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Perfect sunflower

Perfect sunflower

I saw so many of these sunflowers last July, but this was the best-looking of all of them. Many had petals missing, or were being eaten or lived on by bugs, but...
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I saw so many of these sunflowers last July, but this was the best-looking of all of them. Many had petals missing, or were being eaten or lived on by bugs, but this one sat right next to a trail looking like something out of a flower shop. I removed a few spots on the petals, ran noise reduction, and brought the shadows up to give the center more definition.
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PENTAX K-50

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 20000/100

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Jan, 2016

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