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Bird of paradise

Bird of paradise

Closeup taken at Brookside Bot. Gardens, in Wheaton (Maryland).
Vibrant colors - photo taken in greenhouse, with zoom, and no flash....
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Closeup taken at Brookside Bot. Gardens, in Wheaton (Maryland).
Vibrant colors - photo taken in greenhouse, with zoom, and no flash.
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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

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Aperture f/5 ISO 200 Shutter 1/60 Focal Length 21238/1000

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upload_date

Sep, 2017

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Awards

Peer Award

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Absolute Masterpiece

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Beautiful bird of paradise! We have lots of them in Hawaii as it is a tropical plant. However, I haven't taken an image of it nice as this one.

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