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Among the thorns

Among the thorns

A few green shoots on a thorny branch of a tree, named "Umqokolo" in the Xhosa language of the Eastern Cape in South Africa....
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A few green shoots on a thorny branch of a tree, named "Umqokolo" in the Xhosa language of the Eastern Cape in South Africa.
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Canon EOS 1300D

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 500 Shutter 1/80 Focal Length 55/1

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Mar, 2018

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