 200 Focal Length 105/1

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upload_date

Jun, 2015

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