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Bee on California Poppy

Bee on California Poppy

There was a stand of California Poppies right beside my freeway off ramp. I had an hour to spare that morning, so I tried for some bee photos, and got this one...
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There was a stand of California Poppies right beside my freeway off ramp. I had an hour to spare that morning, so I tried for some bee photos, and got this one. I pre-focused on the poppy and just waited for a bee to fly into the frame. Olympus SP350 f5.6, 1-320 sec, iso 64
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Aperture 56/10 ISO 64 Shutter 10/3200 Focal Length 80/10

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Aug, 2016

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