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California poppy

California poppy

Eschscholzia californica, California poppy, Californian poppy, golden poppy, California sunlight, cup of gold. Shot on the grounds of Elliston Vineyards, Sunol...
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Eschscholzia californica, California poppy, Californian poppy, golden poppy, California sunlight, cup of gold. Shot on the grounds of Elliston Vineyards, Sunol, CA - where I married my wonderful wife.
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camera

Canon EOS 70D

settings

settings

Aperture f/0 ISO 100 Shutter 1/200 sec. Focal Length 55/1

upload_date

upload_date

Jul, 2015

Views

73

Likes

+6

Awards

Lucky 3 Award

Peer Award

Superb Composition

Top Choice

Absolute Masterpiece

Top Ranks

Top 30 rank week 1

Categories

Submitted to Photo Contests

Bright Flowers

Tags

#california #flower #gold #poppy

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