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Prickly Pear Lens Flare

Prickly Pear Lens Flare

Look at me, I can rhyme. That makes up for the blandness of the title, right?

Right?

Great warmth in this high contrast picture of...
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Look at me, I can rhyme. That makes up for the blandness of the title, right?

Right?

Great warmth in this high contrast picture of a prickly pear cactus, trying to skewer the setting sun in El Paso, TX 2016. I am a fan of the highlights where the sunlight hits only the edge of the cactus.
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Canon EOS 70D

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ISO 100 Shutter 1/250

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upload_date

Nov, 2017

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54

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Awards

Superb Composition

Peer Award

Submitted to Photo Contests

Flares 101

Tags

#macro #lensflare #cactus #sunset

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