DebbieSalvesen

Beauty Among the Thorns

Beauty Among the Thorns

While photographing a desolate weathered area outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico, suddenly a gorgeous blue bird lands on a cactus bush. Among the varying shades of...
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While photographing a desolate weathered area outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico, suddenly a gorgeous blue bird lands on a cactus bush. Among the varying shades of earth tones, this brilliant blue speck demonstrates there is beauty everywhere if one just looks up and sees what is around them.
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Canon EOS REBEL T1i

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 400 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 250/1

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Santa Fe, New Mexico, US

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Mar, 2019

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