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Wildorado Yucca

Wildorado Yucca

In what is usually a dry area, this Yucca plant bloomed well during a season of good rains. I shot this photo as the storm in the background passed by....
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In what is usually a dry area, this Yucca plant bloomed well during a season of good rains. I shot this photo as the storm in the background passed by.
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NIKON D700

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Aperture f/16 ISO 200 Shutter 1/60 Focal Length 160/10

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Jun, 2017

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