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Thistle Flower

Thistle Flower

I took this macro photo of a common Thistle Flower at the Marshall-Hampton nature Preserve near Lakeland, Florida. The pale purple flower caught my attention an...
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I took this macro photo of a common Thistle Flower at the Marshall-Hampton nature Preserve near Lakeland, Florida. The pale purple flower caught my attention and I decided to make it into a macro photo opportunity.

Original File name: Thistle Flower (2017-4-18 Marshall Hampton Apetures (49))
© 2017 by Chris Mercer Images

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COOLPIX P90

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Aperture 45/10 ISO 416 Shutter 10/5000 Focal Length 230/10

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May, 2017

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