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EMERGED - #2

EMERGED - #2

I watched this wild sunflower as it came to bud and, finally, to blossom. This was the second of two photos I took of it 2 days apart. Both were taken in the ...
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I watched this wild sunflower as it came to bud and, finally, to blossom. This was the second of two photos I took of it 2 days apart. Both were taken in the morning light.
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camera

NIKON D5300

settings

settings

Aperture f/7.1 ISO 800 Shutter 10/32000 Focal Length 3000/10

upload_date

upload_date

Jul, 2017

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266

Likes

+75

Awards

Peer Award

+20

Absolute Masterpiece

+1

Top Choice

Superb Composition

Virtuoso

Outstanding Creativity

Superior Skill

All Star

Magnificent Capture

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This is my fave シ

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love sunflowers .. just gorgeous !!

Such beauty. Truly another masterpiece.

Platinum

Lovely light and color

PRO+

Wow, this is really beautiful Kathy!! Excellent edit !!

Another award-winning capture!

Great capture!

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Fantastic! Nailed it, Kathy!...great color, great detail...beautiful bokeh! Really nice job! :)

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Kathy...stunning..great edit as always!!

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absolutely phenomenal!

This is so pretty!!!

gorgeous capture and edit .. outstanding !

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Beautiful! Love sunflowers!

Beautiful

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Beautiful:-)

Lovely shot! I've done some sunflower shots recently as well. How funny!

so pretty. Voted image of the month!

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