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Ready to Bloom 2

Ready to Bloom 2

Claret cup cacti, ready to bloom. These were growing in a pretty big bunch, but this zoom zeroes in on a flower or two. I think these are the prettiest of the...
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Claret cup cacti, ready to bloom. These were growing in a pretty big bunch, but this zoom zeroes in on a flower or two. I think these are the prettiest of the cactus flowers. It's a four-hour drive and a several-hour hike for me to get here. It looks like I missed it by about a week.
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NIKON D300S

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Aperture f/10 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 200/1

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Sep, 2015

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