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New Life Breaks Free

New Life Breaks Free

Oft called a "Hairy Ball Milkweed" . The seed pod had just burst open so I dug out the tripod and gave it a go. Sun came on and did the backlighting f...
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Oft called a "Hairy Ball Milkweed" . The seed pod had just burst open so I dug out the tripod and gave it a go. Sun came on and did the backlighting for me!
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SONY ILCE-7RM2

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Aperture 40/1 ISO 250 Shutter 4/10 Focal Length 2190/10

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Nov, 2022

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260

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+25

Awards

Winner in seeds Photo Challenge

Peer Award

+9

Absolute Masterpiece

Outstanding Creativity

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Outstanding work

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THANKS! You know that old adage, Plan your work and work your plan? I'd been watching and waiting for it to break free from its pod and then had to wait for the sunset :-) TYhanks again!

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Many congrats for winning my challenge with this amazing shot!

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And a creative idea for the Challenge! Thanks on all levels!

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Congratulations!

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Thanks! It was a work of joy to do!

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