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Life in the Desert

Life in the Desert

A local resident stopped on a cactus I was photographing. He did not look like he was too happy to get his picture taken....
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A local resident stopped on a cactus I was photographing. He did not look like he was too happy to get his picture taken.
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COOLPIX P900

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Aperture f/5 ISO 280 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 803/10

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Phoenix, Arizona, US

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Aug, 2019

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